vtbassmatt

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by vtbassmatt 24d ago
Yes. Disclosure: I work at Microsoft. But I also am the volunteer IT guy at a nonprofit, and am speaking entirely in that context. I was quite unhappy to get a mail back in (checks archives) January that our grant would be discontinued and
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by vtbassmatt 2mo ago
I would have agreed with this, and then they did the `pathlib.Path` bit of cuteness with the `/` operator: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/5afbb60e0283caaf34990... And despite my misgivings, it’s
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by vtbassmatt 2mo ago
What vehicle did Mazda screw this up so badly in? Neither of my Mazdas with CarPlay disable the touchscreen in CarPlay. The ‘21 Miata disables it while in motion (which sucks badly, and I just learned there’s a hack to fix). The ‘24 CX-5 do
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by vtbassmatt 3mo ago
Heads up, most of the community migrated off Fandom a little while ago. https://mtg.wiki/page/Judge_Tower
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by vtbassmatt 3mo ago
Oops, I forgot this one wasn't public. Sorry! Auth was implemented using a library I don't know much about, so I figured better safe than sorry.
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by vtbassmatt 3mo ago
Mostly games-adjacent hobby tools, it turns out. (Edit: forgotten in first edition) A cookbook to store the recipes my family likes to cook so I can eventually break up with Pinterest: https://github.com/vtbassmatt/Cook
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by vtbassmatt 4mo ago
There’s a community keeping it alive with fresh content: https://nullsignal.games/ I sadly haven’t convinced my MtG playgroup (or family or other friends) to try it with me.
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by vtbassmatt 4mo ago
Wait, is this Azure or GitHub who had the booth? If it was GitHub, I’m super confused and there must have been some serious missing context. I was at GitHub from 2020-2023 and am not aware of _any_ Windows usage in the service. The only mea
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by vtbassmatt 4mo ago
It feels wrong to say something nice about Ticketmaster, but you don't need their app to add concert tickets to Apple Wallet (at least at all the venues where I live). I strictly use their website because I don't trust them. I&#x2
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by vtbassmatt 5mo ago
If you ever find yourself in Raleigh, Videri Chocolate offers tours! https://viderichocolatefactory.com/
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by vtbassmatt 6mo ago
The opposite is also true: Apple’s parental controls fail closed in inscrutable and impossible to debug ways. Yesterday, in order to share an iPad’s location with my iPhone, I had to totally disable managing Screen Time on the device. Every
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by vtbassmatt 8mo ago
None of this matches my experience as a board member and officer at a nonprofit, nor what I observe with my partner who has worked at multiple nonprofits. I don’t understand the distinction you’re drawing between “charity” and “nonprofit”.
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
Accidentally turning on the wipers was definitely #1 for me. A close second was nearly turning the wrong way in roundabouts. I’m not sure why regular box turns were easy to mentally flip but roundabouts just broke my brain instead.
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
I have another reply in this tree talking about outcomes and independence being much worse not even all that long ago. I won’t repeat it all here but it squares with what you observed in an older neighbor growing up. Also: did they tell you
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
> I'm sorry, what? Those with Down's Syndrome are people, with all the emotions and experiences that entails. If they are supported, nurtured and loved then they'll lead correspondingly happy lives. Heartily agree! My ques
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
I had to look both of those up, and you’re right. The rule is inconsistently applied for sure. This got me curious about where the so-called rule came from. Wikipedia says: > Auto-eponyms may use either the possessive or non-possessive f
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
“Performative” feels a bit judgmental, given that America/UK differences in orthography are common. But yeah, y’all spell it differently than we do. I think you might also capitalize the “s” in syndrome?
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
Yes.
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
> Down Syndrome leads to an objectively worse outcome for the affected individuals. And their parents, I might add. Please cite your sources and show your work. My child with Down syndrome is a giant pain in my ass, I worry about him con
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
There is absolutely no benefit to being many things that some humans are.
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
If you never interacted with the residents there, how are you so sure it was so bad? Nevermind the people in the group home — on what basis did you acquire the belief that the neighbors were “relieved” not to interact with them? Maybe you’r
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
This starts from an incorrect premise — that everyone with Down syndrome “will perpetually need care and supervision” — and then heads downhill. “Misery” and “ends up in a hellhole” are choices society has often made in the past for people
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
I don’t think I entirely disagree with your position. However, positioning my kid (and others with DS) in opposition to “normal” makes it hard to engage respectfully. As a parent of one typically-developing child and one with Down syndrome,
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
I think this point would be better made without using the word “extreme” so much. All children bring new challenges; kids with DS often bring more; my child with DS has never, ever been an “extreme” challenge (just like most of the other fa
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
Why do you think that people with Down syndrome are “utterly dependent on [their parents] for their entire lives”? All children come with a severe “emotional and mental cost”, have you seen the world today?? We knew with (well beyond) reaso
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
Why do you think people with Down syndrome can’t “achieve independence and a life of their own”? And what makes you think they, or their families, see their existence as suffering?
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
As the parent of a child with Down syndrome, I really appreciate the way you and the parent comment approached this topic. Thank you. Tiny nit, in the US it’s “Down syndrome”, not “Down’s”. Apparently we name conditions with a possessive if
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
I own a 2011 3 hatchback, bought new in 2010. Besides wear items, I think I’ve replaced one belt and one hose. It’s only on its third battery and 2nd/3rd lightbulbs all around. Absolutely the most reliable car I’ve ever owned, whether
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by vtbassmatt 1y ago
As a Hokie, it drives me crazy that journalists (and ESPN) continue to use the non-name “VA Tech”. It’s VT, Virginia Tech, or the full name, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. https://brand.vt.edu/licensi
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by vtbassmatt 2y ago
I have a ‘21 Miata with the same gripes. The CarPlay situation got slightly better with an OS upgrade last year – now it only crashes about 10% of the time, and 75% of those recover on their own without needing a power-cycle. The lack of ad

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