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Notchmeisterers: It's been awhile but there is a new version of Notchmeister in TestFlight with:

• New Expando effect
• Added support for M2 in Notchmeister Control Panel (NCP)
• Fixed Notchmeister Control Panel (NCP) peeking below notch
• Fixed an issue with stray windows after a screen configuration change
• Twitter eradication :middle_finger:

Possibly related: this new MacBook Air is freakin' awesome.

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@BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm Paging @jamesthomson - is it possible to put a SpriteKit scene in a CALayer?

@chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm I don't _think_ so, but you could put an SKView or SCNView in a transparent window, and it would work.

@chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm I do indeed. I mean, genuinely would be happy to share, just tell me what you need :)

@jamesthomson @chockenberry @gedeonm I’m bursting at the possibility of a James Thomson Dice + Notchmeister collab

@BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @chockenberry @gedeonm This is the whimsical public collaboration I’ve been missing on macOS. Bonus points for color choices (die and pips for each) and the ability to fidget with them.

@macgnys @BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @gedeonm To keep this from spinning completely out of control, I'm limiting the color choices in the app to the purple/blue/black used in the M-series marketing materials. Except for that damn Cylon.

@chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm This is how it starts, then it’s all About screens and trendy 3D junk.

@jamesthomson @chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm Wasn't it Eudora which had the "waste cycles drawing trendy 3D junk" option?

@BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @gedeonm What are the chances that these die will cause some form of skin cancer?

@BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @gedeonm Going to call it “Fusion Dice” and then wait for a call from James’ lawyer.

@jamesthomson @chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm A fax is technically still a call, right? Or was. How do faxes even work these days!?

@chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson These dice must be 20 feet in diameter. They’re sooooooo slooooooow. 😂

@gedeonm @chockenberry @BasicAppleGuy The models I sent over were 1m in diameter in fact! The SceneKit engine doesn’t really like tiny physics objects. But you can tweak the physics speed to overcome that.

@jamesthomson @gedeonm @BasicAppleGuy Slow is also better for development so you can see what’s happening.

@chockenberry @jamesthomson @gedeonm @BasicAppleGuy This is interesting. Enjoying the progress updates🍿🎲 Curious if you can get fur shader working :)

@_ChrisHarris @jamesthomson @gedeonm @BasicAppleGuy You have to ask yourself this question: would Apple ever do fur?

@jamesthomson Mamy years ago, I was
building models Strata 3D that turned out to be too small. A Boolean operation failed due to the tiny size, and created what Strata called “An Insane Body”

@jeffcgd May we all be blessed with such a thing :)

@BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @gedeonm Fusion Dice are going to need a way to recharge…

@chockenberry @jamesthomson @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm I'm over here making popcorn while I wait for the next chapter.

@jamesthomson @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm Can't wait to check this in with a commit message of “Improved the angle of dangle”.

@jdubuc @jamesthomson @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm A cylinder with a 0.025 m radius and 0.15 m length. Just don’t ask me what the scaling of the world coordinates are 🥲

@chockenberry @jamesthomson @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm “It’s not the size that counts, it’s the coordinate space!”🤪

@chockenberry @jamesthomson @BasicAppleGuy @gedeonm shut it all down, we're done here: there won't be a better PR title than this.

@scottobara @BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson Yes and no. The hardware is there but it’s not supported by CoreMotion framework.

@BasicAppleGuy @jamesthomson @gedeonm Colors still need work (and I’m not going to tweak them until they're hanging underneath the notch). But the physics and animations are how I envisioned them.

@chockenberry cool! I don’t have a Macbook though… now you gonna make me buy one! Lol

@albertkinng It works on a Mac without a notch, too.

@chockenberry Where can I get the dice? I have the beta and the normal app and dice aren’t on any of them!