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MongoTheMad

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MongoTheMad··on XMPP: The Gem of Instant Messaging
XML is the reason why XMPP is not widely adopted. XML is such a painful configuration structure.
MongoTheMad··on PayloadCMS: Open-Source, Fullstack Next.js Framework
This CMS appears to be a breath of fresh air amid the toxicity in the WordPress world.

Considering devs are looking at complaints/features in this thread, I will post one: In WordPress, I can copy a plugin folder from one old project into a new one and enable it in the ui without touching code or cli. I see the benefit of defining plugins through a cli tool, but I also like the copy-paste folder structure of early 00's software.

MongoTheMad··on Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston aren't being recycled
> Wright Waste Management did not allow CBS News to enter and inspect its premises. Still, the news team's drone camera discovered that all the trash picked up from the Houston Recycling Collaboration (HRC) was apparently just sitting there on its premises, stacked more than 10 feet high.

Anyone else bothered by CBS's lack of decency here? They flew a drone inside a place they could not enter.

MongoTheMad··on Google is a monopoly – the fix isn't obvious
break off chrome and enable AD block again.
MongoTheMad··on Ask iFixit: Does Blowing Into Gaming Cartridges Actually Fix Them?
(in a middle 30's aged voice:) This youngin does not realize that blowing in the cartridge did three things - 1.) Allowed the cartridge to reset, 2.) Removed dust particles on the contacts, and 3.) lowered the temperature inside the hot electronics which had no ventilation.
MongoTheMad··on GitOpper: GitOps Without Kubernetes
Is this barebones puppet/salt/Ansible?
MongoTheMad··on Amazon Cloud Traffic Is Suffocating Fedora's Mirrors
Native English speaker here that has a Fedora box as a daily driver.

I thought this title referenced cars driving in a south american rain forest.

MongoTheMad··on So long, and thanks for all the bytes
Now I know why Android is written in Java - they are a bunch of comedians! Everything is a joke to them!

In all seriousness, career changes are very hard. I hope the best for him.

MongoTheMad··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
I am glad these phones were not Nokias. Who knows what damage they would have caused.
MongoTheMad··on Tell HN: Merry Christmas
Why is it that one can have a Happy holiday, birthday, thanksgiving, halloween, etc., but only have a Merry Christmas??
MongoTheMad··on Exploring Self-Hosted Email Services
This is a good guide to set up an email server, yet it lacks describing PTR Records (aka reverse DNS) and that some cloud providers block outgoing email unless you ask support to turn it on.
MongoTheMad··on A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued
It means they cannot schedule time off of work to care for an illness, surgery, etc. It would prompt most to search for other lines of work but, in rural counties, not much else is available.
MongoTheMad··on A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued
I think he means the end time is between 9pm and 11pm. The start of the shift is not mentioned.
MongoTheMad··on The Curse of Docker
The author needs to look into confd. I wrote about it in 2017: https://andrewwippler.com/2017/11/28/reusable-containers-wit...
MongoTheMad··on Linux being secure is a common misconception
Am I missing something? Isn't SELinux supposed to mitigate/stop the attacks described?
MongoTheMad··on What if money expired?
I already live in a world where money can expire in 60 to 120 days.

It's called a check, and hardly anybody accepts them anymore.

MongoTheMad··on The thrill of the bargain hunt at unclaimed baggage
The common denominator for getting a good bargain is camping outside to arrive early or visiting regularly. While I like a good deal, I do not care for those style of deals.
MongoTheMad··on University of Minnesota Gopher software licensing policy (1993)
This is simply not true. My grandpa was an early adopter in '92 and had an internet connection to his home in Little Falls, MN.
MongoTheMad··on The .ing top-level domain
I am old. I forgot about this hunter2 password filter phish reference.
MongoTheMad··on Global CO2 Levels
Interesting graph.

I believe too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing, but it is hard to find good, global suggested remediations to this issue.

- I use public transportation with my family of 6. (We do not own a car). - My kids walk to school ~1 mile away. - I stopped buying oak, because I read somewhere oak removes a good amount of CO2 over other types of trees. - We live in an area where it is easy to find evironmentally-concerned food producers and buy from them.

What else is there left for us to do?

MongoTheMad··on Use YouTube to improve your English pronunciation
Your missed u from you're and could merged into labor.

:thumbs_up:

MongoTheMad··on Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF
Oh? I thought it was the implosion of X, formerly known as Twitter.
MongoTheMad··on The sad decline of cursive
Then you can send as SVG or PDF via email.
MongoTheMad··on Finland to vote against the EU mass surveillance and encryption ban directive
You cannot trust Google translate with Finnish.

For example: Both of these sentences mean the same thing, but are translated differently by Google translate (mobile app, if that makes a difference): Suden syö karhu. Karhu syö suden.

Your best bet is to learn Finnish instead of relying on a translator.

MongoTheMad··on Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting
Parks are excellent places to enjoy life.
MongoTheMad··on California Forever
The next California City!
MongoTheMad··on American megachurches are thriving by poaching flocks
Perhaps I was a bit unclear. I was not referencing the general idea of raising sheep, but the negative end result - slaughtering (i.e. malicious). The major Christian view of raising sheep is in the positive. It was unique experience for me to read this in the negative light here.
MongoTheMad··on American megachurches are thriving by poaching flocks
Wow, I really like the contrasted view here. It is definitely thought provoking. One day, I may use it in a book or blog post. How shall I cite your thought? Link here?
MongoTheMad··on What comes after Zoom? (2020)
"Zoom" ... according to that one Mazda ad.
MongoTheMad··on Dear Aliens
What if the UAPs are all failed time travel devices?
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