Brian Gesiak @modocache@types.pl

GitHub issue/pull request activity notification emails: no background color, renders as white text/black background when using email client dark mode 💯

GitHub workflow notification emails: uses styling to render as black text on bright white background, regardless of email client light/dark mode 🤬

Whenever Safari attempts to open an application link, it prompts "Do you want Safari to open SomeApp.app?" Is there any way to avoid this prompt & just default to "Yes" for specific applications? I appreciate Safari's mindfulness here but it adds a lot of friction to some of my workflows.

Unfortunately I didn't end up giving this away -- everyone who expressed interest backed out or didn't respond. It's still hanging around at my place but now that I'm busier, it's unlikely I'll get around to unloading it anytime soon 😩
https://types.pl/@modocache/109615152191441163

Really feels like a "butler" or "Jeeves" emoji ought to exist -- something that looks like the Jenkins CI server logo 🤵‍♂️

I keep forgetting that I can like whatever I want on this website, and it won't show up on all my followers' timelines. That rules!! I need to unlearn 3-4 years of "never like anything" behavior from Twitter.

Computers should get smaller and thinner. This is driving the wrong way down a one-way street

Ew, gross https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/109858251387564101

Lord help me, they may just be right. That being said they COMPLETELY missed me with the Mac Pro and its absolutely ridiculous price band, so hopefully they price this so high that I'm not tempted to buy it at all https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/109814789968032018

Is there a convenient way to load TextMate grammars (the JSON files that VS Code plugins use to define regex-based syntax highlighting) in Vim?

Is there a Vim plugin that can interpret TextMate grammar JSON? Or is there a tool that can convert TextMate grammar JSON to Vim `syn` commands?

I miss being on the ground tbh

Prove me wrong: please recommend a bar/restaurant in Mountain View. I loved going to The Old Pro in Palo Alto back when it was open, similar casual vibes would be welcome.

Why does every restaurant in the Bay Area look and taste the same

Assuming the weather complies, I'm getting on a plane tomorrow. I think it's the first time I'll be on a plane since December 2019! 😱

Nice: Apple no longer even sells the M1 MacBook Pro on their website. After the debacle with last year's M2 MacBook Pro, I'm glad that they're simplifying their lineup. (Although IMO they shouldn't even bother selling last year's M2 MBP. Every single reviewer seems to have said that there isn't a single reason to buy the machine, and they instead recommend buying the M2 Air or the M1 MBP -- advice that I agree with.)

Wait, this has been available on FaceTime for *years*?! How did I not know about this?? If Zoom has this feature I will be over the moon.

As someone with a lazy eye, I absolutely love this!! https://twitter.com/Jousefm2/status/1616878021280993284

Facebook has an incredible 401(k) plan for US employees, which allows employees to perform automated "mega-backdoor Roth 401(k) conversion." The tl;dr is that it allows people to contribute more than $50k to their 401(k) plans each year. The underlying mechanisms (and tax controversies) are described here: https://www.investopedia.com/mega-backdoor-roth-401-k-conversion-5210877

My wife and I have had several different US employers over the years, but Facebook was the only one with such a plan. Does anyone know why it's rarely offered? My assumption is that 401(k) plan administrators, like Fidelity and Vanguard, charge employers greater fees for offering their employees plans like these. Is that true?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77YOjCV9eZA

Never mind. Since posting I've been paying more attention, and I realize that doing anything on my computer (opening a new browser tab, etc.) causes audio to skip no matter what's playing it -- YouTube in a browser, Apple Music, whatever. Sad!