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mab122··on Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
Well, everything is in config file in syncthing. and you can disable ui in that config file.

https://docs.syncthing.net/users/config.html

mab122··on Ask HN: What (side-)project are you working on?
Please change your password policy. Correctly used long dictionary word-based passwords[1] are no worse than mumbo jumbo alphanumeric 3 symbol and 5 non repeating emojis requirement.

[1]https://diceware.dmuth.org/ also https://xkcd.com/936/

mab122··on Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web
An interesting project is https://github.com/dappkit/aviondb which is mongo-db like database on top of orbitdb
mab122··on Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair
Sure but first there have to be products to choose from.
mab122··on How to Clickbait a Developer: Catchy Title Trends
I am definitely sucker for pun-ny titles, but I usually skip the "Explained" "Demystified", "Right way", "Hard way", "Missing Manual". Those are usually on very beginner level or don't provide anything more useful than documentation and often don't even improve on the form as they are longer articles not technical document.
mab122··on In Bangladesh, the majority of e-commerce now happens on Facebook
In Poland people use wording such as "won't sell" or "won't buy" for selling and buying stuff on facebook that cannot be traded there legally.
mab122··on Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?
More IPFS applications, integrations and services build on it.

As for "competition" like scuttlebut. I would love sneaker-mesh -net type mobile killer app that would actually work.

Hell I would even mind if facebook implemented something that would work when centrilized infrastructure fails.

mab122··on Gadgets That Refuse to Die
I hate those, they mount them even on brand new buildings where even elevetors have screens and touchpanel buttons.
mab122··on A Greener Google
Soo... what about china? And fossil fuel companies using GCP?
mab122··on Darling – Run macOS software on Linux
I was using it before and I find it heavier than kitty. Now I am running kitty mainly because of wayland support and I did switch to wayland.
mab122··on U.S. govt, tech industry discuss using location data to combat coronavirus
Also pinephone. https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/

Unfortunately the GNSS (GPS) is on one chip with modem, but otherwise great feature to have killswitches for cameras and comms.

https://wiki.pine64.org/images/8/89/PinePhone_switches.jpeg

mab122··on Popcorn Time 4.0
Honestly I don't have moral problem with downloading movies that are forgotten/not available by any other means.
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