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  1. Tildes in JavaScript-free browsers

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    I'm used to browse the web without JS on my phone. (It's old, battery degraded.) Recently I noticed that Tildes is broken without JavaScript. Contracting/expanding threads doesn't work, as well...

    I'm used to browse the web without JS on my phone. (It's old, battery degraded.) Recently I noticed that Tildes is broken without JavaScript. Contracting/expanding threads doesn't work, as well trying to reply to a comment.

    Is it possible to fix that? Maybe expanding all comments when JS isn't available and opening the reply form in a new page?

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Surf Social (from the makers of Flipboard) in ~tech

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    They just released the new service. Surf is kind of Flipboard, but integrated with open social networks (ActivityPub/Mastodon and Bluesky) and allow you to create “feeds” cobbling together...

    They just released the new service. Surf is kind of Flipboard, but integrated with open social networks (ActivityPub/Mastodon and Bluesky) and allow you to create “feeds” cobbling together different sources of any type.

    The concept is really interesting, even though I'm not sure it will be popular. For instance, I created a “feed” for my pt_BR blog, with blogposts updates (via RSS), a Mastodon account, my YouTube channel and podcast episodes. The Verge is a ~launch partner and has a few feeds/communities.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was in ~tech

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    I guess it's a consequence of their slips?

    I guess it's a consequence of their slips?

    2 votes

  5. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    Actually, my bad! Haven't noticed the sarcasm in a long chain of comments

    Actually, my bad! Haven't noticed the sarcasm in a long chain of comments 🫣

  6. Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech

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    M1 Air here as well. I can read (using glasses), but I'm often increasing zoom on a variety of web pages 👀

    M1 Air here as well. I can read (using glasses), but I'm often increasing zoom on a variety of web pages 👀

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    Your idea of capitalism is as much theoretical as is communism. In practice, capitalism is a system that rewards hoarding, monopolism, and dubious practices to hold power. The main goal of a...

    Your idea of capitalism is as much theoretical as is communism. In practice, capitalism is a system that rewards hoarding, monopolism, and dubious practices to hold power. The main goal of a capitalist is to enrich themselves by exploring the workforce and customers while evading government attempts (when they care) to cut its power and hold them accountable.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was in ~tech

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    Probably he knows. Maybe Proton doesn't, or doesn't care. From Proton Mail landing page:

    Probably he knows. Maybe Proton doesn't, or doesn't care. From Proton Mail landing page:

    Secure email that protects your privacy
    Keep your conversations private with Proton Mail, an encrypted email service based in Switzerland.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech

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    I'd love to use only my laptop when working, but I can't go back after using a larger display (27" standard here). In my age — near 40s —, the increased real state and therefore larger fonts are...

    I'd love to use only my laptop when working, but I can't go back after using a larger display (27" standard here). In my age — near 40s —, the increased real state and therefore larger fonts are hard to give up.

    When I replace my laptop, I plan to get a 15–16". My current has a tiny 13" screen. The only remaining issue would be ergonomics. Yes, I can replace the large monitor with external keyboard and mouse, but I very much prefer using the whole of my laptop instead.

    9 votes

  11. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    Oh, really? I tried to deploy a new site a couple weeks ago, and couldn't find this CTA ☹️

    Oh, really? I tried to deploy a new site a couple weeks ago, and couldn't find this CTA ☹️

  13. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    Being busy can only be a good thing if you have autonomy to stop whenever you want. At least because there's no such thing as a thing that's good all the time, for as long as you're physically...

    Being busy can only be a good thing if you have autonomy to stop whenever you want. At least because there's no such thing as a thing that's good all the time, for as long as you're physically able to exercise that thing.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    C'mon, man. At least Cuba, Vietnam, and Chile (and other countries, like Brazil, where I live) suffered a lot in XX century due to illegal interventions and/or embargos from the US. I'm pretty...

    C'mon, man. At least Cuba, Vietnam, and Chile (and other countries, like Brazil, where I live) suffered a lot in XX century due to illegal interventions and/or embargos from the US. I'm pretty sure you can read more about this on Wikipedia.

    5 votes

  15. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    You comment reminded that quote popularized by Mark Fisher in “Realist capitalism”: It's easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism.

    You comment reminded that quote popularized by Mark Fisher in “Realist capitalism”: It's easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech

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    As always, productivity gains goes to the owner and overloads the remaining employees.

    As always, productivity gains goes to the owner and overloads the remaining employees.

    34 votes

  18. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    They use to have a service called Pages, that allowed to host static site generator's (SSG) sites for free. I host mine there. Last year, they discontinued Pages, but it's still possible using...

    They use to have a service called Pages, that allowed to host static site generator's (SSG) sites for free. I host mine there. Last year, they discontinued Pages, but it's still possible using Workers, although a little bit more complex than Pages was.

  19. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    Per the post, “You can deploy the EmDash v0.1.0 preview to your own Cloudflare account, or to any Node.js server today as part of our early developer beta”.

    I am glad that they have funding to keep the project going, and while I currently host most of my projects on CloudFlare, I really hope that it doesn't get too locked in. While Astro itself can be deployed anywhere, EmDash seems to be locked to CloudFlare Workers (and specifically a paid plan too).

    Per the post, “You can deploy the EmDash v0.1.0 preview to your own Cloudflare account, or to any Node.js server today as part of our early developer beta”.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security in ~tech

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    Not sure why Cloudflare hinted at WordPress, and I'm skeptical, but I really like that they don't give a damn to blocks editor (except for an agent that “translates” them).

    Not sure why Cloudflare hinted at WordPress, and I'm skeptical, but I really like that they don't give a damn to blocks editor (except for an agent that “translates” them).

    3 votes