Jonathan @jmcphers

Software engineer at @posit_pbc. I like plain text, long books, and riding bicycles. jmcphers.github.io Redmond, WA Joined February 2007

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Jonathan @jmcphers

3 months ago

Disappointed in @Apple quality today. I have a 2013 MacBook that still works. Today, I learned that my 3 year old, $3,500 MacBook has a failed logic board and Apple recommends "recycling" it. It's 3 months out of Apple Care. You don't make 'em like you used to, @Apple .

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Jonathan @jmcphers

4 months ago

I'll be taking your questions on RStudio, Positron, and friends at @positpbc's Data Science Hangout w/@kjhealy tomorrow (5/29) @ 12pm ET. Join us! pos.it/dsh

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Jonathan @jmcphers

8 months ago

QUICK! Back up your password before we let someone else use it!!

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15 years ago

I'm pretty sure I'm connected to the moon.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

11 months ago

Talks from @posit_pbc's posit::conf 2024 are all online! Here's what I've been working on for the last couple of years. youtube.com/watch?v=8uRcB3…

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Jonathan @jmcphers

12 months ago

This one almost got me! Stay safe out there, folks.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

a year ago

5 year old: What's happening, big guy? Me: Don't call me "big guy." It's kinda weird. 5 year old: You'll get used to it, big guy.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

a year ago

Congrats @standardebooks on this milestone! (And on formatting the full text of Ulysses. Good heavens.) If you've ever waded through 954 poorly formatted $0.99 copies of "public domain" works on Amazon, you know that this organization is doing the Lord's Work.

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a year ago

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Jonathan @jmcphers

a year ago

12 year old: *shows me an elaborate PowerPoint presentation he made for a game show called "The Rice is Right", in which contestants must watch a short, close-up video clip of a granular substance and guess whether it is rice* Me: 12 year old: This idea came to me in a dream

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Jonathan @jmcphers

a year ago

Unforgettable.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

a year ago

Someone used one of my e-mail addresses to sign up for @Match, with the result that I'm now getting a marketing email from them 3-4 times a day. Didn't we agree to send people emails to confirm their subscriptions? I thought we agreed to that.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

Buck up, baby blowfish. Just puff up bigger than your sadness and scare it right off. That's the only way to live in the awful old ocean. -- @catvalente, Radiance

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Jonathan @jmcphers

3 years ago

While I identify as a Christian, I think the #HeGetsUs #SuperBowl ads were awful. I don't think Jesus needs or wants our slick marketing campaigns. It cheapens the Man of Sorrows to put him on billboards and bumper stickers. He isn't a product.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

Dear Manufacturers of Children's Drinkware and Manufacturers of Garbage Disposals, One of you needs to change the diameter of your product. I don't care who. Sincerely, Every Parent in the World

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

If you're working on software meant to last a long time, use long, unique names for all non-local identifiers (functions, classes, etc.). Future You is gonna need to find references, and Future You is only going to be able to use "find string".

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depths of wikipedia! @depthsofwiki

2 years ago

The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

Got to see @haniaranimusic last night here in Seattle. Huge recommend -- gorgeous, enveloping, transcendent music.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

It's deeply uncool that @Google literally disables your e-mail account if you take too many pictures with your phone.

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

Just tried this and @playdate nailed it! The SDK is easy to use and requires little boilerplate. It's trivial to put your own games on your own device. The simulator is very nice, too. It's hackable and fun and not $100 a year. Dearest @Apple, please take notes.

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2 years ago

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Jonathan @jmcphers

2 years ago

Me: what's the dog's name? My 5 year old (anticipating my every move): I don't know! And I don't mean the dog's NAME is "I don't know." I mean I don't know the name of the dog!