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James Long

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@jlongster

work at @opencode. prev @stripe, maker of @actualbudget, @mozilla. also started prettier.
Richmond, VA jlongster.com Joined May 2008
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James Long Verified account @jlongster
I think I'm actually more productive on my phone because I don't have other distractions like X always there. I'm also not just staring into the screen

now I get to walk around and talk to my phone
James Long Verified account @jlongster
anyone know someone who works with lighting or optics? I'm building a custom backlit light and want a sanity check if my estimates for LED placing & diffusion amounts are correct

(I'm ordering from china and want to avoid buying a sample, risky I know)
James Long Verified account @jlongster
there's so much work that goes into making a product work well on windows. it's such a different environment. for example: it sucks at spawning processes

thanks for @LukeParkerDev (and others) opencode is gonna be awesome on windows github.com/anomalyco/open…
github.com fix(core): launch snapshot Git and shell tool commands off the server thread on Windows by Hona ·... On Windows, creating a process blocks the thread that asks for it: several milliseconds each, and about 1 in 50 takes over 100 ms. The server's main thread made about 160 launches in one 13...