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m3Lith··on Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan
In the following paragraph:

> Once we’re happy with the performance and stability of Vulkan across devices we will remove the OpenGL implementation.

So not for long.

m3Lith··on M4 MacBook Pro Uses Quantum Dot Display Technology
My M1 is still fine after 3 years of usage, being dropped from 1m+ by my cat, and being sat on (while in a backpack though).
m3Lith··on NewPipe on Linux, Using Android_translation_layer
The problem is that F-Droid takes time to review new releases, when they're already available from other (direct) sources.

I have discovered Obtainium[1] not too long ago. Allows you to install and update apps from pretty much any source you want (e.g., directly from GitHub releases, as in NewPipe's case).

[1] https://obtainium.imranr.dev/

m3Lith··on Let's Block It
Ohh even a filter for dark mode on HN!
m3Lith··on Jellyfin: Free software media system
I love Jellyfin, though it often struggles with subtitles embedded in the container. They are recognized, but it fails to load them. If I retry it two-three times, it usually manages to do that.

Also, recently discovered it has plugins too, like syncing status with Trakt.

m3Lith··on 2022: A Retrospective
So you exclusively used GDScript? I find myself kind of on the edge of trying it out. I have experience with C#, so just wondering if it would be worth it.
m3Lith··on Young adults and mental health: Is more childhood independence the answer?
I think it's universal. And not always in a consciously aware way. It seems natural to try to raise your kids the way you were raised (if that formed a good image in your head), or to try to do the complete opposite (if that left a bad image in your head). And both can go to very extremes.

In my case (I'm from northern-eastern EU), my mom was very overprotective and over caring as well. With the years, I realized that, and was trying to "ignore" it as much as possible. However, she didn't really see my "ungratefulness", and was continuing all the same. Me being a shy kid, and having this level of care, had a big influence on my independence/self-confidence. I stayed at my parents until 28. This was last year. For the past year I was having angrier thoughts, bad thoughts sometimes. I finally mustered the courage and got my own place in another city. My mom was pretty sad with this, and was rather asking me to get a bigger house where we could live together more spaciously (we lived in a smallish flat). I thought she's joking, but she was not, she would even send me house listing ads. Anyways, this decision was the greatest thing so far in my life. I've been on my own for over a year now, learning the ropes of being a self-sustainable adult.

I never miss my parents. I do visit them once a month for a few hours. Recently, I've talked with my mom about how her behavior was only pushing me away all these years. The good thing, I guess, is that she understood. We cried a bit together. Her reasoning was that she didn't have much attention as a kid - her mom was always working. So she tried to recoup that with her kids. I told that it's the opposite of what I needed, and now I feel very little emotions towards her. I guess I could've told that sooner too. But better now than never.

m3Lith··on Ask HN: What tone to use in code review suggestions?
A bit related - do you ever go from PR comments to DMs? Sometimes when discussions are needed, it feels much easier to just chat 1 on 1. Especially if it's a small team and everyone's close. Though that prevents others from experiencing the "interaction".
m3Lith··on Ask HN: What tone to use in code review suggestions?
What about clarifications? In a sense when you're not sure if this is good code, and would need to get more details. I sometimes just ask directly ("Why is this there?"/"What does this do?"), but other times I just don't bother and let others review.
m3Lith··on Contributing on Open Source Projects?
Would also recommend checking hacktoberfest topic (the event itself happens in October, but the topic is still a good reference), which is used by repos whose owners explicitly encourage contributions, especially from people with less contributor experience.

https://github.com/topics/hacktoberfest

m3Lith··on Will you get paid severance if your company lays you off today? Would you care?
In my country (Lithuania, EU), the severance is governed by law, I think the minimal value is 1 month's pay, and the minimum scales with the years you have worked. From my past workplace, all of us were laid off last year. Severances ranged from 1 to 4 months I believe, nobody complained. But I'd say the situation is that you don't think about it, as even in the worst case, finding a new place is easy, so it feels more like a unexpected "bonus". But some companies might try to talk you into making "deals" where you sign a document saying you quit voluntarily. These are usually done with social pressure and don't provide any benefits.
m3Lith··on Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?
What about the warmth? I've thought about getting one of these, but what worries me is that it will be too hot.

My problem is that I can barely fall asleep if it's too hot, but I also need to have some weight on me, so can't sleep with the blanket cover only, either. Summers are a nightmare..

m3Lith··on Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?
I have written down a recommendation from somewhere to take Zinc, Magnesium and Vitamin B6, 30 minutes before bedtime.
m3Lith··on Poll: Have you experienced depressive symptoms over the past two weeks?
I startedd to feel something like that too, basically a few weeks from the quarantine. The thing is, I actually thought I would like being closed up, because I'm pretty introverted and don't mind staying at home after work. However, the last couple of years I've started going out more, meeting new people, and trying various activities, which really opened up my view and felt good. But I didn't imagine that cutting these things off would affect me that much. Now I don't even want to work, don't want to play games either, can hardly force myself to watch a movie too. That subtle "background sadness" is a pretty accurate description.
m3Lith··on Firefox Private Relay: Generate unique, random, anonymous email addresses
Nice to see services like these. I've been using AnonAddy [1] myself for a few months now.

[1] https://anonaddy.com

m3Lith··on JetBrains: $270M revenue, 405K paying users, $0 raised
I really liked HeidiSQL when I was working on Windows, but after switching to Linux I struggled to find anything with similar UI and workflow. DataGrip was a really nice discovery, though I still haven't gotten fully comfortable with the UI, it's quite a bit more complex.
m3Lith··on Introducing Firefox Monitor, Helping People Take Control After a Data Breach
Interesting, from my experience the average, not so tech savvy user, calls/knows the browser as Mozilla, not Firefox.
m3Lith··on DevDocs API Documentation
Cool, it's even integrated in DDG: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tldr+tar
m3Lith··on On Password Managers
Polished as in having a more "modern"/user friendly UI? I'd say the UI is the least important part of a password manager. Especially if you use an extension for autofilling/autosaving, you barely ever see it.

Anyways, there is a more stylish web UI for Keepass: https://keeweb.info/

m3Lith··on Model F Keyboards project – Bringing back the buckling spring keyboard
And what that secret model is?
m3Lith··on One Step Closer to a Closed Internet
Goddamn. In our area it's 10€ for 100 and 20€ for 1Gb.
m3Lith··on LastPass: Security done wrong
For using with FF, I'd recommend KeeFox.
m3Lith··on Set up a cheap cloud hosted adblocker in an hour for $2.50 a month
The company you're talking about ("Interneto Vizija") isn't an ISP. They are, however, the largest .lt registrar (recently passed 100k domains) and the largest hosting provider (shared/VPS/dedi) in the country.
m3Lith··on Mozilla Acquires Pocket
That's me as well. I've used Pocket since it was called Read It Later and probably have opened my saved list only a handful of times.

What I've started using some time ago, though, is Reread.io – it sends you emails containing random articles from your saved list, on specified intervals. I have it set up to send me a couple each week, that way it doesn't feel "forced", and better than having them forever forgotten.

m3Lith··on Cerebro App – Open-source productivity booster with a brain
There's also Wox [0], which provides a nicer UI/UX over top of Everything. Also has some interesting plugins.

[0] http://www.getwox.com/

m3Lith··on List of Sites Affected by Cloudflare's HTTPS Traffic Leak
Even if it is, what does it have do to with all those hundreds of sites?
m3Lith··on Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine
You get my +1.
m3Lith··on Imzy wants to be a kinder, gentler version of Reddit
Oh, but it does. You won't find it on popular general subs like /r/technology, but there are really dedicated subs for everything, if not more, that you would want to find.
m3Lith··on What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp
Yeah, similar here in Lithuania. You can say there's three salaries a person can be valued at.

There's the official one which you would declare (pre-tax, or "on-paper"), the actual you get (post-tax, or "hands-on") and the one that shows your actual cost to the employer (pre-tax salary + 31% additional tax).

m3Lith··on How to start a company with no free time
Is that a real custom theme for Windows or a mock-up of sorts?
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