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12 votes
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Do you (still) use IRC?
I'm just curious how many people still use IRC (Internet Relay Chat) here. And if you use it, what do you use it for? Is there anything (server/channels, etc) that you would recommend to others? I...
I'm just curious how many people still use IRC (Internet Relay Chat) here. And if you use it, what do you use it for? Is there anything (server/channels, etc) that you would recommend to others?
I use it a bit, mostly for casual chatting on tildeverse.org servers, the SDF server, or on Freenode. On Freenode, I also use it when I need to interact with FOSS developers who use IRC as one of their main forms of support.
29 votes -
Spotify CEO talks Covid-19, artist incomes and podcasting
4 votes -
US Congress made Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs sweat during antitrust enforcement hearing
10 votes -
US congressional antitrust hearing with the the CEOs of Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook
4 votes -
Web-based rich text editor
Hi, I’m usually just overthinking my note-taking setup with plaintext markdown notes, but recently I had to create and share (as PDF) some rich text documents as well. What I’m looking for:...
Hi,
I’m usually just overthinking my note-taking setup with plaintext markdown notes, but recently I had to create and share (as PDF) some rich text documents as well. What I’m looking for:
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Collaborative editing to some extent (ideally real-time like Google Docs..)
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Rich text formatting
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Export as PDF (or even Word if possible)
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Web & mobile app (iOS)
I’m aware of Microsoft 365 with Word online and Google Docs. I really can’t stand Word online, it feels so super slow one can barely use it. I also feel the same about the application for macOS. It’s just this gigantic thing I don’t need. I want some headings, basic formatting, lists etc.
And then there’s Google Docs. It just feels wrong. It’s a weird editor, especially on mobile, it’s in this format I can’t grab, it feels like the files are not under my control.
I’m also aware of some self-hosted solutions like ONLYOFFICE and probably some NextCloud addon/solution. But these are things I don’t want either since it’s usually a hassle to install them, keep them up to date and take care of the data.
I’m just hoping that I’m missing out on something else available except the Microsoft and Google solutions.
At some point I just thought I might stick to Markdown files and export them as PDFs or even Word documents, but I don’t know about any reliable online collaboration solution for markdown docs either.
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Former social bookmarking site Del.icio.us appears to be making a return this summer
9 votes -
Stack Overflow has raised $85 million in Series E funding
9 votes -
CyberBunker: The "bulletproof web hosting" company based in a German Cold War bunker that became a dark-web empire
10 votes -
I need a new phone. Can anyone recommend me a replacement?
I've had a Nexus 6P for the past 3 years. It's been a good run, and I've swapped the battery out once before (1 year ago) but it's time for a replacement. At this point, it's not charging...
I've had a Nexus 6P for the past 3 years. It's been a good run, and I've swapped the battery out once before (1 year ago) but it's time for a replacement. At this point, it's not charging properly, and turning off randomly.
What phones are you all using? Any you'd feel good about recommending? I'd be interested to hear thoughts on current smartphones, as it's not something I've looked into for a while.
Some things I liked about the Nexus 6P:
- Camera (12.3MP) was really good back when I first got it and still holds up (just shuts down when I take photos now)
- Larger form factor (not a dealbreaker though)
- Android
- Convenience of having photos uploaded to Google Photos automatically
- Battery life (in its prime) was actually decent
I'm in EU, and ideally I don't really want to spend more than 300 euros.
Thanks all, keen to hear people's thoughts...Appreciate any kind of response/advice.
21 votes -
Here’s Donald Trump’s plan to regulate social media
7 votes -
More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts
8 votes -
An analysis of over 15,000 popular Google searches found that the first organic result is now usually almost halfway down the page, and requires scrolling multiple screen-lengths on mobile to reach
21 votes -
Intel drops two high ranking Intel staff in the last six weeks
On June 11th Jim Keller (Senior Vice President of Intel’s Silicon Engineering Group) retired immediately - Former tenure at AMD, Tesla, and Apple. - Link Next on June 27th Murthy Renduchintala...
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On June 11th Jim Keller (Senior Vice President of Intel’s Silicon Engineering Group) retired immediately - Former tenure at AMD, Tesla, and Apple. - Link
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Next on June 27th Murthy Renduchintala (Chief Engineering Officer) departs due to a massive layoff - Link
An interesting note is that Ann Kelleher who is a 24-year Intel veteran will lead the development of 7-nanometer and 5-nanometer chip technology processes.
Editorial
With ARM, AMD, Nvidia, TSMC leading the charge, Intel might start their downward run. They are now relying on TSMC for fab capacity in hopes to outbid AMD and constrain supply. AMD is quickly growing in the enterprise space and providing comparable performance.
I believe we (consumers) are in for a great few years of accelerated CPU development.
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New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4000 unsecured databases
14 votes -
Does this glitch mean that the App Library is coming to iPadOS 14? (Screenshot, iPadOS DP 3 Beta)
2 votes -
I'm on a mass social media detox (Twitter, Instagram, etc.) - What blogs that you read regularly should I check out?
I limited the intake of high volume news and I'm currently taking a break from social media. I've been enjoying to occasionally visit blogs directly as my source of online reading. I tend to enjoy...
I limited the intake of high volume news and I'm currently taking a break from social media. I've been enjoying to occasionally visit blogs directly as my source of online reading. I tend to enjoy short essays, opinions, and honest observations. What blogs have you been following lately that you think are worth taking a look at?
P.s.
If it's your own, please shoot me a direct message: I'd love to check it out.25 votes -
Hardening Debian
6 votes -
Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
16 votes -
Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
13 votes -
Facebook has blocked Dreamwidth
9 votes -
Socialism’s DIY computer
12 votes -
TrojanNet – A simple yet effective attack on machine learning models
5 votes -
Being born in the 80s is the only thing that makes me realize how life with no constant connection existed and is possible
15 votes -
Lawyers demand US Military stop violating free speech on Twitch
10 votes -
ARM is for sale and Nvidia’s interested, Apple isn’t
7 votes -
The war between alt.tasteless and rec.pets.cats
20 votes -
What single-purpose, minimalistic web or mobile apps do you like?
I'm a big fan of simple, well-designed, single-purpose apps and would love to find more! A few to start: Pomofocus - pomodoro timer Tube - bare-bones Youtube search Typehut - simple publishing
11 votes -
Brazilian General Data Protection Law – Overview and implications
4 votes -
How important is protecting our data from companies like Google?
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought...
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought about it more and I don’t see how a company like Google using my data negatively affects me. What are the negative repercussions I experience when a company uses my information like that? Are there alternatives that would protect my data more that are actually decent? I’d love to receive some explanation for this!
21 votes -
Facebook has an internal simulation of the site populated entirely by bots that they're using to test the effects of possible changes
8 votes -
Facebook’s employees reckon with the social network they’ve built
4 votes -
mpv drops GNOME support
20 votes -
A timeline of Wednesday's epic Twitter hack, and some clues about who may have been behind it
19 votes -
Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor
7 votes -
Slack files competition complaint against Microsoft before the European Commission, alleging that tying Teams into Office is anti-competitive and illegal
10 votes -
A website that randomly displays YouTube videos with zero views
22 votes -
US phone carriers may soon be able to block all calls from robocallers' carriers
16 votes -
A month-and-a-half of self-hosted email
10 votes -
MIT researchers created a deepfake of Nixon delivering the 'In Event Of Moon Disaster' speech
8 votes -
My 2017 iPhone X died: I got a 2016 iPhone SE for $70, upgraded the battery and added wireless charging — it's great
23 votes -
Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown
@Twitter Safety: We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm. In line with this approach, this week we are taking further action on so-called 'QAnon' activity across the service.
19 votes -
What’s the difference between a good QA director and a great one? A comparison
4 votes -
Using a VPN may make you less secure
17 votes -
Reddit releases their new content policy along with banning hundreds of subreddits, including /r/The_Donald and /r/ChapoTrapHouse
85 votes -
Turning Lambda@Edge into a software platform
4 votes -
I have cancer and now my Facebook feed is full of "alternative care" ads
36 votes -
Hosting email server
6 votes -
Against hackerism
7 votes -
UK, US, and Canada accuse Russia of trying to steal information from coronavirus vaccine researchers
15 votes