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Can you share what you mean by this? > when using dedicated AI resources that I'm paying for Are there API-based search providers that structure their results differently?

I like the idea of the article. However, I wonder what are ways to increase the practice surface area for programming / software engineering? I can think of various high-Level acti…

One (admittedly niche) use case for XSLT is that it’s the only way I found to make RSS feeds both understandable for humans and machines. For example, I use it add an explanation o…

I don't do colocation myself, so I don't know what makes a good co-location provider. However, Hetzner has a Colocation offering: https://www.hetzner.com/colocation

Do both the sharing and receiving users need to install the app? If not, it would probably be much easier to start using the app if at least the receiving user could view my screen…

I've used Taskwarrior (and Timewarrior [1]) for some time and one thing they uniquely do is automatically rank your tasks by a number of factors. For your tasks, you can set priori…

This somewhat reminds me on the discussions around the Web Monetization API [1] a few years ago. I still wish for a service that gives me access to all paywalled sites or a way to …

Yess, we were the software team for a university library. There wasn't a lot of pressure and people on my team generally had a chill and comfortable life. However, there wasn't a l…

This made me think of my first job. I was the sole developer on a project because the old developer left. Nothing was documented and nobody knew why things were designed the way th…

What I miss the most from Apple Maps is their lack of user content (at least in Germany). While I can find many pictures and reviews of every tiny store on Google Maps, Apple usual…

Are (updates to) extensions from the Chrome and Firefox store usually vetted before publication? I‘ve heard that Firefox will only run signed extensions. Would you trust this proce…

I haven’t used it myself, but the LanguageTool browser extension might allow users to use a self-hosted or locally running instance.

Along the lines of Julia Evans’ “Optimize for conversions” [1], can you gauge the popularity of your post by the replies you get? [1]: https://jvns.ca/blog/2018/02/20/measuring-blo…

While I don‘t write much, my website is directly associated with my real name. As a result, friends regularly stumble upon it. Most of them don’t care for the topics I write about.…

I’ve played a few rounds and the group is often surprisingly good at finding it. Players start with their hands and set prices accordingly. If the other players agree, the price di…

Similar experience with Comdirect. They also have a 6-digit pin. When I asked support why I have to pay for my depot (even though its free if I have a checking account) they said t…

https://vstollen.me I don't write much. The most interesting article is probably one where I reflect on my AWS internship. :)

I think the confusion comes from there being lots of transportation providers where you can buy the ticket. The different providers can differ in what payments they accept and how …

I find lots of value in chat-augmented search. But, Bing is not ready yet. It is slow, hallucinates, only vaguely cites its sources and is therefore not trustworthy. On the other h…

The article says that "Omar" would read papers. I've never read papers out of uni assignments. Do you have suggestions for great papers "everyone" should read or how to find intere…

I've tried rescue time, but wanted a solution with as little friction to actual tracking as possible. So, ideally I'd like to have a one or two click tracking solution which rescue…