Jeff Martin

Making a better internet for myself and friends. And trying to evenly distribute the future.

Full-stack software engineer working in academia, and on my own tools, in #rust #kotlin #python #javascript.

Interested in online #privacy and #FOSS.

gladtech.social admin.

Previously:
2019-03 @cuchaz@mastodon.technology
2017-06 @cuchaz@mastodon.social

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2024-08-18 22:49:39

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@npub1u23…dmul yeah, I feel like "closing" your account at places like that does more harm than good. It's not like they're going to delete any of your data, and after "closing", you lose any levers you had to influence what they do with it.

2024-08-16 21:38:15

Writing documentation takes forever!
Probably because of all the procrastination. :blobcatgrimacing:

2024-08-16 03:28:55

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@npub1ztm…wrpw Happy to add my like to the pile. I feel like there aren't many tech folks on bsky yet, but maybe we're just not seeing each other yet.
https://bsky.app/profile/jeff.cuchazinteractive.org

2024-08-15 14:44:28

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@npub1d92…x8kn ooof, feeling this one right now. Summer slowdown has meant a bunch of big changes haven't been released yet. So they're just piling up. I wonder what will happen when that release finally goes out.

2024-08-10 13:38:33

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@npub198t…hasj ah, yes. Bad screen is done. Time for good screen.
https://files.gladtech.social/media_attachments/files/112/937/990/606/330/264/original/6f4b4577af8f5998.jpg

2024-08-08 01:55:49

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@npub1g6x…4rvz I sympathize with you here. Completely. =D

2024-08-07 18:37:53

I just finished playing the Cubeworld mod for Factorio.
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Ultracube
It was fun! I'd definitely recommend it if you enjoy Factorio and you're looking for an extra challenge. It's a more reasonable-sized chunk of content too, compared to the massive epic that is Space Exploration. Ultracube is less build-a-massive-interstellar-factory-and-conquer-the-universe and more build-a-small-factory-but-optimize-it-relentlessly-to-solve-puzzles.

2024-08-04 13:29:32

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@npub1d92…x8kn Oh interesting, the path from German to Japanese to English changes the word a bit. Picking Bartz over Butz seems to be an attempt to undo some of the loss in translation.

2024-08-04 05:29:45

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@npub1d92…x8kn weird. The version I played translated it as Bartz, I think.

2024-08-04 05:09:50

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@npub163w…kltl oooh, an updated cryptographic right answers!
I'm not qualified to pick any nits here tho.

2024-08-02 16:55:28

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@npub1fla…wyz0 I :blobcatheart: my Framework too!

2024-08-02 16:45:55

Oof, fedi is real spicy today. Lots of beefs flying around. :blobcatgrimacing: Maybe I should just take a break for a bit.

2024-07-31 04:08:46

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@npub199l…ljf5 just bonkers, right? I get that companies want reliable income streams, but I really don't want everything to be a subscription!

2024-07-29 14:32:02

Implementing some web APIs and mistyped DOMParser as "DOM Arser". I think I like that version better.

2024-07-27 14:48:20

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@npub1u23…dmul I had always wondered who was paying for Docker Hub. Insane amounts of storage and bandwidth isn't cheap. I guess now we know the answer probably was just VCs.

2024-07-25 18:43:41

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@npub1g6x…4rvz lol, that thread! :blobcatheadache:

2024-07-19 18:39:58

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@npub1u23…dmul *popcorn intensifies*

2024-07-19 18:31:46

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@npub1u23…dmul the post mortems on this will be interesting. :blobcatpopcorn:
That is, if we ever get to read them. Because, you know ... security.

2024-07-19 04:09:28

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@npub1u23…dmul been watching that place for a while now. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

2024-07-17 14:39:29

Yes, actually, advertisers really are shifting to first-party tracking. And that will be *much* harder for ad blockers to deal with.
https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/tag-manager/first-party/setup-guide
We're headed for some interesting times.

2024-07-14 21:53:04

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@npub1zcr…nzfw I'm also worried this won't work well for small sample sizes, for what it's worth.

2024-07-14 17:33:03

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@npub18xc…4tjd You may be interested in this toot. =D
https://boing.world/@pre/112778798917114095

2024-07-14 16:56:59

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@npub1had…advy The new adtech setting was released in version 128. Any chance you're using an older version than that?

2024-07-13 15:03:52

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@npub1wpt…3tl8 Yeah, the mental gymnastics I'm seeing to self-convince adtech is Good Actually is pretty wild.

2024-07-13 13:21:09

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@npub1xz2…04xe no problem. Hope you feel better soon!

2024-07-13 12:55:05

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@npub19zt…y92k bingo! :blobcatthumbsup:
I think we should make advertisers go back to that system.

2024-07-13 12:49:09

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@npub1q7h…23uz yeah, sorry about that. My original wording was needlessly confusing. I've tried to fix it by editing the toot. If you can see the edits, the latest revision should hopefully be clearer.

2024-07-13 12:46:20

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@npub1pmn…pv26 Not sure what the story for this setting is on mobile, but thanks for reporting. Maybe the setting isn't released, or exposed, in mobile?

2024-07-13 12:44:24

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@npub1xz2…04xe probably you're still using an older version? This change was released in version 128.

2024-07-13 12:34:52

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@npub1rsh…8rdq oof, I'll need to double-check my settings there. Thanks for the reminder!

2024-07-13 12:18:18

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@npub17k2…96df that is exactly the kind of tracking I want to prevent. Because it's not all that different from tracking my behavior in general.

2024-07-13 11:47:33

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@npub1lv0…zfkx that sounds like a very long-winded way of saying: sends the reports back.

2024-07-12 21:59:50

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@npub1ayr…jdwv Whoops, yeah. I could have probably written that better. Words are hard.

2024-07-12 21:58:50

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@npub1qdg…q02f Whoops, you're right. I could probably have written that better. Words are hard. =P

2024-07-12 21:54:09

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@npub1r68…3knl Mint is downstream of Ubuntu. Weird that I get the setting and you don't. Maybe Mint pulls Firefox from Debian and not Ubuntu.

2024-07-12 21:50:20

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@npub1ual…34tj Sadly, I don't. I stopped using Firefox on Android a while back in favor of a fork called Mull. So I don't know what the setting looks like on mobile, or if it's even there at all.

2024-07-12 21:48:03

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@npub1r68…3knl Also, what distro are you on? Linux Mint here, so I imagine everything Debian related would have the setting in 128?

2024-07-12 21:47:20

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@npub1r68…3knl Wow, that's a really good question. I don't know enough about either tech to give a good answer, but if you made me guess, I'd say they both sound pretty similar. In goal, if not implementation.

2024-07-12 21:17:31

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@npub1u3q…8ard Yeah. It didn't use to be like this. It all just makes me sad now. :blobcatverysad:

2024-07-12 21:05:35

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@npub1knk…8et6 It's a bool.

2024-07-12 21:00:42

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@npub1knk…8et6 Found it! Try this:
dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled

2024-07-12 17:13:31

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@npub198t…hasj I bet they could run Doom at least. =P

2024-07-12 03:20:12

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@npub10mw…awkn it's not looking good for us, eh? Hold your nose and vote indeed. I hope we all make it out of this one.

2024-07-07 14:46:40

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Somehow, in the year of Our Elephant 2024, there still exists a social network that doesn't support SVG images??
Also, why is the logo so comically huge?? Social media is still a complete enigma to me sometimes.

2024-07-01 01:33:50

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@npub18gr…2eew I see something more like: Shiiiit!

2024-06-27 15:52:01

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@npub1u23…dmul Cars are the worst! No notes.

2024-06-26 16:43:39

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@npub1g6x…4rvz whoa! :blobcatopenmouth:

2024-06-25 13:24:57

Sooo the latest announcement from Mozilla about Firefox is: AI all the things! :allthethings:
This isn't fun anymore. I just want off Mr. Mozilla's Wild Ride now.
We need a browser we can feel good about again. Somehow.

2024-06-23 17:37:13

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@npub198t…hasj :blobcatbirthday:

2024-06-22 20:43:59

Remember when you boosted that rainbow cat to make the next post gay? Well, it worked! Happy #caturday
https://files.gladtech.social/media_attachments/files/112/662/213/405/183/457/original/d3ab15b6b06dd4d1.jpg

2024-06-19 22:14:18

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@npub1eh3…2h32 I'm working on a peer-to-peer network for the web. I just integrated a Sqlite DB into a server component. Never used Sqlite before. It's a bit weird compared to the other SQLs, but it's kind of nice.

2024-06-17 14:35:26

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@npub189n…7mgz Lol, lynx. I keep forgetting that's a thing. Hard to take it seriously when it doesn't process JavaScript and therefore can't access most of the web.

2024-06-17 12:37:15

The end times are here. Firefox, the last bastion of not-evil web browsers, is dipping its toes ever deeper into the adtech pool.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/
So... what's everyone's not-evil browser these days? I can't wait for Servo to be a thing. Maybe there's a halfway decent Firefox fork now?

2024-06-14 22:09:17

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@npub1u23…dmul reminds me of that meme: 2 unit tests passed. No integration tests.

2024-06-13 23:27:39

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@npub1ke6…z7av :blobcatbirthday:

2024-06-12 21:05:32

I'm finally getting around to learning Sqlite and the type system is ... weird. In a good way.
They're all like: Types are dumb YOLO but we'll still let you write VARCHAR on a column if that makes you feel better. :blobcat_pats:

2024-06-11 21:45:55

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@npub18gr…2eew Oh yeah, Justice slaps! :ablobcatbongo:

2024-06-11 13:31:29

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@npub1d92…x8kn This is the way :mando:

2024-06-10 17:59:35

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@npub1u23…dmul Stuff like this makes me want to hang on to my 2008 Honda for a long as I possibly can. I'm not sure I even need a car anymore, but I'm terrified to sell it because It's not possible to get anything like it again. I think the era of buying cars that don't do evil is far behind us now.

2024-06-10 12:54:01

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@npub10mw…awkn those cryptocurrency grifters really ruined a lot of nice things. :blobcatsad:

2024-06-08 13:32:40

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@npub1qg4…augv Oh yes, that one is amazing! One of the few truly good couch co-op games out there.

2024-06-04 13:39:30

Oh wow... I just had a wild idea. A hypothesis for all the AI hype.
Maybe it's because Big Tech doesn't have any other big ideas. That's it. All they have is AI. There's nothing else coming.
So AI has to work for them, because there's no backup plan. And current AI is objectively capital-B Bad too. It's not ready for prime time yet. But they have nothing else to dazzle us with, so they cling to it like it's a lifeboat.
Because maybe it is. And if the boat sinks and there's no way to keep spinning the infinite growth story, their investors will eat them.

2024-05-26 16:19:37

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@npub18gr…2eew I eventually did remember my number. 91304274. I think? Apparently it's stuck in my head pretty good.

2024-05-24 21:26:50

Holy crap, ICQ is still a thing??
I miss the whole IM universe if we're being honest. I lost some really good friendships when gchat shit the bed. But ICQ was my OG. I can't remember my number anymore though. =(

2024-05-20 13:25:00

Wow, I can't believe my bank really thinks now is a good time to add voiceprinting as a form of authentication. When AI-powered deepfakes are more available than ever? The security story for biometrics isn't looking good these days.

2024-05-19 03:33:40

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@npub1ke6…z7av maybe that's why it's fantasy?

2024-05-19 02:02:54

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@npub163w…kltl exponential falloff is a powerful tool!

2024-05-15 22:24:10

TIL CSS nesting is something that's widely available now.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_nesting/Using_CSS_nesting
Woo! I might try that one out pretty soon. :blobcatcheer:

2024-05-15 16:53:05

Rent increases suck.
That's it. That's the toot.

2024-05-15 13:32:08

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@npub14aa…72lh Clicking on the URL should expand the UI and show more info?

2024-05-15 04:42:22

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@npub1l0u…nexv ow, that hurts.
Also, great album! :blobcatthumbsup:

2024-05-15 00:21:21

Sheesh, Mozilla has really lost their way. Putting ads in the search bar? We already have a search engine that does that, we don't need two running at the same time.
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/
Once Mozilla fully enshittifies, what else is there? Are we without hope?

2024-05-12 22:25:38

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@npub1u23…dmul I was just explaining this to some grad students the other day. I don't think it's well known yet. =(

2024-05-12 21:22:09

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@npub1ke6…z7av haha, mine? :ablobcatwave:

2024-05-11 04:16:48

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@npub1g6x…4rvz ya, same here. Can't see much =(

2024-05-10 12:17:32

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@npub14aa…72lh Rust is definitely an improvement in language design, and tooling too. Tragically, I can't use it everywhere. Like browsers. Sure, browsers have WASM now, but I still feel it's not ready for primetime just yet.

2024-05-10 03:32:13

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@npub1q94…tm7y is it weird that I never understood why people would spend so much effort to answer questions from strangers? I mean, why do all that extra work and then give it to a big corpo?

2024-05-08 12:37:18

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@npub10xq…y98f That bridge never disappoints! Even after they raised it to 12'4" :blobcatlaugh:

2024-05-08 12:34:23

It's happening. The higher-level languages inspired by Rust are starting to appear. :blobcataww:
https://www.sophiajt.com/search-for-easier-safe-systems-programming/
The goal for June Lang here seems to be to keep all of Rust's safety guarantees, but simplify the mental model needed to use the language and make the language easy to learn.

2024-05-08 04:30:42

Looks like the Raspberry Pi folks are using WebRTC to let people log into their devices from just a web browser over the internet. At first glance, it looks very similar to my SmolWeb protocol, but just a different application. It's nice to see people using WebRTC for stuff. I feel like it's a very under-appreciated tool for P2P.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-connect/

2024-05-03 19:48:16

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@npub198t…hasj If it makes you feel any better, most of the programmers I know don't have a good grasp of copyright law either.

2024-05-01 01:25:31

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@npub10mw…awkn I'm working my way through the FF16 soundtrack now. It sounds so ... tragic. Not sure what to make of it yet.

2024-04-29 12:30:42

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@npub10mw…awkn I'll have to take a look at the soundtrack for 16 soon. Love me some FF soundtracks! I've been really enjoying the FF7 Rebirth soundtrack a lot recently. It's a looong boi, but good for working.

2024-04-21 19:26:47

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The rabbit hole goes deeper. Looks like spacetrim was added as indirect dependency to this gem, locate-app:
https://github.com/hejny/locate-app
Same deal with the commit history. It's all noise and spam. This feels like someone is trying to game the system for some nefarious end...

2024-04-21 14:01:35

"I Love Programming But I Hate the Programming Industry."
Author unknown
https://www.deathbyabstraction.com/I-love-programming-but-I-hate-the-programming-industry
Basically, working for soulless investors sucks. Hard agree. Try the non-profit side some time. It's much nicer here. :ablobcatwink:

2024-04-19 18:58:49

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@npub1l3z…4dy5 :ackbar:

2024-04-17 02:15:58

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@npub1u23…dmul I don't know what the shortcuts are like over in Mac-land, but ctrl-l everywhere else puts focus on the address bar. Maybe that's helpful?

2024-04-16 17:40:48

When mining Hacker News for tidbits of wisdom, sometimes you actually find one:
"Really, any sufficiently simple path to wealth that doesn't involve the capital class gets patched out by the system relatively quickly (see Wall St's furor over FAANG engineer salaries)."

2024-04-14 00:15:14

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@npub18gr…2eew Sounds like maybe a product?

2024-04-13 22:02:22

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@npub18gr…2eew Depends on how much you want to live in a world that has this extension I guess.

2024-04-12 23:35:10

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@npub1np2…yevu Awesome, thanks! I'll take a look.

2024-04-12 23:24:44

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@npub1df0…7gmw Yeah, I'm thinking Servo will be the one to get behind now, especially that Igalia is picking up a lot of the development. I wonder how far away they are from having an actually usable browser.

2024-04-12 22:40:01

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@npub189n…7mgz This is the first I've heard of this. Anywhere I can read more about it?

2024-04-12 21:11:59

Just installed a brand new Firefox on a brand new Linux computer (Linux Mint if you must know) and oof! I forgot how many "sponsored" things you need to turn off now.
I really wish Mozilla could figure their shit out and be financially independent without resorting to adtech. Seriously, where's the option to just donate to Firefox development?! And only Firefox development.

2024-04-11 15:08:56

mistyping stderr as stdeff, and honestly, where's the lie?

2024-04-10 17:56:48

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@npub1u23…dmul No more Margot Robbie?? NOOOOoooooooooo!! :blobcatcry:

2024-04-08 14:34:30

Happy Silly Shadows Day to all who celebrate! ☀️ 🌑 🌎

2024-04-06 13:53:37

Watching each new Java release basically just import features from Kotlin is rather satisfying. Especially when we don't have to wait for Java to catch up and can already use Kotlin today.
Today's musings brought to you by my IDE reminding me they did a lot of work to support the new Java features I don't care about.

2024-04-05 18:06:35

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@npub1d92…x8kn play all the games!! :allthethings:

2024-04-05 17:58:41

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@npub1u23…dmul maybe they're worried about some kind of bizarre phishing attack where they somehow get you to send out password hashes? :blobcatgooglyshrug: