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Passwords – nuisance or necessary?

2023-05-10
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Most people probably think passwords are a nuisance and necessary, but the trend with tech companies is shifting towards replacing passwords with passkeys. It’s a subtle shift towards automation in an effort to make passwords unnecessary, or at least reduce the nuisance. However, I believe this type of automation comes with a roughly equal share […]

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artfully writing chinese

2022-07-03
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I have studied basic Chinese language – speaking, reading, writing – and I have finally realized the complexity in writing. Personally, my fluency in Chinese would track proportionally with my written vocabulary. If I can write it, I could use it. So I thought writing demonstrates mastery of the language. I am aware of the […]

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preliminaries

2022-06-19
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Basic wall elements are ready. In previous code, each wall tile was a separate object, meaning 144 identical objects. Apple guidelines suggest to keep UI objects to around 100, for good performance. Add in the actual tiles, text fields, infrastructure, etc. for each player, and I was up to about 300 objects. To top it […]

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UI controls progression

2022-06-13
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Most of the UI controls are settled. The actual tiles are custom vector graphics and will require some code tweaks to fit with the magical live resizing environment.

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fourth time is the charm

2022-06-07
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Eh, depends on how you’re counting, but I’m finally rewriting MJ the way a fine Mac app should be. You’ll have to trust me that there is so much behind the scenes just before the first MJ window appears. It is a fresh slate ready for the table elements. The app’s graphics will be much […]

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the new Meteorologist Classic

2022-01-11
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I am reminded of the movie, Back to the Future, in announcing a completely revamped Meteorologist Classic v1.8.X. The look and feel should be familiar to users of v1.7.X, but the code is refined such that it behaves the way a fine Mac app should. It is classic and totally modern. With v1.7.X, I was […]

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slow-mo highlights

2021-05-30
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Apple’s Cocoa framework contains a versatile NSTableView class. When selecting a row, interestingly, the selection highlight has a few possible styles, such as Source List. As with many visual things, textual descriptions are inadequate because the visual objects must be seen in context. Well, I tried it and came to the conclusion – I like […]

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forward looking

2021-05-17
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This phrase sounds positive and generally has a positive impression, but lately I have been hearing it in bizarre contexts, to the point that it is yet another phrase to lose its meaning. Words still matter, but this phrase’s meaning has been slowly perverted over time. At best, its meaning is a hollow legal disclaimer […]

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election tactics

2020-08-21
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The Covid-19 pandemic has turned a spotlight on American politics precisely during the presidential election cycle. With recent events, especially Russia announcing a registered vaccine, I wonder if Trump may advertise to voters that only he can procure a deal with his special friend Putin for access to the vaccine, only if he is elected. […]

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further review: sos

2020-08-14
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I wrote a post about how a smart phone feature can be a bargain version of an emergency medical alert, sending a message to a contact as a last resort. Emergency medical alert is an old idea, but since 2017, the ubiquitous smart phone has put all the pieces together to be a virtual replacement. […]

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