Deals: Apple Watch Series 9 for $310, Apple Watch Ultra 2 for $699, iPad 10th Gen for $349, etc
Amazon is back with more great deals on select Apple gear, bringing nice discounts to Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPad 10th gen, iPad Air, and more, and delivery is available before Christmas. Apple Watch Series 9 for $310 Apple Watch Series 9 is all new and discounted to just $310 in … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/08/deals- … ⌘ Read more
** an approximately programmer-shaped person **
I was recently interviewed by Manu for his People and Blogs series! It was a great honor to be suggested by Piper for that, and I had a blast responding to all of Manu’s questions.
The December Adventure is in full swing. There are so many fun adventure logs this year. I’ve been mostly focusing on building toys with [Decker](https://beyondloom.com/ … ⌘ Read more
O último boletim da FSF tem uma bela apresentação do JShelter, uma extensão de browser dedicada à privacidade em que nós na Manufactura Independente (a @aiscarvalho e eu) também estamos envolvidos.
E inclui uma selfie que tirei quando me cruzei com o Giorgio Maone, autor do NoScript, que também faz parte do JShelter mas que eu não tinha tido ainda o prazer de conhecer em pessoa :-)
After seeing Google’s Gemini video, will everyone now need to invest in one of this pointing-downwards camera stands for the home?
How to Change Quick Actions & Extensions in MacOS Sonoma & Ventura
Extensions and Quick Actions in MacOS allow you to enable and disable additional features in places like the Sharing menu, Touch Bar, and contextual menus in the Finder. For example, you can add or remove Markup options, Quick Actions, Sharing options, photo editing options, and much more. These are a popular feature for many Mac … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/08/how-change-quick-actions-extensi … ⌘ Read more
One thing to note about #AdventOfCode: It is really, really important to inspect your input data.
Your data could be considered part of the puzzle description. By inspecting it, you can find clues and you might find out that you can make certain assumptions.
(I mean, what’s the alternative? There could be a list of allowed assumptions in the textual descriptions, right? That wouldn’t be a lot of fun, I think, as it would give away too much information about the solution. It’s more interesting to find those clues yourself.)
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein
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Yes I have threading on. I wanted to put new posts at the top with set sort_aux = reverse-last-date-sent but that that makes the threads do the newest first not bellow the reply. So all replies are in a top newest order. But I can just use sort date_sent and then go to the end to go to the newest post.
Upgrading GitHub.com to MySQL 8.0
GitHub uses MySQL to store vast amounts of relational data. This is the story of how we seamlessly upgraded our production fleet to MySQL 8.0.
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From macOS runners to secure deployments, what’s new from GitHub Actions
Read a roundup of the exciting, new innovation coming from GitHub Actions.
The post From macOS runners to secure deployments, what’s new from GitHub Actions appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
How to Stop iPhone Siri Listening to You
Due to the nature of how Hey Siri on iPhone works, Siri is basically always listening to you and your surroundings, if the Hey Siri feature is enabled. This is necessary to hear the “Hey Siri” activation word so that Siri knows to pick up the command you give to it, and the always on … Read More ⌘ Read more
When is most of humanity going to realise that we’re all stuck on the same space vessel, hurling to the vast and empty space together, and have limited resources that cannot be replenished from some other planet.
Beyond the deadline: What I learned from a recent taskforce experience
The taskforce I was part of the last weeks is finally done! The deadline for the production deployment was met and today also a knowledge transfer took place. I’m happy to not have to fear weekend work or do overtime in the evening anymore, and hopefully return to a more regular workload again. ⌘ Read more
Cueing up a calculator: an introduction to exploit development on Linux
Using CVE-2023-43641 as an example, I’ll explain how to develop an exploit for a memory corruption vulnerability on Linux. The exploit has to bypass several mitigations to achieve code execution.
The post Cueing up a calculator: an introduction to exploit development on Linux appeared first … ⌘ Read more
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Without iCloud
If you’re accustomed to using iCloud to keep your photos synced between your iPhone, Mac, or even Windows PC, you may not be familiar with the process of transferring pictures off of the iPhone without using iCloud. This tutorial will walk through the steps required to get pictures from your iPhone to your computer, without … Read More ⌘ Read more
How we’re experimenting with LLMs to evolve GitHub Copilot
Learn how we’re experimenting with generative AI models to extend GitHub Copilot across the developer lifecycle.
The post How we’re experimenting with LLMs to evolve GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Reimplementing Technical Debt with State Machines
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, mastering the art of managing complexity is a skill every developer and manager alike aspires to attain. One powerful tool that often remains in the shadows, yet holds the key to simplifying intricate systems, is the humble state machine. Let’s get started.
State machines can be seen as models that represent system behaviour. Much like a flowchart on steroids, these … ⌘ Read more
macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC Issued for Testing, Final Release Coming Soon
Mac users enrolled in the beta testing program for macOS Sonoma will find 14.2 available as a release candidate. Release Candidate builds are typically the final version in the beta cycle, suggesting a release of macOS Sonoma 14.2 to the general public is imminent. Additionally, Apple has issued RC builds for other beta system software … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/06/macos-sonoma-14-2-rc- … ⌘ Read more
Today’s AoC puzzle is a very simple problem on modern machines, but quite tricky for me: It involves a number that doesn’t fit into 32 bits. 🤔 I wonder if/how I can manage to port this beast to DOS. (I once wrote a “big int” library myself, but that was ages ago and I hardly remember it anymore.)
The word forms is part two. In this one you want to find the first digit and last digit. Think searching ‘1’ - ‘9’
The word forms is part two. In this one you want to find the first digit and last digit. Think searching ‘1’ - ‘9’
Lunduke Journal prices going up (to match inflation)
All the details in the video – changes happening on January 1st. How to grab a Lifetime or Yearly Triple Pass: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm Or grab a Monthly or Standard Yearly subscription here: https://lunduke.locals.com/support ⌘ Read more
Addressing post-quantum cryptography with CodeQL
Learn how researchers and security experts at GitHub, Microsoft, and Santander came together to address the challenges presented by the post-quantum cryptography world.
The post Addressing post-quantum cryptography with CodeQL appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
took a few attempts.. but i managed to do it in half the time!
took a few attempts.. but i managed to do it in half the time!
@movq@www.uninformativ.de It took a little over a minute on my machine.. i should try to make it multi threaded.. 🤔
Executed in 68.96 secs fish external
usr time 60.84 secs 242.00 micros 60.84 secs
sys time 12.52 secs 252.00 micros 12.52 secs
@movq@www.uninformativ.de It took a little over a minute on my machine.. i should try to make it multi threaded.. 🤔
Executed in 68.96 secs fish external
usr time 60.84 secs 242.00 micros 60.84 secs
sys time 12.52 secs 252.00 micros 12.52 secs
4 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Every Mac User Should Know
Want to boost your Mac productivity with some super useful keyboard shortcuts? Here are four of them that every Mac user should know and memorize, where you’re sure to get plenty of use from. From switching between apps, windows, jumping into any directories, or force quitting, read on! Command+Tab Accesses the Application Switcher Hitting Command+Tab … Read More ⌘ Read more
Announcing the Docker AI/ML Hackathon 2023 Winners
Learn about the winners of the recent Docker AI/ML Hackathon, which encouraged participants to build innovative solutions with Docker technology. ⌘ Read more
With all M$’s apps being basically fancy web apps, there is no need to actually install any of their legacy applications locally anymore. Since I am online basically 100% of the time this turns my Office experience in a Chromebook like one. No installs, never outdated software. Just a yearly subscription contribution to worry about.
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Rediscovered how it’s possible to show/hide content on an HTML page without JavaScript, using a checkbox and some sprinkle of CSS magic.
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@eapl.me@eapl.me I have many fond memories of Turbo pascal and Turbo C(++). They really did have a great help system. And debug tools! Its rare for language docs to be as approachable. QBasic was great. As was PHP docs when I first came into web.
@eapl.me@eapl.me I have many fond memories of Turbo pascal and Turbo C(++). They really did have a great help system. And debug tools! Its rare for language docs to be as approachable. QBasic was great. As was PHP docs when I first came into web.
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Did you get the email I sent? I found two emails and did not know what one to send to.
My son said for the first time he wanted to make a game himself today. Going to freshen up my canvas and collision detection skills.
Qnap’s Hybridmount feature makes it possible for me to access the files on OneDrive as if they were available from a local network drive on my Fedora PC. Pretty neat (when everything works).
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Its more than one line I can email it to you if you like
How to Add Widgets to Stacks on iPhone & iPad Home Screen
If you have an iPhone or iPad you may already be familiar with adding widgets to the Home Screen of iOS and iPadOS, but a lesser known trick is that you can create a stack of widgets that you can flip through to see different widgets and data. How to Add Widgets to Stacks on … Read More ⌘ Read more
It is a pleasure to work with the help system of Borland’s Turbo C++ 3.0 on DOS. The descriptions are clear and concise. There are short and simple examples. Pretty much every help page is cross-refenced and those links can be clicked.
I would love to be able to time travel back to the days when Talking Heads toured and witness one of their epic live concerts.
Hey Apple, it’s 2023 - about time to start supporting the content indexation of markdown files in Spotlight out of the box, don’t you think?
@prologic@twtxt.net @xuu@txt.sour.is Don’t think I can reply to the thread in twtwt. Right now Jenny is not working for some reason. I wonder if @movq@www.uninformativ.de has any ideas. Anyway I am happy to be back and will see if I can get jenny working. Though my following list is gone now. Plus I can’t see when someone mentions me if I am not follwing them so I should work on that.
You Can Now Join Zoom Meetings from Apple TV
Zoom lovers and Zoom telecommuters rejoice, you can now join and start Zoom meetings directly from your Apple TV. That’s right, Zoom now has an Apple TV app, allowing you to participate in Zoom meetings from your couch and put your videoconferencing on the big screen. All the standard Zoom features are included, including the … Read More ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Dang. Really going overboard with this!
@prologic@twtxt.net I didn’t have to do much backtracking. I parsed into an AST-ish table and then just needed some lookups.
The part 2 was pretty easy to work into the AST after.
https://git.sour.is/xuu/advent-of-code-2023/commit/c894853cbd08d5e5733dfa14f22b249d0fb7b06c
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Dang. Really going overboard with this!
@prologic@twtxt.net I didn’t have to do much backtracking. I parsed into an AST-ish table and then just needed some lookups.
The part 2 was pretty easy to work into the AST after.
https://git.sour.is/xuu/advent-of-code-2023/commit/c894853cbd08d5e5733dfa14f22b249d0fb7b06c
’t is the Season to restock on batteries.
@xuu@txt.sour.is Ah, you went with the “scanning” approach as well. I did that, too.
It’s quite surprising to see (imho) how many people on reddit started substituting strings (one becomes 1 etc.). That makes the puzzle much harder by introducing nasty corner cases.
(Maybe I was just lucky this time to pick the correct approach right from the start. 🤣 Or maybe it’s a bit of experience from doing past AoC events …)
Streaming services can suck. Wanted to watch the classic Elf movie for a fun movie night, but somehow we were getting the message “This movie is not available in your region.”. Turns out we were looking for the wrong title.
Went to the Christmas market for the first time this year.
~22h to go for the 3rd #AdventOfCode puzzle (Day 3) 😅
Come join us!
👋 Hey you Twtxters/Yarners 👋 Let’s get a Advent of Code leaderboard going!
Join with
1093404-315fafb8and please use your usual Twtxt feed alias/name 👌
Riding the High-Speed Brightline Train from Miami to Orlando
It was 11am at the Fort Lauderdale airport, an hour after my non-stop flight to Portland was supposed to have boarded. As I had been watching our estimated departure get pushed back in 15 minute increments, I finally received the dreaded news over the loudspeaker - the flight was cancelled entirely. As hordes of people started lining up to rebook their flights with the gate agent, I found a quiet spot in the corner and opened up my … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 11/27 to 12/01 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/01/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
Starting Advent of Code today, a day late but oh well 😅 Also going to start a Twtxt/Yarn leaderboard. Join with 1093404-315fafb8 and please use your usual Twtxt feed alias/name 👌
“HTML compression on popular websites”
Danny van Kooten did an interesting experiment and checked the top 10 thousand websites whether they are compressing their HTML. About 8% of them do not apply any kind of compression, resulting in many terabytes of unnecessary transmitted data, not helping to save energy. ⌘ Read more
Messages on iPhone Will Prompt You To Send Pics if Someone Asks for Them
This is a cool little convenience feature that is not widely known; the Messages app on iPhone and iPad will prompt you to send photos if someone asks for them. The Messages app has become significantly more intelligent in the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS for iPhone and iPad, and now, alongside the usual … Read More ⌘ Read more
Context-switches are a real productivity killer if it means that by the time you get back to the previous context your remote desktop session expired.
The best gift anyone could give me is the time to be able to finish reading some books.
Happy advents calendar month to everyone!
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iOS 17.1.2 & iPadOS 17.1.2 Released for iPhone & iPad with Security Fixes
iOS 17.1.2 has been released for iPhone users, along with iPadOS 17.1.2 for iPad. The small software update includes security fixes and is recommended for all users to install onto their eligible devices. It is unclear if any bug fixes are included in the release, as none are mentioned in the release notes, which are … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/30/ios-17-1-2-ipados-1 … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Update Released with Security Fixes
macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 update has been released for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The software update includes unspecified bug fixes and security enhancements, and is recommended for all Mac users running Sonoma to install. Full release notes are included below. Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17.1.2 update for iPhone, and iPadOS 17.1.2 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/30/macos-sonoma-14-1-2 … ⌘ Read more
From the pages of our Insider newsletter: How to use GitHub Copilot
Explore July’s Insider newsletter, featuring prompts, tips, and use cases for GitHub Copilot.
The post From the pages of our Insider newsletter: How to use GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
How to Enable Dark Mode in MacOS Sonoma / Ventura
Dark Mode is a popular visual option for many Mac users who wish to change the appearance of their computers interface. If you’re new to the Mac, or even just new to the more modern operating systems like Sonoma and Ventura that use System Settings, you may not be familiar with how to activate and … Read More ⌘ Read more
Securing our home labs: Home Assistant code review
The GitHub Security Lab examined the most popular open source software running on our home labs, with the aim of enhancing its security. Here’s what we found and what you can do to better protect your own smart home.
The post Securing our home labs: Home Assistant code review appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
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How to Set Default Web Browser in MacOS Sonoma
If you’re wondering how you can set the default web browser in macOS Sonoma to something else, maybe to Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or perhaps even back to Safari, you’ll find that it is relatively easy to do so. However, like so many other adjustments and tweaks to the latest macOS versions, it is different compared … Read More ⌘ Read more
Beta 4 of iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, MacOS Sonoma 14.2 Released for Testing
Apple has released another round of betas for their operating system suite, with iOS 17.2 beta 4 for iPhone, iPadOS 17.2 beta 4 for iPad, and macOS Sonoma 14.2 beta 4 for Mac, each being available to users participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Some new features are coming with iOS … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/29/beta-4-of-ios-17-2-ipados-17-2-macos … ⌘ Read more
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Wikimedia profit, assets, and executive wages explode in 2023
(And yet Wikipedia claims to desperately need your donations.) ⌘ Read more
Hey everyone, we are figsoda and Ryan Lahfa,
the release managers for this stable release and we are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 23.11 “Tapir”.
This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven months (up until 2024-06-30).
- [Relea … ⌘ Read more
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[47°09′20″S, 126°43′57″W] Working impossible due to heavy rain
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@prologic@twtxt.net I long ago moved my evernote content to joplin.
@prologic@twtxt.net I long ago moved my evernote content to joplin.
If snow fall on the mountains is reducing so much, and this snow acted as a water reservoir formed in Winter to get through the warmer, dry summers, then we should start creating huge water reservoirs on top of mountains; pumping the water up there when it rains.
How to Turn Off SharePlay on iPhone
The latest versions of iOS for iPhone default to enabling a feature called SharePlay, which allows you to easily share Spotify, Apple Music, Podcasts, and many other media experiences, easily with whoever you’re having a FaceTime audio or FaceTime video call with. While this feature can be convenient for the intended purposes, it can also … Read More ⌘ Read more
@slashdot@feeds.twtxt.net I feel like this is a bit of a common pattern? Company builds an awesome product, makes it free for a lot of users, then create additional features and paid plans, makes a tonne of money. But then later decide they need to make more money, so focus on converting the free users to paid users. Hmmm 🤔 Surely this can’t be the only viable business model? 🤔
Evernote Pushes Users To Upgrade
After making steep cuts to personnel earlier this year, Evernote’s Milan-based owner Bending Spoons is now experimenting with a new plan that would push more users to upgrade to paid versions of its service. From a report: The company confirmed to TechCrunch it’s been running a small test that placed limits on the number of notes free users could create, but said the new plan is not yet finalized. TechCrunch was al … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: More Openfire plugin maintenance releases!
Following the initial batch of Openfire plugin releases that we did last week, another few have been made available!
Version 1.0.1 of the Spam Blacklist plugin was released. This plugin uses an external blocklist to reject traffic from specif … ⌘ Read more
Going for Codeberg to support a non-profit organisation that stands for the common good.
Started the process of migrating from Github to Codeberg with my projects.
Obligatory Twtxt post: I love how I can simply use a terminal window and some very basic tools (echo, scp, ssh) to publish thoughts, as they pop up, onto the Internet in a structured way, that can be found and perhaps even appreciated.
Keeping the bare minimum of apps installed on my NAS to avoid vulnerabilities.
Neat.. Gitea cloud for a hosted alternative to github and gitlab. https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-cloud/

Neat.. Gitea cloud for a hosted alternative to github and gitlab. https://blog.gitea.com/gitea-cloud/

Interesting thing happening over on Xitter. Apparently some of the women in tech accounts are being exposed as being run by men that hire women to pose for images/videos. They would be invited to tech conferences but would always drop out last minute.

Makes me wonder if maybe there is need for a sort of verifiable web of trust is needed where influencers can be proven as authentic by others. This will only get worse as AI generative content gets pushed into our feeds.
Interesting thing happening over on Xitter. Apparently some of the women in tech accounts are being exposed as being run by men that hire women to pose for images/videos. They would be invited to tech conferences but would always drop out last minute.

Makes me wonder if maybe there is need for a sort of verifiable web of trust is needed where influencers can be proven as authentic by others. This will only get worse as AI generative content gets pushed into our feeds.
Plex Users Fear New Feature Will Leak Porn Habits To Their Friends and Family
Many Plex users were alarmed when they got a “week in review” email last week that showed them what they and their friends had watched on the popular media server software. From a report: Some users are saying that their friends’ softcore porn habits are being revealed to them with the feature, while others are horrified … ⌘ Read more
Yesterday, I used a rental car to avoid problems with Deutsche Bahn. Today, trying to do another trip with DB, the train is 50 minutes delayed. Karma? 🙃 Or it’s the weather again, DB’s infrastructure isn’t working well at temperatures below 0 °C. 🤷♂️ ⌘ Read more
How to grep Match Two Strings in One Line, or Anywhere in File or Command Output
The command line grep tool is incredibly powerful and useful for searching for matches in files, sorting text and data, finding strings in large files, and so much more. One common situation many command line users may find themselves in, is seeking to grep match for two different strings in a single line. You can … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/27/how-to-grep-mat … ⌘ Read more
yaxim: Planned downtime + Happy 10th anniversary, yax.im!
Our Android XMPP client yaxim was created in 2009. A decade later,
we celebrated its round birthday.
To make the user
experience more straightforward, we launched the
yax.im public XMPP service
in November 2013, to become the default server in yaxim. Now, ten years later,
it’s time to recap and to upgrade the hosting infrastructure.
Ignite Realtime Blog: New Openfire plugin: Reporting Account Affiliations
I’m excited to announce a new Openfire plugin: the Reporting Account Affiliations Plugin!
This plugin implements a new prototype XMPP extension of the same name.
To quote the specification:
In practice, a server may not trust all accounts equally. For example, if a server offers anonymous access or open registration, it … ⌘ Read more
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