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binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
I am working on an iOS / watchOS app for runners, workout and fitness tracking. I found most apps not doing what I wanted and hope I'll be able to close a meaningful gap. https://runzone.app
binaryanomaly··on TODO apps are meant for robots
https://todoist.com/ works very well for me, the tasklists and the boards.

I had to adapt and stick to my workflow though and cut the tasks into smaller digestible items or reminders. For bigger ideas I use notion for capture.

binaryanomaly··on Transitioning Away from Google Services
Haha, yes I‘ll tell the hospital that they are in fact at the wrong location and should consider moving to the address displayed in apple maps ;)
binaryanomaly··on Transitioning Away from Google Services
All easy except:

- Youtube —> can’t get around it

- Maps —> in few cases where apple maps is just not good enough (depends on where you live)

Don’t miss anything else 1sec!

binaryanomaly··on Moving my PC into my rack in a 2U case
I have this as well https://www.yakkaroo.de/19-zoll-2he-server-gehaeuse-ipc-c236... with Noctua fans installed.

I run proxmox, opnsense (virtualized) and other workloads on it. It's really good and runs almost completely silent because of the Noctua fans.

The build quality of the case is lower end though with sharp edges!

binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Why did medium.com "fail"?
https://hashnode.com/ is close to what medium used to be, I suppose. Hope it will stay like that.
binaryanomaly··on BorgBackup: Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
restic is great and simple to use. Use it for archiving my backups to Google Cloud Storage.
binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Can you recommend a book to learn basic electrical concepts/engineering?
thanks for clarifying. disappointing then.
binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Can you recommend a book to learn basic electrical concepts/engineering?
So either the google search is very good or the AI is not adding any value compared to a „dumb search“?

Which one is it?

binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Can you recommend a book to learn basic electrical concepts/engineering?
ChatGPT:

There are many books available that can help you learn basic electrical concepts and engineering. Here are a few suggestions:

    "Electricity Demystified" by Stan Gibilisco
    "Electrical Engineering 101" by Darren Ashby
    "The Basics of Electricity" by Van Valkenburgh, Nooger & Neville, Inc.
    "Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications" by Allan R. Hambley
    "Getting Started in Electronics" by Forrest M. Mims III
These books are designed to provide a general introduction to electrical concepts and engineering, and can help you to understand the basics of electricity and how it is used in various applications. They may also include examples, diagrams, and practical exercises to help you learn and apply the concepts in a hands-on way. I encourage you to read reviews and compare the content and approach of different books to determine which one is the best fit for your learning style and goals.

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Is this useful at all?

binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: How do I find my “purpose”?
Survival & reproduction.
binaryanomaly··on My essential Firefox fixes in 2022
--> Cookie AutoDelete https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autode...

Has been proven to be one of the best extensions I discovered in the last few years.

Enable 15s autodelete and only set exceptions for the few sites that you really need it.

binaryanomaly··on Stepping Back from Speaking
Do more of what makes you happy. All the best!
binaryanomaly··on New Features in the Fish Shell
exactly.
binaryanomaly··on New Features in the Fish Shell
Just enter "bash" when you need bash and exit it once you're done. Barely need this but sometimes it's useful.

Fish imho offers superb usability, wouldn't want to miss it.

binaryanomaly··on Fish shell 3.0
Oh yes
binaryanomaly··on Google One
Hmm it looks quite different here. Lots of pics, etc.
binaryanomaly··on Review of the Purism Librem 13
I am using it as 2nd device when doing linux stuff. I would have preferred to be able to use it as the one and only main device.
binaryanomaly··on Review of the Purism Librem 13
I have a librem 13v2, too.

While I like it from an idealistic point of view - in terms of hardware build quality the current generation does just not get anywhere near a macbook pro. Maybe the next generation can close this gap further. As long as it is that big it cannot become my main device.

binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Is no anti-virus software still best practice for mac?
I fortunately do not have that problem, yet. But the autopilot stuff and other weird stuff bitdefender is doing autonomously is exactly why i may ditch it soon. Will probably switch to sophos once it happens.
binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Is no anti-virus software still best practice for mac?
Seems you're right. I didn't pay a lot of attention to it tbh ;)
binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Is no anti-virus software still best practice for mac?
BitDefender is quite a pain if it ever gets in your way. They really did a bad job there wouldn't buy it again.
binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: Is no anti-virus software still best practice for mac?
Have one but never needed it so far - or it didn't catch the virii ;)

I use bitdefender at least it's quite unobtrusive on mac (sick of the windows version!). Sophos is free and afaik not too bad if you need one: https://home.sophos.com/free-mac-antivirus

Further I use: - https://objective-see.com/products/knockknock.html - https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html - https://objective-see.com/products/blockblock.html

and Little Snitch - https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

and Firefox with - https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix - https://github.com/gorhill/ublock

Hope that keeps the pest away ;)

binaryanomaly··on Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken?
I second that, really a good, to recommend course that gives you insights how our brains work and learn. Although a bit lengthy for my taste.
binaryanomaly··on Marta, file manager for macOS, goes beta
Nice! I like it and see potential. Was quite disappointed of all the OSX file managers so far and I think I've tried them all.

After staying for a bit with pathfinder I'm back to finder. While not super decent it still doesn't get into my way too often.

Something more advanced would be welcome though and I would even be willing to pay for it, given it suits my needs. That means though I rather wait for v1.0 because I miss quit a lot of features / ui usability in the current state.

Make it the Sublimetext of file managers and you have a customer.

binaryanomaly··on Marta, file manager for macOS, goes beta
FYI - Spotify does have a Linux client and it's quite decent https://www.spotify.com/ch-de/download/linux/

Otherwise I agree.

Depending on your needs linux is not on par with Windows/MacOS yet, especially when you need commercial non dev/tech near software, unfortunately.

Whether that is a no go or not is an individual decision.

binaryanomaly··on Lockbox – A stand-alone password manager that works with Firefox for desktop
The client did not convince me compared to 1Password. And then you either use their cloud or need to host a .net container yourself - which was a no go for me. Then I can also stay with 1PW. But a matter of taste of course in the end...
binaryanomaly··on Lockbox – A stand-alone password manager that works with Firefox for desktop
Thanks, I've already considered switching to Pass once but don't remember what stopped me. May reconsider it again when I have time during my holidays.
binaryanomaly··on Lockbox – A stand-alone password manager that works with Firefox for desktop
Very pleasant and refreshing to see some activity on the OSS front here. I believe Mozilla would have the resources to bring this to a success. Although naivety aside - I think it'll take years to only slightly catch up with the comfort and usability 1Password already provides. While it's not OSS it is still the benchmark to beat in terms of usability and integration.

Good luck Mozilla!

binaryanomaly··on Protonmail Online Security Guide for Journalists
Coming soon.

Well the end it's only email. You decide whom to trust with.

Personally, I feel better with Protonmail. It's not better nor cheaper than gsuite it just has a totally different proposition as a product.

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