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  • I couldn't find a minimal writing app that behaved exactly the way I wanted it to....so I'm making my own.

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  • Ahh, I missed the concept that you were simulating the experience of using a typewriter.

    How far are you planning to take the concept? Are you going to make people manually set up margins, tab stops, headers, footers, etc?

  • I couldn't find a minimal writing app that behaved exactly the way I wanted it to....so I'm making my own.

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  • What about some of the other distraction free editors, like [FocusWriter}(https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/) and Ghost Writer

    Your project looks very interesting. I would like to understand how it differs from the other "distraction free" applications that are out there. (Granted, you are saying "minimal" instead of "distraction free".)

  • Anyone in this group planning to do writing month?

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  • I'm going to add this to the description in the Community I created... I'm definitely agnostic when it comes to what people are using to track their writing.

  • Anyone in this group planning to do writing month?

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  • Anyone in this group planning to do writing month?

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  • Anyone in this group planning to do writing month?

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  • Yeah - it looks like they want to keep things fairly minimal...nothing too heavy about the whole thing. Personally, I didn't really interact in the community under the original site. I was there mostly, for posting the word count which my friends could see -- and they were all people I knew IRL so we didn't need the forum.

    So, yeah, no AI, no extra technology or anything. I was just looking at TrackBear (https://trackbear.app/) to see if I want to use it. Looks like it might be nice.

  • Anyone in this group planning to do writing month?

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  • I was just thinking the same thing... It's been years (like over 10) since I did a novel writing month. Horrible that the old group imploded the way it did.

    But, there appears to be a new website for Novel Writing month (https://nanowrimo2.com/) -- just no forums or anything, which is probably for the best.

  • Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition

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  • Yeah, Mojang's conservative development style is arguably the reason for Minecraft's success, while also being a source of frustration and friction for the community, IMO.

    MS is another story altogether, though. While Mojang is a very thoughtful company, MS is driven by profit. I'm honestly surprised there aren't more collisions between the two cultures.

  • [Question] Recommendations for Blogs or Online Magazines

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  • Thanks - I added all of those to my feed reader.

  • [Question] Recommendations for Blogs or Online Magazines

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  • Yeah, I had already seen their YouTube channel (watched a series of videos of a couple of employees trying to identify different ballpoint / rollerball pens -- not as entertaining as I'd hoped for, but still good).

    I did manage to add their blog to my feed reader -- but I will be taking it with a grain of salt since they are a retailer trying to sell products that they carry.

  • Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition

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  • Okay - I am a bit of a dreamer, but I hope that Mojang dropping the obfuscation side of things is a sign that they are interested in working more closely with the community.

    Of course, if I were to put on my pessimistic hat, I might think this is a move for Mojang to distance themselves from the Java edition as it's likely that Microsoft thinks from a business perspective focusing on Bedrock is a better deal.

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  • Get Mojang to pull in large optimizations. Thus far, they have been uninterested in this (though some controversy over Optifine may have left a bad taste).

    I remember that. I think the issue there was it mostly handled badly... It seemed like Mojang was trying to go behind the communities back (which I thought sounded a lot like the way Microsoft does things...so I blamed them instead of Mojang). IMO - if this is an era of more open-collaboration it may be possible for Mojang to benefit from working with the community. (There is an excellent example of this in the way AMD has worked with the Open Source community...)

    Pull the changes into a modding framework. Understandably, Fabric/Forge aren’t willing to pull in a huge overhaul they’d have to maintain. Mojang may have similar feelings.

    I can see that too... That's why I am thinking that it might be possible for there to be a more collaborative effort... Like a repository set up where community devs can submit PR's for changes, and Mojang can either approve or deny them. If that started working well, I could see a situation where there are specifically Mojang employed community devs, the role of working on changes that will help both the main Minecraft tree and the modding community.

    (Okay, I am probably more optimistic than I should be -- after all Microsoft is in the mix here...)

  • Mike Waltz cut off in middle of UN speech: ‘It is not a Signal chat’

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  • Worse, there's an outright un-democratic coup in our government right now. It's corruption knows no bounds now... Accountability is just another word that has no meaning.

  • Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition

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  • Right, but this means these efforts can be undertaken on the current release, and done without having to work around Mohjang's obfuscation.

    Removing this kind of barrier is a major change. Less time will be spent on trying to understand code that has been obscured from view. It will be easier to ensure "correctness" in code that is optimizing the server (ie, that new code will not break internal dependencies). It will be easier to ensure compatibility between the official release and community based extensions.

    I understand that the modding community has been able to do a lot up to this point...(I play on an optimized modpack). But, I'm betting this will actually produce a larger jump in terms of the efficiency of all codebases - including Mohjangs. Just the reports that document issues (not CVE level issues) for Mohjang will lead to them improving the base code.

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  • Not only do I think this will generate a fair number of CVE's, I think there will be a lot of optimization of the code going on.

    Look at what happened with OpenOffice a few years back -- the Oracle buyout of Sun Microsystems forced the forking of OpenOffice to LibreOffice -- during which the new Dev team took the time cleanup and refactor the code. This resulted in a suite that was about 10 percent smaller, and removed a bunch of redundant things (like multiple copies of icons).

    I bet we see something similar with Minecraft -- even if it can't be an "authorized" version.

  • [Question] Buying Vintage Pens

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  • Yeah, benefits of age. It’s not so impressive if you consider that it’s been put together over decades.

    Doesn't make a difference. IMO, pens aren't something that should be a race to build a big collection. Afterall, these are tools that we use on a daily basis. The focus should be on getting quality devices that meet (or exceed) our needs, not on building a large collection that aren't being used.

    Pelikan is a choice. Great writers, and beautiful pens.

    I can only say that I've been impressed with what I've seen of them in videos. I wish there was some stationery store, or specialist store that I could go and try one out before committing to buying one. But, that's just not in the cards right now. (Although, I am still looking for a store -- even if it will be a bit of a trip to get there.)

  • [Question] Buying Vintage Pens

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  • Wow - that's quite the nice collection... So far I only have a few low end / entry level pens (TWSBI Eco, Asvine P36, Monteverde Ritma, Lamy AL-Star). I'm waiting on my Keweco Student. So far the surprise to me is that I like the Asvine the most of all of them... But I hope I will love the Keweco enough for it to become my EDC (I have the Rollerball version already - and really like the feel of the body).

    I believe a Pelikan is going to be the top of the pens that I will buy... I went into this thinking there were plenty of sub $100 pens that would suit me. While I know there are other, more expensive, pens I hear people raving about, but I never thought I would consider a pen over $200 - much less one in the $400 range.

  • [Question] Buying Vintage Pens

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  • I have heard the same thing in a number of the videos I've watched.

    I don't know if it's the quantity, the purity, the hardening process, or age that makes the difference. There are quite a few things that could account for the differences...but all seem to agree that the older nibs have different qualities compared to the modern nibs.

    This actually has brought up something I've been thinking about: is anyone investigating using different materials for nibs? Certainly we have different metals, formulations, and production processes that can be explored. But, beyond that there are different, non-metallic materials that could be explored...off the top of my head I'm wondering about carbon fiber.

    Anyway, I take your comment as another reason to be interested in vintage pens -- definitely something that is a factor to consider when thinking about purchasing a vintage pen over a modern version of the same pen.

  • [Question] Buying Vintage Pens

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  • Fair points. I don't think sourcing parts is going to be a problem (I'm considering a vintage Pelikan - which seems to be well supported). I think it was @backtoanalog@mastodon.social who mentioned finding a pen that has already been restored -- which is a good idea, IMO. Better to pay a bit extra for a pen that is in good working condition, rather than wading into the deep-end and trying to a restore a pen without experience.

    (One thought I have in that area: if I want to get into restoration, it'd probably be worth looking at second hand stores locally for pens that I won't have to invest a lot in... That way a failure won't be a financial disaster.)