ebcode's comments

On: Bill Atkinson has died

[ebcode]

IIRC, the mouse pointer turning into a hand when you mouse over something clickable was original to HyperCard. And I think Brendan Eich was under a heavy influence of HyperTalk when created JavaScript.

[jjcob → ebcode]

JavaScript felt like it took the best parts of C (concise expressiveness) and the ease of use of HyperTalk (event handlers, easy hierarchical access to objects, etc). It was pretty sweet.

[Tabular-Iceberg → ebcode]

Wasn't the pointer always a hand in HyperCard?

[WillAdams → Tabular-Iceberg]

Depended on context, and what the stack programmer set it to. Possibilities (per Fig. 51-1 in _The Complete Hypercard Handbook, 2nd edition_ were:

- watch

- busy

- hand

- arrow

- iBeam

- cross

- plus

[mock-possum → WillAdams]

And in turn, from the css2 spec:

> auto | crosshair | default | pointer | move | e-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize | w-resize| text | wait | help | <url>

https://www.w3.org/TR/WD-CSS2-971104/ui.html

On: Australian who ordered radioactive materials walks away from court

[ebcode]

Hanford.

On: Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta

[ebcode]

No. I speak out, and I don't feel safe. It takes courage.

[djohnston → ebcode]

Your bravery is inspiring.

On: The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment

[ebcode]

good to know

On: Clean Code vs. A Philosophy Of Software Design

[ebcode]

> It's very rare to see any kind of sensible research when it comes to the science part of CS.

Have you discovered the work of Victor Basili?

On: Cruel ASMR Video by the White House of Deporting Immigrants

[ebcode]

Jason Kottke is a well-known developer, and I find his sentiment of being ashamed to be an american resonating.

On: By the end of today, NASA's workforce will be about 10 percent smaller

[ebcode]

Ketamine.

On: Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com'

[ebcode]

Thank you, dang. I think you've done the right thing here, and I'm sure you're also under a lot of stress right now. Thanks for having faith in the community to discuss this amicably.

[dang → ebcode]

Thank you!

[patcon → dang]

<3

I sometimes post snarky comments and a tiny version of dang that sits on my shoulder scolds me into editing it.

That's both strange and a testament to your work.

[ksec → patcon]

That is me also. Sometimes the bad side of yourself just want to start another war over the internet, but whenever I see Dang I just thought I should edit myself and not make his job any harder than what is already an insane job.

[ksec → dang]

Just wan to say Thank You again. I still dont know how you handle HN all the time. May be some day you could post about tips and tricks or lessons learned from moderating HN.

[belter → dang]

Thank you for your work.

On: This ain't the Apprentice. Stop Calling Them Firings. They're Purges

[ebcode]

honestly, having my head in the sand has been keeping me sane… but I acknowledge the coup. Just not sure what I can do, beyond that. Our country has been genocidal since its founding. So, not to be too cynical here, but, same shit, different day, I guess.

On: Musk proposes ignoring all regulation

[ebcode]

Musk Apparently Gutting America