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5 votes
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To use Disqus or Giscus (Github Discussions) for comments is the conundrum
I happen to host my blog https://prahladyeri.github.io/blog statically, built using Pelican and served on Github Pages. Plebs like us can't afford a backend server infrastructure, so we must rely...
I happen to host my blog https://prahladyeri.github.io/blog statically, built using Pelican and served on Github Pages. Plebs like us can't afford a backend server infrastructure, so we must rely on external services like Disqus for comment hosting.
So far, Disqus was the only fellow in town who allowed us to host comments on a free plan. Though there were some issues (bloat, adware, etc.), people seemed to be generally happy with it so far.
But now, a new fellow named giscus commenting system has entered the town, it's basically powered by github. Since I already host my blog on github pages, this should be a natural choice for me, right? Many bloggers seem to be migrating to this new system and I might too soon. The downsides however are as follows:
- It won't allow me to export existing comments from the old disqus system. Understandable to an extent as those exact author usernames may not be on the Github platform?
- Disqus interface seems to have improved all of a sudden in last few days! There no longer seem to be any ad and even the comment interface seems to be less heavy or cluttered now. It might sound a bit conspiratorial in nature but could this be the result of rising competition in the form of Giscus!
I'm a lazy status-quoist by nature and might well end up retaining disqus if they don't deviate too much from where they are now. But I'll keep an eye out on Giscus too and its progress. What do you guys suggest?
5 votes -
Critics Choice Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins Best Picture
6 votes -
Much of what you've heard about Carter and Reagan is wrong
11 votes -
On trucking
7 votes -
React Native Skia - high performance C++ user interfaces with React
4 votes -
Warner Bros Discovery weighs sale of music library to pare debt
6 votes -
Crippling Hitler's navy – the battle that knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's destroyers in Norway
4 votes -
Final 2023 Critics Choice Awards predictions
Picture: EEAAO Director: Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking Lead Actress: (TIE) Cate Blanchett - Tar and Michelle...
Picture: EEAAO
Director: Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin
Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking
Lead Actress: (TIE) Cate Blanchett - Tar and Michelle Yeoh - EEAAO
Lead Actor: Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan - EEAAO
Ensemble: The Fabelmans
Young Actor: Gabrielle Labelle - The Fabelmans
Comedy: EEAAO
Animated: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
International Film: RRR
Original Song: Naatu Naatu - RRR
Original Score: Babylon
Film Editing: EEAAO
Costumes: Babylon
Production Design: Babylon
Hair and make-up: The Whale
Cinematography: Top Gun: Maverick
2 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
9 votes -
How a single developer dropped AWS costs by 90%, then disappeared
16 votes -
How Edvard Munch's friend Thomas Olsen hid the masterpiece 'Dance on the Beach' in a remote barn in the Norwegian forest to foil the Nazis
4 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
10 votes -
CES: We visit the tech industry's scary vision for the future
the It Could Happen Here podcast did a 3-part series on this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, and I thought it was some of the most nuanced and interesting coverage I've seen. 1: The...
the It Could Happen Here podcast did a 3-part series on this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, and I thought it was some of the most nuanced and interesting coverage I've seen.
1: The dead future of Big Tech - host Robert Evans got his start in journalism doing tech reporting more than a decade ago, including covering CES. he reflects on how the show, and the tech industry as a whole, has changed over that time.
2: The good parts of our future tech dystopia - Robert and co-host Garrison talk about the good / promising parts of what they saw at the show
3: We visit the tech industry's scary vision for the future - discussion of the creepy / less good stuff they saw at CES, including lots of surveillance cameras & robots
8 votes -
The inner beauty of basic electronics
6 votes -
“Balkan Cosmology” by Bruce Sterling (2022)
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What are some of the best blogs, journals, e-magazines, etc. about programming or software development in general?
I'm a solo freelance programmer who codes on small to medium sized projects, and I realize that I can upskill myself a lot by keeping up with the industry trends, by listening to what the best in...
I'm a solo freelance programmer who codes on small to medium sized projects, and I realize that I can upskill myself a lot by keeping up with the industry trends, by listening to what the best in this field have to say. The problem is that there is just so much information overload everywhere, just so many youtube videos and articles that it seems overwhelming to differentiate the wheat from the chaff!
Since reading is my preferred medium of instruction, I want to know what are the blogs, journals, etc. on this topic with some street cred? And preferably individual experts and blogs, not companies. Company or corporate sites and blogs seem to be more hype than substance these days.
Which ones do you refer for keeping up to date?
8 votes -
Will Floating Point 8 Solve AI/ML Overhead?
6 votes -
Hollywood flashback: ‘In Bruges’ brought Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson together
4 votes -
‘You have to learn to listen’: How a doctor cares for Boston’s homeless
6 votes -
Actors Roundtable: Austin Butler, Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Jeremy Pope, Ke Huy Quan, and Adam Sandler
2 votes -
Native Americans—and their genes—traveled back to Siberia, new genomes reveal
5 votes -
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has denounced police violence at 'Pinky' and 'Brain' tunnel protest in Lützerath, Germany
5 votes -
Chinese takeout Lo Mein secrets revealed
4 votes -
Kiwixotherapy: A weird but working therapy for introverts suffering from sleeplessness
4 votes -
Michael Reeves uses TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) units to turn other YouTubers into real life Rock' Em Sock' Em Robots and teach himself how to box
7 votes -
Consumer prices fell 0.1% in December, in line with expectations from economists
8 votes -
In northern Sweden, EU and Swedish officials have inaugurated the first spaceport for satellite launches on the European Union mainland
4 votes -
How Finland is teaching a generation to spot misinformation
8 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
4 votes -
A gift from the Stadia team & Bluetooth controller functionality info
14 votes -
The UK is wasting a lot of wind power
8 votes -
Theater audiences shrank by half in the last four years. Can movies get them back?
10 votes -
Donald Trump's company sentenced to pay $1.61 million penalty for tax fraud
11 votes -
What dreams have you been having and how do you interpret them?
I guess I’ve started a collective dream journal! Feel free to post here multiple times for different days.
10 votes -
History of the World Part 2 | Teaser
4 votes -
Fallout: New Vegas is like a TTRPG with a bad DM
8 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussion about Musk's takeover of Twitter – Part 2
Part 2. Previous one here.
28 votes -
ChatGPT mostly breaks the parts of the internet that are already broken
15 votes -
Martin Ødegaard's bumpy path to destiny – childhood advantages gave him a head start, but obstacles still littered the road to captaining Arsenal and Norway
3 votes -
Battle 4 America Episode 1 | Jet Lag: The Game
6 votes -
A 'wolf warrior' is sidelined, as China softens its approach on the world stage
8 votes -
What did you do this week (and weekend)?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
2 votes -
The rise of my new pet mantis
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What is your opinion of snuff tobacco?
I must preface by saying that no form of tobacco is safe for consumption, and no reasonable person should use tobacco for any reason other than maybe in religious ceremonies. I just happen to be...
I must preface by saying that no form of tobacco is safe for consumption, and no reasonable person should use tobacco for any reason other than maybe in religious ceremonies. I just happen to be an unreasonable person.
I took a bunch of my stuff that was stored in my mother's house this week, among them some snuff tobacco in a good state of conservation. I like the smell and the ritual. I went by a tobacco shop and bought two additional tiny containers of snuff -- mint, and cinnamon. It was very cheap. I enjoy using it throughout the day.
A lot of people snort it like cocaine, but that is not the way to do it. You should simply press your thumb into the snuff (which will get some of it on the thumb), block one nostril with said thumb, and then gently breathe with the other nostril. It has a high that is similar to smoking, but milder and more gradual. I find it very pleasant.
You shouldn't ever use tobacco. But, if you have used snuff tobacco, I would like to know how was your experience.
10 votes -
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations
5 votes -
Supreme Court of India on demonetization - A farce in three acts
6 votes -
The James Webb Space Telescope is finding too many early galaxies
14 votes -
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54
6 votes -
Line By Line: Majora’s Mask true story
5 votes