Category: Links of Interest
Is LinkedIn built on data slop?
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Heather makes a good case that LinkedIn has more bad data about you than good. I know I’ve never found much use in LinkedIn and when I found out about the LinkedIn AI bullshit I went in and turned it off, along with a bunch of other dumb stuff that was active for my account.…
DHH on the slow boil of bad Apple
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While I do have some issues with DHH and 37Signals, this is a good podcast about how he got slowly (then quickly) boiled by Apple being a bit of a shit company. I’m happily on my Framework 13 daily running Fedora 40. I’m unhappy with my photos locked into Apple Photos and I rarely use…
Lou is Surrounded by Books
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Lou wrote about his history with books and I get it. The first book I remember devouring was Arthur by Stephen R Lawhead which then meant I had to get the rest of the series and I loved them. I was around 10 and had to repurchase the whole set before I was 15 because…
I don’t install node I use nix-shell
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This video is a great quick explainer about how awesome nix-shell is. I don’t install PHP or Node or even MySQL I create a shell.nix file and run nix-shell and let my shell have everything installed without cluttering up my system. I do need to dig into flakes at some point.
Issues with Firefox
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The video above takes a look at Firefox and it’s health. CEO pay is a big factor in how unhealthy Firefox is. I use Firefox instead of Chrome because I want browser diversity, but the direction leadership continues to take the browser is antithetical to why I use it. Zen browser is based on Firefox…
Apple and Patreon – Apple is Disgusting
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I just finished listening to ATP discuss the Apple and Patreon issue and I’m more and more annoyed at Apple. As the panellists agreed, I can’t wait for Apple to face more regulatory and legal pressure so they stop trying to steal money from other businesses. I’ve been an Apple fan for about a decade,…
Improved my TMUX & NeoVim workflow
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The excellent and concise video above helped me improve my NeoVim and Tmux workflow today. Navigating between panes is much easier now.
Lou – Blogging brings joy
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Lou wrote about blogging bringing him joy. I’ve been a bit less consistent lately, but that in itself is consistent. I generally go on a big push writing lots for a year or so, then taper off for a bit till the big urge strikes again. Since around 2008 that has left me just over…
Friend AI 1.8 million for a domain
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Yesterday I wrote about the Friend AI pendant and how far people will go to not interact with people. Then 404 Media reported that the company spent $1.8 million out of it’s $2.5 million raised on the domain name friend.com. That seems absurd, though evidently the founder feels that a good domain is “worth it”.…
Friend AI – So you don’t have to interact with people
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When I watched this today all I can think about is how far people will go to not interact with other people or how hard they’ll work to not go see a therapist. I’m watching Big Bang Theory right now and this is exactly what I could see Sheldon loving, no human emotions to worry…