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This seems to be a wrapper around LangAgents that can be linked to iMessage. I would not say the agents "live in iMessage," rather that they interface through iMesssage.

You can find a bit more on what's (likely) behind this in the github repo: https://github.com/photon-hq/flux

(NB: the deployed version may not be exactly the same as the code in the repo)


A common trick (also often needed when using non-gel ballpoints) is to add some extra weight to the pen (for example, put a small glass jar/cup upside down over the pen, or use some large machine nuts).

Beware that this is harder on the servo lifting the pen, so you may want to order a few extra of those (also at TaoBao/AliExpress). I've switched from the cheap SG90 servos that are often used to the only slightly more expensive MG90S with all metal gears that seem to do better.


Thomas DeMarse is mentioned in some of the 2004 news articles. His Google Scholar profile has the following short paper published at a conference in 2005: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Thom...


For the interested, there is a PDF: https://users.speakeasy.net/~lion/nb/book.pdf

See also Hack 17 in Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level (not the best link but you'll get close: https://books.google.no/books?id=kh8NbTzaalwC&printsec=front..., at the end of the section he recommends not following the 2003 book...)


@aireo, one often heard advise to hone those technical writing skills is to start a technical blog where you document what you have learned/investigated. If you use GitHub pages (free) to host the blog, you’ll learn some git and static site generation based on markdown as well.

Viewing this blog as your own “external memory” or a place where you document your journey can help to overcome some of the factors that may be blocking when aiming to write for a general (developer) audience.


I love this idea. I also see the value in reflecting upon what's been learned. Appreciate this great input.


“Reader View” solves the horrible font choice...


Since even FireFox mobile did not offer reader mode to me, i used EinkBro to make it readable. Strange name but a nice alternative browser to have on Android. Got recommended here on HN.


While I agree that the results of publicly funded research should be available as open access, IEEE does not (yet) provide authors universally with that option. However, a quick Google Scholar search would have led you to online copies [1]

[1] https://scholar.google.com/scholar?&q=Software%20Development...


^^ this!

Don’t overthink, go and enjoy.

(trips in bear country take a bit of additional preparation, but also that can be done w/o too much hassle, lots of info online)


I’m totally stunned you would not even consider for a minute the ~10% of people who are colorblind (not part of that group, but always aware while creating visualizations as a scientific writer)


To be fair, the full book, "Refactoring UI" — from which this article sourced — has a section on color accessibility. To quote from there:

> "Always use color to support something that your design is already saying; never use it as the only means of communication."


That seems pretty out of the scope of this article. An article about accessibility can be covered separately and most accessibility articles already recommend that color isn't the only indicator, so a warning/error is still distinguishable with icons & shapes & text.

It's kind of discouraging to see insinuations that the author doesn't consider certain people because an article doesn't explore and include caveats for everything.


I am part of colorblind groups. People loves mixing green and red in scientific plots in papers I read. It's effing irritating. 10% is not such a small number, we are many more than IE users.


Thank you!

Colorblind friendly red/yellow/green for status for danger/warning/success goes a long way. And it's not that hard.


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