The CLI struggle is real Command-line tools are meant to simplify infrastructure and DevOps workflows, but the reality is often the opposite. Instead of speeding things up, the vast array of commands, flags, and syntax turns the CLI into a puzzle.
Currently, both. I (@pietervdvn) am experimenting with Forgejo to see how it goes. Please test out the latter if you want to report a bug, make a PR, ...
For example, I recently discovered quite a bit of spam accounts and cleaned them up.
The physical server will move this month (causing some downtime), emails aren't yet configured,...
In other words, we still need to gain a bit more experience before officially moving; but it has started. The vision is to diminish the importance of Github ('cause the start of enshittification has started), but there is no rush either
yes.... Xd Honestly I don't know either, I know the plan is to switch to forgejo down the line. But I don't know if a mirror to github will stay/happen
Kudos for implenting that labels can be applied using keyboard only. One suggestion: since the length of the displayed label (in the mailbox list) depends on the length of the sender email, for senders not in the contact book the label text is truncated to only two initial characters. Maybe we could just have color blobs there (without the text) instead?
The Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools —
Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available not just to the poor but to the wealthy.
Web developers don't know HTML; or at least they don't implement proper HTML (which is ridiculous; it's like a lawyer not knowing or applying the law). Just look at 4 of the top 5 web accessibility issues from the WebAIM Million. So frustrating, and for decades now...
I recognize it as a user myself when using software by others, and unfortunately I recognize it in my users when they fail to use my software. I know the answer in both cases is "well, the workflow is awkward because reasons". There's always reasons, they're always complicated.
I wonder if I would know that were I not a developer myself.
Well-intentioned awkward free software still beats slick ill-intentioned proprietary software any day of the week. Both cause frustration, but the nature of the frustration is so, so different.
The latter pretends it Just Works, and the frustration is injected for nefarious reasons.
The frustration in the former is an accidental emergent behavior. I feel empathy to that, but it's no less frustrating.
I wonder if non-developer end-users feel the difference, or if the end result is just the same: "this doesn't work".
I've seen people not realizing they were being manipulated by slick ill-intentioned software.
I've seen people dismissing awkward well-intentioned software outright with "this is broken".
If users were looking at a person performing a task in front of them (say, an office clerk) rather than a piece of code, everyone would be able to tell the difference instantly.
In the end, all we can do as authors of well-intentioned free software is to be aware when we ended up building Frustrating Software.
Don't be mad at users when they don't "get it" that it's "because reasons".
Don't embrace the awkwardness retroactively as a design decision; just because it can explained and "that's how it is" it doesn't mean that "that's how it should be" (and definitely don't turn it into a "badge of honor" to tell apart the "initiated").
FDA noted unsanitary conditions, unwashed hands at McDonald’s ex-onion supplier The outbreak sickened at least 104 across 14 states, killing one and hospitalizing 34. arstechnica.com/health/2025/01…
Cirno is an app freezer that runs on Android 12+ platforms, it is used to make background apps completely free of CPU resources to improve the overall smoothness of the device.
Many thanks to YuSaki丶Kanade to have established an Github action for consistent & clean builds, finally making this app pass RB
@MonkeybreadSoftware we now store a null terminator ourselves to the last byte of the buffer unconditionally on Windows - which works fine since we don't use the return code from the snprintf
IIRC it doesn't overflow, it just doesn't nul-terminate. I seem to recall that we had to have a wrapper around MSVC snprintf back at a previous job, to make it behave like a C99 snprintf.
Remember that snprintf() wasn't standardized until C99, and that the older compilers had their own implementations that weren't quite compatible with each other.
@malwareminigun but they fixed it in later versions, so clearly it could be fixed without that big repercussions which is odd. And leaving an output buffer without null-termination surely has to lead to trouble every once in a while...
@malwareminigun "Beginning with the UCRT in Visual Studio 2015 and Windows 10, snprintf" ... "is now C99 standard conformant. The difference is that if you run out of buffer, snprintf null-terminates the end of the buffer"
@indigoparadox @profdc9 yeah, we have our own for curl as well, *except* for the single case of outputting floats/doubles which is where I ran into this snag I've mentioned.
@profdc9 I mean at that point you're halfway to implementing your own snprintf (which I do in my engine because the standard tokens just aren't enough)!
Why do we still need stupid crap like this to clean the freaking keyboard?
I get it, people are probably stupid and can’t turn on a MacBook with just one button anymore. But at least make an option to use the Touch ID button as the power button, not the whole keyboard.
What? How about the option to just exit all apps and just, clean out the keyboard, and my Mac only turns on with the power button. Sorry, that's a dumb app.
Die EU-Kommission setzt trotz Datenschutzbedenken weiterhin auf Microsoft 365. Dies stellt die digitale Souveränität und die Glaubwürdigkeit der EU infrage. 👇
Dione Maddern and The Documentation Team are proud to announce the immediate availability of the LibreOffice Calc Guide 24.8, an update of the existing Calc Guide 24.2 with enhancements taken from the current LibreOffice 24.8 Calc module.
This is the most exciting week on the Fediverse since the beginning of November 2022.
To be honest, not much happened in 2024. Sure, there were a few interesting developments, but compared to 2022 and 2023, last year was quiet. In fact, I didn’t spend much time talking about the Fediverse at all. Most of 2024, I focused on markets, video games, and music. Occasionally, I shared some news, but it wasn’t my main focus.
But today? Wow. A lot of major developments happened in a short span of time.
Eugen Rochko Resigning
The most shocking news: @Gargron is stepping down as CEO of Mastodon and transferring all trademarks and copyrights to the Mastodon nonprofit. That’s huge.
Pixelfed & Meta Drama
There’s been a rush to Pixelfed due to recent moderation changes at Meta. Meta got caught removing links to PixelFed on Instagram, sparking an uproar. This backlash even caused PixelFed to trend on BlueSky.
Meta tried to walk back their actions, claiming it was a “mistake.” Let’s be real: they only backpedaled because people noticed. If Meta throttles PixelFed links while boasting about Threads joining the Fediverse, they undermine trust. They know this, so they reinstated the links.
Elon Musk & TikTok Rumors
Another major story: Reports suggest Elon Musk might buy TikTok. If the U.S. government bans TikTok, ByteDance will have to either shut down U.S. operations or sell. Increasingly, Musk looks like the buyer. Of course, nothing is certain until the deal is signed, but if it happens, expect a mass exodus from TikTok.
Loops.Video is Coming
The final bombshell: @dansup, the mind behind PixelFed, announced the website for loops.video will go live this week.
I started using Loops today through TestFlight, and I’m blown away. It’s smooth, intuitive, and genuinely fun to use. Many were skeptical that a TikTok-like experience could work on an ActivityPub-enabled service, but I’m telling you: loops.video is amazing.
Here’s how I know it’s not just me: I gave it the “kid test.” I handed my phone to my 11-year-old daughter and said, “Have fun.” She was riveted. If an 11-year-old gets this excited about Loops, this platform has serious potential.
The Future of Video on the Fediverse
I’ve said this for a long time: video is critical for the Fediverse to succeed. Text-based platforms work for older generations, but kids live in the world of video. If we want the Fediverse to thrive with future generations, video has to be a major component.
PeerTube is great and has its fans, but it doesn’t hit the same way loops.video does. This is a different experience entirely.
A Huge Day for the Fediverse
Today, I’ve posted more about the Fediverse than I have in months. Between Mastodon’s leadership change, the PixelFed drama, the TikTok-Musk rumors, and the launch of loops.video, it’s been an incredible day.
Der EU-Datenschutzbeauftragte macht weiter Druck auf die Kommission. Sie soll alle Datentransfers stoppen, die sich aus der Nutzung von Microsoft 365 ergeben.
Interesantísimo y con muy poquitas fórmulas: el modelo matemático que da una cota superior del rendimiento de una hélice y por qué los eVTOL llevan implícita una penalización de rendimiento… aparte de la de las baterías.
Por qué los motores de los aviones son tan grandes, y los eVTOL tan ineficientes
https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/por-que-los-motores-de-los-aviones-son-tan-grandes-y-los-evtol-tan-ineficientes/
Včera jsme navštívili na půdě Malostranské besedy generální zkoušku představení Kurt & Sid. Vřele doporučuju na představení zajít. Je to silný ale i vtipný rozhovor mezi Kurtem Cobainem z Nirvany se Sidem Viciousem ze Sex Pistols. kurtasid.cz/
It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership.
Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adaman…
We are very excited to announce our third annual Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card and invite you to participate in the survey that will determine the ratings.
In May 2024 we finally decided that maybe the time has come for curl to drop support of older TLS libraries. Libraries that because they don't support the modern TLS version (1.3) for many users are maybe not suitable to build upon for the future.
For TLS Inspector we're already shipping OpenSSL and a certificate store, so we're lucky that all the pieces are there already to make the transition smoother.
But, if I'm being honest, if that weren't the case - this deprecation would be difficult.
so, as someone mainly using the curl command line on macos... what changes for me? like, i know these changes are for libcurl but id imagine id still be affected by the changes on the curl cli program 😅
@pearl nothing at all changes then. curl on macOS uses LibreSSL since several years back. This is only a change for a subset of users who build curl/libcurl themselves for Apple operating systems.
@thedoctor Calling it "Apple Secure Transport" or "Apple's Secure Transport" in the title might have been better for those who had never heard of that library (and most people who don't develop for Apple systems probably haven't heard of that library).
schannel is still formally the recommended TLS backend for Windows and is the way one gets platform certificate policy applied. Secure Transport on the other hand…
As a podcaster, it’s weird to be the one answering instead of asking the questions, but I enjoyed my discussion with the fine folks at AT Banter. It’s a cliché for a reason, Canadians really are as nice as everyone says. AT Banter Episode 411 – Kimberley Parsley Demand & Disrupt – AT Banter Podcast atbanter.com/2025/01/08/at-ban…
This week Rob and Ryan welcome Kimberly Parsley, a blind podcaster from Kentucky, to the show to discusses her podcast “Demand and Disrupt,” which focuses on disability issues beyond bl…
I just started listening to this. It's nice to put a voice to the name. Looking forward to finishing this episode and finding out more about your work.
@DavidGoldfield I hope you enjoyed it. I heard your name mentioned the other day on a meeting of the South Central Kentucky Council Of The Blind. I believe you were referred to as the person who knows all the tech stuff.
Ugh. Don't believe everything you hear at those meetings. 😀 That's one reason why I hang out on Mastodon, to learn from people who know way more than I do.
@DavidGoldfield Ah yes, the time-honored tradition of finding out stuff and then passing it off as your own knowledge. I am a graduate of that program myself. 😜 in this case though, it really does seem like the buck stops with you. Nothing but high praise.
There's been stories like that in Poznań in the past year too, and technically it's illegal, but whether owners will be fined and pay anything is yet to be seen
@barthalion ten years ago friends of mine lived in a building. The one next door was left to rot. So much that in winter the common wall was freezing. A few years after they left it was torn down. They had been denied permits until the building was threatening to collapse.
We are back for day 2 of #SPEVI2025. This morning we started with an inspiring keynote presentation by Mr Michael Sheppard, a solicitor who shared his experience growing up blind. The conference is on today and tomorrow at 293 Queen Street Brisbane, Australia
Pictured is NV Access founder Michael Curran chatting with Michael Sheppard after the presentation about how he uses NVDA.
Jako zatím ještě vidomý zvukové stopy pro nevidomé celkem využívám. Je to super na takovéto puštění si něčeho při čem člověk dělá ještě něco jiného, tj to spíš poslouchám. Ano, už jsem se setkal i s tím, že i při sledování něco člověk spíš pochopí z audio popisu.
![There's a reason autistic people can experience burnout due to masking.
[Image description: Honeydew explains masking to a friend. The comic is titled "Masking Job" and is made by Theresa Scovil.
Panel 1:
A friend happily asks Honeydew "Could you explain masking to me? I want to have a better understanding."
Honeydew smiles.
Panel 2:
Honeydew says "Sure. Have you ever worked in retail?"
The friend looks confused as they say "Yeah?"
Panel 3:
Honeydew says "Masking is like being in perpetual customer service mode."
Panel 4:
Honeydew continues. "You have to modify your behaviour to placate everyone around you to avoid reprimand."
Panel 5:
Honeydew goes on. "You also have to endure when you're uncomfortable. Any respite is often frowned upon."
Panel 6:
Honeydew finishes off by saying "Masking is like being an unpaid retail worker."
The friend looks shocked as they say "Oh. Oh god."]](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/626926 "There's a reason autistic people can experience burnout due to masking.
[Image description: Honeydew explains masking to a friend. The comic is titled \"Masking Job\" and is made by Theresa Scovil.
Panel 1:
A friend happily asks Honeydew \"Could you explain masking to me? I want to have a better understanding.\"
Honeydew smiles.
Panel 2:
Honeydew says \"Sure. Have you ever worked in retail?\"
The friend looks confused as they say \"Yeah?\"
Panel 3:
Honeydew says \"Masking is like being in perpetual customer service mode.\"
Panel 4:
Honeydew continues. \"You have to modify your behaviour to placate everyone around you to avoid reprimand.\"
Panel 5:
Honeydew goes on. \"You also have to endure when you're uncomfortable. Any respite is often frowned upon.\"
Panel 6:
Honeydew finishes off by saying \"Masking is like being an unpaid retail worker.\"
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in reply to MapComplete • • •For example, I recently discovered quite a bit of spam accounts and cleaned them up.
The physical server will move this month (causing some downtime), emails aren't yet configured,...
In other words, we still need to gain a bit more experience before officially moving; but it has started. The vision is to diminish the importance of Github ('cause the start of enshittification has started), but there is no rush either
Thibaultmol 🌈
in reply to InsertUser • • •Honestly I don't know either, I know the plan is to switch to forgejo down the line. But I don't know if a mirror to github will stay/happen
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