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Currently I'm doing JVM only using Retrofit and Jackson instead of Ktor. Mostly because I know the JVM ecosystem best and supports all my target platforms. It's delightful to work …

The backend and client libraries will be fully open source. That's the only way a self-hosted project like this can work. I'm not sure about the android/desktop apps. I might keep …

I did not succeed yet and iOS was indeed holding me back to use Java (or Kotlin, my preferred JVM language). Since a few weeks I've ditched my iPhone because of to the upcoming CSA…

This is what I concluded as well. The end goal for my desired system is to make it straightforward to hook into events so I can add automation. This turns out to be very hard to do…

It looks like I missed the option to set an htpasswd file directly on the radicale server. After a second look at the Radicale documentation it looks like it supports both, htpassw…

Author here, let me nuance a little bit what I mean with "cross-platform world". It's 2021 and there are 3 major desktop and 2 major mobile platforms, plus some smaller ones on eac…

Actually my business email is currently setup like this. I have a business o365 account and use Outlook on Windows/MacOS/android/iphone and Thunderbird on Linux. But I want to move…

I'm the author of the article, it's always fun to see your own articles pop up on HN unexpectedly. This post was written several months ago and in the meantime I have given up on t…

The Spring framework (Java) does the same thing for controller methods. If you need an authenticated user, or a model object, or a path variable, just add it to the method signatur…

I should have know that. Now I understand what you meant in your first comment. As long as the app doesn’t rely on Play Services it shouldn’t be a problem. By “degoogled” phone I m…

Thank you, that sounds very promising. Is there a specific device you would recommend for long-term CalyxOS support?

Is there a specific reason for this? Does the Fitbit app rely on Play Services? I don’t care too much for on wrist calls or anything like that. I just want to use the Fitbit app to…

I’m thinking about buying a degoogled Android phone to replace my iPhone. The main things I want are: * Spotify needs to work over Bluetooth in my car * WhatsApp needs to work (pre…

I’m not familiar with their product line but from reading just this comment I would guess that old devices that lose connectivity get a full new device and devices with WiFi losing…

The Remarkable 2 runs Android and has a USB-C port so it might support a wired keyboard. Although I’m not sure if the screen refresh and cpu are fast enough for comfortable typing.…

I enjoyed the article and it was very clear to me. Thank you for writing it. Singling out details and sidetracking the comment thread about this one detail is just a thing that HN …

This is similar to what I do but in my head the escalator goes down instead of up. When editing (mostly C-like languages) I can "see" the execution thread pass through the code lik…

It could also be a partial IQ score of 80. IQ tests are divided in 4 key areas each scored separately. If all 4 scores are similar they can be averaged to get the final tested scor…

The FFX example stood out for me. It looked much smoother, less jagged edges from what I remember playing it on PS2. Although there was an HD remaster for PS4. I don't know which a…

Also very similar to Metaverse from Snow Crash.

I wonder how people using a keyboard like this handle numbers and function keys? My daily keyboard is an OCZ Vortex 3 which has a dedicated numbers row and above that a row with ES…

Something lightweight like MQTT is also well suited for this. It was originally designed for telemetry messages in IoT situations but it also supports websockets so it can be used …

It’s hard to find but contributors are required to sign a CLA which allows the project owner to do what they want with the code. https://www.audacityteam.org/cla/

In an interview with Sporza he said on day 1 he had knee issues because his cleat slipped. On day 2 he rode through the pain. On day 3 he wore sandals on his trip to a shop and not…

Mortons Alt Tour was a charity event to raise money to donate to World Bicycle Relief. More info and a donation link can be found on https://alttour.ef.com/ I couldn't find any lin…