overview for jaredwhite

No, I don't want to design a logo for a coffee shop in fucking skype. in c/mildlyinfuriating

[–] jaredwhite 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Some things never change…

Hey guys, I just wanted to share that I made a browser extension that enhances the ChatGPT UI in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All right, I'll correct you because you're wrong.

What bothers me is an open source tool enhancing a proprietary service which by its very nature breaks open source licensing and in face copyright protections of all sorts across the entire internet.

Hey guys, I just wanted to share that I made a browser extension that enhances the ChatGPT UI in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Not downvoting because I appreciate the effort…but ChatGPT is about as opposite from the ethos of open source as you can get imho. 😄

[discussion] Bike/pedestrian-unfriendly retail & shopping centers in c/fuckcars

[–] jaredwhite 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe it's a PNW thing? Except for a few "big box" chains, virtually every market I can think of with a local flair offers indoor seating here.

Can't speak for other folks, but I always look for a proper bike rack. Seems like good etiquette.

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[discussion] Bike/pedestrian-unfriendly retail & shopping centers (self.fuckcars)

submitted 1 month ago by jaredwhite to c/fuckcars

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I was surprised that even here in Portland, OR…not far from downtown…I was on my bicycle and pulled into a small shopping center. I guess you could call it a strip mall, but it was pretty small and completely surrounded by small residential streets.

So imagine my surprise when (a) I couldn't find any bike parking in front of the main grocery store. I had to walk entirely across the parking lot and over to the side of a dentist's office. Then (b) I went back to the grocery store and discovered it had no indoor seating. There was plenty of room from what I could tell—they had an entire wall dedicated to greeting cards and another entire wall dedicated to flowers. But nope, nobody can sit here—even though they have a significant large deli! They did offer a very bland outdoor seating area over on the side of the building, but given it's been windy and a bit drizzly I decided against it. (Also it was deserted for obvious reasons.)

Folks, I am so weary of bike/pedestrian-unfriendly retail. The accommodations car drivers get that we don't continues to astound me—even in areas which are presumably "progressive". 🤨

Pro-Palestinian protesters march in downtown Portland, break windows at Pioneer Courthouse Square in c/portland_oregon

[–] jaredwhite 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently the lessons of 2020 weren't learned. Protests like this lose public sympathy and easily become targets of far-right agitators nationwide. It's the opposite of effective advocating for the cause.

... in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ruby, absolutely. Still brings me joy with its expressiveness and flexibility.

Tesla Cybertruck: A Tragedy On Four Wheels [Adam Something] in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 4 points 3 months ago

yeah…doesn't mean I have to like it though! 😅

Announcing VitePress 1.0 | The Vue Point in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 1 points 3 months ago

Looks nice! I like that idea of a Markdown page being itself a Vue SFC. Pretty clever.

Tesla Cybertruck: A Tragedy On Four Wheels [Adam Something] in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 42 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I'm all for making fun of the Cybertruck, and anything from Felon Husk really, but I'd bet real money that thumbnail photo was doctored. I tried searching around for verified photos of rust but nothing substantial came up from a reputable source. Anyway, just wanted to point this out.

Nilay Patel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great in c/fediverse

[–] jaredwhite 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh yeah, thanks for bringing that up. And maybe we stay away from WordPress.com now with all the weird AI stuff they've been up to. 🤪

Nilay Patel tells Decoder guest host Hank Green why blogs are still great in c/fediverse

[–] jaredwhite 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I all for removing barriers to entry in this space, and if you're talking about self-hosting everything and wiring up all sorts of bits and bobs of various services together manually, yeah, it's very technical and daunting. But somebody can get started on Ghost, or WordPress.com, or Buttondown, or ConvertKit or whatever. Lots of ways to write early and often online. Buzzsprout is pretty rad for podcasting as well.

The problem usually boils down to distribution like Nilay said, not hosting. Fediverse seems like a real solution here. Honestly I've never been as successful at both blogging and podcasting as I am right now. This isn't merely a glimpse of some old-school internet nostalgia trip. It's a whole new world out there and it's actually better. 🤩

How common is it to code review like this? in c/[email protected]

[–] jaredwhite 1 points 3 months ago

Squash merge into the main branch. It's the only way to fly. (just my 2c!)