Software I’m thankful for (2021) • Hacker News Board

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by dont__panic » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:00 PM UTC

scorxn wrote: post #8

I'd have to add Pi-hole to this list. Anytime I browse the web on another network, I'm reminded just how much crippling ad garbage it's sparing me.

I use a VPN into my home network at all times for exactly this reason.

Also useful to circumvent iOS's sorry state of ad blocking. I use an ad blocker on my device, too, but the pi-hole takes care of 90% of the stuff that annoys me.

I've donated a few times; consider buying the devs a cup of coffee!

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:02 PM UTC

Software I’m Thankful For: the linux kernel and the gnu userland that's the base for the linux distributions I'm using for the last 20 years. I can't image a life without them.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by fullstop » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:02 PM UTC

In my world I'd add haproxy, Lua, libevent or libev, htop, and nginx.

I'll be doing some playing around with Caddy, and maybe that will replace nginx for me on my list.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by dont__panic » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:03 PM UTC

- sublime text

- jellyfin

- finamp

- piOS

- wireguard

- narwhal iOS Reddit app

- osmand/openstreetmap in general

- netnewswire

- pocket casts

- librewolf

- sonixd

- obsidian

- signal

- iterm

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by michaelwww » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

For Windows, I'm thankful for voidtools "Everything": Find any file instantly across storage devices.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by fullstop » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

eminence32 wrote: post #6

Rarely a day goes by that I don't interact with tmux or vim or mosh. It's hard to imagine life without them

I added my own list but somehow omitted those. I use all of them on a daily basis.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by theatomheart » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

dwm st dmenu vim hugo ranger tmux newsboat

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by dekhn » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

Mostly agree but I don't see goroutines (or go itself) as anything truly great for concurrent (many blocking operations waiting for external events) or parallel (using multiple cores to solve a problem faster than a single core could). It seems like just about everything with goroutines existed in some form or fashion in other widely used systems, but I'm always curious if I'm missing some magic.

Ultimately the software I'm thankful for is linux/GNU/python as that combination has not only ensure my continued employment, but the productivity of thousands of next-generation scientists.

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by Joel_Mckay » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

I donate to a few projects when possible, as my "thanks" can't directly help those that improve my computing experience. ;)

The GNU/gcc tool-set was a paradigm shift in access to standardized cross-platform software development. It allowed enthusiasts to escape the world of Basic, MASM, and proprietary/expensive IDEs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EI7p2p1QJI

Re: Software I’m thankful for (2021)

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Post by goodJobWalrus » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

ajkjk wrote: post #14

legrande wrote: post #3

This reminds me of Steve Jobs' email to himself. In 2010 he wrote: I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am moved by music I…

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I read "Sent from my iPhone" as "I apologize for brevity and typos" and don't get offended.