tombh

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   The Chinese were solving 14th degree polynomials in 1303. Why?(reddit.com)

   162 points by tombh 8y ago|74 comments
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   by tombh 8y ago

   This is in part why I'm developing https://html.brow.sh - a purely text-based web, rendered by a fast remote modern browser.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   Is this not the archetypal battle of modern software? It makes me think of Eric Raymond's classic book "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". At which point the other side rolls out the Linux precedent - the decentralised success.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   Which I believe is the whole point of fast.com - to give you a more realistic measure of your actual bandwidth.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   One data point: it was an explicitly stated rule of my Chinese student visa that I don't publicise any criticism of China.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   I know. I didn't write the article.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   That's a very good question. I don't know the answer, although I suspect the answer is no, the Linux VT doesn't support true colour. However you can at least toggle Browsh's monochrome mode with Alt+m
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   by tombh 8y ago

   Thanks. That's a good point about reinvigorating interest in Lynx, I'd also consider that a success.
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   by tombh 8y ago

   Thanks, yes I'd love to see some sort of formal support for pure text-based browsing, beyond things like "Reader Mode" that only make articles more accessible not UIs.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    `brew tap browsh-org/homebrew-browsh`
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Or even just `ssh brow.sh`
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Author of the software here, not the article. I never intended Browsh to replace Lynx et al! Browsh is firstly for people with slow and/or expensive networks and secondly a cool terminal gimmick. Sorry for stepping on any toes.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    What about a little note in the footer? What could it say without implying a distrust in the service?
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    by tombh 8y ago

    I think the default Mac terminal doesn't support true colour, which causes some rendering problems like long black lines. Either switch to monochrome move with Alt+m or install iTerm.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    The domain where it's running? What does that matter if you install it yourself. You don't need any external Browse services of you run it yourself.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    I'd love to see a serious breakdown of this. All I know is that anecdotally Browsh is very similar to a well configured VNC connection.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Indeed! I never intended for Browsh to replace lynx et al. They serve similar but distinct purposes.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    I totally sympathise with those that are suspicious of the modern web. But Browsh is fundamentally not for them. It is for all those that don't have the luxury of cheap and fast internet, I want them to access the same information ever
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    by tombh 8y ago

    It's a free demo with unlimited access to the web. I'm just covering my back for any possible misuse. If there's demand you can pay to turn off logging.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Exactly. This is the price we pay to access the modern web.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    That sounds like you were trying the SSH demo. I've currently got that limited to 20 instances. Each one has 2Gb of RAM and a CPU, so it's not cheap. And I'm currently funding it off a modicum of donations.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    There's no magic, Browsh is just designed to be run on a remote server where internet is fast and cheap and then accessed over SSH or the browser client from a local network that is likely slow and/or expensive.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Browsh and Lynx having quite different remits. Also, Browsh depends on X libs not a running X server.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Author of the software here, not the author of the article. Browsh is primarily aimed at those without fast and/or cheap bandwidth, yet still want access to the modern web. There are vast swathes of the world where downloading a 10Mb w
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    by tombh 8y ago

    indeed. in fact i got into psychotherapy via meditation, which is actually my preferred therapeutic practice.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Oh! I'm using Let's Encrypt. Any idea how I can reproduce this error for myself? Thanks for letting me know.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    I'm not psychotherapy's biggest fan, but I did do 2 years training in it, and I must say the world is a better place for psychotherapy's existence. Because before psychotherapy we were cutting bits of people's brains out
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    by tombh 8y ago

    oops, yeah
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Well bandwidth and load are irrelevant when lynx/browsh are being run on a remote VM.
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    by tombh 8y ago

    Ok great, well I posted over at r/tor, see what they say: https://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/8y6z0m/browsh_html_ser...