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Eric Park

@ericswpark.com

Developer working on fun personal projects, sometimes actually useful. #compsci @ #Purdue, fullstack developer at #BlissLabs. Expect a continuous stream of consciousness that only makes sense sometimes. Check out my web face: https://ericswpark.com

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Eric Park@ericswpark.com · last wk.

IRS tells me they lost my check and to call them. Great, but the phone tree AI hangs up on me when I ask to speak with someone. Apparently there's nobody at the IRS anymore to take calls. But hey don't be late filing or else we'll fine you a bajillion dollars. Lmao

The IRS page that reads: File a claim for refund replacement check We are unable to process your claim. Call 1-800-829-0582, when asked for an extension, use 362. From outside the US, call 267-941-1000. TTY/TDD:1-800-829-4059. Contact Us Note: Before you call, please have a copy of your recent tax return. You will need to know the social security number, filing status, and refund amount claimed on your return. IRS Hours of Service: Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 4w ago

the win10 explorer context menu was totally fine, you could extend it as a developer by adding one registry key. now in win11 you need to define some com interface and get your app packaged in a certain way and signed by M$ because apparently the old menu was too bloated. WHY, microsoft???

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · last mo.

How did I miss this? Firefox supports web serial since May! Now they just need to expand this to WebUSB, WebHID, and WebBT. And who would've thought that the permission dialog they implemented wouldn't work?? hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/web-...

Announcing Web Serial Support in Firefox – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog

Support for Web Serial in Firefox 151 for Desktop Firefox can now connect directly to microcontrollers, development boards, 3D printers, power meters, and other serial-connected hardware from the web....

hacks.mozilla.org

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · last mo.

I love using my social media feed as a command pasteboard so I don't forget gems such as rsync -rptxAWh --partial --info=progress2 -v -n <src> <dst> For context, I needed to transfer Docker appdata from two servers while showing overall progress and preserving permissions/ownership

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · last mo.

Tim Sweeney is such a dumbass loser. I don't want to buy low-effort AI asset flip junk, and if Epic is going to hide that from consumers then what thought process leads to "yes we are just as good as Steam and surely people will shop with us" mp1st.com/news/epic-ce...

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Criticizes Steam's AI Disclosure Requirement, Calls It "Irresponsible"

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney criticizes Steam AI disclosure requirement, calling it irresponsible and saying it hurts game developers.

mp1st.com

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 2mo ago

apple music app on Windows can't handle audio devices being hotplugged. you have to literally restart the app or else it will refuse to continue playing or play another track. did nobody test the app before shipping??

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 2mo ago

Out of the blue Firefox warns me about this and sure enough, it's fucking Edge again. I've never opened it so presumably this was a silent setting revert update. Trust Microsoft to respect your choices my arse. This is actively malicious and makes computing frustrating. How is this legal again?

Screenshot with multiple windows and a notification. On the bottom right, there is a notification that reads "Keep using Firefox? Your default browser was recently changed. Tap to restore Firefox to default" with the options "Yes" and "No". The foreground window is the Windows Settings app, opened to Apps > Default Apps > Firefox. On the top, there is an option to "Make Firefox your default browser". Underneath is a list of file associations where Microsoft Edge is set as the default. The background window is Firefox and a dialog says "Make Firefox your default browser? Get speed, safety, and privacy every time you browse." with the options "Set as default browser" and "Not now"
Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 5mo ago

Steam Deck recorded a scene transition for the entire 2 hours of the background game recording. Managed to 100% a game and nothing got captured :/ Tried checking the stream chunks in desktop mode and it seems like it stopped recording a couple of seconds after launching.

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 5mo ago

Windows should show a "you're about to be scammed" warning if a user blindly follows instructions and tries to paste to the Windows+R run dialog

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 6mo ago

Time of year again where Apple Music asks me if I’m over 18 to listen to explicit tracks (Korean law). But this time my HomePod Mini has stopped playing them altogether even after verification. Very frustrating

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 6mo ago

Amber alerts really be like "yes I expect you to drop everything and go look for a car, driven by someone that has just abducted a child and could be dangerous" lol

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 6mo ago

Moving passkeys across password managers isn't supported right now, but I can at least look for `fido2Credentials:` in my BW export. Passkeys suck so much it's not even funny

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 7mo ago

Bought a new iPhone for my dad and the Signal transfer took longer than the entire iPhone transfer. We had to wait in the store for hours. How come it isn't part of the iPhone transfer? I get not wanting to keep app data on iCloud, but we used a wire transfer and I think that's secure enough.

Eric Park@ericswpark.com · 8mo ago

Received a phishing email that hosts the form on Cloudflare R2. Submitted an abuse report and got an automated reject because it couldn't recognize the fact that the phishing form is generated first by a proxy URL. Replied with more details and got rebuffed by another automated page. WTF, Cloudflare