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    Programming.dev instance: Sponsors needed

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  • It’s Lemmy.

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    Programming.dev instance: Sponsors needed

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  • Android’s most beloved launcher may be done for good

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  • I have used and enjoyed lawnchair for the past year. It's quite minimal and I've found it very stable.

  • Accessibility @programming.dev
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    CAPTCHAs are over (in ticketing)

    behind.pretix.eu /2025/05/23/captchas-are-over/

  • How is Lobste.rs? Why did it break from HN? How does one even get in?

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  • Personally, I think it's great. It's a smaller community than HN and the registration requirements, whilst not a perfect solution, do create a litmus test and ultimately creates an envrionment of mostly high quality posting.

    To get in, you need to be invited in by an existing user. If you don't know anybody, you can hang around on their IRC channel and once you're familiar, somebody may be willing to invite you.

  • Why are you on Lemmy?

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  • I'm a bit less extreme about it than many here. But, in short, back when Reddit made sweeping API changes it immediately gave me 'the ick' and so I sought less centralised platforms. Lemmy is the closest thing I've found to people just hosting their own message boards like back in the early internet.

    I'm a big fan of decentralized platforms and I love the concept of ActivityPub.

    That said, I still use Reddit and have recently started to really enjoy BlueSky, so I'm not militantly against the corporate platforms or anything.

    Finally, I just like the natural selection things like Lemmy and Mastodon have for those who are naturally more techy and nerdy.

  • Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

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  • She was 89 and no doubt lead a truly fulfilling life, and so I think objectively it's not a sad passing - she had a truly remarkable life and long life.

    That said, she was a significant part of my childhood, and always on the television in the various households I've lived in for one show or another. It feels like losing a beloved grandmother, and I'm devastated. RIP Maggie.

  • Python @programming.dev
    bugsmith @programming.dev

    Polars — Announcing Polars 1.0

    pola.rs /posts/announcing-polars-1/

  • Self-proclaimed working class Clacton woman speaks out against Farage

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  • I really admire her after seeing this. She is so dialled in to what's going on in her working area, and she doesn't get flustered when probed with follow-up questions. Regardless of party, we could do with more people like her running and being elected as MPs - but I imagine she wouldn't even consider it.

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Self-proclaimed working class Clacton woman speaks out against Farage

  • What's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?

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  • You know, I wish I could enjoy IRC - or chatrooms in general. But I just struggle with them. Forums and their ilk, I get. I check in on them and see what's been posted since I last visited, and reply to anything that motivates me to do so. Perhaps I'll even throw a post up myself once in a while.

    But with IRC, Matrix, Discord, etc, I just feel like I only ever enter in the middle of an existing conversation. It's fine on very small rooms where it's almost analagous to a forum because there's little enough conversation going on that it remains mostly asynchronous. But larger chatrooms are just a wall of flowing conversation that I struggle to keep up with, or find an entry point.

    Anyway - to answer the actual question, I use something called "The Lounge" which I host on my VPS. I like it because it remains online even when I am not, so I can atleast view some of the history of any conversation I do stumble across when I go on IRC. I typically just use the web client that comes with it.

  • True Story

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  • Thanks. I didn't know about these advanced libraries, and had not heard of C++ modules either. Appreciate the explanation.

  • True Story

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  • I don't code in C++ (although I'm somewhat familiar with the syntax). My understanding is the header files should only contain prototypes / signatures, not actual implementations. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. Have I misunderstood, or is that part of the joke?

  • Golang @programming.dev
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    Go Enums Still Suck

    www.zarl.dev /articles/enums-take-two
  • Golang @programming.dev
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    What even is “Dependency Injection”? (a practical example using Go)

    medium.com /@LittleLeverages/what-even-is-dependency-injection-using-go-7f85724bbdb2

  • What's your favorite terminal?

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  • I like Konsole.

    It comes with KDE, supports tabs, themes, and loads very fast.

    I don't really need more from a terminal than that. When I, rarely, need more advanced features like window splitting and session management I also use Zellij (previously I used tmux).

  • Claude 3 launched by Anthropic — new AI model leaves OpenAI's GPT-4 in the dust

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  • Interesting. That's not something I've heard about until now, but something I'll surely look into.

  • Claude 3 launched by Anthropic — new AI model leaves OpenAI's GPT-4 in the dust

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  • Mistral-large is probably the best large model for practical purposes at this point.

    What makes you say that? I have not performed my own comparison, but everything I have seen and read suggests that GPT4 is king, currently.

  • Accessibility @programming.dev
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    AccessKit: UI accessibility infrastructure across platforms and programming languages

    github.com /AccessKit/accesskit
  • Accessibility @programming.dev
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    A One Handed Accessible Keyboard, Inspired by FrogPad

    www.kianryan.co.uk /2024-02-16-one-handed-accessible-keyboard-inspired-by-frogpad/

  • Selfhosted twitter alternative, not mastodon if possible

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  • Yes, I don't know how I forgot to mention that Iceshrimp and Sharkey both have Mastodon compatible APIs - so all the same apps work (mostly).

  • Selfhosted twitter alternative, not mastodon if possible

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  • Based on your requirements, I would suggest looking at one of the Firefish / CalcKey forks. They are ideal for single user or small instances and they support s3 compatible object storage out of the box.

    I would recommend looking at Sharkey or Iceshrimp. Both are under very active development and have very responsive developers if you need support.

    If you would like to check out an example, Ruud (of mastodon.world and lemmy.world) set up an instance of Sharkey at (you guessed it) sharkey.world.

  • Privacy focused email recommendation

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  • Another vote here for Fastmail. I also like Posteo, Mailbox and mxroute, but these are not as fully featured - which may be perfect for you if you're after email only. What I really like about Fastmail is that on top of being a customer-focused business (rather than a customer is the product business), they offer a really snappy web interface with excellent search - and they are extremely compliant with email standards, building everything on JMAP.

    I do not like Proton or Tutanota. I have used both, including using Proton as my main email account for the past two years. I do believe they are probably the best when it comes to encryption and privacy standards, but for me it's at far too much cost. Encrypted email is almost pointless - the moment you email someone who isn't using a Proton (or PGP encryption), then the encryption is lost. Or even if they just forward an email to someone outside your chain. I would argue that if you need to send a message to someone with enough sensitivity to require this level of encryption, email is the wrong choice of protocol.

    For all that Proton offer, it results in broken email standard compliance, awful search capability and reliance on bridge software or being limited to their WebUI and apps. And it's a shame, because I really like the company and their mission.

  • Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch

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  • Celebrities, politicians and businesses will be more likely to show up on the platform, if that's your jam.

  • Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch

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  • When corporations inevitably arrive to the platform, we can use it to shame them into offering a decent service after they ignore our calls and emails.

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    The "Everything" Fanless Home Server for under $300 USD

    www.servethehome.com /the-everything-fanless-home-server-firewall-router-and-nas-appliance-qotom-qnap-teamgroup/

  • Migrated my self-hosted Nextcloud to AIO and I absolutely love it

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  • As in, I have Nginx running on my server and use it as a reverse proxy to access a variety of apps and services. But can't get it playing nicely with AIO Nextcloud.

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    I'm just at home heating up my no-code offering in the microwave...

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Parliament will debate petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence - 23rd October 2023

    petition.parliament.uk /petitions/576886