 This year, I didn't finish #100DaysToOffload, I haven't finished a single book, and I didn't build anything worth forking. And still, this was an incredible year for me. I've graduated from my university (still waiting for my certificate...) and got an incredible job. I've been a guest on a podcast! And, most importantly, I've been the happiest I've ever been. 2024 will bring in a lot of new challenges and opportunities, and I'm looking forward to them. Happy New Year! Frohes neues Jahr! 🎄🍾 Today's idea: Detect if people visiting my website have an ad blocker enabled, *and if they don't*, show them a popup saying why it's a good idea with a link to install uBlock Origin  I had a similar idea a while ago except it's a hard block, i.e. "I noticed you don't have an ad blocker, please install one to view this site" Given how popular Logitech MX mice are, also amongst developers, how come nobody has still made a *usable* version of the ‘Options’ software? Reverse-engineer the drivers, make a lightweight daemon and native UI. Are the projects that currently are or have tried tackling this?  @kytta #Solaar should support it or could need some helping hands for more. https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/ #logitech #mouse #mice #inputdevices I already have enough unfinished side projects, but I am freaking pissed by Logitech adding AI to their mice (and software). So, I hereby announce that I have started reverse engineering the Logi Options+ software. My plan is to bypass the installer, re-implement the drivers and daemons and add simple text-based configuration (to begin with). I’ll focus MX Master 3 + macOS + Apple Silicon first (I’ve nothing else to debug on). The licence will be GPLv3-only. PSA: This will take me ages (: Fediverse, I need your honest opinion on my next crazy project idea. I am envisioning a CLI app that would give you contact details for people based on their nicknames/homepages. Here are some loose thought about how it should work: https://codeberg.org/kytta/reachout/wiki/Project-idea (~2 minutes; please read before voting) I want to keep it as ethical as possible, and I want to know whether you think it’s creepy or not, and whether you would use it :D Anonymous poll
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It’s fine, and I’d use it
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27.3%
It’s lowkey creepy, but I’d use it
2
18.2%
It’s fine, but I won’t use it
5
45.5%
It’s creepy, so I won’t use it
11 people voted. 1
9.1%
Voting ended 8 Dec 2023 at 8:59. @kytta Seems like a neat idea, kinda, but I think if it were me thinking about building such a thing, I’d have pause for thought as I’d worry about how it might add to to things like this: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/02/19/i-will-slaughter-you/  Screw Spotify Wrapped, let's share our podcast statistics! My numbers are not correct though, because I used Pocket Casts for the first half of the year 😅 (see alt text for translations) Remember when Play Store app awards were fun? Yeah, they're nothing like Apple's, but there also were some gems inside, and they showcased quite some apps that cleverly and beautifully used Material Design. The "best app of 2023" in Germany is a damn streaming platform. 🙄 And it doesn't even have a good app! @kytta Welcome to #Fediverse ! Your latest blog post says that you've just started working. Congrats on the job! :) New blog post! In this one, I am over the moon about the full-time job I’ve picked up a month ago. https://www.kytta.dev/blog/one-month-full-time/ This is post 009 of #100DaysToOffload. (don’t mind the date — I’ve finished this post earlier, but have only now got to publish it)
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 > How tired and unsatisfied I was with university and its endless mix of classes, exams, and homework assignments. I couldn’t even imagine how I needed the monotony that a job brings with it. Instead of 5–10 different topics/technologies I had to think about at all times, it’s just one or two — the ones I work with. So true!  #Westfalenbahn tip: the last carriage is usually the best one. — It's a bit further away, so less people are in it Follow me for more #Pendeln life hacks /j For a long time, I was looking at all the endless IDE plugins and extensions, "must have" configs, Raycast, and I used to wonder: Why is there so much hype around snippets? Even when writing #Django views, I never really felt the need for them; I was fine with typing a few redundant lines myself. And then I started learning and working with #Angular. I take my skepticism back. TIL that Microsoft Outlook, when it encounters a quote of the original email in the reply, will hide not only it, but everything below it, making bottom-posting effectively impossible :( New blog post! In this one, I express some thought on a very topical (/s) subject of foreign languages on Mastodon. https://www.kytta.dev/blog/language-on-mastodon/ This is post 008 of #100DaysToOffload @kytta Well said indeed. I find myself not wanting to filter out the language of a post. I want to see it all, but I suppose in reason. I says this because I've found some really interesting discussions or recommendations in other languages. I rely on the translation. Though I do admit I cannot assume it is correct, yet I still find it beneficial. @kytta So I'm not the only one! I thought I was going crazy. I keep seeing posts in my feed that aren't English, though I've specifically told #Mastodon that I only want English content. I'm so frustrated by all the posts I can't read that I've taken to muting any profile that I come across with non-English content. It's not that I don't want to read them, it's that I literally can't (and no, I don't like using 'translation'). So I really hope they give an option to filter the home feed too... Does anyone here remember the Aviate launcher? It had an æsthetically pleasing home screen that would adapt to different use cases based on your location, time of day, and connected peripherals. I loved it so much. Until Yahoo bought it, made it worse, and then sunset it. I have downloaded 50 MB worth of files and wanted to move them two directories deeper than where they were located. So I just, y’know, drag-n-dropped them in Finder. A window appeared, saying “Preparing moving” (?), and the files started to move one by one. The whole process took FIVE MINUTES. Why does a 50 MB move between two directories on the same NVME drive take five minutes I checked the Activity Monitor during this, and it didn't show anything writing to disk, really. Moving any other file anywhere else is instant :blobcatgooglyshrug: Working in a different city Cons: My everyday commute takes 3 hours! Pros: My podcast queue has 70 hours worth of unplayed episodes 😅 Anyone else having problems with @bitwarden extension in #Firefox (on #macOS Ventura)? Starting ca. two weeks ago, the keyboard shortcuts are extremely flaky. Shift+Cmd+L and Shift+Cmd+Y, which I use a lot, just refuse to work :/ I’ve checked the macOS Keyboard Shortcuts, and the combinations mentioned do not seem to be taken. This happens both on my home machine, where it worked flawlessly for the last year, and on a brand new work laptop. @kytta I don't use Firefox as my main browser, but I just checked and there is no issue. Both keyboard shortcuts work as expected. Firefox 118.0.1 I passed the two-dozen milestone yesterday, and my SO got me into #CasioCult with her present. This isn't my first Casio, but I haven't owned/worn one since 2015-ish. Not that I'm in, I wonder how fast I'll spend all my life savings on watches :blobcateyes: Me and a friend of mine have visited Belgium and its capital Brussels recently. When there, I voiced the thought that Manneken Pis is the most recognised attraction of Brussels. My travel companion replied that they’ve never heard of it before and that for them, Atomium (of which I’ve never heard before the trip) is the most recognised attraction. So, for you, what is the most recognised attraction in Brussels, Belgium? Anonymous poll
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Manneken Pis, a statue of a boy urinating
5
33.3%
Atomium, a landmark building
6
40%
I haven't heard of either
3
20%
Something else (leave a reply!)
15 people voted. 1
6.7%
Voting ended 4 Oct 2023 at 22:14. |
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