manifoldgeo

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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   I use a homegrown web app that uses GnuCash behind the scenes via a Python Flask app. Works just well enough that I don't have to open GnuCash anymore. You can try it here if interested: https://demo.checkyour.finance Sourc
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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   I'm an avid user of GnuCash. Last I checked, their mobile app was basically abandoned (around 2018), and it had no way to use a SQL DB, even though the desktop can use SQLite3, MySQL, and Postgres [1]. So there was no easy way to use d
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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   Thanks for this! These things look like pretty beefy machines for the price.
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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   I was hoping this article was going to be about TV show syndication. Jerry Seinfeld was worth nearly one billion dollars last time I checked, nearly all from royalties paid out for reruns of the show. How the hell did broadcast networks lik
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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   Honestly, that sounds like it's still the Gestalt principles at work. Did you read the link I posted about luminance? The person who made that art seems to have a keen eye for color design. The colors are chosen in such a way that the
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   by manifoldgeo 4y ago

   There are a lot of answers here that suggest the colors have something to do with it. I think that is true, but no one has suggested what I think it is overall: the Gestalt Principles[0] in action. The Gestalt Principles are from cognitive
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   by manifoldgeo 5y ago

   I created a web app for doing personal accounting with GnuCash files [1]. The mobile app for GnuCash was abandoned around 2018 from what I can tell, and it never had synchronization, so you couldn't easily use it on both mobile and des
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   by manifoldgeo 5y ago

   If you're looking for a refresher that outlines Python language fundamentals, I recommend "Introducing Python, 2nd Edition" (2019) by Bill Lubanovic [0]. Another really cool introduction that's filled with intermediate t
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   by manifoldgeo 5y ago

   I made the mistake of saying "Windows" instead of "Microsoft". I didn't mean to indicate that it somehow works better on Windows. I'm running it on Linux and don't have Windows, so I couldn't even be
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Here is the very first sentence of the Wikipedia entry [0] for .NET Framework: "The .NET Framework (pronounced as 'dot net') is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows&
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I'm genuinely rooting for Jellyfin to overtake Plex in functionality and popularity; someone needs to. Plex isn't even fully FLOSS. That said, I don't actually like Jellyfin, and I wish it weren't implemented in such a W
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Thank you so much for this; it was even better than I expected! I had no idea Tetris had such a big and thriving community. TIL!
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I'm fully in favor of replacing shell scripts with Python3 scripts wherever possible. In fact that's part of my job. That being said, the author of this article is using confusing / wrong terminology to discuss bash. This art
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Imagine being a member of a duopoly with a fairly locked-down market and then releasing the ability to pay another way as a revolutionary "feature" worthy of a press release
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I would've loved to have been there for the original pitch. I bet he wore his nicest threads to garner investors. And his business plan was tight! He'd found an untapped market. The unveiling of the prototype made his partner Phil
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    For some great, dark Windows 95 jokes I recommend this site: https://windows95tips.com/ It was made by Neil Cicierega of Lemon Demon, who has made a lot of amazing content.
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    When I was about to upgrade phones from an iPhone 8 Plus to an iPhone 12, I decided to back up my pictures from my old phone onto my Linux computer. I assumed it'd be as easy as an Android phone and act as a simple external drive when
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Seriously, it's less a synopsis and more a rewording of the same article! They might as well have just linked to Moxie Marlinspike's article as the whole body of their own article.
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    If you're not opposed to self-hosting, I've had some good experiences running Matrix Synapse to keep in touch with friends. I can't speak to content moderation, but managing the service has been really nice so far.
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I'm surprised that CiviCRM [1] is not listed in the "Open Source CRM Alternatives" section. I think it should be. [1] https://civicrm.org/
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I agree. This is a tech monopoly using its position of near-absolute power to try and oust a lesser competitor by co-opting their business model. Naïve "invisible hand" types will just see this as healthy competition, not realizin
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I totally get the utility of decorating and customizing a phone. It's a way to personalize the device. So, to your point that I'm missing the point-- it's not lost on me. I just think the companies are delivering the equivale
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Good point. I reread what I'd said, and I think what I meant is that the phone case could just be built in by the factory. It would mean less / no customization, but they could easily build a case on the outside that is completely
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Would anyone else just be fine with a thick phone that had a better internal battery? I would prefer that. To me, this battery pack is a symptom of a systemic design flaw. Consumers and companies are obsessed with thinner, sleeker devices,
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    Thank you for posting this. I wasn't really enthralled by the original post, but the docs referenced in your comment are way better and show the real value of this library.
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I did a CTRL + F for “docker” and “container” and surprisingly didn’t see any hits in the first page of comments. I’ve found it’s a lot easier to just make a single docker image of my favorite OS, load it with my dotfiles, vim plugins, etc.
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    by manifoldgeo 5y ago

    I came here to say this! I highlight lines as I read pages to stay focused, and when highlighting is (purposely) broken like this, it's really frustrating.
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    by manifoldgeo 6y ago

    Seconded. It was so rough with the sidebar it was totally unreadable for me on mobile. The page loaded with the main content completely out of focus, and when I swiped over to it, the sidebar havoc began.
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    by manifoldgeo 6y ago

    Sounds like they had a tragedy of the commons, too haha
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    by manifoldgeo 6y ago

    I went through the documentation and tried to spin up a Socialhome instance of my own. I couldn’t quite get it working with either the Ansible playbook method or the docker container method (I’ve gotten better with those things nowadays, bu