Quinn “The Eskimo!”

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And, yeah, this might have something to do with my most recent toot (-:

https://toot.community/@justkwin/116251301004797683

Quinn “The Eskimo!” (@[email protected])

TIL that Retired Sets just opened a store nearby. https://retiredsets.co.uk “Discover LEGO sets and minifigs you won’t see on shelves again.”

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I had cause to use Numbers on my phone today (iPhone 13 mini, of course) and I was astonished that I could actually get useful work done on such a small screen. Well done to all involved!

I didn’t know binaries could embed LLDB-specific bytecode for formatting custom data types nicely in the debugger, as shown in this swift-collections PR: https://github.com/apple/swift-collections/pull/607. The code also uses fancy new Swift features to place the bytecode in a specific linker section:

@⁠section(".lldbformatters")
@⁠used
let __BasicContainers___RigidArray______formatter: (UInt8, UInt8, …, UInt8) = …

TIL that Retired Sets just opened a store nearby.

https://retiredsets.co.uk

“Discover LEGO sets and minifigs you won’t see on shelves again.”

Retiredsets.co.uk | Buy Retired LEGO Sets, Minifigures & More

Discover a huge range of rare retired LEGO sets, rare minifigures, and accessories. Perfect for collectors and fans. Fast UK delivery, secure checkout, and top-rated service.

retiredsets.co.uk

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 reimagined as an episode of The Twilight Zone, in 4:3 black and white, of course (-:

https://youtu.be/YDzSjRKUXuA

Turns out the movie works better when you just delete 80% of it

YouTube

Anyone know of a good way to convert PPAT Mac patterns on a modern Mac? I thought GraphicConverter might do it but it's not opening my file.

Ediit: Got it! Works well in ResForge.

Hmmm, this is likely to have a big impact on my future…

“A [Prospective] Vision for Networking in Swift”

https://forums.swift.org/t/prospective-vision-networking/85235

[Prospective Vision] Networking

Hello Swift Community. The Ecosystem Steering Group would like to gather feedback on a prospective vision for Networking in Swift. Vision documents help describe an overall direction for Swift. The actual Swift and Swift ecosystem changes for executing on the vision will come as a series of separate proposals, so concrete details (e.g., specific syntax, API names, etc.) are less important than the overall direction. There is more information about the role of vision documents in the evolution p...

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I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that this is not good…

“Fire causes major disruption at Glasgow Central Station”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cde4p01g0r1t

Glasgow Central Station to stay shut tomorrow after 'immense damage' to neighbouring building

First Minister John Swinney says there are "significant safety challenges" after the fire in the centre of Glasgow.

BBC News

Surely I’m not the only one who reads “MacBook Neo” as “MacBook New Engine Option”.

Actually, come to think of it, that’s rather apropos.

Software Unscripted: Jonathan Blow on Programming Language Design #EskimoTV

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/software-unscripted/id1602572955?i=1000736896965

Jonathan Blow on Programming Language Design

Podcast Episode · Software Unscripted · 15 November 2025 · 1h 42m

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