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xcjs, 9 months ago to linux in https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix

Rust specializes in making parallel processing secure and approachable, so it’s going get used in problems where parallel processing and efficiency matter.

Rust is also now allowed to be used in the Linux kernel for the same reasons, which is exciting!

xcjs, 9 months ago to degoogle in My phone is slow and I think it's by Google's design. Is there anything I can do about it?

Is it possible that connecting to WiFi triggers app updates in the background? Those can be somewhat intensive especially when batched.

Additionally, the Google Play Store no longer notifies when app updates occur, so this process is a little more opaque than it used to be.

xcjs, 9 months ago to foss in Looking for journaling apps

Nice! I didn’t realize this was a feature of Joplin!

xcjs, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to foss in Looking for journaling apps

It’s encrypted during transit only (if using HTTPS), though you can look into an encrypted filesystem on the server and the clients you use.

xcjs, 9 months ago to linux in Asking for guidance on managing dotfiles in a declarative and 'immutable'(/read-only) way across multiple systems

Of course! Here’s the documentation for the docker-compose module: docs.ansible.com/…/docker_compose_module.html

It does rely on the recently-made-legacy docker-compose client, so for now it’s still required to install that. If you need some advice or pointers, let me know.

xcjs, 9 months ago to linux in Asking for guidance on managing dotfiles in a declarative and 'immutable'(/read-only) way across multiple systems

That depends on what you mean by container. I use it to orchestrate Docker containers for my infrastructure and then some.

xcjs, 11 months ago to selfhosted in What do you use to document your home lab?

I was going to recommend Ansible as well - documentation as code can never be out of date if you continue using it.

xcjs, 11 months ago to privacyguides in Google's trying to DRM the internet, and we have to make sure they fail

By some metrics, Firefox surpasses Chrome now.

xcjs, 11 months ago to android in NovaLauncher: Today marks 1 year since our announcement that we've joined the Branch and Sesame teams! 🎉 That also means it has been 1 year since we promised your data would be safe...

If it does include a VPN provider, then you’re correct - it would work for other applications.

I don’t think it’s common knowledge for people who don’t have the app, so you may want to include information about that in your original post.

xcjs, 11 months ago to android in NovaLauncher: Today marks 1 year since our announcement that we've joined the Branch and Sesame teams! 🎉 That also means it has been 1 year since we promised your data would be safe...

Just so you’re aware why people are disagreeing with you - an installed browser does not change the behavior of HTTP calls made in other applications.