I wish this was the end of electron.
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Yes, because Apple knows the key, they can yield your cleartext data to law enforcement or whoever they authorise, but that is implied in the trust model, it isn't kept a secret or done dishonestly. A backdoor would is a devious or dishonest mechanism to siphon data, which nothing of the sort is happening here, because the trust model is transparent to the user.
1. It doesn't generate 5 bloody files when compiling.
2. Compiling is instant.
3. Diagnostics are way easier to understand (sort of like Rust compiler suggestion style).
4. List items can be either - item1 - item2, etc. or [item1], [item2]. The latter is way better because you can use anchoring to match on the braces (like "%" in vim), which means navigating long item entries is much easier.
5. In latex you have the \document{...} where you can't specify macros so they need to be at the top, in Typst you can specify the macros close to where you need them. [I've been informed this is actually incorrect and Latex does allow you to specify macros anywhere]
6. It's easier to version control and diff, especially if you use semantic line breaks.
7. Changing page layout, margins, spacing between things, etc., footers with page counters, etc. just seems way easier to do.
8. Compiling with Typst is always one pass.
9. I'm not sure how this would compare with Latex but I'm in law school and needed to cite using AGLC4 which has a CSL (citationstyles.org) template supported by Typst; I have confirmed the CSL XML is correct but doesn't render properly in Typst. The workaround I found was to hand typeset my own citation and bibliography which sucks.
10. Most of what you need is built in to Typst and I've yet to need to import a package or template; even for the most basic documents with Latex you find you'll need to use many packages (such as fancyhdr for customised headers and footers).
11. Latex distributions can be a monstrosity, gigabytes in size like TexLive, and I acknowledge you can get slimmed down on-demand version such as Miktex. There's just one distribution of Typst and its pretty lean, although it might be nice to have multiple implementations in the future.
12. Latex markup looks like an eye-sore, typst reads more naturally as plain-text with a bit of a markdown flavour.
13. Although I loathe discord, I find getting real time support so easy with an almost real time answer to any question I have and the community is heaps friendly; getting support with Latex is not so easy.
This article resonates a lot of what I've been going through recently, so I thought I'd just reflect about it here.
I was in a slump a year ago, and I felt like I wasn't being challenged and just lingering. I wanted to do something more, and have always looked at study or a programming retreat like RC, just to stimulate myself and keep myself always occupied, otherwise I'd just spend most of my spare time lethargic and sleepy.
I mean I have a great job programming that is remote/wfh with little to no supervision, excellent pay, and a good team. However I feel was simply not making good use of the time when not working, and I didn't want to just go hard and work extra hours.
I looked into studying maths but there is a dearth of options for my requirements: to do it in a classroom setting since I believe maths is a great social activity. I just can't pull off part-time maths while working and the local universities are pretty expensive for doing this.
However last November a colleague tipped me off about a program called LPAB which is a diploma that is equivalent to a law degree with remote/distant learning, classes during evenings and weekend schools, and simply incredibly value (20% of what a law degree would cost in Australia).
I didn't anticipate studying law, but I jumped on it because it was the only thing that would fit my lifestyle. Now in my second semester and I feel I'm always occupied and engaged either studying or working. It's also helped with giving discipline and structure to my day. Before this I would just wfh at scattered hours with little to no supervision or contact. I now have a cohort of study buddies and now friends that are all in it together also with work and kid obligations, so we endure the suffering together.
I wish there were more options for advancement for people in a career and need a part-time option doing something substantial.
I looked at the Haiku slideshow and I'm not seeing this. It looks like an eye sore, desktop environments familiar of the 90s. Even early OSX is a massive improvement (as it was to the NeXT desktop).
Not that Linux is going to ever happen anyways. (talking Desktop)
I have a catchall *@domain.tld and Fastmail when it receives an email on an alias, responds correctly with the proper alias.
Also when I compose, it let's me write in a custom alias for the From sender.
Other providers and email clients seem to want you to create an identity for each alias which is a huge burden.
why are you changing a USB port on a phone?