Avery Vine

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 Localization Software Engineer #Ottawa 🇨🇦 → #SanFrancisco 🇺🇸 #computers by day, #piano by night

A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is worth it purely for access to the absolutely outstanding arrangements of various Nintendo tracks from Mario Kart World's Free Roam mode

Been awake for 23 hours travelling home from Edinburgh today and I've only made it to Denver and have (at best) another 5 hours ahead of me before I make it to my own bed 🫩

In case you missed the announcement during yesterday's #WWDC26 State of the Union, you can now translate your app into new languages directly in Xcode! I dive deep into what enables this exciting new workflow in my session, "Translate your app using agents in Xcode". #Xcode #localization #iOSDev

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Find out how Xcode and coding agents help you translate String Catalogs using the context of your app. We'll walk through strategies for...

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If you're at Apple Park for #WWDC26, come find me at the Developer Tools lab for the next couple of hours! Would love to talk about anything & everything related to #localization, including our brand new feature to translate your app right in Xcode!

I dare you to not tap your feet to this (Grammy winner btw) youtu.be/LBIo5QuEeaA

Super Mario Praise Break - *Gospel Mario Bros Medley* (The 8-Bit Big Band)

THIS ARRANGEMENT HAS JUST WON FOR THE 2026 GRAMMY AWARDS in the category of Best Arrangement: Instrumental or A Cappella!! THANK YOU ALL! Luigi lock the doors, nobodies leaving until we get 100 gold coins in the offering plate!! In this offering to the VGM community we humbly present this medley of some of Super Mario Bros. greatest melodies to help you gain entrance into the Mushroom Kingdom of heaven!! The tunes included are: Super Mario Bros Theme (obviously) Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64 Gusty Garden Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy Athletic Theme from Super Mario World The princess might be in another castle, but the lord is in the house today! If HE has brought you to another level, go ahead and bless him!! No blue shell thrown against me shall prosper!! Lots of new videos coming your way so be sure to like and subscribe! Follow The 8-Bit Big Band on social for behind the scenes video and updates on new stuff! Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/the8bitbigband Discord ► https://discord.gg/nKnpAv5 TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@the8bitbigband Twitter ► https://twitter.com/the8bitbigband https://www.the8bitbigband.com FULL ALBUMS AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES and BANDCAMP! Spotify ► https://spoti.fi/2DaYx69 BandCamp ► https://the8bitbigband.bandcamp.com Apple Music ► https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-8-bit-big-band/1397902589 Amazon Music ► https://amzn.to/35QHtjp "The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting! Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers. Band leader/Arranger/Orchestrated by: https://www.youtube.com/user/CRosenMusic @CRosenMusic FULL CREDITS: Produced by Charlie Rosen, Matthew Whitaker, and Bryan Carter Hammond B3 Organ - Matthew Whitaker Piano - Michael O. Mitchell Guitar - Marcos Robinson Bass - Marcus Reddick Drums - Marques Walls Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould Alto Sax 2 - Emily Pecoraro Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger Baritone Sax - Adison Evans Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis Trumpet 2 - John Lake Trumpet 3 - Danny Jonokuchi Trumpet 4 - Wayne Tucker Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell Trombone 2 - Robert Edwards Trombone 3 - Javier Nero Bass Trombone - Reginald Chapman III Violins - Tomoko Akaboshi, Caroline Cassio, Maria Im, Eli Bishop, Daniel Constant, Francesca Dardani, Nicole Wright, Lucy Voin Violas - Laura Sacks, Tia Allen, Sunjay Jayaram, Kayla Williams Cellos - Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang, Zachary Brown, Terrence Thornhill Music by Koji Kondo and Mahito Yokota Arranged/Produced by Charlie Rosen, Matthew Whitaker and Bryan Carter Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ #the8bitbigband #videogamemusic #videogamejazz

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So many apps and websites out there get this wrong (given their focus on such verbs) that I finally sitdowned, rollupped my sleeves, and speakupped in visual form. A sign for me to tap in the future!

Setup, backup, and login are nouns.

Begin Setup
Your login attempt
See Latest Backup

They can also be adjectives:

Setup Assistant
Login Window
Backup Procedure

They are NOT verbs:

I setup my account
First, login here
How can I backup?

Set up, back up, and log in are verbs.

Let’s set up your account
Click here to log in
Back Up Now


An easy way to test for this:
put it in the past tense. If setup was a single-word verb, you would (goofily) say:

I setupped my account.
Next, I loginned.
When I backupped,

These are just three such verbs that include a preposition; there are many more. You know the difference between nouns and verbs. You can do this.

Prompt 3.5 is out! A big update to our terminal emulator. We fixed bugs. We deeply lowered the price (everything is too expensive rn). And we added… …Apple Vision Pro?! Yes. Including an optional immersive environment for maximum hacking vibes. Did you ask for this? No. Was it fun? Yes. prompt.app

DOOM fully rendered in CSS. Every surface is a <div> that has a background image, with a clipping path with 3D transforms applied. Of course CSS does not have a movable camera, so we rotate and translate the scene around the user.

Looking at spending a week in #Scotland in mid-June. I'm planning on a 3-day tour to and around the Isle of Skye, and basing myself out of Edinburgh the rest of the time. Would love to hear people's recommendations about hikes, things to do, (vegetarian-friendly) restaurants to visit, etc!

Not sure how I feel about the Americans taking advantage of the fact that their white uniforms apparently make them invisible to the referees