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I'd love to try NixOS but I still have PTSD from trying to run/use Nix on MacOS, across two separate profiles on the same physical device too.

Yea I'm with you there. I honestly don't even see ads. Even YouTube ads that start playing, my brain switches off till I can skip. I also don't read the news at all anywhere, so th…

Boet you broke the internet! I can't subscribe to updates :(

Don't go to the chat rooms...

To be fair I'd probably also delete the test.

I was curious how other app developers that publish apps to the App Store manage the review process. I have a geolocked app that kicks users to a splash screen if they're out of th…

https://xkcd.com/927/

Ahh yes, I know the feeling. My current list of projects: - There's no speciality grade coffee in Zambia, and all the coffee beans in Zambia are from Zambian coffee farms. I've bou…

Good job! You sound like a great grand parent and your grand child sounds like they're doing really well too.

> ORMs are the devil in all languages and all implementations. Just write the damn SQL. I think I might get this tattooed on my chest.

That's part of the charm. I think I've mostly replaced Notepad with Clipy.

Wow, I am in exactly the same position. I grew up in the 90's using all the versions of Windows. Notepad became such an essential part of my workflows that even after 10 years of b…

I think microbrewery might be a little 2010, you probably want to start a coffee roastery.

This is their dedicated webpage: https://hivepulse.co.za/ Too cool! Might give it a try.

Kenyan top bar hives is what you'll find in Africa and what people are familiar with. I'm trying to phase in more Langstroth hives for sanitary reasons. https://www.beekeepingnatur…

Yea absolutely, I had a real eye opener moment when I spoke to a friend who keeps some random beehives on his farm. I thought I was going big with my 20 hives, and plans to scale u…

I went from a Full Stack Software Engineer -> Lead -> Eng Man -> Burnout -> Wild Mushroom Exporter in Zambia. Currently trying to become a wild beekeeper dropping hives anywhere an…

Surely that's a joke "I am old now (almost 30)"

I feel you. I now just use email in my web browser via the respective providers recommended website, aka mail.google.com, microsoft.office365.exchange.email or whatever it is they …

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This is fantastic!. Time to start speed running!

I burned out in 2021 quite badly. Moved to Zambia (from UK) and switched from primarily software engineering to wild mushrooms. Still coded as a hobby and explored the parts of it …

I'm tired of fixing my own AI generated code.

Lovely website and what looks like a lovely app. Will download and give it a try!

We used to hide fruit in sockets with a small piece of paper signed "Decay Inc". Looking forward to a Smithsonian article about it in 350 years.