{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ben Lings","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/ben_lings@hachyderm.io","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1275903","username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io","bio":"I write software. Formerly @ben_lings on Twitter","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png"},"items":[{"id":"90375666","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>manton</span></a></span> yeah - would not recommend listing for free. Much better to ask for a nominal amount and then not accept any money when they come to collect!</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/116592124955485353","date_published":"2026-05-17T21:50:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:50","date_timestamp":1779054641,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88950207","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@rmondello\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>rmondello</span></a></span> this was on the front page of BBC news for me <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8wnzly5j5o\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8wnz</span><span class=\"invisible\">ly5j5o</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/116461308477778091","date_published":"2026-04-24T19:22:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 19:22","date_timestamp":1777058540,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87530150","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mekkaokereke</span></a></span> 💯 The UK’s attempts to make child-related benefits income-dependent (see <a href=\"https://archive.ph/2026.03.25-225320/https://www.ft.com/content/e8f10ba1-e555-45c9-8c46-8ef77aa38854\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">archive.ph/2026.03.25-225320/h</span><span class=\"invisible\">ttps://www.ft.com/content/e8f10ba1-e555-45c9-8c46-8ef77aa38854</span></a>) have lead to huge distortions in people’s behaviour, where people are reducing hours to avoid being worse off due to a pay rise. Much better to not tax having children.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/116341125872480883","date_published":"2026-04-03T13:58:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 13:58","date_timestamp":1775224698,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54008585","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mekkaokereke</span></a></span> Paris has this everywhere (plus super high kerbs… I’m not sure how much is for pedestrian safety and how much to stop people just parking anywhere they like…) <a href=\"https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/8/19/the-streets-of-paris\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">strongtowns.org/journal/2019/8</span><span class=\"invisible\">/19/the-streets-of-paris</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113759011350974848","date_published":"2025-01-02T13:32:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-02 13:32","date_timestamp":1735824758,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"50402054","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://glasgow.social/@craignicol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>craignicol</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mekkaokereke</span></a></span> I’ve noticed a big shift since shared parental leave came in (UK). From my colleagues (IT consultancy, mostly male): Before, most (all?) dads would take the statutory 2 weeks paternity leave immediately after the birth. After, most would take 3 months of shared leave after the mother had taken the first 6 months.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113540114637430328","date_published":"2024-11-24T21:44:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-24 21:44","date_timestamp":1732484659,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45076479","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@robertryan\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>robertryan</span></a></span> maybe? The fact that it’s possible for developers to do this, but few do (none that I’ve seen), might mean that the demand isn’t there.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113103623918685439","date_published":"2024-09-08T19:38:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-08 19:38","date_timestamp":1725824339,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"45075535","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@robertryan\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>robertryan</span></a></span> I think developers could do this themselves with a static quick action and openSettingsURLString?</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113103547007621830","date_published":"2024-09-08T19:19:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-08 19:19","date_timestamp":1725823166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44545692","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@siracusa\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>siracusa</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>b0rk</span></a></span> macOS changing the default was what made me switch to Fish. I figured if I was going to try learning a new shell, I would go for one that had very positive opinions about it.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113055404038882693","date_published":"2024-08-31T07:16:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-31 07:16","date_timestamp":1725088562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"44373879","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@fay59\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>fay59</span></a></span> my Google review history…</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F113%2F040%2F980%2F671%2F215%2F589%2Foriginal%2F3ef281f7bbab2771.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/113040981993782340","date_published":"2024-08-28T18:08:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-28 18:08","date_timestamp":1724868499,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43634516","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@simonwood\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>simonwood</span></a></span> completely agree <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings/112916261068821958\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">hachyderm.io/@ben_lings/112916</span><span class=\"invisible\">261068821958</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112973602053065248","date_published":"2024-08-16T20:32:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-16 20:32","date_timestamp":1723840363,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"43347452","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@mattiem\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mattiem</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@krzyzanowskim\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>krzyzanowskim</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.cloud/@drewmccormack\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>drewmccormack</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@jasongregori\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jasongregori</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/@tclementdev\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>tclementdev</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@icanzilb\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>icanzilb</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@cocoaphony\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>cocoaphony</span></a></span> would adding a `typealias Isolation = (any Actor)?` to the stdlib help with this? It would at least make `isolation: Isolation = # isolation` easier to remember.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112948029129649006","date_published":"2024-08-12T08:09:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-12 08:09","date_timestamp":1723450151,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"42782978","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Migueldeicaza</span></a></span> same with parentheses around conditions</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112894724805022893","date_published":"2024-08-02T22:13:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-02 22:13","date_timestamp":1722636792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"42595469","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@holly\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>holly</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@helge\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>helge</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@mattiem\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mattiem</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@jasongregori\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jasongregori</span></a></span> the current `isolation: isolated (any Actor)? = <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/isolation\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>isolation</span></a>` way of making this ‘isolation generic’ seems very similar to the way of adding generic parameters to make a method ‘type generic’. I think we need a shorthand equivalent to `some Protocol` for ‘isolation generic’. I don’t know if `@isolated(any)` is the right option for it, but I think we need something.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112879916609923841","date_published":"2024-07-31T07:27:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-31 07:27","date_timestamp":1722410836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41445464","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@cocoaphony\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>cocoaphony</span></a></span> my understanding is that an await just marks a potential suspension point. In your example, both methods are isolated to the same actor, to the called method starts without a suspension point. It’s only when it gets to Task.sleep that it will actually suspend. But, ask you say, this can be hard to reason about because it requires knowing the implementation of that methods.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112780455482833591","date_published":"2024-07-13T17:53:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-13 17:53","date_timestamp":1720893180,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41236989","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@lorentey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>lorentey</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@NeoNacho\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>NeoNacho</span></a></span> I always found YES and NO quite charming and human</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112762521992001688","date_published":"2024-07-10T13:52:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-10 13:52","date_timestamp":1720619537,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"40932787","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jonhicks</span></a></span> the other way of looking at it is that it’s only possible because Reform has split the right wing vote…</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112734571479904110","date_published":"2024-07-05T15:24:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-05 15:24","date_timestamp":1720193046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39596268","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@siracusa\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>siracusa</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>marcoarment</span></a></span> There *used to be* a setting that did this. It now only applies on Android. There’s instead now a setting *in Chrome* to do this. 🙄✖️💯</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112617147104594212","date_published":"2024-06-14T21:41:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-14 21:41","date_timestamp":1718401292,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"39474068","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://techhub.social/@brandonhorst\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>brandonhorst</span></a></span> seems like they are splitting upgrade revenue <a href=\"https://mas.to/@carnage4life/112607106871401934\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mas.to/@carnage4life/112607106</span><span class=\"invisible\">871401934</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112607811667797219","date_published":"2024-06-13T06:07:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-13 06:07","date_timestamp":1718258845,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"38275007","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Migueldeicaza</span></a></span> I’ve been using HyperJar for kids’ pocket money in the UK - looks similar <a href=\"https://hyperjar.com/pre-paid-card/kids-card\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">hyperjar.com/pre-paid-card/kid</span><span class=\"invisible\">s-card</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112507922775704181","date_published":"2024-05-26T14:44:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 14:44","date_timestamp":1716734661,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35819413","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://cosocial.ca/@timbray\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>timbray</span></a></span> or the hands 🫣</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112297001862567247","date_published":"2024-04-19T08:44:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-19 08:44","date_timestamp":1713516263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35052862","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://macaw.social/@sommer\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>sommer</span></a></span> “most successful human communication happens by accident” (Wiio’s 1st law) </p><p>“There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers”</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112232279022436913","date_published":"2024-04-07T22:24:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-07 22:24","date_timestamp":1712528671,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34627358","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@nicklockwood\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>nicklockwood</span></a></span> I believe this is ‘as designed’ for .automatic button style within a List:<br>&gt; If you create a button inside a container, like a List, the style resolves to the recommended style for buttons inside that container for that specific platform.</p><p><a href=\"https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/primitivebuttonstyle/automatic\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">developer.apple.com/documentat</span><span class=\"invisible\">ion/swiftui/primitivebuttonstyle/automatic</span></a></p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112195907963976307","date_published":"2024-04-01T12:14:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-01 12:14","date_timestamp":1711973693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33814069","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>b0rk</span></a></span> I’ve used CVS, svn, VSS, TFS, hg and git. Git because:<br>* fast<br>* conceptual model that branches aren’t intrinsic to commits, but are pointers to them is the better model of reality<br>* really like being able to build up what’s in a commit line by line<br>* fast</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112123379305030735","date_published":"2024-03-19T16:49:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-19 16:49","date_timestamp":1710866993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33782003","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>b0rk</span></a></span> I only use pull when on the main branch (and have pull.ff=only set to avoid accidental merges) and fetch at any other time.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112121113730039068","date_published":"2024-03-19T07:13:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-19 07:13","date_timestamp":1710832423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32685502","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@siracusa\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>siracusa</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://linh.social/@qlp\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>qlp</span></a></span> it’s so bad. The steering wheel buttons mean I have to look away from the road to change the volume. Forget being able to change track on the steering wheel: they decided to make this up and down (why???!). I still don’t know which is which after 18 months driving it.</p>","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/ben_lings/statuses/112022202798869401","date_published":"2024-03-01T19:59:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-01 19:59","date_timestamp":1709323162,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15067364","content_html":"<p>Ah, Black Friday! The time of year where you discover which companies actually understand what ‘opting out of marketing communications’ actually means.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings/109426490604011488","date_published":"2022-11-29T09:55:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ben Lings","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@ben_lings","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F421%2F889%2F959%2F529%2F227%2Foriginal%2F00649d0eed60637c.png","_microblog":{"username":"ben_lings@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-29 09:55","date_timestamp":1669715737,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}