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Notnotmike

@ Notnotmike @beehaw.org

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    Do you trust Brave company and their products: Browser, Search, VPN, etc..?

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  • I don't generally use that feature, even as a programmer, but I use Google at work just because my privacy is already pretty exposed at work and I'm not looking up anything wild on a corporate network. I also enjoy the targeting in this particular instance because then my search results are developer focused

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  • You should also check out Tab for a Cause as well! A new tab screen that uses ad revenue to donate to charities. You can select your cause and every new tab you open contributes to it

    I can get you a referral link the next time I'm on my desktop, it you'd like

  • [HN] Sync for Lemmy

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  • There is a bit of irrationality with FOSS. People claim they work better, but I almost universally find that they work significantly worse and have much worse UX.

    Granted, I still use and prefer FOSS alternatives a lot of the time, but I'm not using them because they're functionally better, and pretending like they are in many cases is just disingenuous

  • CEOs' pay climbed before layoffs at tech giants like Alphabet and Microsoft, data shows

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  • How is this not a misallocation of resources that the shareholders should be upset about? They really don't want the company's money going to more value add instead?

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  • I agree with this distrust. Something about the browser just feels off to me.

    I stick with Firefox for browsing, Ecosia for searching, and Mozilla VPN

  • [HN] Reasons to Drop Docker for Podman

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  • I am interested in trying Podman and Rancher for alternatives to Docker, but I don't think this article is very good at convincing anyone... Two of their three points are VERY weak

    The ease of creating pods is unmatched by any other container engine, whether CLI or GUI.

    I would definitely challenge that opinion. For starters, I use the Docker CLI for 99% of my use cases, so really I don't care about the GUI but about how the CLI commands are designed. Secondly, if I am going to use a GUI for Docker, I just use Portainer which is the best GUI I've found so far for container management.

    This point is extremely subjective.

    Unlike Docker, you can pull an image while in the Podman Desktop application

    This is just incorrect, and I don't know why they couldn't just look at the Docker Desktop documentation for two seconds to find the truth

    The strongest argument they have is for the rootless containers, which my company's shared pipeline runners are now beginning to enforce. We use buildah for that (which I believe wraps around Podman) and I appreciate the increased security and lighter load on the system

    Overall, this wasn't a very convincing article. I'm interested in Podman but if I weren't I think I'd find it pretty easy to dismiss this one

  • [HN] Sync for Lemmy

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  • I know a lot of people don't care for Sync because it isn't a FOSS application. But it's genuinely the best app out there right now by a huge margin. It's extremely polished and it works so much more reliably.

    I use Jerboa mainly, and I'm constantly having to switch instances or restart Jerboa because something breaks. Sync doesn't have the same issues, seemingly, it just works.

    For example, Jerboa makes it really difficult to "restart" the infinite scroll when something does go wrong. You hit the bottom of the infinite scroll and can't scroll any further and the only way to recover is to either (1) scroll all the way back to the top of the feed so you can refresh or (2) restart the app. With Sync you can easily just press the home button again to go to the top of the feed. But honestly I never have to do that because it's broken, I only ever do that to start a new session

    Overall, I'm a little stunned by the difference in quality. It's actually remarkable

  • Sounds great in theory

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  • I think you have a point with the moving target, but also I believe that development should pretty much always be a moving target. You should be refactoring your domain based on new experiences and new knowledge all the time. So, personally, I find integration tests much more useful, because they test the input and output of a system, rather than how it's implemented. I can change my domain without having to modify my tests and that makes changes to the domain much simpler.

    That being said, I also definitely recognize the advantages of TDD, I just don't think it's a silver bullet; there's good projects for it and bad ones

  • Are there differences in reliability between thumb drives?

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  • Definitely no expert on USB drives, but I do not belive that there is much regulation around USB drives, and I've purchased drives that claim to have super large capacities only to discover they actually don't. There are methods of having the USB report a larger capacity to the OS than actually exists on the drive. Whether or not that's still the case I don't know but it's something to be aware of

    I'd aim for mid range if I were you. Not too cheap, but not too expensive.

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  • But late to post this on, the Steam Summer Sale has come and gone already

  • US GOP presidential candidates avoid discussing climate change on campaign trail

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  • Boy, it truly is astounding to me that the people with money can be so devoid of foresite and empathy. It boggles my mind, truly

  • What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own?

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  • Yeah that's a jinx if I've ever heard one. Better buy two just in case...

  • What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own?

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  • Bonus points if it also includes jumper cables with that battery. Having a portable jumper when your batter dies is insanely useful.

    However, the model I have doesn't hold a charge forever, so I find that I have to recharge it every couple months or else it will be dead the next time I actually need it. An unfortunate flaw so I'd look for reviews that mention whether that's the case for any you look to purchase

  • What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own?

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  • 100%! It's wild to me that the majority of Americans are just OK with not using one. Reddit introduced me to the concept and I have never looked back. You can get a super cheap introductory one on Amazon, but I would personally recommend the one by the Squatty Potty company, it's superb quality.

    While you're on the website for Squatty Potty, their namesake is another must have under $100. It revolutionized how I use the bathroom, and I have one in every bathroom in my house. If I use the bathroom at work, I end up sitting there missing my stool and bidet. It's hard to go back once you've gotten closer towards perfection

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  • RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo

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  • This is so wacky it's astounding.

    You don't buy a company for their servers or employees, those can be found elsewhere for the same price. You buy a company for its users and its brand. To throw away one of the most icon brands in the world, which is present in the footer of every major website in the world, is baffling.

    What is the end game here?

  • Jerboa v0.0.41-alpha Release

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  • Thanks to everyone who is contributing! Awesome to see all these changes and fixes

  • Marvel Studios' The Marvels | Official Trailer

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  • I'm not a comic book reader, but from what I've heard the characters never dying permanently is a common theme, so at least there's a precedent

  • Disgusting [context: I don't use any actual ad-blocker]

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  • I was blissfully unaware how old it was until you said something, so you're not alone there

    And to be honest, I kind of like this popup. It tells me (1) to avoid this website and (2) what extensions I can download that will cause trackers the most disruption!