@maleve *stole* from a taxpayer-funded public university and etc.

@octothorpe PSAudio muscling in eh

@octothorpe what did you get? Replacing?

@octothorpe is very satisfying! Little one-shot apps, no PRs no tickets just flow

Ope now there are three apps so far this week

(I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t sleep, so that’s what I did.)

I spent election day writing two little scratch apps. Unlike most of my work I can just run them in SwiftUI Previews in Xcode or using a Simulator which is so convenient. I can work lying on the couch at 3 a.m. if I want to!

@octothorpe they don’t make ‘em like they used to. In Asia all the neon is being replaced by LEDs

Laura’s co-workers insisted we visit Falafel’s Drive-In. It was worth the trip.

We’re caring for our neighbors dog for a few days. She likes the birds.

@octothorpe @jwilker timeline goes sideways

@octothorpe tempted to hit the Apple Store, I mean Visitor Center, and find out

@octothorpe omg it’s so cute tho

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apples-new-mac-mini-is-more-mighty-more-mini-and-built-for-apple-intelligence/

@octothorpe as a kid from Long Island it took me a long time to realize talking quickly is not a sign of intelligence, and speaking softly and slowly is not a sign of stupidity. Going to school in Bloomington, Indiana helped sort me out.

@octothorpe surely you get credit for speaking gibberish with a posh accent

@octothorpe I think Rachel’s narrator is taking a hard line in part to be provocative, clearly having a good accent implies some experience with a language, but she’s arguing the lack of accent doesn’t mean lack of fluency. Like someone with a strong NYC accent may sound coarse but they could be a world-class poet nonetheless.

@octothorpe I think it’s super common for people to conflate form over function. Look at LLMs!

In Rachel Kushner’s new novel, Creation Lake, the narrator is “a mysterious woman with a cute American accent (my Rs are unapologetic American Rs)” who is "fluent in all those languages, although I speak them with a strong American accent. (People think fluency is about having a good accent. It isn't. Fluency is about how well you understand the language, and how well you are able to speak it. Having a good accent is nothing. It’s a consolation prize for people who aren't fluent.”

@octothorpe gonna watch that one again

Using AirPods Pro 2 with iPhone and iPad to Help Protect, Assess, and Assist Hearing

This paper outlines the development and validation of Apple's latest hearing health features—an over-the-counter (OTC) self-administered hearing test and an OTC self-fitting hearing aid. This paper also provides an overview of other important features, such as Hearing Protection, that can support a user's hearing health.

https://www.apple.com/health/pdf/Hearing_Health_Features_on_AirPods_Pro_2_October_2024.pdf