Pheonix @pheonix@fosstodon.org

dear maintainers,

gh pr list --state open | grep "docs" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs gh pr close

#hacktoberfest

It takes a significant amount of effort to un-clutch yourself from the addicting aspect of social media.

Dark patterns and dopamine inducing internet 'points' are validation measures crafted to force your brain into coming back (to that conversation).

The first step is identifying these exist. The next step may be cold-turkey or gradual retreat depending on how you function. It's tough, but doable. Gaining back that control is fun.

#selfmusing

#askfediverse

What is the ideal work environment for you?

Are standing desks worth the investment?

Turns out many linux marketplaces based on pling are vulnerable to a wormable XSS (possible supply chain attack).

E.g appimagehub, kde store, gnome-look, xfce-look. Best to avoid till patched.

Why yes I started as a simple image hosting website why do you ask?

Zuck's official response to netflix’s The Social Dilemma is really something [pdf]

https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/What-The-Social-Dilemma-Gets-Wrong.pdf

How do you personally prefer #reading non-technical #books?

Time for browsers to integrate context-mapping into their bookmark managers.

The current ones are reverse chronologically arranged links within folders. It can be so much more than that.

#browser

You discover a time machine which can only take you forward in time. A one way trip.

1. Do you take the ride?

2. If yes, what year do you decide and why?

I learned about these alternatives to git today.

Which one do you use and why?

On dual booting in 2020

"Enable your 2FA, before they do it for you"

- my professor on scammers [circa 2018]

Requesting #pinephone users to vote. Boosts appreciated.

What do you reckon is a realistic timeline for the phone to be "mainstream ready"?

Falsehoods programmers believe about time.

https://gist.github.com/timvisee/fcda9bbdff88d45cc9061606b4b923ca