I've not bothered to read up on the announcements but so far haven't heard mention of any supposed benefits to this incredibly invasive feature and massive security and privacy risk.
It's as if they just can't be bothered pretending any more.
@isleofmandan you didn't mention Linux. EDIT: oops, yes you did 🤦♂️
Yes, I was disappointed in that but have installed Ubuntu 24. Not everything works yet, but it is good enough and doing the job for me.
In the past I've bought Dell but they didn't offer the spec (or Linux any more I think), and my last Dell has a fault after six years whereas my first is still going after 15.
So far I'm very pleased with the Lenovo. It's very fast and lighter than the Dells.
This research shows that aptitude for learning foreign languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic maths knowledge.
"These results provide a novel framework for understanding programming aptitude, suggesting that the importance of numeracy may be overestimated in modern programming education environments."
What to call this internet that we should move to. I use #openweb as this is what it is, or #web1.5 for more geeky conversations. Then fall back to #Fediverse for insiders and just #mastodon for the #mainstreaming normal people.
Sheesh, Mozilla has really lost their way. Putting ads in the search bar? We already have a search engine that does that, we don't need two running at the same time.
@cuchaz
If you believe we live in democracies and that is sacrosanct, then we can disagree. I once believed that, and even in reforms such as PR but I see now that these are a modern form of religion and deceit, used to control more than empower. Though I do see Autonomi as a democratising force, because it is designed to maximise access and shift the balance of power away from the centre to individuals and non-profit focused entities, which I think is well worth doing.
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@cuchaz
We're not far apart in identifying the problems but have different approaches to solutions.
That's the way it should be. Nobody has all the answers so we need diversity, multiple endeavours - diverse and decentralised.
I do think you misunderstand the positives of this project though. By democratising the landscape and enabling the many, it allows the social to flourish.
We need both the social and the means. But the means have been enclosed, and p2p is a way to liberate it.
It's hard to find #cargo add-ons. crates.io has very poor search options.
For example, I recall one which I think began with 'b' which sits in the terminal running the build and shows errors in order, unlike cargo build where they scoll off screen and out of view. [EDIT: from replies it is called 'bacon']
But I can't list search results by name, only things like newest etc. #RustLang