Mo @mo@nitech.online

Apparently it’s a lot easier to make a Mac app support Dark Mode for Mojave if you don’t have hard-coded colours in it. And if you’re not forced into using hard-coded colours because of the way you draw your app window.

Looks like I’m spending a bit of time rewriting this app.

Much of yesterday was spent bashing my head against #python not being able to find it's packages when invoked as a subprocess from another Python process. Every time it was run it would report an `ImportError` for the module `site`. We even set up the `PYTHONHOME` and `PYTHONPATH` through the env with no luck. Today we're hoping that using a `venv` gives us more luck.

That said, I reckon that the problem is that we rely on too many abstractions for this whole thing. NPM, Brunch, Elm, Phoenix and so on. It all adds up to me not knowing what exactly is being done on my behalf.

I suspect there's a bit of spelunking in my future to figure out how the plumbing is actually hanging together. Then maybe I'll appreciate what is broken.

I think I'm close to giving up on #elm with #phoenix. After trying the upgrade to 0.19 again, I can get the Elm code compiling but it seems like Brunch doesn't like compiling it.

I don't understand why this sort of thing has to be so opaque.

Well, that's my purchase done. A nice new Series 4 Apple Watch to replace my venerable Series 0.

Toyed with the idea of dropping down to the smaller size, but didn't want to sacrifice my existing straps/bands.

So is anyone ordering new #apple devices at 8am this morning? Going for a new watch myself, but passing up the phone this year. Just not enough changes to justify the money when I'm wanting a new laptop at some point.

What about you @stuartgibson?

Oh they know how to win me back. I’m a sucker for their environmental schtick.

Doesn’t help that the stream keeps pausing this evening.

I know I’m in a minority these days but I really just want new Macs. (And I don’t mean the iPhone Xs Max) The #Apple events are definitely a lot more filler than killer now.

Where are my manners - the book is for sale at https://pragprog.com/book/jfelm/programming-elm

My fears about the book being in bad shape were unfounded. PragProg don't have their usual forum up and running any more so they couldn't announce that there were updates, but seems like the author was on top of it, and released new chapters to the beta program last week. Now I can try #elm 0.19 again!

It’ll be interesting to see what happens to the Programming Elm book from PragProg. It’s currently in beta, and while I wouldn’t say it is useless now, certainly many of the examples will be broken.

So today in side project #dev, I decided I was going to get back to writing an Elm-based web app to wrap my Elixir-based API.

As I usually do, I updated Erlang, updated Elixir then updated #elm. Well wasn’t that the big mistake.

Seems that Elm moves to 0.19 in late August and there were a few breaking changes. Got a lot of things working, but eventually gave up and reverted to 0.18 out of frustration and the realisation that there’s no good 0.19 examples out there yet.

#admin announcement - there is now an @admin account on the server that will be the default follow for all new users. We'll use the @admin account to announce changes to the server, and any planned maintenance for downtime, etc.

We'll also endeavour to use the #admin hashtag to that you can create a list just for tracking such announcements.

There might be a dancer inside this Sean Walsh guy, but it’s wrapped up in a Keith Lemon. #MarkAndMoTootStrictly

Kevin seems happy with this pairing #MarkAndMoTootStrictly

If Cat doesn’t say “owwwww!” every time he does a turn I’ll never vote for him #MarkAndMoTootStrictly

Oh look. Lee From Blue wore blue. #MarkAndMoTootStrictly

And yes, I know his name is Joe Sugg, but I’d rather name him after Emmerdale’s most classic character #MarkAndMoTwootStrictly

This Joe Sugden numpty looks like someone has Benjamin Buttoned yer man Jeremy Irons #MarkAndMoTootStrictly