Notices by Quin (thequinbox@dragonscave.space), page 2

Knowing how to code can be such a double-edged sword at times. Anyone can come up with an idea, that's the easy part. But it's probably very easy for someone who's not a programmer to think of a program idea, think about it for a second, go "not my field, let's hope someone does it" and move on, just like I do with so many other fields. But it's so frustrating as a programmer when you know that *you* won't be able to do something due to lack of time/energy/etc., even if you know how it should work. I came up with a random idea a few minutes ago that I have absolutely no time or anything to work on or finish, but I can see the code in my head, I can see the UI, I can see the DB schemas... and it's frustrating. Because I know I could in theory do it.

@alexhall Even Notepad didn't support it until Windows 10 1809 actually, so it's definitely not standardized. Which is annoying, because it should be.

@alexhall Apps have to implement it. I'm actually not sure how, I couldn't find a way to do it in native Win32, my kit of choice. I wonder if it's implemented in the higher level frameworks like UWP or WX

Me: "Hey Siri, what's the weather?"
Siri: "It's currently rainy, and 49 degrees."
Me: "Hey Siri, how much is it gonna rain?"
Siri: "There is no rain expected today."
#WTF

I mean okay but A, that's a tiny percentage, and B, think that's a decent price to pay for us like. Living. Maybe try and focus on the um like 99.9% of everything else? WTF! "“Exhaled human breath can contain small, elevated concentrations of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), both of which contribute to global warming,” according to research released last week in the UK  journal PLOS."
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/news/humans-may-be-fueling-global-warming-by-breathing-new-study/

"I have a cut on my arm, so let's put masking tape over it. Didn't fix the problem but at least I can't see the blood anymore." #QuotesSaidWhileDebugging @e

Re last: I have no words. Be My AI public beta on Android, and now Seeing AI? Holy shit Android access just took an absolutely massive leap.

I can't wait until I can actually build desktop apps in Rust. Native-feeling GUI, no DLL hell, tray icons, cross-platform... With AccessKit it's closer than ever.

Imagine being a transphobic programmer, walking into your first ever job and having your manager go "so yeah these are your coworkers, they're all trans and gay and flirty and in love with each other".

A skill I really need to learn is being just decent at something. I absolutely hate not being good at things, and this has held me back in so many ways. When you grow up being told that you're smart constantly over and over, it does something to your mind. It makes you feel like you have to either be perfect at something or not do it at all. This is actually why I never bother with music. I'm decent enough at it, but then I see super talented musicians and my brain just goes "welp, you'll never be on their level so why are you even bothering?" I wish it were easier to train your brain to just be like "no, it's okay to only be decent at something. It doesn't make you a failure." Because simply knowing it doesn't make it any easier.

I probably have covid, so that's cool. Getting a test as soon as I'm able, but the rest of my family has it so it's extremely likely.

@talon We an our... bwuh? Holy shit, at least it's honest though.

Being blind is weird. Either that, or being me is weird.

I can navigate around complex buildings, like large schools or office buildings, with nothing more than memorization and my cane, but I still don't get how Emojis work. Or how you represent something 3-dementional on a flat piece of paper.

You know, now that I think about it, these haptics feel weirdly close to the Prudence ones. Is Google finally wising up, and taking inspiration from Prudence?

TalkBack 14.1 comes with image descriptions (which are actually surprisingly accurate from my limited testing), spell check while using the Braille keyboard, automatic scrolling for Braille displays (with a customizable speed), and (most surprisingly to me), new haptics! I'm not convinced I like them yet, just because text elements don't appear to have a vibration, but it actually feels like Voice Assistant or VoiceOver now!

Went to report a small security vulnerability to a developer. They have a specialized form for this, so I filled it out with my email, subject, and message, and hit send. After doing so, the form was completely cleared and I was told that the spam filter rejected my email because the subject looked like spam. For reference, the subject was something like "dynamically linking <DLL name> can open up a small security hole". Lolcakes.

Am currently reading Algorithmic Thinking: A Problem-Based Introduction by Daniel Zingaro, one of the former BSC Games developers. As a complete newbie to algorithms, I'm finding it quite enlightening. https://www.amazon.com/Algorithmic-Thinking-Problem-Based-Daniel-Zingaro/dp/1718500807

Me and my sister are most definitely not blasting lesbian music in my school’s parking lot.

Friend: "Whoa that was weird."
Me: "What was?"
Friend: "I just saw you be normal. That was very confusing."
Am really not sure how to feel about this

My Mac has an uptime of 89 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes, and I currently have around 15 GB of swap. Should I reboot? I can’t decide.