In related news, I just learned my ugly Mastodon API code can’t handle posts without text.
Wherein I get dangerously prescriptive with what Apple should do with Macs and iPads.
https://wormsandviruses.com/2023/02/touchability-productivity-and-portability-pick-two/
Well, one less place to syndicate this too.
I swear the ice is reaching out to get me.
The Inelegent Cleverness of Thunderbolt Display Support on Desktop PCs
I can’t think of a better example of the inelegent cleverness of PCs than Thunderbolt/USB-C display support. Using Thunderbolt to connect displays seems relatively common on modern PC laptops, but the main way to accomplish it on PC desktops seems to involve connecting the graphics card to either the motherboard or an expansion card using an external DisplayPort cable.
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ThunderboltEX-Thunderbolt-bi-Directional-DisplayPort/dp/B08ZS3D6JY/
I was raking leaves over the weekend and was thinking how it’s a good metaphor for some tasks. Like raking, a lot of professional work is often about weighing quality of the result with diminishing returns to create a definition of done.
“I want to listen to music, but have to do some work involving writing. I know, I’ll listen to the Celeste soundtrack.”
(Later…)
“Ah fuck, now I am melancholy.”
Migrating to Mastodon verses migrating to Mastodon with @ivory@tapbots.social…
