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@jsonbecker I’m not totally convinced by that argument. Software development is about a lot more than generating lines of code. Just as lines of code has never been a good measure of programmer productivity, the ability to generate massive amounts may not result in more productive teams.


@flotisserie That’s an interesting set of instructions. I wonder what kind of writing you’re using Claude to generate, since you’re obviously able to write yourself.


@patrickrhone If it helps (and why should it?) I’m on a 2017 Intel MacBook Pro. Still does most things fine. Though I can’t install some newer applications, which is a shame.


@ReaderJohn She had a hit single in the UK with ‘O Superman’, back in 1981. I had to check the year, I admit. It got to number 2!


@llbbl I know, I know. And I agree. But like I said, it’s hard not to celebrate when a tyrant like that goes. And maybe it was a tactical mistake, as I’ve seen some analysis saying. But the chance of the Iranian people being free, you know?


@JohnPhilpin Oh also, why does it say ‘Charlie Sheen’ at the end of your post? Is there something I’m missing?


@manton What’s the best way to report issues or request features? The usual email? Or have you got something else set up for Inkwell?


@dfte I completely agree.


@JohnPhilpin Yeah, well, like I said, there, it’s more complex than people would like. But there might be a chance for the Iranian people to rise up against the regime. We can only hope.

Annoyingly (but not your fault) your quote locks my second-word typo in for all to see. Should be ‘feels’, of course, and now corrected in the original.


@MisterMoo

If the surname is Griffiths, then Griffiths’s is exactly right for the possessive. I’m guessing you think it should be s-apostrophe? That only applies to plurals ending in ‘s’.


@manton That looks great!


@andrewhickey.500songs.com

‘Upper working class’: I don’t think that’s an expression I’ve ever even heard.


@garius.bsky.social I’ve never heard of anyone describing themselves as upper working class, for what it’s worth.


@manton Nice one, I love the positivity.


@JohnPhilpin It’s worse than that: how will we ever effect changes in our affect?


@dave You know that’s a link to an Amazon page?



@manton Thanks, the search works now. But when I tried to add the book to my ‘Currently Reading’ shelf, it didn’t work. The three books that were already on there are still there, but not the new one. I was able to create a new post with it, though.


@manton OK, thanks.


@adders What is ‘liquid content’?


@manton I think there’s something wrong with bookshelves for me. No book I search for now is found, except ones that are already on my shelves.

I was trying to add Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan, and when it wasn’t found, I tried Hamnet. Not found even though there’s a film!

OK, go less obscure(!) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone? Nah. Try Sorcerer’s instead? No joy.


@manton Ah, sorry, I was being an idiot. I was looking for the button at the top of the main body of the page, but I missed it, big and prominent, in the sidebar!

That said, the ‘New’ button for Pages is blue and at the top right, and I was kind of looking for something like that.

On the other other hand, having it in the sidebar means it’s available everywhere, which is good.

I obviously don’t start posts from the web very often!


@manton Possibly related, I don’t seem to have a ‘New Post’ button anywhere!


@manton OK, that makes sense.


@manton Have we gone to 600 characters before being truncated and linked now?