Deebster

joined 2 years ago
[–] Deebster@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Good to hear something about Solid again. I was aware of it already (having Sir Tim Berners-Lee behind it makes it occasionally news-worthy) but it's really not made any ripples that I've noticed recently. It seems to be ticking slowly along, but I think until we can get a good look at ActivityPods 2.0 it's hard to get too excited.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone better fact-check this bot cos it's got an incentive to lie about this.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

I'm late to this, but I like how it's an ambigram.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Enjoy your trolling.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Can it still be a favourite if I haven't touched it in a decade? I still love Gentoo but I have enough shiny things to burn up my time.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Ha, fair - and my desktop too, since I currently use the Authy desktop app. However, that's two different sets of credentials an attacker needs to steal/bypass, and two chances to stop them in time.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don't like the thought of having my passwords and 2FA live in the same place - that seems to miss the point a bit.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Self-hosting email is not at all easy, and I'd recommend paying for hosted email from a service that lets you use a custom domain. Most will let you have multiple inboxes, although this may cost extra.

Then, just buy a domain (NameCheap is fine) and point your MX records at the email provider.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Unsolicited advice: Mbin a fork of kbin which fixes a lot of kbin's problems. fedia.io was the second largest kbin server until it switched to mbin.

(I only found your post because I was searching for why kbin.social was down)

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 95 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Their fixes don't seem to have altered the fundamental problems with the Boeing 737 Max:

  • the new engines are too big for the frame, so they've had to move them up and forward, which makes the plane pitch up at high thrust (which is what the now infamous MCAS attempted to mask with software)
  • Boeing self-certified it as safe, claiming that it was a small, incremental change and so didn't need testing or additional pilot training
  • Boeing rushed out an unsafe design because they were scared of losing money to Airbus's A320neo

I have to fly several times a year and try to choose Airbus over Boeing whenever possible, and I flat out refuse to fly on the 737 Max. This news certainly doesn't make me feel like I was overreacting.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

They'd be a lot more of them if iPhone supported the technology better.

I say that as someone who's pitched PWAs to companies, but since many of the managers and owners seem to be in on the Apple ecosystem, demos often aren't that impressive. Having to answer "kinda" to can they do x questions doesn't go down well.

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