preslavrachev

preslavrachev, 3 days ago (edited 9 hours ago) to Java

Quarkus is so close to being the One Person #Java Framework (to quote DHH) that I rarely ever think twice before starting a new project. Yes, I know, Go is cool, too, yada yada yada, but Quarkus makes me put all technicalities aside. It's just me and the product I want to build.

There's one thing I badly need in #Quarkus, and that's a CRUD-style admin (like the one in Django). I tried building one a couple of times, but it's too much effort for one person.

https://mileswoodroffe.com/articles/rails-the-one-person-framework

#programming

preslavrachev, 4 days ago to Logseq

I have slowly dusted off my #logseq graph and began using it is a daily journal for my project work. I had forgotten how much I like the concept of Logseq's daily journal.

Still using it more sporadically than I should be. For comparison, my activity from around 2 years ago.

preslavrachev, 5 days ago to random

If you could remove one color from the world, what would it be and why?

#random

preslavrachev, 6 days ago to random

Some days, it pains me that we've built such a useful service, and so few people get to even give it a chance 😔

I've done everything I possibly could (incuding, more than halving the monthly subscription price), but product marketing is something I personally suck at.

So, I am begging you, the community, to help us out. If you know anyone who would benefit from our social media news and stories aggregator, share this post with them.

Thanks! 🙏

https://murmel.social

@murmel_social

preslavrachev, 6 days ago (edited 21 hours ago) to random

What is your least favorite Bear Notes feature?

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#notetaking

preslavrachev, 7 days ago to Instagram

I am probably the only person in the world who finds this a good move: https://readwrite.com/instagram-could-be-introducing-unskippable-ads-to-the-platform/

If there is one thing that would finally get you to stop doomscrolling stupid Instagram stories, that's a dumb commercial in the middle that you can't skip. Well played, Zuck!

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#instagram

Gargron, 10 days ago to random

It's nice to find out breaking news on Mastodon.

preslavrachev, 11 days ago to random

No idea who at EuroNews thought these were a good idea, but I am telling you, something in my brain fries a little every time I hover around and these two pop up. So annoying!

preslavrachev, 11 days ago to Java

Java’s records are a bit like Go’s interfaces. You think you’d be using them for everything, while in reality, they’re good for like 2-3 cases. Indeed, in those 2-3 cases, they’re really saving the day, but using them everywhere “just because” will result in an incomprehensible mess.

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#java #golang #programming

preslavrachev, 13 days ago to random

For once, I am glad that my @murmel_social feed is empty right now. I have no mental capacity to get any doomsday news these days.

preslavrachev, 15 days ago to Bitcoin

So, for those who have been asking about the relationship between the recently pre-announced #daylightcomputer and #bitcoin, there you go: https://pca.st/3jy2p68a?t=1880.0

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#eink

jon, 15 days ago to random

The "Brick" is an interesting approach to reducing the amount of time you spend on your phone and social media.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/this-50-magnet-curbed-my-iphone-addiction/

preslavrachev, 16 days ago to ai

C’mon, we’ve all been using LLMs on a daily basis for more than year now. You’d think people would slowly start to get the idea. But no.

Why is everyone still using an LLM and looking for accurate answers? They are obviously not built for that.

You use an LLM to get yourself off your writer’s block, to get a few ideas how to move on, not for it to solve the end equation for you. Duh!

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#AI #ChatPGT #LLM

preslavrachev, 16 days ago to random

Wait, did Russians own #ICQ?

https://icq.com/desktop/en

preslavrachev, 16 days ago to ai

2014: you meticulously craft a Twitter search to find that one popular tweet which supports your point of view.

2024: you meticulously craft an AI prompt to get the model to hallucinate a block of text which supports your point of view.

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#ai #twitter

preslavrachev, 16 days ago to Bitcoin

Dailyight Computer came out of nowhere recently, to much fanfare from the tech community: https://daylightcomputer.com/

I am a little skeptical for one reason alone. I've listened to a few interviews with the founder, and I am getting a lot of the painkiller-induced, crypto-bro, everything-sucks-let-me-fix-it narrative, which I don't think I enjoy.

Daylight is like what the reMarakable would have looked like, if it were funded solely on Bitcoin.

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#eink #bitcoin #tech #technology

preslavrachev, 19 days ago to random

🧵 The other day, someone asked me if we make enough money with @murmel_social to keep it alive. The short answer is, yes - Murmel makes enough money to cover its server costs, and some of the time we spend working on it.

Of course, the full answer is a little more complex. As a team, we are far from relying on its profits to pay salaries. Like most teams, we bridge the gap with project work. This gets reflected in the overall time we allow ourselves to spend on Murmel each month. 1/2

preslavrachev, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Games

I've recently realized that gamebooks might have been a rare 90s phenomenon in Bulgaria only. While I was growing up, those kept my imagination and passion for writing.

However, based on my discussions, gamebooks don't seem to have been that popular globally.

Thus, my question. Have you ever seen or played gamebooks?

For context, this video explains what they ar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnbXtdgrsY0

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#games #books #bulgaria