I think it was last week when George Takei announced to quit with social media but is still there! Does the Fediverse need a few more well known names to attract more users ?...
Well that’s some news. If they’re good news we will see. I’m a Beeper user but never heard of Texts (stupid name) before, which seem to share the same misson as Beeper. Texts was purchased by Automattic last year (according to the Beeper blog).
What does that mean? Automattic punches with some weight in the chat space now. In general I don’t like it if big companies buy small products. However Automattic still seems to bet on the Fediverse, so maybe if the teams from Beeper and Texts can work together on a Matrix-based, open source chat application, we could get something really good.
I’ve mixed feelings about this whole thing, some shy optimizm, some less shy pessimism.
I know what you mean, but I think private chat and public posting are quite distinct. They’d destroy a lot more trust if they sell private messages compared to what they did with Tumblr. Especially if they continue to push local bridges, where they won’t be able to read any message (you still have to trust them obviously).
They’re talking too much business to be a ‘private’ search. They don’t make any effort to explain how their search is private at all (except the 90/10 share model).
End-to-end encryption keeps your notes secure. Our export and API keeps your notes accessible.
I’m not relying on any ‘export’ feature for my personal notes. If they aren’t using an open format I can access with other software, it’s a hard pass for me. For me, I want the data separate from the application, so I can choose my own sync provider and switch editor any time.
TL;DR If it doesn’t support plain markdown files, it’s not an option for me.
End-to-end encryption keeps your notes secure. Our export and API keeps your notes accessible.
I’m not relying on any ‘export’ feature for my personal notes. If they aren’t using an open format I can access with other software, it’s a hard pass for me. Personally, I want the data separate from the application, so I can choose my own sync provider and switch editor any time.
TL;DR If it doesn’t support plain markdown files, it’s not an option for me.
What is your personal preference based on experience? I Assume because Mac is Unix and Linux is Unix based, it would be more suited, but I have no personal experience with the layout. I am willing to try something new if i hear enough merits for it, and I also find the windows layout somewhat inadequate(The grass is greener on...
I’m an ex Windows user, current Linux and Mac user. Keyboard shortcuts on Linux are much closer to Windows conventions compared to macOS. I wouldn’t recommend using a Mac keyboard with Linux. I’d only recommend it if you want to use both Linux and macOS with the same keyboard (you will be happier in this case, because using macOS with a Windows keyboard sucks, vice versa).
If you don’t like the Windows key design, get a keyboard with a custom one.
As someone who spends time programming, I of course find myself in conversations with people who aren’t as familiar with it. It doesn’t happen all the time, but these discussions can lead to people coming up with some pretty wild misconceptions about what programming is and what programmers do....
Being a Marketer, I’ve experienced the overwhelming nature of my work, and the common challenge of forgetting important details. The fast-paced nature of the world means that if I don’t act promptly, I might miss out on great ideas. Time constraints and forgetfulness often lead to neglecting potentially great ideas, stifling...
You’re website is terrible to scroll on desktop! Why roll your custom smooth scrolling? I assume it works well on mobile, but if you use a touchpad or mouse to scroll, it’s a horrible experience. Don’t change how my browser scrolls.
Suuuuper late answer, sorry. It is working perfectly for me (FF 122), I’m using Firefox exclusivery. It can be slow sometimes though and take several (tens of) seconds for the web application to load.
Too often, you won’t be given time to make your software understandable. Probably almost never. So you have to incorporate a way of programming that leaves your code more understandable after you fixed your bug or added your feature.
I don’t know if understandability is the most important thing. However I certainly agree with the author that it’s curcial, if you ever want to do more than merley a script or a proof of concept.
I’ve used a US-QWERTY keyboard layout my entire life. I’ve seen other layouts that do things like reduce the size of the enter/backspace keys, move the pipe operator (|) and can’t wrap my head around how I would code on those....
It’s very similar, more like an evolution from Neo than a revolution. They switched a few keys and if you’re starting fresh I think I’d recommend Bone, but if you already know Neo I’m not sure switching is worth it. It could be fun though (if you consider learning a new layout fun ^^).
I just saw, that fedidb now has data for the biggest fediverse accounts, so I did a little plotting with it. Here is a graphic of the scattering of the 100 biggest accounts by the instance they are on. 38 of them are on mastodon.social https://fedidb.org/popular-fediverse-accounts (the data is in the alt text) #mastodon #chart...
Sorry for this huge delay, sometimes RL takes over… I don’t know how relevant it still is. I’ll try anyway.
but if there is some way for people, posts, communities, servers, to opt out then ok.
I think this could pose an issue. Many people in the Fediverse are very sensitive about informed consent — which cannot be satisfied by any opt-out mechanism. This is an issue for every bridge/search service, because with opt-in you will have way less users. I strongly recommend to go for opt-in however, you will be starkly criticized otherwise.
I’m wanting to do this open source, which means anybody can take it, remove the check and scan everything. What are your thoughts about that?
Yes, anybody could do that, or build something from scratch, but will meet strong opposition in the Fediserve, as we’ve seen more than once.
If you know how to query servers, communities, posts or comments on that topic I’m all ears, I’m only doing 50% of that today BTW.
Can’t help here, sorry.
On a side note, where is your 0xCAFE come from? Is it like the stack overflow/ memory error checks like 0xDEAD(or 0xDEADBEEF) and so?
Nope, just a nerd who likes computery stuff like hex numbers and, obviously, coffee. No technical magic number I know of (maybe there still is…?).
George Takei looks like good company on the Fediverse, agreed ? (universeodon.com)
I think it was last week when George Takei announced to quit with social media but is still there! Does the Fediverse need a few more well known names to attract more users ?...
Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner (www.bloomberg.com)
Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join...
The official NixOS wiki is now live (wiki.nixos.org)
Legit or no? yep.com
When I was configuring my searxng I noticed a search engine that piqued my interest. Link: yep.com...
Anybody here using reflect
I’m torn between reflect and capacities but leaning towards reflect. I just like how fast and simple it is. Anybody have an opinion?
[OC] Ambulance (feddit.nu)
Mozilla Firefox is Working on a Tab Grouping Feature (news.itsfoss.com)
Fedify: a fediverse server framework in Deno (github.com)
Is it worth buying the Mac keyboard for a dedicated Linux PC instead of the windows one?
What is your personal preference based on experience? I Assume because Mac is Unix and Linux is Unix based, it would be more suited, but I have no personal experience with the layout. I am willing to try something new if i hear enough merits for it, and I also find the windows layout somewhat inadequate(The grass is greener on...
What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it?
As someone who spends time programming, I of course find myself in conversations with people who aren’t as familiar with it. It doesn’t happen all the time, but these discussions can lead to people coming up with some pretty wild misconceptions about what programming is and what programmers do....
Roast my PKM: SaveDay
Being a Marketer, I’ve experienced the overwhelming nature of my work, and the common challenge of forgetting important details. The fast-paced nature of the world means that if I don’t act promptly, I might miss out on great ideas. Time constraints and forgetfulness often lead to neglecting potentially great ideas, stifling...
A great open source dictionary app for mobile! (github.com)
I just found this and haven’t seen it here before. It’s a great dictionary app
No Boilerplate NixOS video (www.youtube.com)
The Verge - The fediverse, explained (www.theverge.com)
The most important goal in designing software is understandability (ntietz.com)
What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk?
Do any of you program on non-US keyboard layouts?
I’ve used a US-QWERTY keyboard layout my entire life. I’ve seen other layouts that do things like reduce the size of the enter/backspace keys, move the pipe operator (|) and can’t wrap my head around how I would code on those....
Spreading of the 100 biggest fediverse account (wehavecookies.social) German
I just saw, that fedidb now has data for the biggest fediverse accounts, so I did a little plotting with it. Here is a graphic of the scattering of the 100 biggest accounts by the instance they are on. 38 of them are on mastodon.social https://fedidb.org/popular-fediverse-accounts (the data is in the alt text) #mastodon #chart...