devalexwhite's recent activity
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Comment on Playing tricks with web browser tabs in ~comp
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Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters in ~food
devalexwhite LinkThe Whitecastle near me has the absolute worst implementation of AI in the drivethru. When you approach, it shows a screen of terms & conditions and requires you to say "I accept the terms" to...The Whitecastle near me has the absolute worst implementation of AI in the drivethru. When you approach, it shows a screen of terms & conditions and requires you to say "I accept the terms" to start ordering. Then when you finish, it just goes on and on and on about some membership or something, I just drove away.
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite Link ParentCompletely agree, I felt more at home in Taiwan than I do in the US. So many parts of the culture and and lifestyle align with me. Did you study at NTPU?Completely agree, I felt more at home in Taiwan than I do in the US. So many parts of the culture and and lifestyle align with me. Did you study at NTPU?
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite Link ParentReminds me of a "AI Powered" toaster I recently saw. Put some if statements in it and call it AI to keep the board happy hahaReminds me of a "AI Powered" toaster I recently saw. Put some if statements in it and call it AI to keep the board happy haha
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite Link ParentI was telling someone recently "I'm in software, so of course I hate tech", I think we have so much exposure to the ugly that it's really impacted us more than most. Thankfully I also made all the...I was telling someone recently "I'm in software, so of course I hate tech", I think we have so much exposure to the ugly that it's really impacted us more than most. Thankfully I also made all the technical decisions for our application (ie no bloated frontend framework, microservices, etc), but there's always battles that you can't win and just kind of sigh at ("this needs AI!").
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite Link ParentHaha nothing wrong with that! We had a Taiwanese friend that invited us to visit. Fell in love with the culture, food and infrastructure. The second time I visited I stayed for a month, working...I'll be perfectly honest, from this list we have absolutely nothing in common
Haha nothing wrong with that!
What drew you to Taiwan/ what do you love about it??
We had a Taiwanese friend that invited us to visit. Fell in love with the culture, food and infrastructure. The second time I visited I stayed for a month, working remotely from coworking spots. Stayed in Taipei and Kaohsiung. People were so friendly, my fondest memory is going to see whatever star wars movie had just came out and a random guy came up and was like "hey, I've got a case of beers, wanna watch the movie with us and drink?". The temples and parks are so beautiful in Taipei (and Beitou District is such a cool area), and the beach + art district in Kaohsiung was awesome.
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite Link ParentUniverse had so much potential, such a shame it was cancelled. SG-1 up until season 8 is my comfort show, along with MacGyver! What routes are you looking at? I've had the Ohio to Erie trail on my...Historically a Stargate fan, with Universe and the first season of Atlantis as personal favorites.
Universe had so much potential, such a shame it was cancelled. SG-1 up until season 8 is my comfort show, along with MacGyver!
Rider of bicycles, bikepacker/bicycle tourist looking to do a months-long trip in the next couple of years
What routes are you looking at? I've had the Ohio to Erie trail on my list for a year as a week ride, just haven't found the time.
Calvin and Hobbes superfan
As a kid I spent most winter mornings next to the pellet stove reading Calvin & Hobbes.
electric bicycle components with no business being electric
I'm now in this boat after my SRAM etap shifters have died in the middle of rides multiple times.
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
devalexwhite LinkSounds fun, here we go! 33/M/Ohio - USA Married, dad of 1 (soon to be 2), 2 dogs + 3 cats Retro tech enthusiast, pretty much always carry my iPod and GBA SP with me. Gaming is mostly on my...Sounds fun, here we go!
- 33/M/Ohio - USA
- Married, dad of 1 (soon to be 2), 2 dogs + 3 cats
- Retro tech enthusiast, pretty much always carry my iPod and GBA SP with me. Gaming is mostly on my Dreamcast/Genesis (my kid's favorite)/N64/Gameboy
- Cyclist, mostly a roadie. Occasional gravel and mountain biker. Have my second century coming up this weekend
- Programmer since I was 12, learned on an Atari 400 I found at a garage sale. I work in tech as a manger now.
- Pretty fed up with modern tech and enshittification, I don't have social media & keep my phone and computers on DnD 24/7. Terrified of the influence silicon valley tech will have on my kids
- Use Linux as my daily driver, Asahi Fedora on the Macbook and Arch on my desktop
- Since de-techifying my daily life I've gotten big into reading, went from not finishing a book in years to finishing nearly a book a week the past couple of months. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport was a major turning point read for me.
- I'm the weird guy that spends 3+ hours on the park bench reading or just staring at the trees/water
- I have a physical newspaper subscription
- I buy CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays and don't subscribe to any streaming services. There's a certain magic to my kid coming up to me with a DVD in hand of what he wants to watch (he also once tried to put the DVD in my 5-disc CD player...)
- I'm a landlord with 2 properties, it's fine until it's not. As a consequence though I'm fairly handy
- Live in the suburbs of a large city, but desperately want to move back to the countryside/small town America. Grew up in tiny Ohio & Iowa towns. So sick of "Keeping up with the Joneses", HOAs, etc.
- Love to travel, did Australia this year. Previously Canada, 5xMexico, 2xChina, 2xJapan, 2xTaiwan (my favorite country)
- Always wanted to run my own business, haven't gotten there yet though (beyond some freelance clients & a short-lived mildly successful SaaS years ago)
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Comment on A less affectionate approach to technology in ~tech
devalexwhite Link ParentYeah, same here as someone in the US. I use SMS to talk to every except the Chinese side of my family (well, the ones still in China), that's all WeChat. The closest thing to big tech social media...Yeah, same here as someone in the US. I use SMS to talk to every except the Chinese side of my family (well, the ones still in China), that's all WeChat. The closest thing to big tech social media I use is LinkedIn, and even that I use so rarely and will absolutely not install the app.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
devalexwhite Link ParentI've been absolutely loving this game as well! Such a great stress reliever and so much charm. My 2 year old son likes the game a lot as well, calling it the "monkey smash" game.I've been absolutely loving this game as well! Such a great stress reliever and so much charm. My 2 year old son likes the game a lot as well, calling it the "monkey smash" game.
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Comment on What do you think about Medium nowadays? in ~tech
devalexwhite LinkI used to associate Medium with quality articles, these days though I'll actively avoid any Medium links. The UI is awful, and most of the articles are low effort. I give a lot higher weight to...I used to associate Medium with quality articles, these days though I'll actively avoid any Medium links. The UI is awful, and most of the articles are low effort. I give a lot higher weight to personal blogs, and actively lower Medium in my search results (thanks Kagi!).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
devalexwhite LinkI've been hacking on two projects that I'm pretty excited about! The first one, BookLeaf, is a web-based bookmark manager. One of the cool things I recently added was the ability to auto-discover...I've been hacking on two projects that I'm pretty excited about!
The first one, BookLeaf, is a web-based bookmark manager. One of the cool things I recently added was the ability to auto-discover RSS feeds, then let you know which sites have recent updates with a link directly to the new article. It's not a full-fledged RSS reader, but instead a "hey this person posted, you should go check out their blog!".
Another project I made is ReactBar. It's a simple way to add reactions to any webpage, developed primarily for my blog but I went ahead and turned it into a free service.
It's fun building quick projects to solve my needs. I used to build hoping to make money and create a SaaS, but my focus now is just making something I enjoy.
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Comment on Paying for AI: Have you found it to be worth it? in ~tech
devalexwhite LinkI got Gemini Pro for a year with my phone, it's kinda cool and I use it occasionally, but I definitely won't renew it. I use very little LLMs in my life, just haven't found them to be particularly...I got Gemini Pro for a year with my phone, it's kinda cool and I use it occasionally, but I definitely won't renew it. I use very little LLMs in my life, just haven't found them to be particularly useful versus a quick Kagi search.
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
devalexwhite Link ParentI can watch YouTube videos in HD and process photos with Darktable+GIMP. I don't really do anything GPU intensive outside of that.I can watch YouTube videos in HD and process photos with Darktable+GIMP. I don't really do anything GPU intensive outside of that.
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
devalexwhite Link ParentPang12 was just a terrible laptop, it's a rebranded Emdoor machine. Major issues include: the touchpad goes crazy randomly (did one RMA when I got the computer, my second one still does it. Did...Pang12 was just a terrible laptop, it's a rebranded Emdoor machine. Major issues include: the touchpad goes crazy randomly (did one RMA when I got the computer, my second one still does it. Did eventually realize it's because the case flexes too much and the touchpad gets stuck, so you have to bend the computer to fix it), USB C port will just stop working (both machines I've had), display will get glitchy occasionally (both machines, distro doesn't matter), cover on the Ethernet port is poorly made and snapped off, the webcam is unusable garbage quality and the screen doesn't get very bright. On the plus side the keyboard is very nice, the performance is great and battery life is good for Linux. But the cons definitely outweigh the pros.
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
devalexwhite Link ParentYep, I use the Asahi Fedora remix, works very well! System is fast, most things work out of the box, installation process is pretty easy. Only things that are annoying are the suspend being broken...Yep, I use the Asahi Fedora remix, works very well! System is fast, most things work out of the box, installation process is pretty easy. Only things that are annoying are the suspend being broken means I have to make sure to power of the system or it cooks itself on my backpack, display over USB C doesn't work (but HDMI does so doesn't bother me) and the screen doesn't use the very top part with the notch, so you lose a tiny bit of screen real estate.
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
devalexwhite LinkPersonally I'd go with a framework 13 if I needed a laptop. They directly support Linux which is big for me, and I support what the company is doing. My last laptop I went with a System76, which...Personally I'd go with a framework 13 if I needed a laptop. They directly support Linux which is big for me, and I support what the company is doing.
My last laptop I went with a System76, which was a big mistake. The Pang12 is a terrible laptop.
I do have a m1 MacBook Pro running Fedora that's my daily driver right now, and it runs nearly perfectly. Battery isn't as great and suspend doesn't work, but everything else is perfect.
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Comment on The Naked Gun | Official trailer in ~movies
devalexwhite LinkThat trailer genuinely had me cracking up, hopefully the actual movie delivers! The Naked Gun series is my all time favorite movie series (well maybe tied with Airplane!).That trailer genuinely had me cracking up, hopefully the actual movie delivers! The Naked Gun series is my all time favorite movie series (well maybe tied with Airplane!).
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Comment on Mark Zuckerberg statement suggests that Meta could create ads for businesses directly, eliminating role of ad agencies in ~tech
devalexwhite Link ParentFunny enough my experience is the exact opposite. Marketplace is so filled to the brink with scammers it's unusable, whereas the smaller amount of posts on Craigslist tend to be legit. Also find...Funny enough my experience is the exact opposite. Marketplace is so filled to the brink with scammers it's unusable, whereas the smaller amount of posts on Craigslist tend to be legit. Also find Craigslist UI a lot easier and faster to use.
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Comment on Retro PC Game Music Streaming Radio in ~music
devalexwhite LinkThis is super cool, I listened in for a while at work today. I love the little community section as well. Thanks for sharing!This is super cool, I listened in for a while at work today. I love the little community section as well. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah that website is awesome, I love that they are daily driving G4 and G5 machines.
The favicon trick is super cool, I almost wish I hadn't read the article and instead had been tricked.