Unicode for Keyboard Symbols
#macOS tip: • Use “Go to Folder” (⇧⌘G) to visit a path. • Works in Finder and dialog boxes.
#VisualStudioCode tip: In “Quick Open” (Windows: Control-P, Mac: Command-P), you can use absolute paths. Use case: File is open in one VSC workspace and you’d like to open it in another window (without using drag & drop).
Netflix web app—“More Like This”: You can only *play* those shows—you can’t go to their home pages (not even from the player). Workaround: Remove the search string (“?” and everything after it) from the URL. Then the back arrow at the top gets you to the home page.
Interesting detail: “[…] Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it's still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?”
Best way to send data from server to web page? My current favorite: <script type="application/json" id="json"> const data = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('json').innerText); Escaping JSON:
RE: Another option (downside: slightly verbose): > const [result] = await Promise.allSettled([fetch('https:')]) > result { status: 'rejected', reason: someTypeError, } View quoted note →
#Mastodon Tip: “quick boosting” means that boosting is activated as it was before quote posts – via a single click. To enable it, go to: Preferences > Appearance > Boosting preferences > Enable quick boosting. To quote a post you can either: • Use the triple-dot context menu that each post has. • Paste its URL while you are creating the quoting post. ✅ Regardless of this setting: Shift-Click always boosts immediately.
München: Schade dass Journalismus immer noch oft unterschwellig Pro-Auto formuliert: Viele Leute wollen das, nicht nur Grüne und SPD. Und es klingt so, als wären alle Anwohner dagegen. Meistens sind es laute Minderheiten, die Aufmerksamkeit von den Medien bekommen, nicht die große Mehrheit, die die Änderungen schätzt. /cc [@vcd_muenchen]( ) image