Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social
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PostgreSQL, Linux, Java, and more. Lover of computers, electronics and Open Source. European. Lib Dem. Lead Technical Strategist nexteam.co.uk
Joined Nov 2022
@bagder @HughIngram I bet loads of their corp customers run into issues with the web inspection software which MITMs TLS in the name of security. So people develop work arounds...
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A must-read article about inefficiency of modern #software
"I’ve been programming for 15 years now. Recently, our industry’s lack of care for efficiency, simplicity, and excellence started really getting to me, to the point of me getting depressed by my own career and IT in general."
#IT #endtimes #programming #webdev
https://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/
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Goodness me, @ludicity, this is brilliant.
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-haymaker-you-if-you-mention-agile-again/
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Chris Ellis (@intrbiz) will present "Advantage PostgreSQL" at Nordic PGDay in beautiful Oslo, Norway, on March 12!
https://2024.nordicpgday.org/schedule #postgresql #oslo #conference
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It's official
Apple is killing PWAs on iOS for EU users
"To comply with the DMA’s requirements, we had to remove the Home Screen web apps feature in the EU.
－"Very low user adoption of Home Screen web apps"
－"Minimal impact to their functionality"
Time to go ☢️
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Apple is on course to break all Web Apps in the EU within 20 days ‼️
👇 Read the blog, fill the survey, join the fight!
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-on-course-to-break-all-web-apps-in-eu-within-20-days/
@bigcalm no idea on differences. I bet under the hood they are the same or similar Realtek chips.
John A has a couple of the Yuanley ones, which I think at least work.
@bigcalm eg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/YuanLey-Port-PoE-IEEE802-3af-2500Mbps/dp/B0C64QJXW1/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/VIMIN-Port-2-5Gbase-T-SFP-Ethernet/dp/B0C5D4MYRF/
I think John got the YuanLey cheaper on AliExpress.
Yeh, I need to have a play with bcachefs, I played with bcache in the past, so excited to see it finally got merged.
@bigcalm there are some interesting cheap 10G / 2.5G 4 or 8 port switches about now.
Also bcachefs got merged too.
@bigcalm be careful with 4xM.2 adapters the passive ones require the UEFI and cpu support bifurcation. You can get some adapters with a pcie bridge but usually pricey.
If you need a 10G SFP+ card, I have a bunch spare.
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UK Politics: under 30’s voting intentions in UK vs World
The UK is doing “Really Well” right now.
“the near-complete desertion of [The Tories] by young Britons is astonishing. […] only one in 10 under-40s will vote Conservative at the next election.”
“The single most important factor is the dramatic breakdown of upward social mobility in the UK, which has hit young Britons much harder than their contemporaries elsewhere in the developed world.”
https://www.ft.com/content/165f9aee-1180-4be8-903b-b166dc4e4fa1
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One of the funniest exchanges in a British sitcom, from 'Yes, Prime Minister'.
Sir Humphrey: The only way to understand the press is to remember that they pander to their readers' prejudices.
PM Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: the Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; the Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; the Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country; and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read the Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big t**s.
@bigcalm would love too, but can't do weekend of May 11th :(
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“While legal experts expect the EU to challenge Apple's insincere compliance with the DMA, developers should take this opportunity to rethink their native app serfdom. They should push web apps to their limits and then demand further platform improvement.”
“The web doesn't require commission payments, technology fees based on usage, or permission from platform rentseekers. The web can set the iPhone free, even if Apple won't.”
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/27/apple_europe_ios_analysis/
@Migueldeicaza @etchedpixels I think you analogy there is flawed, and therefore you've just constructed a quaint straw man argument.
The concept that Apple treats the web akin to native is laughable.
Apple control what sellers sell fair more than any comparable or existing ecosystem. They abuse their monopoly/duopoly to control what people can do with their platform, and consistently gatekeep.
Allowing multiple app stores to compete on their platform would be a step forward.
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