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Edwin Kofler

@hyperupcall.bsky.social

113 followers 280 following 368 posts

Software Developer. Co-maintains SchemaStore, git-extras. asdf contributor.

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Edwin Kofler @hyperupcall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Software that "looks worse" is so much easier to use because the high contrast and harsh colors make it so much easier to identify where buttons, panels, and sections both start and end. Interfaces are meant to be used, not looked at.

Photograph of a "Recover files" dialog with old-style UI. Think light-grey buttons with black borders and harsh, dark, shadows.

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Edwin Kofler @hyperupcall.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Do I see a @github.com Actions fork of StepMania? 👀

Screenshot of GitHub project "actions/itgmania212121".

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Edwin Kofler @hyperupcall.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I miss this era of software... :(

Screenshot of https://ci.testling.com. Has very nice hand-drawn pictures and very cozy old-time feel.

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Edwin Kofler @hyperupcall.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Does NPM no longer allow for using an authenticator app as a 2FA method??? I just cancelled my existing one to replace it immediately (old phone broke), but now I'm not sure what to do... If there is a short cooldown period, I should know about it.

Screenshot of npmjs.com website showing "security key" as the only 2FA method.

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Edwin Kofler @hyperupcall.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I'm completely baffled and utterly flabbergasted by Ubuntu's decision to replace GNU coreutils and sudo with Rust equivalents. I understand that 25.10 isn't an LTS release, but I expect things to be more polished. 😬 Right off the bat, I'm hit with bugs for their version of `mktemp` and `sudo`: