Torsten Curdt

@tcurdt
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883 Posts

I am building Software, Infra, Teams
ex-soundcloud.com
ex-honeypot.io
ex-joost.com
ex-gilt.jp
OSS at the ASF

❤️ Sailing
❤️ Photography
❤️ Flip Flops Fix: http://torstencurdt.com/-/btff

Follow for musing about:
software dev, team building, remote work, tinkering, business bootstrapping,
and a hint of photography and sailing

#searchable

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Torsten CurdtJul 15, 2025

USB-C - one port to rule them all.
Shame the cables missed the memo.

Get a cable tester.

Torsten CurdtFeb 24, 2025
We are re-unified for a while now...
Can anyone still spot where the border was?
Torsten CurdtSep 30, 2023

Trying to login to https://appleid.apple.com/sign-in (with Safari or Brave) on macOS is getting all these errors.

It works on iOS.

*sigh*

Is this just me?

#apple #developers #development
#apple #development

Apple ID

Your Apple ID is the account you use for all Apple services

AppleI ID
Torsten CurdtJun 17, 2023

The Reddit CEO is so lost.
This just cannot end well.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762868/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview #reddit

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview

We interviewed Reddit CEO Steve Huffman about the widespread unrest on the platform in response to its forthcoming API changes.

The Verge
Torsten CurdtMay 6, 2023

I am looking for a cheap electronic load that supports data logging.

How is this so hard to find?

The usual finds don't seem to have (working) data logging.

#electronic #diy

Torsten CurdtApr 8, 2023

Trying to revive a printer.

Checked the fuses, the are OK. Caps look OK to me. I don't see anything suspicious.

I see 24V DC and also 4.3V DC - which is a bit odd. Maybe not a power rail.

Did I miss checking a low hanging fruit?

I really hate throwing stuff away when just a tiny thing broke.

But this one isn't an obvious repair. It's tough without a schematic.

#electronic #righttorepair

Torsten CurdtMar 18, 2023

"We find that open source code containing swearwords exhibit significantly better code quality than those not containing swearwords under several statistical tests."

Damn! I fcking knew it!

#opensource

https://cme.h-its.org/exelixis/pubs/JanThesis.pdf

Torsten CurdtMar 9, 2023

This is a pretty useful container for development.

Set status codes, set response latency, decode JWT and more.
Nice one.

https://github.com/mendhak/docker-http-https-echo

GitHub - mendhak/docker-http-https-echo: Docker image that echoes request data as JSON; listens on HTTP/S, useful for debugging.

Docker image that echoes request data as JSON; listens on HTTP/S, useful for debugging. - GitHub - mendhak/docker-http-https-echo: Docker image that echoes request data as JSON; listens on HTTP/S, ...

GitHub
Torsten CurdtFeb 8, 2023

Just talked to Apple support about a TestFlight problem.

When questioning whether I am (or the testers are) doing something wrong the subtext of the reaction was priceless.

Of course she could not say it but the reaction was clear along the lines of:

I am very sure it's not your fault. After all the build worked for the reviewer.

Yeah, TestFlight - we know. It should work but...

We'll pass this on to engineering and get back to you. Sorry!

#macos #testflight #apple

Torsten CurdtJan 17, 2023

These kind of comments are the worst.

Reminds me of an old twitter thread of mine.

https://twitter.com/tcurdt/status/1566540068482940928

Torsten Curdt on Twitter

“I keep repeating this. Here is a quick list of suggestions on how to write good documentation: 1. Empathize with the person reading and trying to understand your code/api. This should be obvious but apparently isn't.”

Twitter