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connorcodes

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connorcodes··on How to install GalliumOS on a chromebook using Chrx
I use Vim and sometimes VScodium. for some reason `ctrl-C` gets you out of insert mode. That's been my little hack.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: Will there ever be fully decentralised YouTube?
PeerTube is also special because it uses the activityPub format, so anyone on Mastodon or GNUsocial can follow somebody on PeerTube.
connorcodes··on My Last Macbook Pro
Purism has two lines of computers that has Linux on them.

https://puri.sm

Purism's laptops are pretty premium, coming at an apple tier price.

connorcodes··on My Last Macbook Pro
WSJ tech columnist Joanna Stern wrote about this, too. But Stern got an apology from apple about it. They said "a small percentage is having issues with the new butterfly line"
connorcodes··on Ask HN: Does Product Name / domain name Matter?
Although `.com` domains seem to do better for any product not for devs.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: Getting Off GMail
Protonmail is really good for email. Proton also had other services like protonvpn.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?
I turned mine into a simple Apache server. It's really nice to save a file and instantly see it live. If I like a program, I just save it and play around with on my server.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: How do you make your blog posts last forever after your death?
If you don't mind being seen in the wayback machine, you could just request your domain be scanned. https://web.archive.org
connorcodes··on Ask HN: How does everyone handle mobile browser testing?
Most devtools on browsers have "responsive tools" - letting you change your screen to mobile or adjusting pixels. I use it sometimes for my web apps.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: I need ideas to impress fifth graders with technology
When I tried to make a little class for programming, my go to option was scratch.mit.edu , a little hub for coding with blocks. But since this is 5th graders, I recommend code.org , which is "coding" AKA using blocks to get steve from minecraft from point A to B.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: What would be a good Android alternative?
I heard that Nexus phones are special and have direct support to ubuntu touch. I hear it's a really interesting OS.

There is also sailfish, which is meant for Enterprise and can support Android apps.

Https://sailfishos.org

connorcodes··on New Swiss studies claim 5G increases body temperature of insects
I'm not surprised. Millimeter wave can do that among other things.
connorcodes··on Ask HN: What technologies should I focus on to enhance my carreer?
I hear it's hot to make Alexa, etc apps. It's a free dev service, it only takes a background in node.js (lots of courses on that) and an idea (who knows, maybe a calendar app?)

To make money on it you can make a pro plan.

connorcodes··on Boeing Believed a 737 Max Warning Light Was Standard
This is a sad month for Boeing.
connorcodes··on Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords
He did the right thing... Even if it was illegal.
connorcodes··on The Coming Tech Apocalypse
You can actually change a URL?
connorcodes··on Apple has removed or restricted several screen-time and parental-control apps
This round of removal sounds a bit shady. It's not anything like Android removing flashlight apps that have dangerous permissions.
connorcodes··on Can Uber ever make money?
Or developing driverless cars and shoveling all the profits.
connorcodes··on Can Uber ever make money?
Well, this may drive a crowd away, but maybe the best way for monetization is to make Uber a subscription based thing. Obviously, it would have to be cheap though.
connorcodes··on Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
Man, plagerism is too bad. That's all I can say.
connorcodes··on In African Villages, Phones Can Become Ultrasound Scanners
I am glad people are using butterfly in remote areas rather than just in hospitals where they already have the ultrasound tech.