Jim Brown

@jab3rd
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169 Posts
Husband, father, technophile, entrepreneur, management consultant, lapsed computer scientist, MBA, agnostic U.S. independent, retired.
Show threadJim Brown5d ago
@paul if you are looking for something in the same class as Benadryl, try generic chlorpheniramine. I get mine at CVS. Although, I’d try Allegra first. I also second the Ocusoft recommendation from @stevenortiz.
Show threadJim BrownFeb 11
@briankrebs Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are a great option for small businesses. Large organization group benefits, HR, and payroll. I’ve used three of them over the years.
Show threadJim BrownJan 15
@paul I have this problem with Anker cables and an iPad. Problem is fixed by unplugging the cable from the Apple USB charger. It used to happen frequently. It has not happened since one of the recent iOS upgrades.
Show threadJim BrownDec 9
@paul I received notice from my broker yesterday that my shares had been voted by phone… only I didn’t vote by phone, online, or mail.
Jim BrownDec 4
dmdDec 4

Here’s a tidbit I found again in a post by @gruber from 2019, about scroll views:

“Just by looking at it, there’s no reason to think there’s more. But ‘just by looking at it’ is the way user interfaces *should* be designed.”

Yes. Let’s bring that back.

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/10/24/perfectly-cropped

‘Perfectly Cropped’

Link to: https://tyler.io/perfectly-cropped/

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Jim BrownDec 4
Paul Haddad Dec 4
If you read carefully between the lines you might come away with an impression that John doesn't really care for Dye's work.
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
Bad Dye Job

It might have made some sense to bring someone from the fashion/brand world to lead software design for Apple Watch, but it sure didn’t seem to make sense for the rest of Apple’s platforms. And the decade of Dye’s HI leadership has proven it.

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Jim BrownNov 29
Show threadZev EisenbergOct 3, 2023
@chrisisgr8 I am having uncomfortable feelings about how deeply funny this is.
Show threadJim BrownNov 25
@blogdiva {hugs}
Show threadJim BrownNov 24
@arstechnica So, the solution has been to top Starliner with a giant R2-D2?
Jim BrownNov 20
k3ym𖺀Nov 19
this checks out lmao