rbanffy

✨ Seasoned software developer, proficient in Python, Java. Less proficient in Ruby and Lisp. A bit rusty in C and C++. Learning Erlang very slowly. Also a computer collector and restorer, lover of 8-bit computers, mainframes and interesting Unix workstations.

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Such as Florida.
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I wonder how humans regressed to mosquito-levels of long-term memory.
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Olwm was gorgeous. Elegant and stays out of the way.
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Range extenders are not new. The BMW i3 could be equipped with one (which was loud and didn’t do much).
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> Desktop UI culture shifted from β€œlook at this crazy skin” to β€œwork reliably and get out of my way.”

I miss the wobbly windows I had in Linux when we started playing with Compiz.

Or neko on my Sun machines.

As for weird-shaped windows, I think it is about ergonomics. A different shape requires more thinking to operate. Form should follow function, not the other way around - if the odd shape serves a purpose, then it makes sense. If it's just to show off, or to make the app look different, then it becomes a usability issue.

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The approach from @zith works, but I haven’t found the key codes. I’ll try to cobble up a utility to make that less cruel.
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It’s painfully obvious you never worked in any position remotely close to the aerospace industry.
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