Nostr notes by Epic Null

You know... I bet a little bit of engineering could have those ...

2026-07-17T17:13:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…z2u0
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You know... I bet a little bit of engineering could have those filters more easily replacable... buuuuut I am not sure if the ease of replacing the filters is worth the cost considering they all need replacing at once anyway...

The AI ones would be enough for me to buy a home outright. (Which ...

2026-07-14T19:19:09Z

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The AI ones would be enough for me to buy a home outright. (Which would then fix a lot of my money worries...)

I would have at least appreciated a writeup explaining why this ...

2026-07-14T19:11:07Z

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I would have at least appreciated a writeup explaining why this was worth hyping.

Like... explain the kill chain here please?

you asked as I had. Now you recieve as I have.

2026-07-14T19:01:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…tar0
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you asked as I had. Now you recieve as I have.

Hey no one let me miss the Nightmare Eclipse drama coming today ...

2026-07-14T16:47:57Z

Hey no one let me miss the Nightmare Eclipse drama coming today please

You say that as if we didn't have an anti-LGBT group set up a ...

2026-07-13T18:07:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…v3r5
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You say that as if we didn't have an anti-LGBT group set up a scam asking for donations on behalf of LGBT people.

Would you really feel comfortable knowing your $25 meant to go towards helping someone went towards hurting them?

You also say that as if the act of paying online is a safe and private affair, rather than one that gives the recipient a surprising amount of information that can be misused by either the recipient or a middleman. The risk is not just $25.

We need better solutions than this. Ones that are distinguishable from scams in a real and auditable way. Ones that correctly limit exposure to individuals. Ones where a donator is guaranteed not to be flooded in even more requests for help the way my grandma is when she financially supports the democrats.

This is a system level issue. It needs a system level solution.

I don't really think that's the logic. Gazans are a very ...

2026-07-13T17:15:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…d0al
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I don't really think that's the logic.

Gazans are a very visibly desperate group that no one can question need help, but also that no one has the tools to actually verify.

If I were a scammer, that's *exactly* who I would want to be impersonating.

> The root cause is, of course, that real engineers have ...

2026-07-09T23:03:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…c3rp
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> The root cause is, of course, that real engineers have liability and that shifts organizational risk tolerance.

Give me the liability but pair it with an oversight organization I can lean on to give me the power to push back when I need to. Software engineers are unorganized, missing key training, and ultimately isolated!

I have to agree on this one. For a buisness environment you need ...

2026-07-07T18:21:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…vnmm
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I have to agree on this one.

For a buisness environment you need something more like this

Microsoft should just admit they don't wanna be in the ...

2026-07-01T18:00:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…s8f4
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Microsoft should just admit they don't wanna be in the videogame buisness anymore and sell off that entire division.

personally I think the thing that could keep consoles going is ...

2026-07-01T17:23:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…dwsr
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personally I think the thing that could keep consoles going is the Steam Machine, and that's just a prebuilt desktop running a custom flavor of Linux, intended to use a television as its main monitor.

Unfortunatly, Rammageddon has made it quite difficult to access the Steam Machine (or any console), so the option of saving consoles may be a closed door.

Kinda wish I remembered the stories from the bible where a city ...

2026-06-29T15:01:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…nyr5
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Kinda wish I remembered the stories from the bible where a city or kingdom was destroyed. These people need reminding that those cities had mayors and sherifs and kings (or equivilants)

I don't Bible though, nor do I wish to.

Linux gamer here. Steam is unique in its continuing efforts to ...

2026-06-25T15:59:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…9guz
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Linux gamer here. Steam is unique in its continuing efforts to capture the Linux gamers.

Valve is the primary publisher making linux gaming reasonably viable. They manage Proton, which gets most games going. They have first party support for their client. Their client allows you to download games not marked as explicitly compatible, and they track linux users in the steam survey.

Yeah, Microsofts uncertanty has been a boon - but Valve's efforts have set the foundation needed to take advantage of it.

If they were inevitable, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BUILT THEM THIS WAY.

2026-06-23T14:27:17Z

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If they were inevitable, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BUILT THEM THIS WAY.

So... in other words if we can get the name updated to libTablet, ...

2026-06-22T16:23:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…d42q
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So... in other words if we can get the name updated to libTablet, we can make massive strides towards getting better tablet support?

That sounds like the kind of project that at least has a clear (if complex) process.

we were doomed before but now you have sealed our fate.

2026-06-16T15:16:44Z

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we were doomed before but now you have sealed our fate.

Also bad enough that my company will need to switch to one that ...

2026-06-03T20:25:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…5xwz
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Also bad enough that my company will need to switch to one that actually works?

what bothers me is "USER GETS LOCKED OUT IF THEIR ...

2026-06-01T14:31:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…tgax
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what bothers me is "USER GETS LOCKED OUT IF THEIR ACCOUNT" is a clear an obvious manditory entry for the threat model of any company??? It stops being a crisis if you have on-site IT. Which... companies don't have because they are cutting costs.

Now imagine ALL your communications with IT are supposed to go ...

2026-06-01T14:15:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…k7de
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Now imagine ALL your communications with IT are supposed to go through your microsoft account.

I wish this was a hypothetical.

if only the expert tier is growing, then extra oh no.

2026-06-01T13:29:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…8l34
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if only the expert tier is growing, then extra oh no.

Not really - if you consider dogs belonging in families with four ...

2026-06-01T06:28:29Z

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Not really - if you consider dogs belonging in families with four humans are typical, you can estimate families available for two billion dogs.

If half the people are cat people, that's around 1 billon dog-homes. That's 70-90% of available dog-homes filled before accounting for people who prefer fish, lizards or birds

I see that and want to tack on "And destroying the ...

2026-05-30T14:17:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…wu2z
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I see that and want to tack on "And destroying the recipient's ability to inspect them". Outlook does not let you see the raw email anymore, and links get redirected in a way that makes it very difficult to see where they go when you hover over them.

USE FINE GRAINED TOKENS!!!! So like... you're gonna give me ...

2026-05-26T23:28:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…vzne
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USE FINE GRAINED TOKENS!!!!

So like... you're gonna give me the settings to use them, right?

MINIMALLY SCOPE YOUR TOKENS!!!

Okay so where's the API I can use to do an application pre-check to ensure every step succeeds before I start making changes? Or maybe a batching option similar to transactions so I can ensure the task fails completely if one middle step will fail?

Submit logs!

Where are they? Sir this was supposed to be an easy one just tell me where to get the logs. Sir please, this has gotten rediculous.

Mandating things without making them available seems all to ...

2026-05-26T23:15:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ks6
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Mandating things without making them available seems all to common these days...

I was thinking less "Bitcoin" and more "Make it so ...

2026-05-13T23:50:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…y45f
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I was thinking less "Bitcoin" and more "Make it so the entire economy is NOT dependent on COBOL, a language with few new developers and that requires complex work to connect to the rest of the rest of the world"

How much nicer would the world be if we replaced all DRM ...

2026-05-13T23:39:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…sw0d
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How much nicer would the world be if we replaced all DRM developlent with Financial Technology development, and if we could stop needing multiple protectively siloed technogies, but instead only had two versions of a software when developers have non-reconsilable ideas about how said software should work?

I believe it. No network segmentation? Suspicious.

2026-05-08T06:05:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…quuc
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I believe it. No network segmentation? Suspicious.

I don't know that it is legal. In America, at least, ...

2026-05-05T18:41:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…g2xh
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I don't know that it is legal. In America, at least, companies do a lot of illegal shit because we don't enforce our laws.

It's not an untrue statement.

2026-05-01T23:00:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…y6ry
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It's not an untrue statement.

Good idea. Gotta harden against CopyFail, after all!

2026-05-01T19:28:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…qdel
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Good idea. Gotta harden against CopyFail, after all!

The problem I have is this is behavior I want - because it's ...

2026-05-01T13:32:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…02wy
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The problem I have is this is behavior I want - because it's proof I am being lied to. If the message were to stop, how would I know?

It might not be inadvertant. Apple had to be really pressured by ...

2026-04-30T14:18:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…9dtd
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It might not be inadvertant. Apple had to be really pressured by their shareholders to engage with AI. This may just be the cheapest, safest way to make them happy.

> On windows front, Steam is King, period full stop. Because ...

2026-04-24T19:04:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…zeeq
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> On windows front, Steam is King, period full stop.

Because they focus on users and product. When the xbox falls to the steam machine, it will be by Microsoft's own hand, not Valve's.

You know, I see a trick here. > During your birthday week ...

2026-04-23T15:33:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…kkn3
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You know, I see a trick here.

> During your birthday week (Monday - Sunday)

Only works if Microsoft has your birthday. How can they get that? Is there any reason why they might be trying to get users to provide that information? Any laws, perhaos, that they are trying to turn into non-issues using this?

What I am seeing from finance channels on Youtube (admittedly a ...

2026-04-22T14:18:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…dc79
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What I am seeing from finance channels on Youtube (admittedly a questionable source) is that younger generations don't see a career path as even allowing them to break even. No need to worry about a future career if having a career would be more liability than investment.

Admittedly these channels are focused on America.

If this was really about theft, then a user with a stolen macbook ...

2026-04-16T21:23:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…zxy9
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If this was really about theft, then a user with a stolen macbook would be able to use it to contact the owners for purposes of return.

> The global internet has no coherent mechanism to validate ...

2026-04-16T13:42:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…f4n5
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> The global internet has no coherent mechanism to validate that advertised routes are legitimately held by their advertisers, or that packets transiting to external destinations have been validated against any registry of active routes.

Technically only the next hop is ever advertised, and I don't think there even is a registry of advertised routes because that would be an o2 problem, since every device needs theoretical access to every device

> All rights reserved. > Code Components extracted from ...

2026-04-16T13:39:13Z

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> All rights reserved.

> Code Components extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License.

This is supposed to be an open standard. Attempting to set a licence makes it seem like the author DOES. NOT. UNDERSTAND. THAT.

> Every packet transiting to the internet is validated at ...

2026-04-16T13:36:04Z

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> Every packet transiting to the internet is validated at egress against a DNS8 lookup and a WHOIS8 registered active route

HOW. CAN YOU DO THIS. BEFORE ESTABLISHING PACKETS.

WHY THE FUCK. DO WE HAVE DNS ADDRESSES. FOR CLIENTS.

WHAT THE FUCK.

I am tempted to create a prod today...

2026-04-10T19:56:27Z

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I am tempted to create a prod today...

How much of the main character syndrome comes from us removing ...

2026-04-10T15:04:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…wy34
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How much of the main character syndrome comes from us removing the honor in trades, accounting, and janitorial?

We should make .shitpost a proper TLD

2026-04-08T22:07:56Z

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We should make .shitpost a proper TLD

I need to challenge something in the article. Once we get to the ...

2026-04-03T16:02:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…unnv
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I need to challenge something in the article.

Once we get to the part about the No-AI policy, the author starts talking like there is nothing you can do about AI in your code base. So here is what I will propose instead:

> Ban the contributor but let the code stand

This is fairly reasonable actually. The work that has been done has been done. You spent your time as well on those commits. A review may still lead to code being removed or overhauled afterwords.

> which raises the question of what the policy is actually protecting.

Largely? Trust. Respect as well. If if is established that you are not just unwilling to play by the rules, but are actively trying to decieve me, then you are a risk and cannot be allowed to stay.

Note how this stance also cleanly handles "I provided this image and found out later that it does not meet our policies". If a contributor comes and says "This tool I used implemented AI and I did not realize before contributing", the contributor can stay, since trust and respect were not lost.

> The option nobody wants to say out loud: write better policies. Not "no AI" as a binary but something more granular — disclosure requirements, human review thresholds, specific prohibited use cases.

Here is why that won't work: AI right now is not respecting consent. There is a lot of beating around the bush right now, but that is the heart of the issue. Consent.

Ignore the code. Ignore security.

AI, as developed, trained, advertised, deployed and used *does not respect consent*. Demanding the "No AI" policies be changed to accomodate some AI is another branch of that.

Sure, you can't easily enforce the No-AI policy. But having one is still a way of stating your terms and enabling appropriate responses from the community and your enforcers. it establisbes a boundry and a response. Even without perfect enforcement, that is an acceptable oimpact for a policyh. (bacvk button broker, sorry for typos)

i will be surprised if there is a plan at all. Pleasantly so if ...

2026-03-26T17:09:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…ujhv
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i will be surprised if there is a plan at all. Pleasantly so if it isn't "Fuck you buy a new one at a massive markup"

Literallg the only shield they have against how blatantly illegal ...

2026-03-24T15:23:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…725n
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Literallg the only shield they have against how blatantly illegal this is is the "AI" layer.

Every piece of security software you use should be included in ...

2026-03-14T15:21:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…89qc
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Every piece of security software you use should be included in your threat model.

that sounds more like part of shadow-IT than a new version of it.

2026-02-25T20:52:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…je05
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that sounds more like part of shadow-IT than a new version of it.

Once, a wise goat asked "Can't you see whwat we've ...

2026-02-22T17:31:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…7e37
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Once, a wise goat asked "Can't you see whwat we've lost?!"

But the truth is that no. His audience couldn't see what they lost, for it was a reality they never knew.

Now we are left with the same question all writers are left with: How can we show a people something they've never known in a way where they can tell it's real?

Does this mean easier access to certs without an api to create ...

2026-02-19T20:18:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…z0nc
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Does this mean easier access to certs without an api to create cert records? Sweet!

Wait is that not what I am meant to see?

2026-02-09T17:39:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…7slv
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Wait is that not what I am meant to see?

If we are talking about Ghost, we should be sure to highlight ...

2026-02-04T19:56:52Z

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If we are talking about Ghost, we should be sure to highlight Ghost Pro, so as not to scare off those who are not prepared to self host.

Easier, more effective, and better targeted, honestly. You know ...

2026-01-24T15:38:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…qmdt
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Easier, more effective, and better targeted, honestly.

You know what happens if you tarrif our stuf? Your people hurt.

You know what happens if you drop DRM protections and our IP law? One of your people makes a knockoff version of our stuff, and OUR companies hurt.

a country eliminating their own version of the law is not just ...

2026-01-21T14:32:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…wzpu
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a country eliminating their own version of the law is not just "not abiding" by the law... they are creating a spave in which they no longer exist. And they can do so 100% legally and freely, legally speaking.

I see what happened. I saw the essay was linked in a new post ...

2026-01-07T17:13:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…wcjv
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I see what happened. I saw the essay was linked in a new post after I just finished reading the post without understanding ehat the new post was. Sorry.

Did you mean to thread this article twice?

2026-01-07T15:32:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…ze34
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Did you mean to thread this article twice?

I'm trying to pick a linux distro for my server. I see CentOS ...

2026-01-03T21:05:52Z

I'm trying to pick a linux distro for my server. I see CentOS (RHEL based - not sure how I feel about bringing that home?) and Ubuntu (Debian Based, but I no longer trust the maintainers), but I'm not sure if those are options I like. What is everyone else using?

#homelab #selfhosting

Hey I know the big deal is Trump kidnapping Murado... but how ...

2026-01-03T17:06:24Z

Hey I know the big deal is Trump kidnapping Murado... but how many casualties were there?

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115741140127447609 If we have ...

2025-12-18T23:04:56Z

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115741140127447609

If we have 97% of our money tied up in gambling, I am going to go ahead and believe we are post-scarcity.
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It used to be possible to troubleshoot a microphone :(

2025-11-21T19:10:38Z

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It used to be possible to troubleshoot a microphone :(

FUUUUUUCK

2025-11-14T17:39:34Z

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FUUUUUUCK

Isn't Graphine only for pixels?

2025-11-05T21:04:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…wntx
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Isn't Graphine only for pixels?

would it be a rough few years? Yes. Would it be better for ...

2025-10-24T14:18:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…cc47
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would it be a rough few years? Yes. Would it be better for everyone once we finish transitioning? Yes.

aaaand added to my RSS reader.

2025-09-03T16:46:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…w9lx
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aaaand added to my RSS reader.

Honestly, even the stuff not technically abuse is a problem. > ...

2025-08-14T21:25:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…yeaw
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Honestly, even the stuff not technically abuse is a problem.

> So when you give us your email, you’ll receive an email with our biggest story of the day, as well as our round-up on Fridays which showcases our work and includes behind-the-scenes content for paying subscribers.

That's 6-8 emails a week! To the same place as spam and action items.

I am beyond notification fatigue and never read the newsletters I am subscribed to.

Just the LEGITIMATE use will cause too much flood.

If I subsribe to anything, it will need to be something that's pull based, not push based.

Bonus points for everyone if this leads to a better culture ...

2025-07-29T18:22:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…qyer
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Bonus points for everyone if this leads to a better culture regarding buisness communications.

I checked. Things that are on include "advanced tracking ...

2025-06-20T19:15:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…35xc
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I checked. Things that are on include "advanced tracking protection" and "prevent autoplay"

Thing is, I am not using an ad blocker. At most, "enhanced ...

2025-06-20T18:56:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…q02w
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Thing is, I am not using an ad blocker. At most, "enhanced tracking protection" *might* be on, but I have done ZERO customization.

(I was also trying to read an article referenced in a Mastodon post, so whether it is my "go-to" is not as relevant)

I AM LITERALLY JUST USING A MOBILE BROWSER!!! FIREFOX. NO ADDONS. ...

2025-06-20T18:48:57Z

I AM LITERALLY JUST USING A MOBILE BROWSER!!! FIREFOX. NO ADDONS. THAT'S IT!!!

probably built by people who don't understand how much work ...

2025-05-16T16:00:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…9vsk
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probably built by people who don't understand how much work goes into a task that isn't allocated to it... or how much work allocated to a task isn't about the task. (Look. Refactoring and package updates happen at some point! And technology changes for features...)