Areldyb's recent activity
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Comment on I just installed a DNS based firewall (I think) for the first time in my life. Help me understand which addresses to block. in ~tech
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Comment on Happy Tau/2 day everyone! in ~science
Areldyb LinkI'm a day late to the thread, but I did enjoy a folded circle snack.I'm a day late to the thread, but I did enjoy a folded circle snack.
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Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech
Areldyb Link ParentYou're probably already aware, but just in case: if you end up going back to Windows at some point, WSL may be useful to you for things like this.because it's Linux I can use better neuroimaging analysis software than if I were on Windows
You're probably already aware, but just in case: if you end up going back to Windows at some point, WSL may be useful to you for things like this.
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Comment on Days of darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions in ~life
Areldyb Link ParentThis article uses simple grammar throughout, and includes a "here's what a conspiracy theory is" sidebar. You aren't the intended audience. This was written for the casualties, and I hope many of...This article uses simple grammar throughout, and includes a "here's what a conspiracy theory is" sidebar. You aren't the intended audience. This was written for the casualties, and I hope many of them will read it and realize what's happened to them.
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Comment on Tests show that guardrails possibly do little to stop EVs and other heavier vehicles. And US transportation officials are concerned. in ~transport
Areldyb LinkWe could do all that, at massive public expense, in order to accommodate increasingly heavy and dangerous privately-owned cars... or we can limit the weight of those cars. One sure sounds a lot...In the ’90s, concern over guardrails and bigger pickups and SUVs became a concern, but with the weight of EVs now becoming a concern, guardrails, along with the rest of our infrastructure, is going to have to bulk up to handle it.
We could do all that, at massive public expense, in order to accommodate increasingly heavy and dangerous privately-owned cars... or we can limit the weight of those cars. One sure sounds a lot easier than the other.
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Comment on ‘An experiment in ritual humiliation’: would a month of rejection therapy make me fearless? in ~life
Areldyb Link ParentI like the sound of this idea, but I'm not sure I "get it". Can you say more about what you're picturing with this?While we're at it, I wonder if we can gather in a group, form two groups and take turns asking/rejecting. I would have enormously benefited as a child to be allowed to say no much more frequently than I was socialized for.
I like the sound of this idea, but I'm not sure I "get it". Can you say more about what you're picturing with this?
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Comment on What's your favorite Wikipedia page and why? in ~talk
Areldyb LinkI like to imagine that the Wikipedia article on humans was written by, and for, aliens visiting Earth.I like to imagine that the Wikipedia article on humans was written by, and for, aliens visiting Earth.
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Comment on RIP Omegle 2009-2023 in ~tech
Areldyb Link~humanities.history seems like a weird pick for this. Can we move it to ~tech?~humanities.history seems like a weird pick for this. Can we move it to ~tech?
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb Link ParentThank you for the feedback! It's pretty clear that the README needed some help. I've added a link to the Releases page (and broken the downloads out by OS) and fixed some of the wording so...Thank you for the feedback! It's pretty clear that the README needed some help. I've added a link to the Releases page (and broken the downloads out by OS) and fixed some of the wording so hopefully it's all-around better. Can you let me know if you think it needs anything else?
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb (edited )Link Parent...This is high praise. Thank you. 😳 Also, gaaaah, I knew I should have done a Linux build, at least for x86_64. I can upload one if you'd prefer that over running it through Bottles. At a......This is high praise. Thank you. 😳
Also, gaaaah, I knew I should have done a Linux build, at least for x86_64. I can upload one if you'd prefer that over running it through Bottles. At a minimum, I should actually put up some basic instructions for running the Python script version instead of leaving it at "eh, you know what you're doing".
Edit: done, check the Releases for a Linux build!
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb (edited )LinkYour Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT) YLINAT is a text "editor" that does not allow you to edit your text. You can write, but you cannot backspace or reposition the cursor. If you've ever...- Exemplary
Your Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT)
YLINAT is a text "editor" that does not allow you to edit your text. You can write, but you cannot backspace or reposition the cursor. If you've ever gotten stuck in a self-critical loop while writing, you might find this appealing. (If not, you probably find it horrifying!)
YLINAT was written in Python, and uses PyQt6 for the GUI stuff. My day job doesn't involve development work, so this was a good opportunity to stretch some skills I haven't used in a while. Thank you @kfwyre for organizing this, it was a ton of fun!
Features:
- Simple, boring UI with minimal distractions
- Autosave
- Word count, both in total and for the current session
- Font, margin, and line length options, so you can make it your typewriter
- A completely useless "Edit" menu
- "Goldfish mode" for when you can't stand to look at what you wrote before
- A text box that won't let you fix that typo no matter how much you cry, scream, or beg
If you'd like to try it out, the GitHub repo for YLINAT is here. Release builds for Windows, Mac, and Linux can be found here.
Quick tags for people who expressed interest in using YLINAT: @arqalite @atomicshoreline @Handshape @lou @palimpsest @TangibleLight
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb LinkYour Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT) is now (...just about...) feature-complete! There are still a couple of options and things I want to capture in the conf/ini file, but mostly the next...Your Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT)
is now (...just about...) feature-complete!
There are still a couple of options and things I want to capture in the conf/ini file, but mostly the next couple of days before Nov 1 are going to be about handling any remaining TODOs and squashing any other bugs I notice along the way, and then I want to use the November "finishing touch" days to give it some release polish and build some binaries for Windows and Mac.
If you would like to use this program for NaNoWriMo: Please let me know, either via DM or by replying here, and I'll put a pre-release version up on GitHub for you. Otherwise, I plan to wait until showcase day.
One week left! Can't wait!
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb LinkYour Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT) I've almost caught up to where I wanted to be after making zero progress last week. It's really starting to come together! File i/o is done, and the...Your Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT)
I've almost caught up to where I wanted to be after making zero progress last week. It's really starting to come together!
File i/o is done, and the autosave is working nicely, but one of my TODOs is to set up a file type filter because if autosave is on and someone opens a file that isn't plaintext then it'll break that file almost immediately.
The word count feature is finished, and it tracks both total word count and how many words you've typed since you last opened your file.
Font options are in, but color options are not yet. I'm up in the air about whether color options are really needed... but people like their dark modes. If you're one of those crazy fools who plans to actually use this, let me know either way!
One fun feature I added this week is a set of little (hopefully-)motivational phrases that appear on the "blank page" before you start typing. I wrote a few of them, and ChatGPT helped me out with a few more.
The most important thing left to do, aside from that file type filter, is reading options from a conf file instead of assuming defaults. I also want to add in an optional line width limit (thanks @lou, good idea) and maybe add an option to shrink the text box so you can only see the last few lines (shoutout to @Handshape).
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Comment on The most wanted man in history, Waldo has gone into hiding again in ~books
Areldyb LinkTrying to click through all the "disagrees" to deny ad cookies on this site was a nightmare. I still haven't gotten it to work.Trying to click through all the "disagrees" to deny ad cookies on this site was a nightmare. I still haven't gotten it to work.
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb LinkBetween getting sick and having family visit, I have made no progress whatsoever this week. Hooray!Between getting sick and having family visit, I have made no progress whatsoever this week. Hooray!
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Comment on Physical keyboard for android phone? in ~tech
Areldyb Link ParentI had a Key2 and absolutely loved it... while it was still getting software support. I wouldn't recommend buying one now. I picked up an F(x)tec Pro1 after that, but it ended up not being...I had a Key2 and absolutely loved it... while it was still getting software support. I wouldn't recommend buying one now.
I picked up an F(x)tec Pro1 after that, but it ended up not being especially durable.
There are some other options out there for phones with physical keyboards, but not many. I've gone back to fighting with autocorrect.
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb Link"I can't edit this. I have to stare at the typos. They're just there... taunting me." --one satisfied early build tester Your Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT), my text-not-an-editor, is coming..."I can't edit this. I have to stare at the typos. They're just there... taunting me."
--one satisfied early build testerYour Laptop Is Now A Typewriter (YLINAT), my text-not-an-editor, is coming along great! For one thing, it has a name now!
I'm putting this together with PyQt6, and I'm doing a lot of learning on the fly because I haven't done much Python GUI work before. So far I've got a very basic UI (complete with superfluous greyed-out Edit menu because I thought it was funny), file loading (but not saving just yet), and a customized text box that ignores all mouse inputs and as many keyboard shortcuts and cursor control keys as I could think of. I also tested building a standalone binary with PyInstaller and that worked out pretty well aside from a depressingly-large file size.
Next steps: finish the file i/o, including autosave, then start work on other features like font and color customization. By next week, I should be able to draft my Timasomo update using YLINAT. (But I won't. Probably.)
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb Link ParentThis sounds like a fun hack! I hope you'll release it once you're happy with it!This sounds like a fun hack! I hope you'll release it once you're happy with it!
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Comment on Timasomo 2023: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Areldyb LinkWell, nobody in the other thread told me not to, and a few crazy people actually said they wanted this thing, so I guess I'd better try! I'll be creating a text editor that doesn't allow you to go...Well, nobody in the other thread told me not to, and a few crazy people actually said they wanted this thing, so I guess I'd better try!
I'll be creating a text editor that doesn't allow you to go back and edit your text. Pure typewriter mode. It will hopefully be helpful for people who need to silence their inner critic and just get that first draft done. It will almost certainly be infuriating to use.
For those who said they want this, a couple of people in the other thread suggested alternatives that already exist and probably have better features and support, and I found one or two others around online as well. You probably want to use one of those instead, but I do hope to have something usable by the end of the month.
I made at least thirteen edits to this comment as I was writing it.
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Comment on Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90 in ~news
Areldyb Link ParentHere's a probably-bad idea that I think is at least worth discussing: What if elected officials were limited to serving a single term, followed by a single non-voting emeritus term? It wouldn't be...Here's a probably-bad idea that I think is at least worth discussing: What if elected officials were limited to serving a single term, followed by a single non-voting emeritus term? It wouldn't be perfect by any means, especially if the current and emeritus office holders are politically at odds, but it would help to maintain a sense of continuity of office and preserve that institutional knowledge across term limits.
I use the big blocklist from https://oisd.nl/ on my pi-hole at home. I'm more interested in blocking ads than specifically trackers, but that list handles both and more, it's kept up to date, and I don't need to worry about it.
I want to second the advice here about not blocking domains based solely on guesswork (unless you enjoy tinkering with it and also enjoy having websites and apps break often). I have seen and blocked things before that way, but it's rarely worthwhile, and I'm much more likely to break something I want along the way.