You’ve tried Inbox Zero, but have you tried Inbox 404?
Understanding, not slop, is what’s interesting about LLMs
LLMs don't actually understand us. But, maybe a facsimile of understanding is good enough to make computers easier for everyone.
Personal website of Blake Watson Online since 2005
I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.
Journal
I changed my fonts after six years of using Cloud.typography
This is the story of how the dreaded flash of unstyled text drove me to purchase some new fonts.
blakewatson.com turns 20
I bought this domain as a college student using a friend’s credit card. Twenty years later, it’s one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Your freeform digital character sheet for D&D 5e
Six years after launching it, I introduce Minimal Character Sheet and its features.
40
Damn.
Microblog
I make this mistake in some of my own side projects, but...
When you are building user registration for a for an online service, take care that you aren't leaking membership information. Like if I try to sign up with an email (or do a password reset) and that email is already taken, don't tell me the email was already taken. Say "If this email address is available, you will get an email with a confirmation link."
That sort of thing.
It's not necessarily a huge security vulnerability, but it protects your users' privacy by not revealing that they've signed up for your service.
So I've been using macOS Tahoe for couple of weeks and my hot take is that I'm kind of into the UI redesign. I'm looking at the Finder window and I'm seeing scroll bars that look nice, that are easily draggable. I'm seeing buttons that look like buttons. Things seem well defined and shaped and I'm kind of into it.
I was kind of sick of completely flat shapes that may or may not be clickable.