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Aaron Parecki

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  • Gretchen Felker-Martin https://twitter.com/scumbelievable   •   Mar 10
    This is a MONTHLY budget. The rich have absolutely no connection whatsoever to reality.
    Aaron Parecki
    I've seen worse! At least they put retirement savings way up in that list!
    Portland, Oregon • 42°F
    12 likes 14 replies
    Fri, Mar 10, 2023 9:51pm -08:00
  • Dave - Post. Color. Gear. https://twitter.com/PostColorGear   •   Mar 11
    We're apparently, so far, gearing up for a Basic Filmmaker live stream "reunion" without the Basic Filmmaker lol (I asked. He's not going)
    Aaron Parecki
    hahaha I love this I am in. Don't tell Kevin 🤫
    Portland, Oregon • 43°F
    2 likes 1 reply
    Fri, Mar 10, 2023 8:45pm -08:00
  • Jessie Char https://twitter.com/jessiechar   •   Mar 11
    As a classically trained cellist, composer, former Apple employee, and CEO of a design studio that specialized in icon and UI design, I am ~uniquely qualified~ to comment on the Apple Music Classical app.
    Aaron Parecki
    I don't know why Twitter surfaced this to me at the top of my "For You" page, but as a trained pianist, composer, software architect, startup founder, and someone who interviewed at Apple, I am here for this! 💯💪
    Portland, Oregon • 43°F
    54 likes 1 reply
    Fri, Mar 10, 2023 8:17pm -08:00
  • Jake Sloan https://twitter.com/jakesloaninak   •   Mar 10
    I’m excited to be going to NAB this year. Can’t wait to meet up with fellow creators and some cool brands. Who should I make sure and meet with?
    Aaron Parecki
    yesss! we will finally meet in person!
    Portland, Oregon • 44°F
    3 replies
    Fri, Mar 10, 2023 7:00pm -08:00
  • Gavin Nelson https://twitter.com/Gavmn   •   Mar 9
    if you set your dock to hide, run this Terminal command to get rid of the slowest animation on macOS:

    Defaults write http://com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && defaults write http://com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4 && killall Dock

    trust me
    Aaron Parecki
    Thank you for this!

    According to my calculations, this will save me a full hour over the course of the next year. What should I do with the extra time?
    Portland, Oregon • 41°F
    6 likes 3 replies
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 9:02pm -08:00
  • MiTO https://twitter.com/mitodorito   •   Mar 10
    Deadass thought you’re talking about turning vid to jpegs at first
    Aaron Parecki
    omg me too 😅
    Portland, Oregon • 41°F
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 8:54pm -08:00
  • tim cappasskey https://twitter.com/timcappalli   •   Mar 10
    Wouldn't you want to prototype with the largest and most diverse group of users first?
    Aaron Parecki
    Depends on the goals of the prototype I guess. That's above my pay grade.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 40°F
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:46pm -08:00
  • Aaron Parecki https://aaronparecki.com/   •   Mar 9
    I've had a lot of practice the last 2 years.

    It surprises me every time though.
    Aaron Parecki
    wait did I say 2 years? I meant 3?? almost to the day in fact!
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 40°F
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:41pm -08:00
  • Nate https://xoxo.zone/@voiceofunreason   •   Mar 10

    @aaronpk 4 hours is incredible. If I do two, or sometimes even just one one-hour Zoom presentation in a day, I’m wiped.

    Aaron Parecki
    I've had a lot of practice the last 2 years.

    It surprises me every time though.
    Portland, Oregon • 40°F
    1 reply
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:40pm -08:00
  • tim cappasskey https://twitter.com/timcappalli   •   Mar 10
    support for the most widely used OS in the world would be nice before that :)
    Aaron Parecki
    you'll appreciate the passkey shoutouts in my post tho!
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 40°F
    1 like
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:38pm -08:00
  • tim cappasskey https://twitter.com/timcappalli   •   Mar 10
    support for the most widely used OS in the world would be nice before that :)
    Aaron Parecki
    eh it's an open protocol, ideally there is no "official" client at all. Anyone can make an Android client. They're just prototyping it on iOS for now.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 40°F
    3 replies
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:37pm -08:00
  • Johannes Ernst https://social.coop/@J12t   •   Mar 10

    @aaronpk How should #mastodon and other #fediverse apps support #oauth? Can we have a better experience than "enter your server URL here to follow"?

    Aaron Parecki
    Same advice really, but the "enter your server URL to follow" is a slightly different (and more complicated) problem.
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 40°F
    1 like
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:33pm -08:00
  • Daniel Batal ▶️ https://twitter.com/Daniel_Batal   •   Mar 8
    No.
    To be clear: Not run an ad on a video, run your video as an ad, basically putting paid reach behind it the same way the creator can.
    You'll sometimes see companies do this if a creator made a video about their product (sponsored or unsponsored) and they liked it.
    Aaron Parecki
    This happened to me once, the PR agency I worked with ran my video as an ad without telling me. I'm also suspicious that they might not have told their client, and used it as a way to boost the views on my video to make them look good?
    Portland, Oregon • 42°F
    2 likes
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 1:25pm -08:00
  • Vittorio https://twitter.com/vibronet   •   Mar 9
    Context switches are absolutely brutal in identity. The amount of context I need to swap in and out from my brain for different subtopics is staggering.
    Aaron Parecki
    Oh good it's not just me then
    Portland, Oregon • 41°F
    3 likes 1 reply
    Thu, Mar 9, 2023 1:13pm -08:00
  • Nick Nimmin https://twitter.com/NickNimmin   •   Mar 8
    Quick reminder: When you get an email like this, what they are offering isn't an actual sponsorship. What they are really doing is giving you a $100 sign on bonus to promote the company as an affiliate in your videos. Bypass "integration requirements" by just signing up for the… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1633520568720048128
    Aaron Parecki
    Whoa, this is a new one I haven't seen before! 🤔
    Portland, Oregon • 39°F
    1 like
    Wed, Mar 8, 2023 9:54pm -08:00
  • Tom Coates https://twitter.com/tomcoates   •   Mar 8
    I suppose it’s possible Musk just sticks with it interminably, burning through his own cash in a desperate attempt to rebuild his credibility? But I doubt it. What do you guys think?
    Aaron Parecki
    Yahoo?
    Portland, Oregon • 44°F
    1 reply
    Wed, Mar 8, 2023 4:39pm -08:00
  • M. Brandon Lee | THIS IS TECH TODAY https://twitter.com/thisistechtoday   •   Mar 8
    Ah, the illegal fake review scheme that can cause them to lose their store. It would be a shame if they got reported...
    Aaron Parecki
    lol yeah, the best part is the postcard says "for your safety, don't include this postcard in your photo in your review"
    Portland, Oregon • 44°F
    1 like 1 reply
    Wed, Mar 8, 2023 3:36pm -08:00
  • Steve Bate https://social.technoetic.com/@steve   •   Mar 8

    @aaronpk If it's a gift card that can be used to purchase a product from anyone (not just from the seller asking for the review), then that's different. However, they may have made a $200-300 profit on the $500 sale. Reinvesting part of the profit into reviews for a new-ish listing can create a competitive advantage that can pay off well over the longer term. Even if they break even or have a small loss, it can be an effective "loss leader" strategy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader

    Aaron Parecki
    Amazon gift cards are basically cash. And yes I'm familiar with the concept of a loss leader
    Portland, Oregon • 33°F
    Wed, Mar 8, 2023 6:22am -08:00
  • Steve Bate https://social.technoetic.com/@steve   •   Mar 8

    @aaronpk It sounds like a lot to “pay” (it doesn’t cost them $150) for a review, but the ROI depends on the price of the item being sold. Good reviews are a necessity for a successful listing on Amazon and they will affect sales performance for years. However, the technique is risky for them because it violates Amazon’s ToS and could cause them to lose the ability to sell on that platform.

    Aaron Parecki
    How does it not cost them $150 to send me a $150 gift card? This is different than the ones that offer to just refund a purchase or send something for free, since that costs them only the cost of the product, not actual cash.

    fwiw this was for a $500 purchase
    Portland, Oregon • 33°F
    1 reply
    Wed, Mar 8, 2023 6:08am -08:00
  • Brandon Trebitowski https://brandontreb.com   •   Mar 8

    That’s awesome. I actually use Quill daily for posting and testing. I ended up finding omnibear which does most of what I want. It even detects if a site supports webmentions and displays a “W” during the reply. Omnibear definitely leaves a bit to be desired, but does the job. Is your Quill bookmarklet public?

    Aaron Parecki
    Nice! hmm, I thought the bookmarklet was in Quill itself, but now that I'm looking for it it's only there for bookmarks and favorites. Well the secret is to make a bookmarklet to `https://quill.p3k.io/new?reply=https://example.com`, the JS should be similar to how the bookmark bookmarklet works though.
    Portland, Oregon • 42°F
    1 reply
    Tue, Mar 7, 2023 7:14pm -08:00
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Hi, I'm Aaron Parecki, Senior Security Architect at Okta, and co-founder of IndieWebCamp. I maintain oauth.net, write and consult about OAuth, and participate in the OAuth Working Group at the IETF. I also help people learn about video production and livestreaming and dabble in product design.

I've been tracking my location since 2008 and I wrote 100 songs in 100 days. I've spoken at conferences around the world about owning your data, OAuth, quantified self, and explained why R is a vowel. Read more.

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