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Ten things in tech I found joy in during 2024

37 points by Tomte 2y ago

malfist 2y ago
Some of the things the author mentioned really resonated with me. This year I finally got around to building a blog for my astrophotography and I did it on top of Hugo and it's an absolute delight. Minimal JavaScript, learned a whole bunch of stuff since it'd been forever since I was in frontend. And seeing it load in tens of milliseconds absolutely delights me. Especially in this day and age of massive frameworks, and massive load times.
- moshun 2y ago
  Share that link!
  - malfist 2y ago
    It's in my profile :) https://www.jeromehollon.com/ https://www.jeromehollon.com/
  - etrautmann 2y ago
    +1!
throw_pm23 2y ago
Things in tech I found joy in the last few years: .
- leobg 2y ago
  Sad. Are you sure?
  - throw_pm23 2y ago
    Yes, I try to avoid tech to the extent possible. The joy I find in things is inversely proportional to the amount of tech they involve.
    - soulofmischief 2y ago
      This website is powered by multiple technologies, shouldn't you also be avoiding it and the web in general? Or do you arbitrarily decide when tech is good or bad based on your habits?
      - ProllyInfamous 2y ago
        In my arbitrary camp: I don't carry a cell phone, so if your tech requires me to "use the app" (e.g. parking in my mid-sized US town), I just won't pay for parking (instead: use a handicapped placard — which makes parking free — I wouldn't have done this if coins still worked in our parking lot meters).
        soulofmischief 2y ago
        As someone with a physical disability, I'd implore you to consider a solution which doesn't perpetuate intra-class warfare on behalf of the wealthy class who imposed these stupid app-based parking rackets.
        ProllyInfamous 2y ago
        As someone with a physical disability, it was only "pride" which prevented me from hanging the placard [before app-based-only parking]. I don't occupy designated handicapped parking space, I just use the permit to get free parking (of which I am legally entitled to, handicapped per my US state's rules). >consider a solution which doesn't perpetuate intra-class warfare on behalf of the wealthy class who imposed these stupid [rules] Good advice.
        soulofmischief 2y ago
        I apologize for assuming you weren't disabled yourself, I misunderstood the tone of your comment to imply that you aren't actually disabled.
anonu 2y ago
Nice list. Though point 1 is interesting: I've never thought of python v2 and v3 as being uniquely distinct from each other. Maybe I'm not using all of v3 cool features.
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motohagiography 2y ago
for me joy came from coding with a gpt copilot, where I can take ideas from dream to demo in a day instead of weeks. switching from osx back to a linux laptop after over a decade as I think linux is where the creative culture is based now, revisiting a gnuradio tutorial and using the Maths eurorack module to make music because I think an intuition for analog is the next superpower. on the lower-tech level, a new chainsaw and a very fine handmade splitting axe brought many days of contemplation and joy.

37 points by Tomte 2y ago

Some of the things the author mentioned really resonated with me. This year I finally got around to building a blog for my astrophotography and I did it on top of Hugo and it's an absolute delight. Minimal JavaScript, learned a whole bunch of stuff since it'd been forever since I was in frontend. And seeing it load in tens of milliseconds absolutely delights me. Especially in this day and age of massive frameworks, and massive load times.

moshun 2y ago
Share that link!
- malfist 2y ago
  It's in my profile :) https://www.jeromehollon.com/ https://www.jeromehollon.com/
- etrautmann 2y ago
  +1!

throw_pm23 2y ago

Things in tech I found joy in the last few years: .

leobg 2y ago
Sad. Are you sure?
- throw_pm23 2y ago
  Yes, I try to avoid tech to the extent possible. The joy I find in things is inversely proportional to the amount of tech they involve.
  - soulofmischief 2y ago
    This website is powered by multiple technologies, shouldn't you also be avoiding it and the web in general? Or do you arbitrarily decide when tech is good or bad based on your habits?
    - ProllyInfamous 2y ago
      In my arbitrary camp: I don't carry a cell phone, so if your tech requires me to "use the app" (e.g. parking in my mid-sized US town), I just won't pay for parking (instead: use a handicapped placard — which makes parking free — I wouldn't have done this if coins still worked in our parking lot meters).
      - soulofmischief 2y ago
        As someone with a physical disability, I'd implore you to consider a solution which doesn't perpetuate intra-class warfare on behalf of the wealthy class who imposed these stupid app-based parking rackets.
        ProllyInfamous 2y ago
        As someone with a physical disability, it was only "pride" which prevented me from hanging the placard [before app-based-only parking]. I don't occupy designated handicapped parking space, I just use the permit to get free parking (of which I am legally entitled to, handicapped per my US state's rules). >consider a solution which doesn't perpetuate intra-class warfare on behalf of the wealthy class who imposed these stupid [rules] Good advice.
        soulofmischief 2y ago
        I apologize for assuming you weren't disabled yourself, I misunderstood the tone of your comment to imply that you aren't actually disabled.

anonu 2y ago

Nice list. Though point 1 is interesting: I've never thought of python v2 and v3 as being uniquely distinct from each other. Maybe I'm not using all of v3 cool features.

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motohagiography 2y ago

for me joy came from coding with a gpt copilot, where I can take ideas from dream to demo in a day instead of weeks. switching from osx back to a linux laptop after over a decade as I think linux is where the creative culture is based now, revisiting a gnuradio tutorial and using the Maths eurorack module to make music because I think an intuition for analog is the next superpower. on the lower-tech level, a new chainsaw and a very fine handmade splitting axe brought many days of contemplation and joy.