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_chendo_

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About _chendo_

Problem solver. Gadget enthusiast. Tinkerer. Co-founder of Assembly Four.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #40186470

    Hey! Creator of Shortcat here. Glad to hear that Shortcat helps mitigate the cursor lag. I wouldn’t have thought Shortcat would be used on an EInk display!

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    Comment #36891021

    Issue appears to be specific to EU.

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    Comment #33838675

    Glad to see I'm not the only one that wanted this workflow! I added this the first cut of this feature to iTerm2 about a decade ago because I often work in the terminal, but someti…

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    Comment #33255468

    I'm thinking about doing something similar to highlight where Shortcat's about to click cause I do agree that it could be better in that aspect. The amount of elements Shortcat wil…

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    Comment #33255436

    Homerow's creator used to be a Shortcat user! He went with a more-vim like interaction model which optimises for minimal keystrokes whereas Shortcat's design goal is to minimise co…

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    Comment #33231452

    Thanks! I don't have a way to take tips yet, but you can support by pushing for developers to improve their accessibility implementations when you run into issues! I see you found …

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    Comment #33228358

    I'm not sure if an app like Shortcat can be released on the App Store given it uses the Accessibility APIs (sandboxing etc), also the 15-30% cut they take is a bit ooooof, but I do…

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    Comment #33228352

    No worries! Glad you love Shortcat :D

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    Comment #33228343

    It won't be open source, but I will be adding an API so it can be integrated with other apps and scripted

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    Comment #33228335

    Thanks :D

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    Comment #33228332

    I'm working on a version that allows sending arrow keys with modifiers to the targeted application, so soon!

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    Comment #33228328

    Working on that right now :)

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    Comment #33228321

    Oooooh, Hunt and Peck indicates that it's possible to make a Shortcat for Windows! I would probably need to pay someone to build that particular version though cause the last time …

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    Comment #33222754

    Haha, thanks :) I did charge for it a couple of years ago, however I rebuilt the whole thing from scratch after a long hiatus and hadn't had bothered to reimplement licensing becau…

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    Comment #33222550

    I have plans to use ML/OCR to augment results down the road but the AX APIs and ecosystem on most apps (that I encounter, at least) are generally decent. Also, OCR means it won’t u…

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    Comment #33222384

    I've built an app that has the same goals (not operate a mouse) but approach it completely different. Rather than try to simulate the moving the mouse itself, Shortcat [ https://sh…

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    Comment #32709680

    If they're so worried about FOSTA, it seems bad for their Head of Sales to offer services to an escort directory, no?

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    Comment #32709261

    Cloudflare knowingly fronts many sites that violate FOSTA. They only cared when Switter made the press. Cloudflare gave us no warning when they suspended our account. What makes ev…

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    Comment #32708806

    We never told you we were violating SESTA. We never waved it in your face. You could have given us some warning, but you didn't. Until you show evidence on your work to overturn/re…

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    Comment #32671193

    Cloudflare claimed they were going to fight FOSTA but I've seen absolutely nothing done about it.

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    Comment #32671154

    Cloudflare still fronts many sites that are most definitely violating SESTA, but presumably Cloudflare chooses to look the other way when they're taking money, or the CEO doesn't h…

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    Comment #32558631

    A reminder that Cloudflare kicked off Switter, a social network for sex workers with zero notice, and zero evidence of any harms. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16876040 http…

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    Comment #30345327

    Cloudflare booted Switter off with no notice, and no apparent outside pressure. See: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16876040 * https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xk78x/switte…