Tyler Benson

@tylerbenson
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Software Dev. Father of 4. BYU Alumni. Latter-day Saint. Follower of Christ.

This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.

Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you’re automatically redirected!

Strongly agree with this these concerns around algorithmic feeds and mindless content consumption. Media consumption should be intentional.
https://mas.to/@TechConnectify/114048624533251262
Technology Connections (@[email protected])

Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

mas.to

No surprise — I agree very much with Cory Doctorow’s advice to use an RSS reader.

And, even though I write an RSS reader, I also agree wholeheartedly with this part:

“Don't worry about which RSS reader you start with. It literally doesn't matter.”

Just pick one! Based on anything. You can shop around, or not, later.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/

Pluralistic: You should be using an RSS reader (16 Oct 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

🕵️ Still using Chrome?

How do you feel about any site being able to call `document.browsingTopics()`to learn all about you?

https://developers.google.com/privacy-sandbox/private-advertising/topics/web/topic-classification

Topic classification  |  Privacy Sandbox  |  Google for Developers

More in-depth information about the topics themselves and how they are chosen.

Google for Developers

I did a little work swapping out and repositioning my microphone in my home studio, and took the opportunity to record a video. It was really hard to hit publish on this. I can see all the flaws. But I also wasn't even supposed to be doing this today so I didn't want to take more time on it.

Would love to hear if you found this useful & want more bite sized things like this, or if you have suggestions for what would make future videos better for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5GShH91Wds

Nice versus Kind

YouTube

We passed an anti-price gouging law in Portland years ago that is simple and brilliant.

Every store inside the airport must sell items at the same price they’d be in a normal store inside city limits.

It’s a bit of a shock when you buy a bottle of water there for $2, then on your return trip it’s $8 somewhere else.

Every airport in every city should have this law.

"I am not providing you something that you bought from me. There is no relationship. I put something online because I wanted to. The fact you made your product depend on it is your responsibility. Not mine. Not the one of the providers. We provide libraries. We do not supply them. You cannot apply rules to me."

"You are not buying from a supplier, you are a raccoon digging through dumpsters for free code."

https://www.softwaremaxims.com/blog/not-a-supplier by @Di4na

I am not a supplier

For the past few years, we have seen a lot of discussions around the concept of the Software Supply Chain. These discussions started around the time of LeftPad and escalated with multiple incidents in the past few years. The problem of all the work in this domain is that it forgets a fundamental point.

Musings about software
if your web site is nicer in reader mode than when using its defaults, you’re bad at web sites
bash errors

wizard zines
Today’s 50% solar eclipse as seen from our solar panels.