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thejellypenon Nyxt Browser

ive been looking for a more mouseless browser for a while now, qutebrowser doesn't cut it because no extensions and need to configure to get videos & other things working. so I've been stuck with vimium... when nyxt supports ad blocker and other extensions im on board

thejellypenon Me and ADHD

Feels like its easy to have a false positive diagnoses for amphetamines, particularly in high stress & productivity roles such as tech.

thejellypenon Keyboard that shocks you if you type with incorrect technique [video]

I'm skeptical..

thejellypenon "ERROR: could not open temporary file" after upgrade to Mac OS Big Sur

pretty sure you can use photoshop via wine on linux distros

thejellypenon Hacking Habit Development with iOS Shortcuts

for me what works is widgets on my phone home screen "press to complete" and scheduling my time. no prompts because i ignore them, no opening the habit tracking app because i won't bother

thejellypenon The Secure Messaging App Conundrum: Signal vs. Telegram [pdf]

i think the point is if you cant see the code you dont know if its still E2E encrypted and you're just taking them for their word?

thejellypenon The Secure Messaging App Conundrum: Signal vs. Telegram [pdf]

can you elaborate on "telegram is very shady in many more regards"? im a telegram and signal user but if i knew telegram was shady id probably leave

thejellypenon Ask HN: What is your low stress, high paid job?

agreed 100%

thejellypenon Ask HN: What is your low stress, high paid job?

same on tech lead front. unfortunately it makes my imposter syndrome worse because im never the most knowledgeable dev on the low level details.

thejellypenon Ask HN: What is your low stress, high paid job?

unrealistic deadlines and clients who think "playing rough" gets them more bang for their buck (it doesn't)

thejellypenon When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcasting Father Coughlin

bad ideas may eventually die by they may also cause harm before dying out.

thejellypenon How to leave Google and why

i cant be the only one who thinks this post is low/zero effort?

thejellypenon The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distance, study finds

fair enough

thejellypenon The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distance, study finds

anecdotal but from what ive seen its the rich & entitled that dont care and do whatever they want. vacations, seeing groups anfnthen their families etc.

thejellypenon The M1 MacBook Air is the best computer I've ever owned

I returned mine too

thejellypenon The M1 MacBook Air is the best computer I've ever owned

Been using MacBooks since 2014 for hobby development/work

I bought a new macbook pro m1 in December. Returned 2 days later after realizing that it only supports one external monitor and even found articles stating that ultra wide monitors were not supported on initial release. "Just use display link adaptor?" No thanks I don't want a 150$ adaptor that may or may not work with my current setup. Even with display link I've heard of displays flickering on initial startup or not starting at all in clamshell.

People saying the MacBook pro 16" might solve the issue but tbh I think this is apples way of pigeonholing users to either their desktop version or their laptop.