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My experience with Svelte has been similar. Svelte struck the right DX balance for me between helpful framework tools and features, but not far removed from vanilla JS, HTML, and C…

I love these ideas, though feel I would prefer designs that (may) sacrifice some utility for aesthetics. That isn't a knock on the magnificent effort here, but just my own preferen…

I hate these and hope they are heading out also. Our hands and fingers are built to receive touch feedback, and these specific kind of buttons negate all of that.

Audio found? https://youtu.be/sAoiwGjBmZs

Yes, this. I was skeptical and disgusted at a lot of what was being done or promised by using LLMs, but this was because I initially saw a lot of wholesale: "Make thing for me," be…

Same experience here. Preview, if anything, always felt like the simplest true to Apple: 'it just works' kind of PDF/file viewer. I am not sure what new features it needs, other th…

So I guess we're talking about ... now? sorryNotSorry

There is another important angle to all of this that I have discovered: I began writing/journaling several years ago by hand and have off and on kept up the habit. For me personall…

Merely responding to the headline, but I've always held that if I reach the point I am no longer learning/challenged (here, maybe that means literally everything is easy), then it'…

Goodlord, or you could just stand relaxed and undefended while a prize boxer sends pile drivers into your gut.

Absolutely opened the comments for the jokes....

Just wanted to say how much thinking I get done as soon as I lie down in bed with the lights out. Of course, Sometimes, this goes off the rails, and I can't sleep. But generally it…

Honestly, the move to soft keys and touchscreen UIs for basic vehicle operations was one of the worst trade-off decisions. Touch UI makes sense for complicated device interactions,…

Yeah, I know the format might not be everybody's cup of tea, but they have some pretty decent breakdowns and a lot of great information that would be great tools in any product or …

Because of this kind of practice, I act as a content curator for my kids. I do my best not to shelter (challenging, but doable), but to educate and train them to spot these kind of…

This is exactly the problem. The shift to online always, and "free to play" casino-style micro-transaction hell-holes is still a garbage experience. And this is multiplied when you…

Clearly, the author hasn't tried Svelte... ;P

Oh, bonus annoyance for Parents: Let's say you have kids and you want to use any of the family settings (e.g. Screen Time) Apple, Google, etc provide for an iPad or Chromebook: All…

I was kinda using 'luxury item' rhetorically more than specifically, but it seems to have derailed the main point. (Whoops. Live and learn.) With that said, expecting anyone to she…

Having not used a smart phone for ~5 years now, I can say that it is totally a workable solution - however, there are, of course trade-offs, and several persistent annoyances. Rath…

Oh man, I have been wondering about this experience myself - though if it would all work with no smartphone at all (I have been rolling with the LightPhone II for a few years now).…

Somewhat related (pardon my jumbled transcription): "Sciences generally are divided up into two types: Pure, or Applied sciences. Applied sciences obviously undertake things that i…

+1 for Svelte/SvelteKit. Svelte's DX feels like you are just using JS, CSS, and HTML - but you get all the new hottness of the other framework packages as you need it.

Ever attempted to hold your breath for as long as some characters are shown to be submerged doing this or that in a movie? Similarly disappointing. ;P