Nabokov used index cards for his research & writing. In one index card for Lolita, he creates a "weight-heigh-age table for girls of school age" to be able to specify Lolita's measurements. He also researched the Colt catalog of 1940. #WorldBuilding
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In a dream last night, I ranted about JavaScript UI frameworks, I think. How did you sleep?
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Are you relaxing together during eternal Caturday?
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I remember when a techbro exec at a certain startup said this on a conference call and I unmuted to say, “Umm…that’s illegal.”
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I thought it would be a good time to shout out @TaioApp. While I still use other writing apps like Bear, Craft, and Ulysses—what Taio gives me is the *best* cross-Apple-platform experience for Markdown technical writing, especially when paired with @WorkingCopyApp on i(Pad)OS.
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Pack it up, folks, tweet of the year, right here.
As a species, we might need to look in the mirror before we try to hold whales to a higher standard.
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OK, this is genuinely funny. 😎
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Alright #ToolsForThought, #NoteTaking, and #Zettelkasten nerds. Anyone want to take a guess at who this philosopher is and what that is up on the shelf behind him? Hint: it's not @RoamResearch or @obsdmd.
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Had a scary power surge in the house last night that blew several surge protectors. One of the SPs blew so violently that it flew across the room and was smoking. Change your surge protectors every two years! Get a nice UPS or three!
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The new season of My Brilliant Friend reminds me how much I loved that third book. Everything is so well done.
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Parent to kid at the clothing store just now:
“Are you frustrated?”
“Yeahhhh…”
“Is it because I told you not to kiss the mannequin?”
“Yeah.”
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Are you taking notice of people taking notice during eternal Caturday?
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Croword 2022-04-09
Score: 4
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"text": "Croword 2022-04-09\nScore: 4\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\u26ab\u26ab\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\u26ab\n\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udfe2"
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Wordle 294 3/6*
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"text": "Wordle 294 3/6*\n\n\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\n\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\n\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9"
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One major benefit of rallying your codebase around vanilla CSS:
You can use new CSS features on Day 1. *
Stuck with some weird framework using non-standard syntax? You’ll be perpetually behind.
* (just be sure to practice safe progressive enhancement!)
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yall I am appliance shopping right now and I didn't even know that "enhanced cinematic lighting" was a feature that dishwashers could even have
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yall I am appliance shopping right now and I didn't even know that "enhanced cinematic lighting" was a feature that dishwashers could even have
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