Posts by pbx@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #AM7ni20ke9jkkQHhvk by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-02T17:40:35Z
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Very thoughtful and undogmatic piece on Emacs, Neovim, VS Code, and what we value in #editors (Approachability, Doing one thing well, Editing efficiency, Extensibility,Freedom...)https://www.murilopereira.com/the-values-of-emacs-the-neovim-revolution-and-the-vscode-gorilla/
(DIR) Post #AML0Gnasanmx7KQOQ4 by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-09T02:40:46Z
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@lamp I hope they have a catchy tagline like "DER it's easy!"
(DIR) Post #AMLLFkxmz9HRhsU6u8 by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-09T00:55:31Z
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#Gitlab and #Jira both have buttons on their issue detail pages that let you upvote, downvote, or emote. I've worked on a lot of projects alongside many different people and I've never seen these used (other than me making the occasional joke upvote).Yet they're visible in the interface by _default_. Kitchen-sink UI design?Or... are these a relevant part of the Social Coding™ process for lots of people I just don't happen to have worked with?
(DIR) Post #AMV1z20MPujA5Yb8hU by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-13T22:44:12Z
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If you use ad blockers regularly, what's your motivation?
(DIR) Post #AMZB7GJv3C3Eh1Ht44 by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-15T22:48:23Z
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@urusan I use a reserved example domain. Boring, but it will never bite you. "Made up" domain names for testing/example purposes can make it to production and cause headaches for the people who actually own them. I know the guy who owns acme.com.https://www.iana.org/domains/reserved
(DIR) Post #AMZI6hs7pNsZX4y9my by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-16T00:06:29Z
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Full time #remoteworkers / #telecommuters, what's your arrangement?
(DIR) Post #AMprQTFEDtLxXCvoPI by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-08-23T23:57:53Z
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@someodd Wow, what are you compiling that demands more than 16GB? Something end users aren't going to be expected to compile, I'm guessing?
(DIR) Post #AN6m72pSzxZhK8t69o by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-09-01T02:55:04Z
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@waltercool That is a horribly confusingly written headline. So Canada is now in last place in the rankings of countries with the highest cell phone bills?
(DIR) Post #APVvNkCdf3KNARDFzs by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-11-12T00:51:48Z
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@twylo I hope this idea takes off.
(DIR) Post #APuRfglgziEQyj4qAK by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-11-23T22:37:58Z
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#askfedi I could use some suggestions for my next #Linux laptop. Budget is circa $300. Last machine was a 2nd gen ThinkPad Carbon X1, which I loved. I was going to get a fifth gen X1, but found the screen just wasn't bright enough. I like old high-end gear over newer lower end gear. So: recommendations for a good laptop that's about 3 lbs, about $300 on eBay, and has a bright screen? Charging via USB-C is a big plus. Thanks.
(DIR) Post #APwuVEu71XgAeNIxVo by pbx@fosstodon.org
2022-11-25T02:01:09Z
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#askfedi Expanding on my earlier laptop query: I'd love to find a site with a comprehensive database of laptops from say the past ten years that lets you search by filtering on specs like:* Weight* Ports* Screen size, resolution* Screen brightness* Claimed battery lifeKnow of anything like this? It would be a much more direct and efficient way for me to build up my shortlist of machines I look for in the used market. TIA.
(DIR) Post #ARQAraS8Wnauw7sLwW by pbx@fosstodon.org
2023-01-08T03:41:47Z
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Well shit. Be careful, #Python people. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-pypi-packages-create-cloudflare-tunnels-to-bypass-firewalls/
(DIR) Post #ARUnCVRiuZeYNdvMci by pbx@fosstodon.org
2023-01-09T21:24:37Z
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The bad news: the Pinafore client for Mastodon is being retired. The good news: the creator, Nolan Lawson, has written a marvelous, thorough, thoughtful, link-filled, generous sendoff message.Read it and learn. https://nolanlawson.com/2023/01/09/retiring-pinafore/
(DIR) Post #AUsZe1lUF60V2nNQBM by pbx@fosstodon.org
2023-04-21T01:40:12Z
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I like #clojure / #cljs despite never have used them for anything. I sure do enjoy this:http://clojurescriptkoans.com
(DIR) Post #AVSNw6UnBj3TAYyj2G by pbx@fosstodon.org
2023-05-08T18:17:30Z
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I'm still a #mercurial fan despite its increasignly marginal status. I asked the Bing AI chatbot to cheer me up by giving me some reasons to keep using Mercurial. It offered me several strong arguments I agreed with... all drawn from a 2012 blog post from Atlassian. (The same Atlassian that dropped Mercurial support from Bitbucket 8 years later, in case the irony is not apparent.)
(DIR) Post #AWUsdUFI5B1fiuPYxs by pbx@fosstodon.org
2023-06-08T22:25:00Z
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One of the things I use my Samsung smartwatch for the most is quickly setting timers for tasks. Coffee brewing or whatnot. I just tried to set one now, and for some reason its response instead of confirmation was:"I need a timer state result to continue"...a wonderfully opaque and useless message. Just a tiny bit more understandable than, say, telling me the name of the variable it was trying to set.
(DIR) Post #AiSQHSZsnQ4ujCPV4q by pbx@fosstodon.org
2024-05-31T16:06:47Z
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Just hit an innovative #UXfail — a ZIP code field that, while it allowed you to type into it, only accepted preset values selected from a menu accessed by a tiny expansion triangle on the right-hand edge. Even if what you typed was identical to one of the menu selections, it was rejected.
(DIR) Post #ApxyceVQr0PaS6CSZM by pbx@fosstodon.org
2025-01-10T20:51:07Z
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My new favorite #Django error message: "Heterogeneous disjunctive predicates against window functions are not implemented when performing conditional aggregation."https://bit.ly/best-django-error
(DIR) Post #Ar3ljb3GyuzbVAk1rM by pbx@fosstodon.org
2025-02-13T00:56:49Z
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Just in case your news feeds start filling up with copypastes of this (made up) letter from the President of Mexico to Trump: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mexican-president-wall-quote/
(DIR) Post #B1RloIhtApi3MzI66q by pbx@fosstodon.org
2025-12-20T17:37:09Z
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@Nonilex I’m starting to wonder if the endgame of this stupidity is control of Venezuelan oil. I may be slow in having just recently thought of this.