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vanous··on MicroPython's WebAssembly based kernel for PyScript
This is quite interesting, Michael Kennedy, Brett Cannon, Nicholas Tollervey, and Fabio Pliger discuss PyScript running in the browser on MicroPython. MicroPython's WebAssembly is just 300k to download and loads in under 100ms. Here is the technical preview [1], here is the git repo [2].

[1] https://pyscript.net/tech-preview/micropython/

[2] https://github.com/pyscript/MicroPyScript

vanous··on Keyboard shortcuts for GNU Readline
>Similarly, most programmers I personally know can't touch type. That takes a few hours of practice with a fun, gamified touch typing program for a couple of weeks, and then you have set part of your mind free. But people can't be bothered.

I would argue that it takes more then a few weeks, be prepared to wait/invest several months into it, but it is absolutely worth the investment. 100%.

vanous··on Keyboard shortcuts for GNU Readline
>The reason you use them is that they allow you to not leave the home row

How do you press the control key or the alt key while touch typing without loosing home row position? For alt, I try using my thumb, extremely folded down, but for control...?

vanous··on The positive effect of walking on creative thinking (2014) [pdf]
Awesome advice on the weighted backpack to keep the calories burning.
vanous··on The positive effect of walking on creative thinking (2014) [pdf]
>Does anyone else have this experience?

Absolutely. I remember pieces of conversations I would have with people in particular places. When I go though these places, these conversation bits pop up.

vanous··on So I lost my OpenBSD FDE password (2016)
The issue I have is that the second key can't really sit in the safe all the time because everytime you setup new service, it needs to be taken out and added.
vanous··on Show HN: I made an offline-ready hiking trail companion app
Trail sense is awesome, and .... It is on f-droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.kylecorry.trail_sense/
vanous··on I finally found a use case for my Raspberry Pi Model B+
> let’s build the slowest damn Syncthing backup endpoint imaginable

I used to run syncthing on B+ for a few years, it was quite ok.

vanous··on KeePassXC 2.7.4 Released
The 2.7.3 broke browser integration but 2.7.4 is again working well. Thanks KeePassXC team for the work!

And, after me recently moving to AppImageLauncher, the upgrade experience was also quite nice.

vanous··on Pokemon Card Animation
Working correctly for me on Fennec 105.1.0 (f-droid version of Firefox) on Android 12.

105.1.0 (Build #1051020), b1e7cbeeb+ AC: 105.0.7, e2aeb82d54 GV: 105.0-20220922052055 AS: 94.1.0

vanous··on CopyQ: Clipboard Manager with Advanced Features
Glad to see CopyQ here, enjoying the limelight.

I have been using it for years, enjoying some of the (probably basic) features like keeping some items (text and emoji) as fixed items, displaying selected text hex as dec and dec as hex, copy multiple items and then "paste and move to next" and so on.

What are your favorite ways of using a clipboard manager?

vanous··on The Gnome Project is closing all its mailing lists
Omg, what will the GNOME haters do now... They will have to make up something new.
vanous··on Photopea: A free Photoshop alternative making millions
People develop software for themselves and package it for others. What's wrong on it?
vanous··on Pocket Casts goes open source
Open source and without tracking. That is better than good enough.

https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/issues/42...

vanous··on GitLab 15.5
Gitea for code, docs as code with Woodpecker for CI for test tasks and build/deploy tasks. Also integrated with Weblate for translation.

Kanboard for more complex task management with a hook server for custom automations.

vanous··on GitLab 15.5
>even the gitea people are using github for development. The reason they mention on the migration issue is, that not all features needed are ready. They e.g. implemented issue deletation a few months ago.

Actually,data gravity is the issue, not features. https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/18165 needs to be merged to be able to leave Github.

vanous··on Codeberg: A GitHub alternative from Europe
>The problem is that GitHub is so endemic

If your project is worth the attention, people will join you wherever you will be.

>and useful for open source project

Embrace, extend...

vanous··on Codeberg: A GitHub alternative from Europe
There's the exec runner which can be used without any separation, so it's not very secure but doesn't require docker...
vanous··on Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids
If you get your hands on a pair of these, you could try to do a Wireshark capture and maybe it could be added into Gadgetbridge [2]

See recent work on Sony WF-1000XM4 [1] as an example.

[1] https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/issues/2925

[2] https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge

vanous··on A Loyalty Card and Ticket Manager for Android
Catima is an Android app to store loyalty cards and other barcode-based cards without having user private data sold. It is fully offline and doesn’t send your data to any server. It is utilizing the Device control in Android power menu, for quick access to select cards. And, you can share cards with other users.

Pretty useful and private at the same time.

vanous··on Tell HN: GitHub – “This comment has been minimized. Sign in to view”
Can we fold this comment? :)

And to be constructive...

1) Yes, this is why for example Codeberg exists.

2) Kudos to Gitea.

vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
Sorry about the issue. There was a time recently where we broke the re-connection logic as we were adding support for multiple devices connected at the same time. The issue has been resolved and connection is stable as it used to be - considering Android's and mainly different vendors' battery killers and Bluetooth stacks... so you may try to update to recent version and see if this helps you.
vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
I added an example usage of the Intent based API here: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Flippe...
vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
This is awesome. We have had some good help of the community on several devices after people made an initial implementation, even when the initial device support was limited and not complete. @mormegil would you mind to open up a PR? It is hard to estimate if people come and help, but it is worth the try. Thank you!
vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
Personally I don't prefer the Tiny Weather Forecast Germany app as the Weather Notifications app has been super stable and reliable for me on several devices. You need own OpenWeatherMap API key, see full details here https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Weathe...
vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
Yes, the pairing on Miband/Amazfit devices seems cryptographically safe, meaning in order to pair, you must first connect it to the official app, get the auth key and pair with Gadgetbridge. You should uninstall the original app then, without unpairing. See details here https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Pairin...
vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
There is also a dedicated build variant for Bangle.js on F-droid [1], Play Store [2] (which the normal Gadgetbridge avoids [3]) and also in our F-droid Nightly releases repo [4].

[1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.espruino.gadgetbridge.ba...

[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.espruino.g...

[3] https://f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetb...

[4] https://freeyourgadget.codeberg.page/fdroid/repo/

vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
It's main purpose currently is to provide an Intent-based API to Tasker and similar apps to play sub-GHz files.

In the future, file management and other features might be useful.

This has been contributed by dakhnod, who created the Fossil Hybrid apps SDK, which is what allows everyone to make apps for the watch.

vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
You are right! I don't think it is polished either, no matter what we try. Having at least a design style to be improving slowly would help.

Also, reverse engineering can be quiet challenging, so there's more focus on functions rather than design.

vanous··on Gadgetbridge is an Android application for your smart watch and other devices
Hi all. With the recent changes at Google which are affecting Fitbit users, let me mention Gadgetbridge.

Gadgetbridge is an Android companion app not only for smart bands and watches but also for wireless earplugs, multimeters... and lately also for the Flipper Zero.

Unfortunately, Fitbit is not (yet?) supported by Gadgetbridge.

Support for other smart bands like Miband/Amazfit is pretty good, the Fossil Hybrid HR is now almost like we wanted the Pebble to be. Someone has been working on support for the Withings Steel HR hybrid watches, which is also really nice.

See our wiki, here is a good place to start: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/FAQ

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