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Wow, are we free finally?

Silly question, but do you reckon it'll function decently in a Kotlin multiplatform codebase? There's swift native code, but I'm not sure how it would perform with some logic being shared.

Yikes! I've been needing an upgrade, and I was on the fence between a specc'd out MBP, or building out a AI server and delegating tasks to it over Netbird/Tailscale to my homelab.

I'm mainly interested in coding/image creation tasks. Has anyone built out a server for a similar use-case and, if so, whats your experience been? What cards should I be looking into? Am I looking at spending ~10-15k for something that can give me near frontier quality/speed? I know about the DGX Spark/Mac Mini's, but I'd like to be able to upgrade later down the road.

A new Beej guide? In this economy!?

Do we need that type of metric anyways? Surely there are better ways to measure a repo's activity...

I’ve often pondered the same. Seems like Israel gets a lot of special treatment from the US.

> In other words, it’s opinion and not fact, which is something I do not want conflated in a technical post.

As you’ve already stated, it’s an opinion and not a fact. I wouldn’t take posts like this so personally. Instead, use content like this to help you explore new tools. If you like it, great! If not, move on. Simple as that.

If you’re new here, people can be very passionate about their tools.

It has. I was just having this conversation with a friend the other day. Despite Netflix having all their analytics/viewership data, they consistently crank out garbage. You might get one or two releases a year that are good, but that's it. I know its subjective, but the few shows that I enjoyed were cancelled or just shelved.

They weren’t perfect, but I want normal Hollywood studios to come back. There was a lot more on the line when it came to creating movies/series and a lot more effort went into creating them. It took actual talent to make something great, not data.

The same is happening in the music industry. I know pop music has more or less sounded the same throughout time...but these days its almost indistinguishable. Studios just pick a public figure to sing a generated song, it goes viral for a few months, rinse repeat. I have a hard time telling the difference between artists these days. Their vocal range/tone is almost identical in some cases.

We have an over abundance of choice when it comes to media and I'm not sure if that's a good thing. Its now a chore to sort through the garbage and find actual talent.

Sorry for the rant!

I've come to despise all streaming services and hope they all burn down. We've gone full circle in terms of price and convenience. Hell, even Prime now wants to you pay extra to not see ads! Wasn't that one of the benefits over cable in the beginning?

I've gone back to buying physical media and just put everything on my Plex server. The perpetual 'rental' model is a failing one and is not consumer friendly.

I think I'll be taking a step back from React/Next.js for the foreseeable future. I feel fortunate in that, for most of my projects, I can make architectural decisions such as this. Things took a turn with hooks (I have a feeling that's the general consensus, too). The nail in the coffin (at least for me) was React Server Components.

I gotta admit that its been liberating working outside the javascript/react realm. Using Go + HTMX + [insert tool here] has been a fairly easy transition. Is it a 1:1 replacement? No. Does it solve most of my use cases whilst providing a better developer experience? Absolutely.

I'm not trying to hate on React here. I just think its time to stop and ask ourselves "is this REALLY the best idea/tool for xyz?".

I miss Jobs. These prerecorded presentations are soulless and almost embarrassing at times.

Happy to see USB-C on the iPhone (thanks EU) and no price hikes.

This has been my sentiment lately. I purchased a Tesla last year (primarily to save on gas) and its been an amazing car. You raise a couple points that have been on my mind. The rare metal argument is a good one. I believe that battery disposal is sort of an issue at this time too?

What about at peak times? Any noticeable dips? I tried Visible in the past and wasn’t too thrilled with Verizon’s coverage in my city. Might need to revisit since I’m really tired of paying $85+ for a plan. My biggest priority is data coverage.

I spent about a decade in Europe and really enjoyed learning about how their electrical grid works. The ability to directly plug most appliances without needing to buy extra adapters was amazing. Boiling water also took half the amount of time.

If memory serves, Thomas Edison used a 110v DC power supply to create a system of electricity for people. Meanwhile, Nikola Tesla invented the three-phase 240v Alternating Current (AC). Tesla was clearly a man ahead of his time (even by today's standards).

tldr; Europe's grid is vastly superior to America's.

Similar story here (truenas was a gateway drug). There are a few up and coming filesystems that I have my eye on. But by and large, ZFS has remained my favorite.

I cant wrap my head around using Git for this...

My sweet spot has been Plex + Plexamp. I have a truenas server and created a 'media' nfs share for my Plex instance. I've been a very happy camper with this set up for the past 3 years. I can expand my storage at any time, ZFS is very powerful and gives me some backup options. Plex effectively replaces all my streaming service needs.

I've been a REST API developer for a few years now. For whatever reason, I've never bothered dipping my toes in the RPC realm. This article resonated with me. Looks like I'll be building an RPC API in the near future.

Personally, I think that AAA studios are due for a reality check. There's been _some_ decent releases from these studios in the past decade, but they are few and far between. I can't help but feel that these studios are very disconnected with their audience and have ultimately prioritized profits over passion. I know the bills need to be paid, but somewhere along the line it become more and more noticeable. The market consolidation that's happened (EA and Activision come to mind) has done nothing but hurt the industry. I'd like to call it a monopoly but I'm not certain if that's correct or not. Either way, the current landscape is not great.

I've been gaming since the 90s and I'm generally unhappy with the current state of affairs.

Thank god for indie devs!

/end rant

> You gave up on it 5 years ago but are sure nothing happened in the last few months

I said that it's been in decline. If its unusable now, I'm not shocked because of the way it was headed even a few years ago. Musk very well might have realized the dumpster fire that is their API and shelved it for the time being.

> why is your take more credible than theirs?

What can I say, I'm just a simple user? Whether you find my "take" credible or not is purely up to you. ymmv

The documentation and usability of Twitter's API has been in decline for at least a few years now. I gave up in 2018/19 (or whenever they implemented the new version of their API?). This has nothing to do with the advent of Musk, and anyone blaming him are insufferable Musk haters (which is pretty standard these days).

In the beginning, their API was a joy to use and a lot of neat software popped up around it. There was some drama around them making changes internally (API changes) which put some of these companies out of business. People became weary of their API since. That said, I would love to see a completely revamped API with great documentation.

Care to post some examples? I'm not saying they don't exist, I've just never seen it in the wild.

This is the way, and should honestly be the default unless you are 100% your software needs something like an SPA.

I'm honestly surprised that keybase is still around. It's really cool what they've built, but how exactly are they keeping the lights on?

Curious if anyone else has checked out their content yet? If so, hows the quality?

You've piqued my interest. Do you know of any OSS repos that implement any of these?

I'm of the opinion that that spectrum has been artificially shifted quite a bit in the last 5 to 10 years. This push has led to a lot of political unrest and has resulted in drastic polarization.

€60M is like a slap on the hand to a company like Microsoft. Where does that money go, anyways? Certainly not to the people.

What boggles my mind is when visiting sites like Reddit, you will be ridiculed and titled a 'Russian actor' or a 'GOP Trumper' if even questioning anything pertaining to this war. Regardless of where you stand, its clearly evident that the propaganda machine running strong.

That said, our budget for this war seems to have no cap and that does concern me (especially just after a pandemic). Responsible spending isn't usually a trait shared by either political party (or any government body, for that matter) so I really don't have much room to complain. There's always some angle or piece that's missing from the whole picture - and that's usually by design. The older I get, the more convinced I am that our government doesn't really like or care for its own people, and that its primary focus will always be outside our own borders. Call me a cynic, but I think America peaked awhile ago and we've been on a downward spiral that was turbo charged by 9/11.

Maybe I'm just tired. Either way, I wish George Carlin was still around.

Over the course of the past ~6 months, I've been slowly importing my CD collection over to [0]PlexAmp. The player itself is amazing (it has CarPlay functionality) and since its part of the Plex eco system, I can share my music library with friends and family. I also use [1]Last.FM which offers a much more thorough yearly re-cap of my listening history. Both Spotify and PlexAmp offer Last.FM 'scrobbling', so I'm really not missing out on anything.

[0]https://plexamp.com [1]https://last.fm

> the smell being dust, or ozone?

I'm not exactly sure the origin of the smell. Perhaps its the silicon/plastic they use on the electronics? Maybe even the heat combined with all the rest of the components produces that unique smell that I love so much.