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2024-09-16 09:31:45

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@npub10ad…tvms Link is now 404.

2024-08-13 19:23:25

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I don't think that C:\Documents was ever a thing. Maybe you had it due to some program that didn't handle spaces?
XP introduced "C:\Documents and Settings". "Home" was too short, I presume.

2024-08-13 18:16:12

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I think that Documents came in XP, with the multi-user support. But ProgramFiles was likely 95 or 98.

2024-08-13 13:23:09

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I agree with the sentiment, although putting directories under C:\ was the norm in the 1990s.

2024-08-10 20:06:26

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@npub17ge…hgsu I expected this to expose events as icalendar files in a filesystem.

2024-08-07 14:44:35

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Please no. Why do people feel the need to port anti-features like this everywhere?

2024-08-04 09:27:04

@npub1lf3…8pta When I try to visit https://peertube.tv/ without Javascript enabled, the page tells me to "use one of the third party applications to browse this instance". The text "third party applications" links to a page which returns 404.

2024-07-27 14:48:10

If you're writing a program that does XYZ and someone else writes another program that does XYZ with different tools and a different approach, they are not your competition. They're an opportunity to exchange ideas, insight and experiences. They're a perfect opportunity for collaboration, even if you both continue your own separate ways.

2024-07-27 14:24:10

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@npub188q…3jlx I see, that makes sense. Have you considered the kind of workflow where you explicitly define the region where you want a window *and then* it renders there?

2024-07-27 14:16:14

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@npub1sg4…xslc What headset do you have? Is it usable with glasses? I've been wanting to get one for some time, many don't seem to fit glasses.

2024-07-27 14:15:13

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@npub1sg4…xslc What headset do you have? Is it usable with glasses?

2024-07-27 14:13:42

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@npub1sg4…xslc Overcooked is a fun casual game for up to four players.

2024-07-27 13:48:11

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@npub188q…3jlx Don't centred windows always occlude each other? Don't you also have to constantly move them around? Maybe I'm missing context here.

2024-07-19 21:07:14

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@npub1a3h…m44m This is a camera lens rigged to an RPI zero?

2024-07-10 10:46:21

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TBH, this is frequently in problem in the world of open source: a proprietary product has lots of dark patterns and anti-UX features with some nasty purpose.
Then some open source implementation is made, and in order to be familiar for users of the proprietary tool, they copy a lot of their UX, unintentionally copying the same dark patterns.

2024-07-10 10:45:01

Operating systems like iOS and Android are designed as media consumption devices (e.g.: for watching TikTok or Instagram). They are barely usable as a general purpose computer.
Several libre mobile operating systems aspire to imitate iOS and Android. With good intent: so that user familiar with these are familiar with the new libre OS.
The downside is that these new libre platforms are not well-designed mobile computer operating systems; they're mostly imitations of media consumption devices.

2024-06-17 12:52:58

For decades now, we have had sci-fi showing dark #dystopian futures where a handful of corporations (controlled a few oligarchs) control every aspect of human society and everyday life.
You'd think most people would want to AVOID these futures given all the warnings we've had in various forms of media.
But years after year, companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft show us how they're working hard to bring this dystopia to the real world... and people cheer and applaud that.

2024-06-14 13:42:57

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@npub16uz…xx07 qrencode(1) didn't work for you?

2024-06-13 19:04:55

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Alacritty?

2024-06-12 12:00:43

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@npub1f34…tdny This sounds like it could also affect tools like yt-dlp :c

2024-06-02 15:41:54

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@npub16uz…xx07 Pretty common. Don't feel bad about it; you do what you can.

2024-05-27 08:50:09

Encouraging people to learn how to #selfhost #email is nice idea. Lots to be learnt there.
Pointing them to postfix is what you do if you want them to suffer.
Not sure why more folks don't use #opensmtpd, which has a clear and well documented configuration format. Actually, the whole thing is really well documented and a pleasure to set up.
Perhaps it's simply less well know, but at this point it's not "new" any more.

2024-05-23 12:31:42

The fact that computer generated voices tied to AI can express themselves as if feeling emotion is really going to mess up human psychology.
People will need to learn to repress empathy/compassion in interactions with machines in order to get their instructions across. When they later talk to a real human, they'll hear it talking like an AI, so won't really keep the other human's emotions in mind as something "real".

2024-05-04 18:50:15

@npub1sg4…xslc epoll(7) and poll(2) don't allow implementing non-blocking I/O on a filesystem. Is implementing such a thing under the radar for Bunnix or Helios?

2024-05-02 15:59:59

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@npub1sg4…xslc Sometimes buying is easier than renting in NL. Especially it you're self-employed. You can get mortgages for up to 100% of the property value.

2024-04-22 10:22:30

@npub1gkl…zg9t My calendar events don't show attachments. I read the manual[1], but I'm not entirely sure I understand correctly. Is it impossible to view attachments to events?
[1]: https://manual.davx5.com/integration.html

2024-04-22 08:41:11

I need a little foldable Bluetooth keyboard so I can do some writing on my phone when travelling without my laptop.

2024-04-19 13:33:53

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@npub1sg4…xslc Touché

2024-04-19 13:18:36

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@npub1sg4…xslc The CDDL restricts me from mixing to code with GPL'd code. I really don't see a way to frame this as an obligation.

2024-04-18 14:02:48

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@npub188q…3jlx
Casual players spend less, so some of these games end up tailoring for tournaments or full-time players.
I hope you find folks who continue playing under the previous rulebooks.

2024-04-18 13:19:49

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@npub188q…3jlx is it suffering the same fate as Magic: The Gathering?

2024-04-16 08:51:19

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@npub1sg4…xslc I use a udev rule that grants my user/group ownership of USB block devices. I prefer this approach because it doesn't require admin privileges to mess with a USB thumb drive and works for a guest users too.

2024-04-11 15:33:34

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@npub1sg4…xslc I use nemo for it. It’s reliable and lightweight.

2024-04-07 16:38:46

Use case for a #wayland nested compositor: render an arbitrary client into a #quake-like #dropdown #terminal.

2024-04-06 16:32:11

If you'd like early access to these features, or would simply like to hang out with a wholesome group that cares about their photos, technology and privacy; join our Discord.

2024-03-27 16:32:17

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@npub1ysu…2jyl a human needs to looks at the release itself anyway. The automation is would do the repetitive part (pull latest generate commit, push to new branch, open MR).

2024-03-15 11:15:22

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@npub188q…3jlx The general gist of how it works is that it starts out with highly varied content, and "learns" based on how you react. If you watch till the end, tap like or watch multiple times, TikTok assumes you like this content and shows you more of it. Maybe at this point it's assumed (based on these signals) that you like this kind of content. Try recreating the account. If you skip dancing trends and tap like on cat videos, you'll get just cat videos.

2024-03-15 08:53:09

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@npub188q…3jlx Gee, this is some zealot-level intolerance. Just because you dislike something doesn’t mean nobody else should have access to it. Live and let live.

2024-03-15 08:51:58

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@npub188q…3jlx I think TikTok is the only mainstream “social media” with any decent content at all. Lots of educational stuff, nerds making videos about history and people sharing cultures from all over the world. No sure what crap you’ve been exposed to, but usually TikTok learns from your tastes pretty quickly.

2024-03-14 16:33:52

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@npub1a3h…m44m What changes or fixes did you need to make in the lua part? Or was running it a pain somehow?

2024-03-12 12:08:18

@npub1a3h…m44m While discussing the slowness of pkgs.alpinelinux.org today, I remembered pkgs.postmarketos.org (which is actually a lot faster). Did you write apkbrowser just to deal with performance? I'm trying to get a clearer picture of where each one stands.

2024-03-09 11:46:18

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@npub1sg4…xslc OSM only has foot and bike as options. Organic Maps has never shown any public transit options for me. My impression has been that this is simply unsupported or the data required is not there.

2024-03-01 08:49:24

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@npub1sg4…xslc Is there no law enforcement branch that has this in scope? I’d assume that some of the hosts in the botnet are in the EU, right?
Obviously for something that lasts an hour nobody’s gonna do anything. But for a sustained attack that lasts for days/weeks; there’s definitely something actionable to be done (ISPs informing clients that they’re a botnet, analysis on compromised devices, etc).

2024-02-29 16:17:41

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@npub1sg4…xslc Out of honest curiosity: can you report any of these networks to their ISP? If an attack remains ongoing for long enough there’s (a) a chance for forensic analysis of what’s going on (b) an chance to actually cut it out from the source (likely some compromised system).
I’m aware that some just come from lawless regions, but some must come from places where law enforcement kind cares, right?

2024-02-28 19:19:17

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@npub1sg4…xslc Not found
This page does not exist.

2024-02-16 18:11:33

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@npub1nkx…s0hk If a developer wants to work on improving Firefox, there are literally hundreds of issues reported by users who have provided quite concrete feedback.
Adding telemetry with the excuse of “we don’t know how to improve” doesn’t make sense in the case of a project with countless reported issues.
Would I be willing to provide feedback for projects that I use? Yes. I do so often. Lots of people do. You don’t need a sample size of 100%.

2024-02-16 18:05:57

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@npub1nkx…s0hk Yes, you need to know what people want in order to build what’s next.
Spying on people and adding tracking everywhere is not the solution. Every other industry has worked for centuries without it.
And honestly, I don’t subscribe to this “everything by must grow infinitely” philosophy.

2024-02-16 00:16:30

Telemetry is a terrible approach to try and figure out what people want.
If you want to know what users want just ask them. Don't track their every move and try to infer it. It's creepy as fuck, more work, and unreliable.

2024-02-15 10:09:14

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@npub1hxf…g8qu Alternative approach to gain market share: move more people into the tech scene.

2024-02-10 14:16:08

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@npub1fuv…n47m El problema en este caso no es Wayland. GTK3 lee el tema actual de un lugar distinto si estás usando Wayland (esto es una decisión de la gente de GTK y no una limitación de wayland).
Detalles de cómo configurar el tema de GTK3: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GTK#Wayland_backend

2024-02-09 02:03:50

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@npub1qhp…tkpv @npub1ur3…kwtl @npub1x09…jlxu I was made aware of his toxic attitude and his hate speech on other platforms only a few months ago here on mastodon.
It’s easy to follow just his tech blog and miss out on the rest of what’s going on (which was my situation).
I think this sort of PSA can be quite valuable for other clueless souls like myself.

2024-02-09 01:59:38

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@npub1qhp…tkpv Thanks for surfacing the correct expenditure numbers for the Linux Foundation. The real picture seems dramatically different than what Lunduke has painted.

2024-02-08 10:01:26

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@npub1qhp…tkpv What’s the point of sharing the link while the video is not uploaded yet?
Like, you have my interest, and I’ve clicked on the link but I can’t watch the video or do anything else.

2024-02-04 17:45:51

#fosdem is all about the people.

2024-02-02 14:32:09

@npub1ptm…2xku Do you think implementing support for xdg-toplevel-drag is feasible in Iced?
It can be used (among other things) to drag tabs between different toplevels.

2024-02-01 14:57:35

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@npub15a4…qzna Is any of this streamed or available online? I low-key regret not attending.

2024-02-01 09:41:36

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@npub1w6d…lmqp Is there any good map which also includes the locations of rooms?
I can’t find any that has the rooms too, and that’d be useful for quickly finding talks.
There’s a map on the website that has north at 296°. Reasoning around maps with unusual rotations like this is completely beyond me.

2024-01-20 17:25:09

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@npub1sg4…xslc Looking forward to it.

2024-01-15 21:18:23

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@npub1ptm…2xku I don’t quite understand the question here 😅

2024-01-13 18:12:26

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@npub1m26…2jhh Apparently? It’s been offline for me for a while too.

2024-01-11 21:06:02

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@npub1m26…2jhh The status page of #sourcehut is down due to @codeberg being down.
I find it very hard to think that both attacks are coincidences.

2024-01-11 18:24:02

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@npub1h56…ch5t Eve Online has a lot of this.

2024-01-11 14:20:19

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@npub1ysu…2jyl Email clients usually show the trust level of a key. I think that “bad signature” is red, signed” is yellow and “signed and trusted” is green.
At least that’s what I recall, it’s been a while since I’ve received gpg signed emails from known keys.

2024-01-05 12:25:29

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@npub1ysu…2jyl @npub1sg4…xslc How would you “fix” this? Eg: for stuff like OpenSSH.

2024-01-05 11:43:20

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@npub1sg4…xslc This is basically privsep and what most daemons do on OpenBSD.

2023-12-22 23:50:39

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@npub1sg4…xslc Wait till you learn Spanish. Or German.

2023-12-22 23:45:23

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@npub1xuw…xhq5 KDL looks very similar to scfg.
Is this using an existing wayland protocol (to configure displays), or is COSMIC using its own? (AFAIK there’s no “standard” one yet).

2023-12-19 22:40:44

Is there any server that's simple to set up for streaming live video?
I know that I can configure nginx to stream RMTP. I also need a simple page with a video player on top, and need to tweak dozens of knobs on the nginx side, and on the player...
Is there anything that won't take hours to set up; something that I can just build, execute, and start streaming?

2023-12-12 16:31:13

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@npub1a3h…m44m One of the fields on the syslog format is "application name", why is that not enough?

2023-12-12 06:06:05

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@npub1a3h…m44m @npub17z9…wmgw Why not simply pipe the daemons output to /dev/log ?
my_daemon > /dev/log
This creates no extra overhead.

2023-12-11 22:10:32

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@npub1a3h…m44m I have always considered the "programs should log to stdout / stderr" approach simpler to implement, operate and reason around.
After reading your article, I see that logging to stdout and using syslog are not incompatible at all. A daemon can log to stdout (using syslog format), and the service manager can pipe this into /dev/log.
This combines the "easy to implement and use" benefits of printing to stdout, along with all the features of logging to syslog.

2023-12-11 08:48:31

I'm getting quite fed up of Signal. It is secure for many popular definitions of secure, but if your definition includes "data integrity" then it isn't.
After a few weeks of being away, I open Signal on my desktop and it indicates that I have to log in again. After logging in again, none of the messages received during these weeks show up.
It's not the first time that something like this happens. In the past, I've been forcibly logged out and when logging back in all message were gone.

2023-11-26 11:48:16

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@npub1sg4…xslc I knew he had some nasty views on the subject, but this is immensely worse than I could have imagined.
Thank you for writing this.

2023-11-23 08:13:30

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@npub1hxf…g8qu Does “supporting Putin” mean they’re not “Pro-US” / “Pro-NATO”?

2023-11-22 02:41:47

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@npub1f6a…pnql The phrase “X accused of Y” is also very common. The article merely presents the accusers point of view in a tone where it is not obvious that it is not a confirmed actual fact.
“W claims Z” is also a common pattern, where Z is laid out as factual and the reader must keep in mind that it isn’t.
To be honest, I don’t know why this sort of deceptive journalism is allowed at all. It nowhere close to neutral, and tries to knowingly trick the reader .

2023-11-18 02:19:19

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@npub1h56…ch5t This is perfect, thanks!

2023-11-18 01:56:35

With all the extremely complex features being added to HTML, one would expect a simple attribute on an image to delay loading until it is visible. E.g.:
<img lazy="visible" src="image.png">
This image would load only when it is inside the current visible area, and not earlier (so if the user doesn't scroll down to the image, then the user agent never loads it).

2023-11-17 03:03:48

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@npub1a3h…m44m @npub1xzp…x4fk I think you’re right and it was GTK2. My own code was Python+PySide, that’s why I thought of Qt.
My memory is fuzzy, but this might have been where I learnt to use Vim.

2023-11-17 01:41:42

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@npub1a3h…m44m @npub1xzp…x4fk I learnt Python on a Nokia N900. It ran Maemo, a Debian fork with a Qt based Xorg environment. I’d love to see tech like that thrive again.

2023-11-10 01:01:45

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@npub1a3h…m44m The approach with per-device config files sounds like very good design. Splitting logic into helper libraries definitely makes development easier, but it also makes code reuse much more feasible. Thanks a lot for all the hard work.

2023-11-08 14:57:42

The problem with C is that it is too perfect. It makes all other languages worthless. That’s why everybody hates C. They’re just jealous.

2023-11-05 16:54:25

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@npub1qhp…tkpv I moved from Payoneer to Wise years ago and never looked back. Maybe it helps for your case?
I also prefer LiberaPay to Patreon, but it has less payment options, so it might not be feasible for you. Ko-Fi works pretty well and I prefer their model a bit (specifically, they don’t take a cut, but you can sponsor them via their own platform instead).

2023-11-03 16:16:27

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@npub1sg4…xslc You provide the path to the binary file system driver in fstab? How elegant and simple. I guess additional command line arguments are feasible too?

2023-10-31 14:23:26

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@npub1sg4…xslc Someone who has a stalker trying to find them would be quite vulnerable to this.
I know women who avoid using their real name online. When they do, a stalker ex-partner suddenly shows up.

2023-10-31 14:17:51

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@npub1sg4…xslc Lots of cultures have multiple names. Eg: one used for work, one for family and one for official documents.
“each person has exactly one name” is not a true statement.

2023-10-29 10:18:43

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@npub1a3h…m44m What a magnificent solution!

2023-10-22 14:45:53

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@npub14t2…nx8c Thanks, I got that impression after going through the FAQ. The current website is oriented to people who’ve never heard of XMPP. I think it’s missing an “Snikket for XMPP users” link in the footer pointing to a page tailored for people familiar with XMPP who want to understand what’s distinct about Snikket from that point of view. Eg: most of the website focuses on how this is better than WhatsApp, but for somebody comparing XMPP servers that’s not the kind of info we need. (1/2)

2023-10-22 11:03:37

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@npub14t2…nx8c Does Snikket federate with regular XMPP? E.g.: Can Snikket users interact with XMPP users? What's the intent with the Snikket protocol; will the potentially be submitted as improvements to the XSF or will it remain its own thing?

2023-10-21 11:21:15

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@npub1sg4…xslc I'm impressed at how this is moving forward. I know I'd definitely be able to do this, but it would take me months to see the progress that you're showing in just a few days.

2023-10-20 11:29:06

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@npub1sg4…xslc I like where this is going.

2023-10-03 09:34:14

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@npub1h56…ch5t Yeah, plastic might be too light. So it's potentially doable with metal?
I don't have a project in mind TBH, I'm mostly exploring the idea in response to noticing how so phones are so off-balance.

2023-10-02 19:25:33

Is it possible to #3dprint a phone shell/casing with varying thickness in a way that it counter-balances the electronics and yields perfect weight distribution?

2023-09-27 12:38:31

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@npub1sg4…xslc @npub188p…kc7v Looking forward to seeing what comes out of this. Linear types sounds like a pretty solid approach to efficient memory safety.

2023-09-22 15:21:25

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@npub1ysu…2jyl @npub1e0l…mnff Try contacting your local data protection authority?

2023-09-20 14:39:51

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@npub1a3h…m44m Their gitlab is also down. I think that they’re having catastrophic failures.
This should serve as a lesson: library docs should be trivial to build locally.

2023-09-20 14:38:27

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@npub1a3h…m44m My go-to is https://srht.site/ or just dumping it in /var/www/htdocs/ an existing server running httpd.

2023-09-17 12:54:47

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@npub1sg4…xslc Oh god, it really is terrible. From the CoC issue:
>> We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,
diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
> I think this is pretty discriminatory towards people that prefer a close, hostile, homogeneous, exclusive, and unhealthy community.
I can’t fully grasp if this is satire or not... given the context, it seems like it isn’t.

2023-09-14 13:57:14

TIL about git-add's -N/--intent-to-add flag. This adds the file to the index without updating any content.
I use `git add -up` a lot. Using `git add -N /path/to/file` first adds an empty file to the index, so when I later use `git add -up`, I'm prompted with the chunk containing the new file's body. This lets me have one last review of the new file before actually adding/committing.
It also makes the new content visible with `git diff` (which usually ignores untracked files).

2023-09-11 15:48:45

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@npub1ysu…2jyl Passing fds across processes is very well supported on Unix/Linux in general. What’s missing is commands that take an fd as input (and I agree here that this deficiency is a bad thing). Do note that commands can be fixed one program at a time.

2023-09-11 15:45:42

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@npub1ysu…2jyl And what exactly would this authentication server do? Do processes need to go through it every time they open a resource?