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   kottke.org (kottke@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 06:27:34 JST kottke.org

   Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use with your Mac if you don’t have a newer Apple keyboard. It’s open-source…the code and instructions are on Github. https://www.anildash.com/2026/08/20/introducing-dashboard-touch

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 06:27:31 JST Anil Dash

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     • Michael Baudis

     @mbaudis @kottke I link to a project called TinyTouch, which inspired this one. Ifs creator is selling enclosures that he’s designed just for this.

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     Michael Baudis (mbaudis@genomic.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 06:27:33 JST Michael Baudis

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     @kottke Cool! Anybody wants to create a case for 3D printing?

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     gentle colossus (xlrobot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 06:37:57 JST gentle colossus

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     @kottke vibe coded garbage, do not use

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 06:37:57 JST Anil Dash

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     • gentle colossus

     @xlrobot @kottke oh absolutely