Ignite Realtime Blog: Smack 4.4.5 and 4.5.0-alpha1 released
We are happy to announce the release of Smack 4.4.5. Thanks to numerous contributors this patch level release includes many fixes and improvements.
For a high-level overview of what’s changed in Smack 4.4.4, check out Smack’s changelog
The shortlog for the 4.4.5 release is
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Erlang Solutions: Is Elixir the Right Choice for Hypergrowth Startups
We always love to see and share stories that so perfectly capture the benefits of using Elixir. Today, we’ll be taking a look at an example that captures why Elixir is the perfect technology for startups that are anticipating fast growth, including how choosing Elixir allows your development team to focus on improving the product.
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MAFS: Setting the Trap ⌘ Read more
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Party Quadrants
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Moriba Jah Explains the Rocket Crashing Into the Moon with Neil deGrasse Tyson ⌘ Read more
NixOS Community Survey 2022
The NixOS Marketing Team is pleased to announce the first offical
NixOS Community Survey.
Please take 5-10 minutes to complete it.
Since the Nix community has been growing faster and larger every month, it’s gotten harder to
understand who makes up the community and what everyone cares about. So we’re conducting this survey
to improve our understanding of those questions. We hope to use your responses to devel … ⌘ Read more
What I learned from every book I read last year. ⌘ Read more
My February ‘22 in Review
February, especially if it’s not a leap year, is a short month, but it’s already over now too. So time for a quick review…. ⌘ Read more
I built an Electric Jet Engine from scratch ⌘ Read more
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For the Sake of Simplicity
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Liberal: Making you Infertile ⌘ Read more
Wordle ported to Windows 3.1, PalmOS, DOS, Linux Terminal… and much more.
Tandy Color Computer 3, Atari 2600, Game Boy, Emacs, and… Microsoft Word? Yup. Wordle is there too. ⌘ Read more
Monal IM: Insights into Monal Development
TLDR:
_Info: Monal will stop support for iOS 12, iOS 13 and macOS Catalina!
We are searching for a SwiftUI developer.
We need a new simplified website.
With better continuous funding, our push servers will move from the US to Europe.
We have a new support mail: info@monal-im.org_
Two years ago we decided to rewrite the Monal app almost entirely and improve it gradually in the process, instead of creating another XMPP Client for iOS and macOS. We suc … ⌘ Read more
Honest Government Ad | United Australia Party ⌘ Read more
The truth behind Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look like MacOS 9.
Because Platinum is beautiful. Also… why not? ⌘ Read more
Is it possible to replace your fingertips? Disassembling some Lego Technic has scraped mine… And tomorrow is the handover of keys for my first own apartment! ⌘ Read more
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Once more: we are not modeling reality, but the way information about reality is processed, by people. — Bill Kent Why You Should Read “Data and Reality” • Buttondown
One year of private diary blogging
This morning I wrote my 365th diary entry. With that, I now have my first full year of daily private diary blogging complete. A milestone! The statistics tell me that’s 32245 words with 186900 characters and an average word count of 88 words per post. ⌘ Read more
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Failing at Mold Making… A guide on what not to do. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look exactly like Windows 95… I mean exactly.
Blasphemy? Probably! But still pretty awesome! ⌘ Read more
Git Version Control _final_new_final.new - Computerphile ⌘ Read more
Greek Letters
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Scomo’s Political Trainwreck ⌘ Read more
Cosmic Queries – Alien Worlds and Extremophiles with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Kennda Lynch ⌘ Read more
The Goldilocks Rule href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23Shorts”>#Shorts** ⌘ Read more
The world is scary. Here’s some funny, nerdy pictures.
Memes. Comics. Whatever you want to call them. They’re nerdy and they made me laugh. ⌘ Read more
** 2022-02-24 feature/6.0 Android test plan **
OverviewWill test the upgrade path from a known state to new version to ensure that settings and app state are maintained during upgrade process.
V. 6.0 of libro.fm android app introduces an entirely new local database. This testing is focused on ensuring that local data remains intact between versions.
NotesThis evening I was mostly focused on setting up a successful build of feature/6.0 on my test device or the emulator. So far, no dice. My next … ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Development News February 2022
February brought a unified Groupchat Details window, which offers all the configuration knobs you need. Also this month: less memory leaks and improved OMEMO QR codes.
In April last year, we introduced Gajim’s new Contact Information window. This month, we took on group chats and their various windows and management pages, introducing a unified ‘Groupchat Details’ window. Groupchat De … ⌘ Read more
Why didn’t I think of the very helpful Go module “net/http/pprof” earlier? This way I can profile my blog live. 🤓 (And hopefully find parts that I should or can optimize.) ⌘ Read more
A new way to understand your GitHub-hosted runner capacity
Explore and understand your overall GitHub-hosted Actions runner capacity with the new runner view. ⌘ Read more
Codespaces for the largest repositories just got faster
The ability to prebuild codespaces is entering public beta. Enable fast environment creation times, regardless of the size and complexity of your repositories. ⌘ Read more
AppDev Challenges and Trends to Watch in 2022
Over the last few years, development teams have been pushed to do a lot more with less. The global supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and the chip manufacturing shortage in particular impacted the tech industry. These factors have moved developer workloads toward the cloud, created a more asynchronous and remote workforce, and increased […]
The post [AppDev Challenges and Trends to Watch in 2022](https://www.docker.com/blog/appdev-cha … ⌘ Read more
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Married at First Sight: BIGGER AND BETTER ⌘ Read more
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FreeDOS 1.3 has landed! Let’s take a visual tour!
The world’s greatest, Free and Open Source MS-DOS compatible operating system just got an update! I am excited! Exclamation points are in order! ⌘ Read more
JMP: Why Bidirectional Gateways Matter
A big part of the vision of Sopranica, and Cheogram in particular, is bidirectional gateways. A bidirectional gateway is one that allows (at a minimum) any user of either protocol to contact any user of the other protocol without creating an account. This is not possible with all protocols, but works well when both sides are federated.
Take for instance sip.cheogram.com, which is a bidirectional gateway between XMPP and SIP. Any … ⌘ Read more
Rounding
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What a good feeling when the hours you have invested in optimizing and testing actually bear fruit. In other words, my blog now uses less than 100 MB of memory, even though I have quite a few features enabled. My diary for example needs less than 20 MB. And if you compare that with WordPress, where the database alone needs more than 300 MB… 😄 ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Freezing Water ⌘ Read more
Black Innovators That Paved the Way
While diverse experiences and perspectives should be sought after and celebrated every day, Black History Month is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the many contributions of Black Americans. Recognizing the ingenuity of Black people in technology is incredibly important – especially when a large diversity gap of historically overrepresented groups is so […]
The post [Black Innovators That Paved the Way](https://www.docker.com/blog/black-innovators … ⌘ Read more
Is it a UFO? Is it a plane? No, it’s Venus. ⌘ Read more
Get started with ease using security workflows!
In-line with the other categories, workflows in the Security category will be recommended based on a repository’s content. ⌘ Read more
GitHub Advisory Database now open to community contributions
Anyone can now provide additional information to further the community’s understanding and awareness of security advisories. ⌘ Read more
Travel Tips
A bunch of disorganized tips and product recommendations for when
traveling abroad:
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive 4/4 | Innovating with Erlang and Elixir
Why do companies use Erlang & Elixir for their blockchain solutions?Building a robust and scalable blockchain presents a number of challenges that a research and development team typically needs to address. Often the ambitious goals to drive decentralised consensus and governance require unconventional approaches to achieve extra performance and reliability.
Improved Transa … ⌘ Read more
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How I got Crostini to work in Chrome OS Flex
I blogged that I could not run Linux support (Crostini) on CloudReady and Chrome OS Flex. Every time I tried to enable Linux support in the settings, the activation failed with an error. ⌘ Read more
Run the Commodore 64 OS on the NES: “NES 64”
Seriously. Someone ported the basic C64 system to the Nintendo Entertainment System. It actually works. ⌘ Read more
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Maybe we should just let Firefox die
Listen now (16 min) | I mean. Really. Would your life be so bad without Firefox? ⌘ Read more
Firefox on Chrome OS (Flex) using Flatpak
More for fun than being really useful, here’s a little tutorial on how to use Firefox on Chrome OS (Flex) (for me, it’s currently version 100 in the Dev Channel). But beware, the user experience really leaves a lot to be desired… ⌘ Read more
Why you’re so bad at managing your time. ⌘ Read more
Live Streaming a Macintosh Plus
Since recording a handful of C Programming on System 6 videos, I’ve occasionally wanted to live-stream the more casual daily programming being done on my Macintosh Plus. After getting all of the pieces together, I now have a working self-hosted broadcasting setup. ⌘ Read more
Headline Words
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BEES! ⌘ Read more
Everywhere Lunduke Hangs Out, On-Line
Because I need to publish these links somewhere! ⌘ Read more
Why I renamed my blogs
After a bit of consideration and a poll on Fosstodon, which shows a clear result even before it ends, I decided to rename this blog from “jlelse’s Blog – Thoughts, stories and ideas” to “Jan-Lukas Else – Thoughts of an IT expert”. Likewise, my German blog from “einGeek – Mehr als nur Internet und Programmieren” to “Jan-Lukas Else – Gedanken eines IT-Experten”. ⌘ Read more
Ok, so I have now installed CloudReady, switched to the beta channel as well, but I can’t use Linux because my CPU is not secured against Spectre/Meltdown and CloudReady doesn’t come with microcode updates. Until that comes, my ThinkPad will probably only be for browsing, watching videos, and blogging… ⌘ Read more
How I got Crostini to work in Chrome OS Flex
I blogged that I could not run Linux support (Crostini) on CloudReady and Chrome OS Flex. Every time I tried to enable Linux support in the settings, the activation failed with an error. ⌘ Read more
How I can access Linux with Chrome OS Flex
I recently installed CloudReady on my ThinkPad. Unfortunately, the Linux feature is not available there because microcode updates are missing, there is no BIOS update and Crostini is quite strict about security. ⌘ Read more
Docker Captain Take 5 – Martin Terp
Docker Captains are select members of the community that are both experts in their field and are passionate about sharing their Docker knowledge with others. “Docker Captains Take 5” is a regular blog series where we get a closer look at our Captains and ask them the same broad set of questions ranging from what […]
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Documenting Microsoft’s funky attempts at porting software to UNIX
Listen now (15 min) | I was there for part of it. Trying to preserve that weird part of computing history. ⌘ Read more
Funky Linux code names make me smile
Listen now (14 min) | … and me complaining about being sick. ⌘ Read more
Chorded Keyboard
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Scott Morrison’s 60 Minutes HUMILIATION ⌘ Read more
Ok, so I have now installed CloudReady, switched to the beta channel as well, but I can’t use Linux because my CPU is not secured against Spectre/Meltdown and CloudReady doesn’t come with microcode updates. Until that comes, my ThinkPad will probably only be for browsing, watching videos, and blogging… ⌘ Read more
Chrome OS Flex and CloudReady
At first I missed the news, but today I somehow stumbled across it: Google has released an early access version of “Chrome OS Flex”, as a result of the integration of CloudReady into Chrome OS. CloudReady also ran under my radar until today, but I did take the time to give both a try. ⌘ Read more
The Science in “Don’t Look Up” with Adam McKay and Dr. Amy Mainzer ⌘ Read more
Code scanning finds more vulnerabilities using machine learning
Today we launched new code scanning analysis features powered by machine learning. The experimental analysis finds more of the most common types of vulnerabilities. ⌘ Read more
Leveraging machine learning to find security vulnerabilities
A behind-the-scenes peek into the machine learning framework powering new code scanning security alerts. ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Saving lives with Elixir
When you think about programming languages, you might not think about them literally changing people’s lives, but they do more often than you would expect. Elixir has empowered Linda Achieng and Sigu Mawa to build emergency software that is already saving lives in Kenya. What started with the death of a close friend, has expanded into an inspirational project, with Elixir being used to empower local com … ⌘ Read more