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Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
shrike LinkPeople ignore the escalator rule too often. If an escalator breaks, it just becomes stairs. Bad stairs, but still stairs. Everything you build should be the same, if something breaks it should...People ignore the escalator rule too often.
If an escalator breaks, it just becomes stairs. Bad stairs, but still stairs.
Everything you build should be the same, if something breaks it should still be possible to operate it even if it's a bit janky.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services outage impacts in ~tech
shrike Link ParentDocker is down, Slack is slow. I'm on a long lunch break.Docker is down, Slack is slow.
I'm on a long lunch break.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike LinkRider and other Jetbrains tooling when the company pays for them. DataGrip etc. are very very good. But not "I'll pay hundreds of euros of my own money" -good. VSCode for when I need something...Rider and other Jetbrains tooling when the company pays for them. DataGrip etc. are very very good. But not "I'll pay hundreds of euros of my own money" -good.
VSCode for when I need something lighter, and I like the Git workflow on it a lot better than in Rider
Helix when I need to edit something over SSH or just quickly change a single file locally.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentVisual Studio just feels dated to me, might be old trauma from the C++ age :) It's Rider all the way for me for C# stuff when Someone Else is paying for the license.Visual Studio just feels dated to me, might be old trauma from the C++ age :)
It's Rider all the way for me for C# stuff when Someone Else is paying for the license.
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentNot to the degree of Helix. You can just go hx --health <language> and it'll tell you exactly what you're missing. Usually it's just a matter of installing the default LSP package and it'll...Not to the degree of Helix. You can just go
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Comment on What code editor / IDE do you use (2025)? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI dabbled with nvim for a while, but then I tried Helix and it pretty much solidified itself in my "great out of the box experience" toolbox along with Fish shell and Starship as a prompt. All can...I dabbled with nvim for a while, but then I tried Helix and it pretty much solidified itself in my "great out of the box experience" toolbox along with Fish shell and Starship as a prompt.
All can be adjusted with configs, but are mostly pretty good as-is.
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Comment on Indecision: Get a camera despite having a phone in ~tech
shrike Link ParentHaving been there many times, you don't always get to "preselect" your camera unless you always carry one with you. Some of my best photos aren't intentional, but I rather found the light hitting...Having been there many times, you don't always get to "preselect" your camera unless you always carry one with you.
Some of my best photos aren't intentional, but I rather found the light hitting something just right and took a photo with whatever I had. Sometimes it was a proper camera, sometimes my phone.
When I was younger, I carried around a full DSLR (Nikon D200) pretty much everywhere. It did get amazing photos, but my back hurt eventually :D And at the same time phone cameras got better and better, eventually reaching the point where I decided the quality was Good Enough for me.
Later on I got into micro 4/3 cameras, got a few of those. Easier to carry with me - but again phone cameras got better at photos (Live Photo) and videos and could easily take photos in low light, which is important in the Nordics. I eventually sold my 4/3 setup because I stopped taking it with me.
Much much later (3 years ago?) I got back into 4/3 and do take it with me when I'm Taking Photographs, but 99% if my day to day stuff is captured with my phone. Unless I pixel peep, it's next to impossible to see the difference in practice to my 4/3. Neither of them have the pretty bokeh full frame cameras have.
Maybe I'll get into full frame cameras again, possibly even film. Or get a pretty Leica for artsy stuff. But that one photo of my dog with a silly face will still be taken with my phone, that's on me or near me most of the time.
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
shrike LinkNFS on MacOS is atrocious, it just hangs weirdly and stops working intermittently. There are some mount option tricks to make it a bit less shit, but it's still shit. I've found that copyparty...NFS on MacOS is atrocious, it just hangs weirdly and stops working intermittently. There are some mount option tricks to make it a bit less shit, but it's still shit.
I've found that copyparty running a WebDAB with Finder linked to that is more performant in many cases...
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Comment on NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI'm waiting for Tailscale Taildrive to hit GA so I can have any directory shared anywhere easily and safely.I'm waiting for Tailscale Taildrive to hit GA so I can have any directory shared anywhere easily and safely.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentFrom someone who has done this a few times: Document EVERY STEP, write it down. You won't get it all the first time, or even the third but on the 10th iteration you'll remember to add the bit that...From someone who has done this a few times:
Document EVERY STEP, write it down.
You won't get it all the first time, or even the third but on the 10th iteration you'll remember to add the bit that you need to add a shell to /etc/shells to make it work properly and how locale-gen works on Debian :)
Also make sure everything comes back up after a boot. A reboot should be a non-issue instead of an ulcer-inducing stress event. You only want to spend 3 hours in the middle of the night fixing shit once, not more.
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Comment on Slow social media in ~tech
shrike Link ParentAt some point people (not me) became comfortable sharing their private things in public. The most public I've gotten is IRC channels and Discord, but I'm so hardwired to not reveal anything too...At some point people (not me) became comfortable sharing their private things in public.
The most public I've gotten is IRC channels and Discord, but I'm so hardwired to not reveal anything too personal it comes naturally to me.
Friend chats are still small channels on whatsapp/telegram/signal or discord servers with very limited membership.
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentBittorrent specifically has a habit of filling up the buffers on consumer routers. It makes a ton of connections to different places in a short period of time. And consumer stuff is usually not...Bittorrent specifically has a habit of filling up the buffers on consumer routers. It makes a ton of connections to different places in a short period of time. And consumer stuff is usually not very good at cleaning up routing tables etc. and they're running on minimal resources.
If you're a hobbyist and like to tinker with networking stuff Unifi is a very good choice, it has a pretty UI and very good integration with mobile applications etc.
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Comment on Is OpenWRT worthwhile at home? in ~comp
shrike LinkI have Adult Money, so I just went with Ubiquiti stuff. UDM Pro and a PoE rack switch I found used along with two PoE wifi access points. Completely overpowered, but also rock solid every for...I have Adult Money, so I just went with Ubiquiti stuff.
UDM Pro and a PoE rack switch I found used along with two PoE wifi access points. Completely overpowered, but also rock solid every for years now.
With consumer grade stuff the way I do stuff had a habit of filling up a buffer somewhere resulting in weird issues that went away with a power cycle.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
shrike Link ParentI don't have the cash either, that's why I'm building a tool to get the deals :D 30€+ for a 4k disc is way too much, but for 10-14€ it's definitely doable for movies I know I'll be rewatching 10...I don't have the cash either, that's why I'm building a tool to get the deals :D
30€+ for a 4k disc is way too much, but for 10-14€ it's definitely doable for movies I know I'll be rewatching 10 years from now.
For "normal" Blu-rays I can easily get them for under 10€ regularly by having a list of the ones I need/want and buying a few on sale.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
shrike LinkI've been moving back to physical media for the stuff I know I want to rewatch in 10 years. Movies and TV-shows just keep jumping from provider to provider on streaming and some just completely...I've been moving back to physical media for the stuff I know I want to rewatch in 10 years. Movies and TV-shows just keep jumping from provider to provider on streaming and some just completely disappear because of corporate bullshit.
There is a local site that sells Blurays and 4k Blurays and has pretty good sales at times, BUT their site is a horseshit mismash of slow-ass javascript and infuriating to browse as they don't give proper filtering options.
So a few days ago I started Claude Code and created a system that uses Python+Playwright to browse through both categories, grab the links to the movie product pages and store the prices to a local sqlite database.
Next up is adding a watchlist + price tracking for each so I can hop on the sales when they happen.
This is my first personal project I might actually release to public use if I can get it polished enough and can be arsed to add some kind of user accounts. ...or just store the watchlist in the URL so that no accounts are needed... 🤔
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
shrike Link ParentLiterally a good 80% of /r/SideProject projects are peoople making tools for finding out the best subreddits to advertise your side project on =)Literally a good 80% of /r/SideProject projects are peoople making tools for finding out the best subreddits to advertise your side project on =)
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Comment on Do you share your location with your friends? in ~tech
shrike LinkI don't mind. I know the location of my spouse, my kids, mom and one sister (other siblings + dad are on Android so...) I practically never use it though, mostly when I want to call them for...I don't mind.
I know the location of my spouse, my kids, mom and one sister (other siblings + dad are on Android so...)
I practically never use it though, mostly when I want to call them for chitchat, I can check if they're home so I know not to bother them if they're somewhere else. That's about it.
Sometimes when they're coming to visit, I see how far they are so I can get the coffee ready in time :)
I'd be fine with a boolean "is X at home" location info, but that's not an option with Apple's ecosystem, so we're doing this now.
(Nokia had this like 30 years ago btw, but it was a shit implementation and even shittier marketing and died)
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Comment on Which other sites do you visit? in ~tech
shrike Link ParentHarmon Quest had the perfect mix of actual play, comedy and the animated bits was the perfect spice on top.Harmon Quest had the perfect mix of actual play, comedy and the animated bits was the perfect spice on top.
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Comment on Which other sites do you visit? in ~tech
shrike Link ParentI paid for just Game Changer when they had their "buy now before the price goes up" -sale. Since then I've discovered: Make Some Noise, Gastronauts, Smartypants and Um Actually - and still haven't...I paid for just Game Changer when they had their "buy now before the price goes up" -sale.
Since then I've discovered: Make Some Noise, Gastronauts, Smartypants and Um Actually - and still haven't caught up on those.
For work I use the built-in .http file support in Rider: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html