nilesh

I make good, honest technology. Love to talk about learning, maths, music and more. Ex-WhatsApp, Ex-ClearTax etc.

Hacking on: https://snowmountain.ai/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nileshtrivedi
GitHub: https://github.com/nileshtrivedi

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nilesh_at_fosstodon.org@momostr.pink

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2024-09-10 06:48:31

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I cannot even create a custom <RectWithLabel> svg component, since svg namespace does not allow it.

2024-08-31 08:19:40

Like in The Matrix, when the bots start dominating the land, free-thinking humans end up moving underground.
#web #community #Fediverse
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2024-08-22 18:05:49

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Hope this small PR gets the ball rolling: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/31549

2024-08-22 15:27:21

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No, even though I agree that first step itself is still very underused.
I am thinking about people sharing screenshots of very precise rectangles of webpages, often with annotations. The problems it leads to are not just media size, but also health of the web by encouraging linking to the source.

2024-08-22 14:46:55

Need ideas for #programming projects? Here are a few that would make a big difference.
- Add "recommended hashtags" feature to #Mastodon or #hometown . This would enable Slack/Discord like user interface for topic-oriented instances.
- Invent a way to link to highlighted specific sections of webpages (like text fragments but with pixel coordinates).
- Add text search for #tldraw canvases

2024-08-22 11:16:20

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The sqlite-fork LibSQL / Turso falls into your third wave category, I think?

2024-08-22 09:12:10

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I like COSS too, but there's one way in which this trend will go counter to the user's interests (like every institution does): COSS projects will never make the effort to make themselves unnecessary. Standardization, interoperability, infrastructural integration will all suffer if this is *the* way open-source software gets done in the future. It's the Shirkey principle at work.
Watch out for this!

2024-08-22 09:05:11

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Ente.io, Audacity (now owned by Muse group), Cap.so etc?

2024-08-21 14:25:55

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No, don't have to "click". Three finger mousemove = click-drag. It's fabulous!
Gnome too apparently has extensions that can do this.

2024-08-21 11:02:17

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Having to keep the finger pressed is precisely what I find bothersome. For example, I always found it easier to do math with pencil and paper than on a drawing canvas app like Excalidraw / TLDraw. This setting makes it writing math / sketching on computer much more easier.

2024-08-21 10:28:38

I just learned about the Three-finger drag setting for mac's trackpads! 😲
Feels truly magical! From text-selection to dragging-and-dropping of items to freehand drawing, everything becomes easier.
Why didn't someone tell me about it earlier!
#computer #design #UI #ux
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2024-08-20 08:15:35

I submitted a feature request to #Mastodon to enable topic-wise organization/browsing/discovery of content to assist topic-oriented communities migrating from #Slack or #Discord : https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/31505
@npub1fd2…f2f9 Could this be attempted in #hometown first?
#ActivityPub

2024-08-20 06:52:22

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Many do know about browsers like Brave that block ads be default, right? I think it might be just a matter of marketing $$.

2024-08-19 07:20:06

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You have been fooled by Discord's misleading terminology. It's a centralized platform and what it calls "servers" are just groups (like subreddits).

2024-08-16 12:56:54

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I have a few more recommendations listed here (not just from India): https://blog.nileshtrivedi.com/music/recommendations
But seriously, there's such a huge variety of music in India. Film music gets the most attention, but there are so many gems, especially from artists who from Hindustani / Carnatic classical, film music, folk backgrounds where they have managed to avoid crass commercialization.

2024-08-16 12:48:22

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Some #music recommendations from #India :
#IndianOcean 's early works (first 4 albums) are the greatest ever. Unfortunately Spotify only has one of those: Kandisa https://open.spotify.com/album/3tybQyeUs76T0c1gFBFLzr
Some others can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmStHcd4nQ&list=PLG1hM4UAchC_H8jm_orrH83BrcpVUi7-m
For instrumental #guitar , #BlackStratBlues is fantastic: https://open.spotify.com/artist/688Lauh0j7oRekX6qHHIp1
The single most genius composition, arrangement and singing performance IMHO is this one in Malayalam by Sharreth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdT7YhSU15E

2024-08-16 03:31:59

An (experimental) single-file #rails app: https://gist.github.com/nileshtrivedi/a60998391791851d69d32619089cae37
#Ruby #WebDevelopment

2024-08-16 03:11:46

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Despite all the problems plaguing #India, there is a quite a lot to love about it. Languages, Food, Music, Places and also People (yes!).
Check this medley of songs representing different parts of India. Awesome as it is, it captures only a tiny fraction of the fantastic depth of #music I had the fortune to grow up with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPyUdXghMk

2024-08-15 15:24:26

Yet another argument that counting should begin at 0. 😁
#maths
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2024-08-15 11:51:07

Happy Independence Day! The 🇮🇳 #India project continues.
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2024-08-15 11:45:07

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It's from this note: http://thewe.net/math/conway.pdf

2024-08-15 10:15:55

John Conway on The Power of #mathematics
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2024-08-14 09:16:31

I am in my early 40's now. How come there are still so many things I want to do and still have so little time? 😀
On the plus side, happy to say that my optimism is back. Had become a bit too cynical between 2016 and 2022.

2024-08-12 23:27:00

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I don't understand. What's the context?

2024-08-12 23:25:30

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Bertrand Russell

2024-08-10 06:36:39

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Had this mind-blown moment 😲
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2024-08-10 05:27:31

This is a fantastic series of lectures about the elements of music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3vjjHy7gV4&list=PLU3TaPgchJtQC2iTTaJ5VjD2NKw4mHfXY

2024-08-07 15:51:45

Events in #Bangladesh seem eerily similar to Iranian Shah's overthrow in 1979.
This too will have long-term repercussions.
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2024-08-06 07:09:40

Two physicists from IISc Bangalore on #numberphile talk about their recent accidental discovery of a new formula for Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvTjEZ-bbw

2024-08-03 09:17:56

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Update: 11yo is googling how to save changes to /etc/hosts using nano and exit.
😁 #linux #Ubuntu
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2024-07-31 12:13:58

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Clever!

2024-07-27 11:43:32

Setting up a #computer for the kid.
- Desktop in the living room. No phone or laptop.
- #Ubuntu : Want her to experience general-purpose #computing. Runs Steam fine.
- Internet safety via http://dns0.eu
- Algorithm safety via http://libredirect.github.io
What else do I need? 🤔

2024-06-20 16:00:55

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Have you considered using more protections beyond robots.txt? For example, DDOS protection tools like Cloudflare that OpenAI uses for its own site?

2024-06-20 11:06:57

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Do you happen to know which one among these protects my code AND content (such as discussions on issues) from AI companies taking it (without consent) for training their models? GitHub owned by Microsoft which partially owns OpenAI is clearly not it.
Tagging @npub1fh7…ee83

2024-05-10 09:37:31

Has anyone built something like "Login with #Fediverse / #ActivityPub" as social login / oauth identity? #Mastodon perhaps?