h_a_r_u_k_i 5 months ago • 100%
Classic Chesterton's fence principle.
h_a_r_u_k_i 8 months ago • 100%
Remind me of some quotes:
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Recently, I came back home after 2.5 years of studying and working abroad. Home (family, friends, scene, etc.) didn't change much, but I definitely felt something off that it was hard to describe. I grew out of it, I suppose.
h_a_r_u_k_i 8 months ago • 100%
Reddit is already blocking some Proton VPN IPs...
h_a_r_u_k_i 8 months ago • 33%
h_a_r_u_k_i 9 months ago • 100%
This is actually not a good advice, from my experience. If we don't monitor, refactor, or improve the code, the software will rot, sooner or later. "Don't touch" doesn't mean we don't ever think about the code, but we make the conscious choice not to modify it.
h_a_r_u_k_i 9 months ago • 100%
This + org-mode are enough for me to switch to Emacs.
h_a_r_u_k_i 9 months ago • 66%
Also excited for this. I tried KDE before but I didn't find it easy to configure (too manually for a declarative guy like me). I like more the simplicity of Gnome.
h_a_r_u_k_i 9 months ago • 100%
It was VPN issue for me. Some IPs in Proton VPN doesn't work. When I tried a different IP or turned the IP off, I could access again.
Well, but most of the time I don't care enough to go in.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Better learn COBOL now.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
This is the real problem.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Ehm... Elliot uses Gnome.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
The different servers, having to remember other people's instances along with their username.
This is just like email, I see no problem here.
I think the problem is about the mindset and the onboarding experience. We've used too much proprietary products and prefer something easy and not too much diverge from the norms. Recently, I tried to advertise Mastodon and Lemmy to my non-techie friends, which are using X and Reddit. Some did try but gave up. They said they didn't understand the concept, and didn't want to bother with choosing an instance in the first place, because they didn't understand the federation concept. It's just hard to explain the benefits of the fediverse to non-techie people.
The type of people that the fediverse attracts are FOSS users.
I have the same observation as your view. Current fediverse communities are heavily towards tech. Some of my friends joined but gradually left because they had a few to no interactions or no interesting people in their interested areas to follow.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
The Internet is great. It connects people. I learned so many things even I lived in a small town in a third-world country.
But ads, scam, and 15-second videos are bad. The current Internet is nasty and not as beautiful as it was.
Two sides of a coin, I suppose.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
I learned the lesson: keep the hope low (so I don't get disappointed), and never preorder.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Unpopular opinion: just type "Massive Win". What's wrong with it?
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Gitlab used to be cute, small, and innovative (as in open). But now it's too bloated. Gitlab CI is not well designed and half-baked.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
That's interesting to know. Maybe that's why add-ons don't work in Firefox iOS or iPad OS.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Second. Up-to-date packages and stable at the same time.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Same. I gave up the first time due to tedious details and weird control. I played it again with some control tweak (can't remember what I changed) and tried to embrace the slow details, and completely loved the story.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 33%
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 88%
Default Brave blocks ads more aggressively than default Firefox. Of course you can achieve that with Firefox + uBlock Origin, but add-ons are not available on iOS and iPad OS.
That's just my experience. I still use Firefox + Firefox Focus BTW. To block more aggressively, I also use VPN + Adguard Home.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Use Vimium add-on and have a pop-up to search your open tab.
Or if you prefer no add-ons or don't know how to use Vim keybindings then type your search query in the search bar like this:
% my tab title
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 50%
I actually prefer that—a simple messenger without gifs and stickers, just plain text.
I'm not promoting WhatsApp in this case though. It's one thing it's done right, besides end-to-end encryption.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
I like when browsing the internet, I bump into quote like this.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Seriously, Youtube Shorts, Tiktok, Facebook stories can go to hell.
Let's build the Internet again, starting from Lemmy, Mastodon, etc. One step at a time.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Yes, you can filter by almost any country in the world.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
When you learn to do something, you love it more.
Nowadays, we're mostly given something and we don't value it.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Not OC, but I'm using Kagi and super happy. Before I use Kagi, I didn't realise how bad Google result is. Its results are poisoned by ads and SEO nowadays.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Cool. I opted in the beta, but I haven't seen any options for the automatic photo upload feature. Could you share some link regarding the feature?
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
DUPLICATED, CLOSED, etc.
Joke aside, for an open question I'd prefer posting on Reddit/Lemmy/forums to have an open answer.
SO is too strict on its policy.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
How do you do that?
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
The problem with YouTube is that is so easy to just default to letting it feed your brain.
True, a typical example is YouTube Shorts. I hate that 15-second trend.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Mostly YouTube, Hacker News, and some mailing lists. I do join some random forums to discuss non-tech hobbies like English writings, games, or classical music.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Privacy aside, my Instagram feeds now are mostly filled with posts from random people. I do want to follow my friends' updates but the recommendation algorithm keeps churning out rubbish. If only I could bring them out of Instagram and Facebook...
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Kinda hate that I waste so much time on it.
You watched some learning materials—programming problems, historical events, etc. That's educative. At least you learned something.
Also, time you enjoy is not wasted.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Cool. Now I just needs a Japanese keyboard and I can finally ditch Gboard.
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
What's so special about hyprland? Why is it getting so much hype?
h_a_r_u_k_i 10 months ago • 100%
Well, I uninstalled the app and installed it again. Now the upload does work properly.
Thank you for the "black magic".
Edited: Well, I tried to upload some more images—more than 100 images. And it didn't work again! Same annoying problem!
The uploading functionality—either a file or multiple files—is broken. It's stuck on "Waiting to upload" forever. And files are not guaranteed to be uploaded. Seriously, don't people at Proton do testing the Android app? I have to switch to use Firefox for using the web app. It's inconvenient, but that's the only way that uploading to Proton Drive in mobile works. What's the best way to quickly raise this issue to Proton: [Proton Support][1] or [Customer Feedback][2]? [1]: https://proton.me/support/contact [2]: https://protonmail.uservoice.com/
h_a_r_u_k_i 11 months ago • 100%
my nerdy friend that went on that journey with me is a musician and fashion model lol.
Maybe his/her experience in keeping the system simple and beautiful helped him/her recognise the passion in art.
I'm thinking of either self-hosting LanguageTool or buying the premium version. What's the pros and cons of each decision? I'm comfortable in self-hosting stuff. Nevertheless, I don't want to have much hassle building the language rules, grammars, and dictionaries. Premium pricing seems tempting (much affordable than Grammarly), but I do want to own my data and privacy! For more context, I write in English most of the time. I don't care about other languages.
I'm looking for a solution that satisfies: 1. Open source, or partially open source. 2. Have good privacy practice. Even better if I can get away from 5 Eyes or 9 Eyes. 3. Have an application for Android that supports auto-sync. Self-hosting is also an option, but I would prefer a lightweight setup. I checked [Immich](https://immich.app/docs/install/requirements) requirements, but it requires 2 CPU cores and 4 GB memory, which costs way too much if I want to host it on my AWS.
OpenTofu is also officially under the Linux Foundation. You will invoke `tofu` instead of `terraform`.
For context: https://opentf.org/
I want to polish my Ruby and functional programming skills at the same time. And I'm looking for a book that walks through functional programming concepts with code examples in Ruby. I tried searching but no results come up so far. Do you have any recommened materials out there? PS: I want the code is written specifically in Ruby. I'm not looking for code written in another language (e.g. Scala, Clojure, Lisp).
Check this out if you're hosting your code on Gitlab and don't want to hustle with AWS services or pay for Terraform cloud.