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Paul Smith
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Program the computers. Gov tech founder, dad, and O’s fan in the US Midwest. I enjoy weightlifting. I collect spores, molds, and fungus. Making my mind a sunless place

Co-founder/Chief Technologist of Ad Hoc
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RADDLE • Mar 06
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TRAP → TURN
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RADDLE
The daily word transformation game
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March 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Wirth circa ‘86 already got there on window placement
A paragraph of text discussing how overlapping windows mirroring stacked documents on a desk is not an ideal metaphor for computer interfaces. The text argues that partially hidden windows typically need to be brought to the top and made fully visible before use, and that the substantial implementation effort required outweighs the insignificant advantages of this design approach. It concludes by stating it's an example where a complication's benefit is incommensurate with its cost.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A sentence fragment that continues from a previous paragraph, stating that their solution is much simpler to implement while having no real disadvantages compared to overlapping windows: tiled viewers as shown in Figure 2.1.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A page showing Figure 2.1, titled "Oberon display with tiled viewers." The image contains a structured layout of the Oberon operating system interface, including a system diagram in the center showing module relationships (with components like System, Edit, Net, Backup, TextFrames, Printer, MenuViewer, and Oberon), surrounded by tiled viewers showing various system commands and file information. The diagram is structured hierarchically, with Oberon at the base connecting to Viewers, Texts, and Reals. The page also includes code snippets and system commands in separate tiled sections around the main diagram.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
December 24, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Close-up of the back cover of a vinyl record featuring a compilation of soul Christmas songs. The tracklist is visible, listing artists like Little Johnny Taylor, Rance Allen Group, Mack Rice, Rufus Thomas, Albert King, Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, The Temprees, and The Emotions.
December 24, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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The season is the reason for the season
December 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Nice - I just checked out Amperfy for iOS, looks solid. My next step is expose the Navidrome server over Tailscale. Have you done that or Wireguard or something similar?
December 19, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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I believe it’s "KO-hog" or "KWAW-hog."
December 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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Walrus Turtle Frog, people
December 14, 2024 at 5:24 PM