glamcode

@glamcode@openbiblio.social
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Software Engineer at a scientific library. Personal account.
Currently working on#DSpace #OpenAccess #Publishing
Favourite programming language#Pharo #Smalltalk
glamcode3d ago
David Ho3d ago

I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.

https://wapo.st/4p3YwDx

Trump officials to dismantle ‘global mothership’ of climate forecasting

Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “climate alarmism.”

The Washington Post
glamcode6d ago
DasDec 14
Watched this quite a bit as a youngster - thanks to Dad's VHS and Bergman fandom, can't believe my last watch was a couple of decades ago.
Most gorgeous black and white watch - Casablanca
#Movie #MovieNight
glamcodeDec 13
Aram BarthollDec 13

Internetseite der Bürgerinitiative Lebendige #Torstraße

#Petition!
Mehr als 1.000 Unterschriften in der ersten Woche

https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/umdenken-fuer-eine-lebendige-torstrasse-die-zukunft-unserer-stadt-mit-den-menschen-gestalten

https://stadtnachdenken.de

Umdenken für eine lebendige Torstraße - Die Zukunft unserer Stadt mit den Menschen gestalten - Online petition

Die Torstraße, eine der wichtigsten Straßen im Berliner Bezirk Mitte, soll erneuert und umgestaltet werden. Über 10 Mio. Euro will der Berliner Senat allein für den ersten Bauabschnitt zwischen Chausseestraße und Rosenthaler Platz ausgeben. Es kommt selten vor, dass eine bestehende Straße auf der ganzen Breite - von Haus zu Haus - erneuert wird. Das bietet die einmalige Chance, die künftige Straße zukunftsfähig zu gestalten, denn so wie die Straße heute gebaut wird, muss sie die nächsten 50 bis

openPetition
Show threadglamcodeDec 13
@peterjelinek OMG, während alle Welt Solaranlagen und Batteriespeicher baut werden wir ein Freilichtmuseum für Atomkraft und Verbrennungsmotoren? Vielleicht kommen ja Touristen um sich das anzusehen. Und dazu der Schwenk auf die 85-jährigen Stoiber und Weigel und der Söder schläft auch schon ein 🤦
glamcodeDec 13
Show threadMarcin WicharyDec 13

Believe it or not, I’m still figuring out where HTML got its angle brackets.

But despite grabbing a lot of interlibrary items, I am not sure I’m getting any closer. I still have some ideas, but one involves going to a museum in Maine, which might take a while.

However, good news (for someone?): There are now over 40 papers and books I scanned that deal with history of markup. Enjoy!

https://archive.org/details/wicharytypewriter?tab=collection&query=subject%3A%22markup%22

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

glamcodeDec 13
Oliver von DobrowolskiDec 13
Kann nur hoffen, dass bei Eintreten dieses Unsinns ein paar Absolvent:innen mit durchschnittlicher Digitalkompetenz und Restanstand den IT-Bums hacken und stattdessen die Internationale abspielen. Einfach. Aus. Prinzip.
glamcodeDec 12
MeredithWDec 12
#Iceland #crime #books
glamcodeDec 12
Christina RiesenweberDec 4
JOB @UB_HUBerlin! Wir suchen eine Leitung des neu zu gründenden Open-Access-Referats. Rückfragen gerne an mich! https://www.hu-berlin.de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-hu/stellenangebote/details/an42925
Leitung Open-Access-Referat (m/w/d) - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

glamcodeDec 12
_rya_Dec 10

Tag der Menschenrechte - bedeutet auch:

* Keine Kürzungen beim Bürger*innengeld
* Wohnungen und Unterstützung auf Augenhöhe für obdachlose Menschen
* keine Vertreibung von bettelnden Menschen aus Innenstädten
* mehr finanzielle Mittel gegen Armut
* keine Abschiebungen
* Recht auf anwaltliche Vertretung von Asylsuchenden
* Recht auf Selbstbestimmung für trans und nicht-binäre Menschen
* Gesetzlich verankerte Übernahme von medizinischen Transitionsmaßnahmen durch die Krankenkassen
* mehr Mittel zur Unterstützung von an ME/CFS erkrankten Personen
* mehr Barrierefreiheit
* mehr Psychotherapiemöglichkeiten (für alle Menschen)
* uvm.
* und natürlich: all dies immer und überall gegen Rechte jeder Couleur zu verteidigen.

glamcodeDec 12
HartDec 12
Das Desaster bei der Bahn (Verspätungen Zugausfälle etc) ist der CSu geschuldet, es war und ist ihr Verantwortungsbereich, mittlerweile gewinnt man den Eindruck das war gewollt, um dem Auto den Vorrang einzuräumen...
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Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 25
A few more older ones, plus Tahoe beta 2 dark mode.
Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 26
Here are some great “reimagined” Retina-resolution images of some older versions of Mac OS X created by @kylehalevi
Show threadTrent ShellJun 26
@siracusa If you had to choose one of these styles to go back to (with Retina-quality, of course), what would you choose? I think Lion might actually be my favorite in some ways.
Show threadBenjamin SchmidtJun 26
@trentshell @siracusa I know my favorite would be Snow Leopard. It's the most refined version with the pill buttons and feels the most Aqua.
Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 26
@trentshell They all had their own issues, but I think Tiger would be a fun balance of nostalgia and usability.
Show threadThomas BrandJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi I would take pinstripes over Liquid Glass any day.
Show threadBuckJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi I will take any of them over Liquid Gl**ass**
Show threadMegamooseJun 26
@siracusa In my opinion Lion was perhaps the best UI of all time. It took the visual distinctiveness & fun of original Aqua and made it clean & elegant yet still a joy to use.
Show threadAtelerixJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi oh, that Tahoe dark mode is a delight, but the snow leopard is lovely too. Honestly, I’d take any of these!!
Show threadMatthias Jun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi I miss the tiger look.
Show threadLogan HighlenJun 26
@siracusa was Mavericks considered Aqua? I remember I upgraded from my 2008 15” MBP to a late 2013 15” and Mavericks just felt really good and stable.
Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 26
@LoganHighlen Apple's use of the term "Aqua" faded once the buttons stopped looking like clear candies, but you'd still hear it from time to time (and it appeared in Apple's code constants).
Show threadOliver BuschJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi
IMO, Lion was the perfect amount of Aqua. Subtle, elegant, functional.
Unfortunately, we will have to wait several versions until Liquid Glass will be finessed the same way.
Show threadJordan Kennedy // Indie MakerJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi Damn these look good
Show threadBrandon ButlerJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi I can’t decide between Lion or Snow Leopard.
Show threadpaprykJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi I think folks at Apple were already working on high DPI/"Retina" back in Tiger days - you could increase the user interface scale using Quartz Debugger: https://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2005/05/20/tigerresolution
Resolution Independence in OS X Tiger

Ian Griffiths' Weblog

Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 26
@patryk @kylehalevi Yep, see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2005/04/macosx-10-4/#scalable-ui and https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/10/mac-os-x-10-5/#resolution-independence and so on…
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

Apple's latest OS X release (10.4) is about to hit the streets. Tiger brings a …

Ars Technica
Show threadpaprykJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi Ah crap, I had a feeling you probably covered this back in the day, but quick Google search on "mac os x tiger high dpi" pointed me towards that blog instead of your articles at Ars Technica. Sorry. 😅
Show threadPaul McGraneJun 27

@siracusa @patryk @kylehalevi back especially with 10.5 Leopard, HiDDPi seemed perpetually and frustratingly just over the horizon.

It did only take … uh oh … another 5 years until first Retina MacBook Pro!

Show threadJeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Jun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi definitely the Snow Leopard era of contrast and separation of concerns era for me.
Show threadNick from TorontoJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi Snow Leopard so good.
Show threadNorbert HegerJun 26
@siracusa @kylehalevi What’s really great about these early Aqua designs (the buttons in particular) – they looked translucent without actually being translucent. So they looked cool and glassy but also had perfect legibility at the same time.
Show threadJohn AppleseedJun 26
@siracusa I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed the rounded buttons of the earlier UI designs
Show threadChancerubbageJun 27

@siracusa @kylehalevi

Such subtle differences.

Show threadVal Packett 🧉Jun 27

@siracusa @kylehalevi hehe just had to waste a half hour in Workbench just for the memes :) #GNOME

(oops, only after posting i've noticed that the tab switcher wasn't centered after i gave it margin, lmao)

Show threadFineFindusJun 27
@valpackett @siracusa @kylehalevi You may want to use Adw.ViewSwitcher for the flat header bar ;)
Show threadVal Packett 🧉Jun 27
@FineFindus none of this is supposed to be idiomatic Adwaita/HIG design, it's replicating the original in a silly way hehe
Show threadProficiencyJun 27

@valpackett @siracusa @kylehalevi Is it just me or the color palette here are just a little bit different than what actually GNOME is using?

Also, damn it looks nice!

Show threadVal Packett 🧉Jun 27

@proficiency the window itself? it is stock adwaita in 48.2, accent reset to blue for the screenshot.

the screenshot background gradient is whatever :)

Show threadProficiencyJun 27
@valpackett I think the graphical high anti aliasing just plays a trick on me, kinda weird seeing how not-jagged the fonts and the edges are.
Show threadYury MolodtsovJun 27
@siracusa @kylehalevi I got iPhone 5S that came with iOS 7, then I got a MacBook Air that immediately updated and removed all skeuomorphism. Was a bit sad to miss this era with Apple.
Show threadAaron PrivenJun 28
@siracusa @kylehalevi I’m wishing for Retina 7.5.5
Show threadRiccardo MoriJun 25

@siracusa My favourites are always the oldest ones. It’s true that the deeper blues in the newer versions add more contrast and what’s active stands out more, but the UI of the older Mac OS X versions didn’t need all that contrast to begin with. The active state of buttons and checkboxes was pretty much evident in context.

Thanks for posting these!

Show threadGareth SimpsonJun 25
@siracusa Tahoe dark mode looks a lot better than Tahoe light mode which is kind of disappointing given that I hate dark mode.
Show threadBrett WalkerJun 25
@siracusa I think Snow Leopard’s UI with the legibility of Mavericks would be perfect.
Show threadAlphacheezJun 25
@siracusa not having translucence on controls that were previously translucent when you're trying to promote your design as "liquid glass" seems like a pretty major miss with Tahoe. The buttons, progress bars, and stoplight controls are so flat and boring
Show threadAlphacheezJun 25
@siracusa Also, they cannot be described as "lickable", the true hallmark of OS X design!
Show threadJohn WilsonJun 25
@Alphacheez @siracusa Agreed. The traffic lights not being made of Liquid Glass is a huge miss for [1] UI legibility, [3] "looks cool" consistency, and [3] candid throwback/nostalgia.
Show threadStories of AppleJun 25
@siracusa Tahoe beta 2 dark mode looks like a discarded theme from a Kaleidoscope 13 years old enthusiast…
Show threadJimmy CallinJun 25
@siracusa is everything a lot more cramped now or is the scaling playing tricks on me?
Show threadJohn SiracusaJun 25
@callin Some of those images are Retina and some are not, so that probably accounts for what you’re seeing.
Show threadjJun 26
@siracusa I *loved* the "lick-able" Aqua UI. Panther/Tiger was peak Aqua days.
Show threadalex.tmJun 26
@siracusa I really prefer how defined and readable everything is in the Lion/Mavericks versions. Aqua was so refined looking at that point.
Show threadDavid Beck Jun 26
@siracusa I forgot how much Lion refined Aqua.
Show threadleemorganJun 26
@siracusa what about Platinum? 😉
Show threadBen MunsonJun 26
@siracusa it’s like they’re using one of those bags you put clothing in and vacuum all the air out, but for detail, whimsy, and usability.
Show threadThomas P. MoonisJul 1
@siracusa I miss the Snow Leopard era so much. I feel like that's right when they had Aqua fully optimized and began to move on.