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by slau 2y ago
Well, the one thing they have in common is that both projects were originally designed by the same person, Pieter Hintjens.
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by slau 2y ago
ZeroMQ has never been a managed queue. It was always more of a networking library on top of which you could implement some interesting paradigms, but it has never been on the same playing field as MQs (on purpose). SQS is still very much al
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by slau 2y ago
Swamp coolers can get really nasty and smelly due to being the perfect breeding ground for spores and other nasties.
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by slau 2y ago
If you believe Hetzner is a “cloud” platform like AWS, just because they offer VPSs and some form of block storage, you might want to explore beyond the EC2 section of your AWS console.
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by slau 2y ago
Migadu doesn’t have automated quotas. They are understanding and they won’t block your account because of one bad actor. Even if you go over the limits, they won’t say anything unless it becomes a regular pattern. I host email for quite a f
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by slau 2y ago
Why does a single company have to be better? Fastmail or Migadu for mail, Kagi for search. I still use YT on a semi regular basis. Just because you’re used to using their products and it’s convenient to use them doesn’t mean there aren’t va
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by slau 2y ago
I sort of like the physicality. There’s something satisfying about using a physical device for a communicator. One issue is privacy and security. Does it just broadcast messages after someone hits play? That’s not awesome in an open space.
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by slau 2y ago
One aspect of Slack/email is that it is searchable and async. If your team has good culture and uses channels as opposed to group DMs (a very, very big issue in Teams), it allows others who were not online at the time to catch up on wh
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by slau 2y ago
Why do you believe giving money to a stranger for the only reason of being sexually attracted to them is acceptable behaviour?
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by slau 2y ago
GDPR doesn’t mean you follow “new EU rules”. It just means you only store the data you need, you track how the data is used, and you allow data subjects the possibility to modify/remove said data.
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by slau 2y ago
I’ve had nVidia stock for the better part of the last decade. By far my best performer. Whenever articles saying “here’s why it isn’t a bubble” start popping up, I tend to really start considering dropping a stock.
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by slau 2y ago
While it’s a nice write-up, I’m not sure I’m following some of the sweeping conclusions the author makes regarding security and purpose. > JWT Tokens > Cons: Susceptible to token theft (e.g., XSS attacks) if not handled carefully. Mus
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by slau 2y ago
Surely people trying to build rockets are trying to do _the opposite_ of "bringing people down"?
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by slau 2y ago
One important thing to remember: Belgium requires the sign off of three medical doctors intimitaly familiar with the case, and they must assert that all courses of treatment have been exhausted, that the patient is incurable, and that the p
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by slau 2y ago
As someone who lost one of their best friends to schizophrenia, I can guarantee you it that in his case it was a terminal illness. It was an ugly, dirty battle he slowly lost over the course of the 15 or so years he was diagnosed with it, a
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by slau 2y ago
The same is true with reading out text messages. I’ve disabled it for CarPlay now after receiving a mildly raunchy text with a car full of colleagues. It’s still useful on the headphones though.
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by slau 2y ago
It’s sometimes awesome, and often extremely basic. “Contact sent you a picture of a group of people at an airport”. Amazing. “Contact sent you a screenshot of a social media post”. Useless. We know iOS can select text in pictures, so Siri c
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by slau 2y ago
That’s a crazy large terms of service, considering the simplicity of the service. Forced arbitration and everything. Banning anyone under 18. Is this really necessary?
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by slau 2y ago
Spider-specific content is a great way to get doomed into the bottom ranks of SEO.
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by slau 2y ago
Only extremely basic requests are processed on device, like “what time is it”. Anything else is still processed on Apple’s servers.
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by slau 2y ago
I built a toilet occupancy light for the office. We had a long office with a single toilet, so built a battery powered closed-door detector on one side, and a mains-powered sign that indicated whether the toilet was free or not. Very reliab
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by slau 2y ago
I’ve been wanting to try NixOS because I really like the declarative approach, but all this drama is turning me away from the project.
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by slau 2y ago
I don’t understand how the example you discuss can be considered virtue signalling. I was under the impression that virtue signalling was about projecting morals and ethics to make one look good. Greenwashing is one example of virtue signal
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by slau 2y ago
I haven’t experienced that, and therefore hadn’t considered it. USB stick for firmware updates it is from now on, then.
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by slau 2y ago
That’s fair. I did plug in my TV after 7 years or so. I was hoping the new firmware would fix some issues (eARC compatibility, mainly). It didn’t. Fixed some other bugs, introduced some new ones. Not my best bet, not my worst. Still no ads,
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by slau 2y ago
You also don’t need to be as extreme as “never connect”. Just plug it into Ethernet, update the firmware, and disconnect it.
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by slau 2y ago
You don’t need that. Just enable CEC and let the ATV turn it off and on. My LG TV is completely offline, but I can still say “Hey Siri turn off the TV” and it works.
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by slau 2y ago
You’re a company, so you have to start thinking as one. You’re not paying a lot for an accountant, you’re investing money that will generate free time and availability for other tasks. If you don’t enjoy something, don’t do it. Pay someone
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by slau 3y ago
Many a time I’m surprised by how good Siri’s description of images is. I let Siri speak out some notifications when I’m wearing my EarPods: - $person sent a picture of a group of people waiting at an airport. - $person sent a screenshot of
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by slau 3y ago
The problem comes from the implied connotation: blacklist and whitelist -> black is bad and white is good. There’s perfectly reasonable alternatives: allowlist and blocklist. It’s not really that big of a deal. It’s about death by a thou

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