“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Speed Is the Killer Feature
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26312516
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Super low bitrate codecs are making video calls on 56kbps internet connections feasible! https://ai.googleblog.com/2021/02/lyra-new-very-low-bitrate-codec-for.html
Dumb TVs are better; I own 2 Sceptre's : https://frame.work/blog/in-defense-of-dumb-tvs
Yes, vim still has the best vanilla keyboard shortcuts https://thevaluable.dev/vim-advanced/
It’s crazy to think how far we’ve come and take for granted. https://www.zdnet.com/article/1991s-pc-technology-was-unbelievable/
Interesting, why the DOS `\` character was used over the `/` for paths: https://web.archive.org/web/20100612035120/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/archive/2005/06/24/432386.aspx
Quitting Twitter: https://blog.nindalf.com/posts/quitting-twitter/ Agreed. The expectation of engagement was always there but always lacking. I had the same experience as the OP with low/no engagement to when I did engage I was branded "troll." That with my effort to decentralize my life, I don't think I will be back on that platform.
Reading about Mutation Testing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_testing
Just switched to bitwarden over lastpass. Sad they've decided to make free tier plans garb. 🗑️ Already enjoying all that bitwarden has to offer on the free plan too. Check this out if you're looking to switch: https://www.theverge.com/22295354/lastpass-export-delete-bitwarden-1password-zoho
Introducing... micro blog: https://patricksimpson.me/micro/
"pop a root shell" whoa: https://github.com/liamg/traitor