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I’m leaning so much about X11 and Wayland specifics going through these bug reports.

just pushed v1.0.2 which fixes a handful of issues. would definitely appreciate feedback!

minimeters.app/changelog/1.0.2/

if you like distro-hopping, become a software dev. you’ll be required to switch distros continuously to fix bugs!

To be fair, picking a lock with special tools is a lot more fun than typing 0000, 0001, 0002, etc for 3 hours. Although your point still stands.

If you're running into troubles please reach out on the Discord: discord.gg/RzeXa6Mpbb

Number of MM v1 bug reports on Windows: 4
Number of MM v1 bug reports on macOS: 3
Number of MM v1 bug reports on Linux: 500

Skill issue on my part! I am working through them all as quickly as possible.

Issues in the plug-ins seem to be consistent on multiple platforms which is good.

you should see the number of open tickets in my bug tracker

image for "the world if" meme. a futuristic utopia city with flying card and clean bright metal glass builds. a woman walks her dog.

the world if microcenter usb flash drives were actually good

MiniMeters v1.0 [OUT NOW!!]

✅ Plug-Ins of Each Meter
✅ Audio Clipping / Recording
✅ VU Meter
✅ Quad Layout
✅ Transparent Windows
✅ Color Maps
+ like 100+ fixes and changes...

Free update for current users. $20 for new users.

full changelog: minimeters.app/changelog
pick it up: minimeters.app

Thanks for the details!

To each their own! For the record I love my 13. I definitely want to try the 16’s trackpad at some point but someone I chatted with said it was essentially the same. Do you feel it’s the same minus that issue?

If only the trackpad on the framework was even close to the MacBook’s one :(

i spent the day writing simd and my eyes hurt now

Palestinian activist and participant in the Oscar-winning film, No Other Land, Odeh Hadalin was shot in the chest and killed by an Israeli settler in the Occupied West Bank.

The shooter, Yinon Levi, has been under sanctions by both the EU and the US.

credit cards shouldn't tell you what to buy. you're supposed to tell the credit card what to buy. thats the point i think

AI code editors could have been:

"hey, i think you wrote a bug"

Instead, they are:

"hey, i wrote this bug for you"

Is it democracy when you just keep trying to ram through the same bill over and over until no one notices

my girlfriend just said “arena allocator would be a great drag name” and she’s so right.

allocated a few hours to writing some C with a custom string type and arenas and tbh it’s pretty fun.

A photo of a MacBook Pro running MiniMeters v1.0 highlighting the new VU Meter.

here’s the preview image I thought would embed, but did not.

Announcing MiniMeters v1.0! [Out Aug 1, 2025]

Overview of the changes:
✅ New Layout: Quad
✅ New Meter: VU
✅ Audio Clipping / Recording
✅ VST3 / AU / CLAP plug-ins of each meter
... and more.

Read the announcement post here:
directmusic.itch.io/minimeters/d...

a convention where people make cool stuff and show it off to other people who like to make cool stuff.

every person yelling at itch in the replies makes me want to go feral man. you are pushing the small guy around because it's the easier target. get mad at the right person for a fucking change.

For less than the cost of a premium Substack account, you can buy a static site generator and some good domain names, which you will enjoy much more. - Steve Albini

TIL a closed, sleeping, MacBook cannot be woken up by a keyboard connected to a USB hub.

My solution: ssh into it from another computer to wake it up 🙄

Unicode Consortium Approves Trombone Emoji Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other a...

A trombone emoji is coming soon

I really wish I was at open sauce. I’m gonna try to go next year. It seems like so much fun.

i know this would likely be a huge security flaw, but i wish browsers could sync cookies and local storage so i didn't have to log into everything on new computers

my build times are sometimes long enough that i forget what i was working on prior to building.

Elderly Woman Keeps Mind Active Justifying Trump’s Actions LEXINGTON, KY—Stressing the importance of regularly performing mental gymnastics to prevent cognitive decline, local 80-year-old Edna Connolly confirmed Thursday that she keeps her mind active by justifying President Donald Trump’s actions. “I try to break out of my routine and engage my mind by rationalizing what the president is doing, even when it’s completely against […]

Elderly Woman Keeps Mind Active Justifying Trump’s Actions
theonion.com/elderly...