Joseph Nuthalapati (@work) @njoseph_1@toot.thoughtworks.com

omg omg omg new laptop (MNT Reform)

Let me tell you something about asynchronous/distributed systems...

@yarmo People have been indoctrinated into a computing world without standards.

Ofcourse you need to find a plugin to hook between any two apps you want to use! Ofcourse those apps need to be ported to every operating system! What do you mean there's an alternative?

So I wanted to switch from #1Password to #Bitwarden a while back, chiefly because it's worth paying for free software over proprietary one, but it turns out that at least on #Linux, the 1Password app exports to a format not supported by #Bitwarden as an import target yet.

Not sure why this new format, but being vendor locked and happy with the situation is not how I operate, so here's a quick tool that converts the 1Password for Linux export file to a Bitwarden JSON...

https://github.com/MatejLach/1password-linux-to-bitwarden

@csepp there's this extension that I use for his: https://github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv

Let's do this fedi

youtube-dl alternative in Rust https://github.com/dertuxmalwieder/yaydl | https://lobste.rs/s/tisktj #rust

#DOFH excuse #38:

Condensation from cloud backup caused data center EPO.

Tech enthusiast: "I want smart lights, smart tv, everything, and connect them all to my digital assisstant!"

Tech worker: *looks wistfully into distance* "I should get a small place in a little town, with a garden, make my own furniture."

Huh. I never thought about just removing the fence before.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/06/16/i-never-paid-attention-to-the-fence-until-now/

Our old Poll application had many shortcomings, including "all or nothing" edit rights where you could change other people's answers. Form addresses this by offering different roles (author, participant, auditor) making the app suitable for use in a wider range of contexts.

in case of an emergency, don't

Full page ad in today's @nytimes from @pfizer regarding global distribution of #COVID19 #vaccines
The fact that they even patented the phrase "science will win", says it all.