Mechanize

joined 2 years ago
[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately, in general, people tend to just read, vote, and then forget about it without checking back: that's why I always try to add some source or ways to verify what I post.

And - in this specific case - probably some people just like LTT, I assume.

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 30 points 2 years ago

On the contrary, in my opinion if they are clearly labelled as a joke, they are a great way for people who don't understand them to ask why and, in the process, being a little more informed on what not to do and what it's dangerous.

Especially because there's really no risk of emulation in this case.

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a signature look of superiority if I ever saw one! Love it!

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Linus is an investor in the framework company: Source on the framework forums that links to the video on youtube

spoilerWhy not directly link to the video? Because I don't want to! :P

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Currently they have direct shipping for some EU's members (Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Spain, Belgium) Source

And I think the shipment costs are currently already in the price for the laptop Source

But I've not bought one so I don't have direct experience

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago

Remember to crush the spirit stone too~

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Could you consider using ISO 8601 style dates (YYYY-MM-DD) ? Or words for the months?

Aside from that: great job!

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 21 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Probably, but I want to point out that the - arguably - most important, intelligent and charismatic character in all of Star Trek lore is an Irish too.

Spoiler

O'Brien is the only major Star Trek character described as both ethnically Irish and born in Ireland; Colm Meaney, the actor who portrays him, is Irish.

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You should consider the option of a semi-stable release cycle, like every second thursday you get all the minor improvements/not urgent fixes and slap them all into a new minor patch version (or even an alternate github beta/full release cycle, making the updates for the normal users a monthly occurence).

This is good for both not overwhelming the systems like gplay and f-droid, and for the users who could end up with update fatigue. And more time to cook the features is always nice to have.

You can always share blog like posts here and use them to talk about what you are working on in a more ground level. This can both be good for engagement and for you to learn how to better share technical subjects with the general public (IIRC you were doing this mainly as a learning effort?)

These are, obviously, just my two cents so take them for what they are worth.

Thanks for all the work!

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Per chi non lo sapesse, l'app è anche presente su F-Droid, dove è sempre gratuita: link

Il codice sorgente dovrebbe esser su codeberg (link) per chi volesse compilarla da solo o avere maggiori informazioni.

Credo non vi siano differenze fra le due versioni, eccetto il fatto che per partecipare alle Beta bisogna avere la versione Google Play. Ma potrei sbagliare.

EDIT: Al momento di questo post la versione F-Droid sembra esser indietro qualche patch (2.13.0 invece di 2.13.3), che è abbastanza tipico per la piattaforma. Changelog

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because, as pointed in the page, Servo is being developed as a(n embeddable) Rendering Engine, not as a full blown end user Browser.
Its alternatives are not Chrome, Safari or Firefox, but Webkit, Blink and Gecko

There's an example GUI called Servoshell, but it is more of a testing ground and example on how to embed the engine in an app than a serious alternative to anything currently in the market.

Already this kind of work is difficult and daunting. Adding to it a full GUI would make it completely impossible for the current size and financial backing Servo has.

Big words aside it just means that Servo wants to be only one of the parts that compose a real browser: the one that takes HTML, Javascript, WASM and translates them into the things you see on your monitor. All the user facing functionality are left to the devs of the app that embed it.

[–] Mechanize@feddit.it 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a small addendum this - honestly amazing - post was the spark for the whole couple thing: Happy Thanksgiving! 23 Nov 2017

And to be precise, it was because of this image:

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