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mpgarate

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About mpgarate

my public key: https://keybase.io/mpgarate; my proof: https://keybase.io/mpgarate/sigs/H6sV2WUKEjK5dYvZ6ZyUM-3lwL2oJeny7mdtGKT2-Xs

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    Comment #47891088

    https://archive.is/IVMZ4

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    Comment #35422095

    While brave may have some good privacy aspects, it is still based on chromium.

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    Comment #34967801

    +1 my thoughts exactly. It would be so nice if Firefox allowed tridactyl full keyboard control. With qutebrowser, having a proper control mode and an insert mode that work everywhe…

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    Comment #28519234

    I use Firefox every day as a backup, but my primary browser is qutebrowser. I would fully switch in a heartbeat if Firefox allowed full keyboard shortcut configuration. Tridactyl g…

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    Comment #27827563

    I used to use Firefox on Android but had to stop because of this issue. Too many times filling out a form, grabbing a password from a password manager, and returning to find the fo…

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    Comment #10244904

    This kind of problem is what led me to create http://justread.mpgarate.com/ Paste a link to an article, get a minimal version to read. Source code: https://github.com/mpgarate/just…

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    Comment #9144451

    I had that thought at first, but I figured out how to do it. Check the box on the left for two contacts, and then in the upper right you can click the merge icon, two arrows coming…

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    Comment #8398130

    I deployed a small node app with BlueMix. I did not use many of its advanced features, and it was relatively painless to get things running. I would consider using it for a bigger …

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    Comment #8330505

    That is a nice idea. I'll have to prepare the code a bit for this but will likely do so. In that case, I will let you know. justread is written with golang!

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    Comment #8330490

    That is correct. justread will save you data compared to loading the original page. No javascript, ads, extra images unrelated to the article etc. It does, however, keep the images…

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    Comment #8321187

    This project directly uses the Readability api. I created this as a more simple interface than Readability offers, primarily for my own personal use as a bookmarklet.

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    Comment #8319918

    Useful for articles that have sluggish javascript behavior, span multiple pages, or are otherwise hard to read. Example use with a TechCrunch article: http://justread.mpgarate.com/…

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    Comment #8053041

    Reminds me of a little encrypted chat app I made with a friend a few weeks ago. Ours is intended for two-way communication: http://cifrachat.herokuapp.com/