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Comment · 1 year ago
The custom keyboard bubble is really deep and filled with many, many different kind of setups which makes research not really easy.

To get you started:

- QMK is probably the most mature firmware for non-wireless devices and widely used. Probably the best starting point to get in touch with all the different concepts of keymap layers, one-shot modifiers, hold-tap-mechanics, ... - Via/Vial is based on QMK and simply tries to provide a GUI for instant and live configuration of the keyboard, instead of doing it by code. - ZMK is also very stable and designed for wireless usage (battery consumption) but also REALLY complex because of the toolchain (at least in my opinion) - RMK, KMK, ... are all different kind of firmwares trying to do something different or better or just in a different language like rust or python. Most of the time these kind of firmware expect some kind of "basic knowledge". So I would start with the classics QMK or ZMK.

Comment · 3 years ago
Got any source for these statements?
Comment · 3 years ago
I understand that they may need to adjust prices, but having a search limit just feels ... bad. Imaging being on the go, trying to look something up quickly, only to be presented with the message

> Search limit reached.

Comment · 4 years ago
Using the web and it's services really feels more and more like tedious work which is simply not worth it anymore. I don't want to sound like some old grunt (not even 30 yet), but every modern service uses some kind of automatic banning system and everything you invested can be gone in seconds.

To spice things up, all these services also stopped providing any kind of support regarding these kind of problems. Ever tried to get into contact with anybody about a banned account?

Just some weeks ago Discord decided to ban my 6 year old account out of nowhere. I didn't used Discord for 4 weeks, since I was on vacation. Also I am pretty sure, that it wasn't hacked, because I used MFA and no other account was affected.

I tried to contact the support, but only got a template response, that they don't talk about reasons and my account data will also be deleted in 14 days. I tried to contact them again, but they simply blocked my mail after that.

I didn't do any suspicious on discord ever. So I really had no clue why this happened. While talking with friends and coworker I've heard similar stories. And everybody of us changed their hardware multiple times beforehand (for example to test a specific component or for overclocking). Gotta love automatic banning systems...

Comment · 4 years ago
What do you use for adblocking on safari?
Comment · 6 years ago
Also wanted to get into creating a local 'wiki' or knowledge base. Sadly I didn't hit the sweet spot till now. My requirements are:

- future proof (at least not only a one man project) - Fast search over all informations - Fast creation of quick notes (inbox) - Mobile iOS client

Currently I am stuck with Notion, which has a great 'database' concept. Which is fun to use. Sadly it's too slow. If I want to take a quick note on the go "Google for M6x40 Screws" I need 10-20 seconds with Notion.

I don't even mind paying for such service...

Comment · 6 years ago
As the typical SysAdmin who likes to automate stuff, I have to agree. I am not experienced enough to talk about language designs. But I can say, that writing some small CLI application and deploying it onto some server is way less work with go. Simply because you can crosscompile the application and generate a standalone binary.

Everytime I deploy some Python3.7 Flask Application on RHEL7 I start to scream.

You were talking about long running applications and broken goroutines: What is the best alternative? I liked to stumble around in Elixir but I feel bad about deploying some application probably nobody at my office will ever be able to 'fix/update'. Python feels too "sluggish". Since I am no Python Pro I have often the feeling, that I am doing something wrong because the language doesn't show any borders.

Comment · 6 years ago
Sounds like great news! Am excited to see, where Swift will end. I am no developer but I like to code things and script tasks (at work that's even my job). Already tried many different languages. In the end I always used Python, because i feared that nobody can rewrite my code, if I write it in something more exotic.

Out of interest I spend some evenings in swift (server-side) and it felt some kind of fresh air. Python feels so 'slugish' all the time. But I am worried, if swift will ever be 'useful' server-side.

Comment · 7 years ago
Looks great, really like the look of it. For me it always helps, when my daily tools look pleasing. Somehow makes working with them less tiring.

Also working with Graphviz was a great experience while my thesis. Simple and easy enough to 'sketch out', but at the time it offers all needed tools to expand these sketches into something complex. Great tool! Sadly my work uses draw.io which is the exact opposite. For quick sketches on my phone I use MindNode.

Comment · 8 years ago
Oh, and a pop-up about the new redesign and it's new (clunky for desktop users) features.
Comment · 8 years ago
Yes, i know.

I really don't want to say "MacOS > Unix" because of any reasons i mentioned. I also had ArchLinux as main OS on my Desktop, and also tried a new KDE Flavor.

But for me personally it was never as good as MacOS. Maybe i wasn't trying hard enough, or don't want to loose any spent $ on MacOS only software. Dunno. Anyway i just hope for myself that i can get a great MacBook again ;)

(What i missed the most on MacOS was always a fast and keyboard focused window manager like 2bwm. In the end i was able to recreate this behavior with hammerspoon and some custom lua scripts in combination with alfred. MacOS just looks sometimes a bit bloated with all these rounded egdes, drop shadows etc.)

Comment · 8 years ago
Working with Unix-Servers every day i still would struggle with a Linux Machine. Tried it in the past and getting things to work wasn't a problem at all.

But 1) i have to admit that i like all this full aluminum fuckery (shame on me) 2) MacOS is for me more "batteries included" then any Unix-Flavor. Yes there a often alternatives on Linux, still i really like to get my shit done quick and easy with tools like preview for example. 3) Better Tools on MacOS: There is some great stuff out there which help me in every way. Alfred, MailMate, MoneyMoney, Postico, Royal TSX, Paw, ... good looking, functional tools. And still i can use all the great command line tools out of the linux world (vim/emacs, bash/zsh, compiler tools, ranger for filenavigation, ...).

I just hope Apple gets their shit together.

Comment · 8 years ago
Can you post your styling and userChrome setup?

Sounds stupid but i like the concept of TreeStyleTabs but i always disabled it after some time. Firefox finally looks slick again on MacOS. And i want something nice to look at when i work 8+ hours with it. And Tree Style Tabs always turned me off somehow.

Comment · 8 years ago
I think that the topic 'privacy' isn't the main factor in this case. Most stuff on platforms like GitHub and GitLab are public anyway and shouldn't include any private stuff.

In my case i simply want to move since i really dislike microsoft and their business decisions. I simply don't want to be involved in any "direct" way with this company. Microsoft doesn't have much control over GitLab, just because they use their servers. But Microsoft will have a lot of control over GitHub.

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