I don't like the name but I like the TUI, connection monitoring is perfectly handled by a TUI!
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#22When I saw this headline I assumed it was Little Snitch an existing network monitor and firewall for Macs. Might need a different name. https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
Seems like a fine name. Why would little snitch existing necessitate a name change?
Because it's potentially trademark infringement because it could confuse people.
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#23When I saw this headline I assumed it was Little Snitch an existing network monitor and firewall for Macs. Might need a different name. https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
I immediately thought of that too. The names these people come up with are so embarrassing. And I'm not even talking about the meaning of 'snitch'. But you already have a tool within the same IT area that is basically named the same. Why the hell would you do that? Aren't there other words in the dictionary?
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#25I love the recent increase in TUI-based tooling. This looks cool - will check it out!
Are they as accessible as GUI though (genuine question)
UI libraries have a lot of features for allowing people with disabilities to “read” and interact with the screen in efficient ways
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#26I can't read as fast as your demo GIF. Just infuriating.
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#27I just want a single tool that has a known, generalized set of capabilities on just about every distribution. Systemd's obsession with remaking every single wheel in Linux has been aggravating enough. Please don't do it again.
What’s with the hostility of someone making something that’s useful for themselves and sharing it with others?
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#28When I saw this headline I assumed it was Little Snitch an existing network monitor and firewall for Macs. Might need a different name. https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
I immediately thought of that too. The names these people come up with are so embarrassing. And I'm not even talking about the meaning of 'snitch'. But you already have a tool within the same IT area that is basically named the same. Why the hell would you do that? Aren't there other words in the dictionary?
> The names these people come up with are so embarrassing. And I'm not even talking about the meaning of 'snitch'.
They should call it "rat" and be done with it.
Besides, "snitch" works for Little Snitch -- I've always found it somehow endearing, although the bare word is unflattering.
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#29it's weird that both lsof and ss defaults are so awful
Like, ss without any options shows such arcane, rarely needed details as send/receive queue size but not the application socket belongs to.
And omits listening sockets which is main use for such tools.
I know picking the right defaults is hard ask but they managed to pick all the wrong defaults.
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#30it's weird that both lsof and ss defaults are so awful Like, ss without any options shows such arcane, rarely needed details as send/receive queue size but not the application socket belongs to . And omits listening sockets which is main use for such tools. I know picking the right defaults is hard ask but they managed to pick all the wrong defaults.
I think the same applies for many of the new breed of command line applications like fd and ag/rg.
Being able to use them intuitively trumps ubiquity, speed or features.