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Same! I hadn't touched Linux since 2005-06. I've been trying out Niri and Noctalia. I've been pleasantly surprised how close I'm able to get to match most of what I do on a Mac. I …

I think shortly we may see "Apple forced me to switch to Linux" because of Tahoe and subsequent releases.

Found a uBlock Origin filter list that seems to work reasonably well: https://github.com/BevizLaszlo/UBlock-Filters-for-Social-Med...

For channels I care about, I subscribed to the channel's RSS feed. For instance, there's an RSS feed at https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections/videos . I combined this with…

Great app... it's had a place on my macOS dock for years. I use it for adding diagrams to my team's internal developer documentation (mostly in a series of Markdown files).

I get annoyed when I ask someone a question (work related or not) and they don't know the answer, they will then proceed to tell a prompt for ChatGPT in a stream of consciousness s…

As a child in the late 80s/early 90s, I remember watching Star Trek TNG as new episodes were coming out, and also watching Reading Rainbow (I loved both shows). The episode where R…

I had a similar experience with DuckDuckGo several years ago, but the difference was that I got paid as I progressed through the various stages. I had to submit a short written des…

I am not an Apple Music subscriber and don't stream much music besides SomaFM, so I may not be in the norm. I always have selected on the sidebar Library -> Songs with View -> Colu…

Reminds me of Jobs quoting Gil Amelio at D5[1]: > Gil was a nice guy, but he had a saying. He said, 'Apple is like a ship with a hole in the bottom, leaking water, and my job is to…

Under $1,000 Kinesis Advantage 360 or ZSA Voyager (split ergonomic keyboards with ortholinear layout). I ended up buying both. I had chronic wrist pain and weakness for a few years…

I'll second that Day One is a great app... I've used it nearly every day for the past 13 years. I was afraid it would stagnate after it was acquired by Automattic, but it's only go…

Oh nice, it has an RSS feed too!

I'm pretty sure Spectrum corporate culture is incentivized by only one thing: SELL! I canceled my service after several years due to a negative customer service experience, which I…

Uh oh, just did a search... well that's too bad. I guess my point still stands where I'm not buying all my eggs from 1 marketplace.

Generally speaking, convenience is king. I find a lot of like-minded people will easily overlook or not even consider what is happening behind the scenes. There is a tradeoff for l…

Busytown: Eye found it is one of my kids' favorite games. It's a lot of fun to play as an adult too. I'll have to checkout the airport one. Thanks for posting!

It probably doesn't cost them much to keep the RSS feed going, and it's a way to keep a subset of people coming back to watch videos that otherwise wouldn't. For instance, I dislik…

Had a similar experience and made it to the 2nd stage, and also got paid for both. I even took the time to learn enough Perl to write the solution. They said it wasn't required but…

Funny, I just encountered the same experience. I cancelled Prime after 12 continuous years of subscribing. I placed my first Amazon order a few days ago sans-Prime and was amazed a…

I had a similar moment of existential career crisis as OP. I'm at the 20 year mark as well, in terms of developing software professionally. I've always felt like with new technolog…

I bought the Muji fountain pen a few years ago and it's an amazing pen, especially for only $17! I've been looking for a new ink to try, I'll give J. Herbin Perle Noire a shot. Whi…

I've discovered that this can be a deflection tactic for some. Usually it happens in a situation where I try my best to explain a part of an app or system. The other person is over…