Tom MacWright
Person on 4 sites
Software engineer and writer; creator of the Simple Statistics and Placemark mapping tools, longtime blogger at macwright.com.
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4 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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10 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Imitating people for their personal qualities, rather than their possessions or desires, is a better way to live. (opens korrents.com)
“Finding personal qualities as something to imitate instead of desires and possessions (cue the segue into Girard's Memetic theory) seems like a better way to live.”
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Mapbox GL JS's license does not qualify as open source because it requires a Mapbox account and adherence to Mapbox's terms of service. (opens korrents.com)
“Mapbox GL's license is not open source and requires the developer to have a Mapbox account and follow their Terms of Service.”
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A software ecosystem made of many tiny modules from many different authors is unsafe against malicious actors and should give way to larger, vetted libraries. (opens korrents.com)
“Software that's composed of hundreds of little modules from hundreds of authors is a lovely idea that doesn't work with malicious actors.”
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Imitating people for their personal qualities, rather than their possessions or desires, is a better way to live. (opens korrents.com)
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19 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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MacBook Air M2 (opens rcmnd.app)
“With 24gb RAM, it's an odd combination – a beefy turbocharger on a Honda Civic. But it's a great computer, one of the best I've ever owned.”
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ROG Gladius II (opens rcmnd.app)
“Mouse: ROG Gladius II. USB-C charging, solid wireless, replaceable parts.”
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Keychron K7 (opens rcmnd.app)
“Keyboard: Keychron K7. I've tried the weird keyboards but I still type fastest on the Mac layout. This is one of the few keyboards that's almost exactly the Mac layout - the "Command" key is in the right place.”
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MacBook Air M2 (opens rcmnd.app)