Noel De Martin @noeldemartin@noeldemartin.social

Hey, this month's Solid Networking event is starting in 15 minutes and I'll be there, come join us :)

https://jackson.solidcommunity.net/public/solid-networking/03-2021.html

@nolan Any ideas how to push this thing forward then? :) I know it's not a bug, and they already said they don't intend to support it. But it's really frustrating. I have to install PWAs with Chrome, and it wouldn't be such a bad thing if it weren't because clicking any external links open Chrome instead of my default browser which is Firefox...

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1407202

Mind you, this app has no server-side component, which is the excuse most companies use to justify subscriptions. That's one of the big lies of the current ecosystem, that server costs warrant an ongoing subscription. Projects like Solid and Unhosted show that isn't the only way.

JotterPad, a perfectly good app I've been using for years (and paid for) recently switched to a subscription model.

Did I want any new features? No.

Can I continue using the version I purchased, without getting any new updates? No.

The software industry is broken.

https://twitter.com/2appstudio/status/1371038896658653185

@vinnl I wouldn't say that, I think the UX is quite good :). Of course it can be improved, like everything, but the way it is right now I think it's very nice! Thanks for the latest additions :D.

@vinnl And to get really crazy on the UX, it's cumbersome to collapse resources one by one. A "collapse all" button would be great, but I understand it pollutes the UI. Something else you could do is collapsing everything if I collapse an item while pressing the ALT key. That's how you can collapse all files looking at a commit in github :).

@vinnl Nice! it works great, thank you :D

Some small improvements: for large containers, the operation doesn't complete instantly so a loader would be appreciated to see that it's doing something. Also, after the resource has been deleted, there's not need to stay on the same page saying "This Resource does not exist.", going back and showing a toast or something would be fine.

I'm just nitpicking though, it gets the job done :).

Nice! I didn't know that website, but it's very similar to my "Autonomous Data" idea... which is also listed there with a couple of my apps :D

I've always had a bad relationship with feedback, because I tend to take good feedback for granted and I just care about "bad" feedback (meaning that it's actionable and helps me improve). But I know others are not like that, and you should always keep in mind that not everyone thinks the same way you do when communicating. That's the difficult part.

I read that post, and it was really helpful to me! Some time ago I read the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People", which is in line with the ideas on this article. But I tend to forget these things after a while 😅 It's specially difficult with interactions on the Internet, because they're more impersonal. So It's good to continue being reminded :).

@baldur I also use RSS extensively, I even treat Mastodon as a feed using lists :) Btw, to that article I'd add that Github has much better RSS support than it mentions https://noeldemartin.social/@noeldemartin/102789608297798234

I'm really happy to be sponsoring Anthony Fu, he's done a lot of excellent work in many areas. And I didn't even know he wasn't doing it full-time until now. If you didn't know him, check him out: https://antfu.me

@hector Yeah, it has some advantages for sure, but also some trade-offs. I've been using LastPass for a while which is using this paradigm of storing the passwords somewhere, so I'll try LessPass to see how it goes. In the end, if I ever forget any of the seed data I can always reset the password. I don't keep really important passwords (the ones that cannot be reset by email) on these services.

@hector Looking briefly on their site it looks like there is actually a database with your passwords, somewhere. The beauty of LessPass is that it is stateless, so my passwords aren't stored anywhere :) They are generated each time using a combination of multiple things (the site I'm trying to log in, my "master password", etc.)

(3/3) So I'm moving to LessPass; something that is open source, doesn't rely on any servers and it's been recommended to me multiple times. If any of you is not using a password manager, I strongly recommend you to do so!

(2/3) Today's move is in line with the bait and switch strategy I despise so much, and I despise subscriptions as well. I'd be more than happy to pay once for a product that hasn't changed significantly - for me - since I started using it 2 years ago.

(1/3) I'll be completely honest about #LastPass's recent announcement. I started using it 2 years ago, and I was willing to pay for it. However, after using it for a while I saw no reason to upgrade given that the Free plan already covered all my necessities.

We are looking for a UX/UI designer in the Mobile Apps team at Moodle! We are a small team based in Barcelona (working remotely), you'd be working with me on a daily basis. Check it out if you're interested. https://apply.workable.com/moodle/j/A21F9174C3/

@vinnl Yeah I know what you mean, I wish personal domains were natural to our digital citizenship and not something that only geeks do. I struggle with this myself, I don't have everything under my domain even though I'd like to 😅

@vinnl And I think the main advantage of having an instance-of-one is not about the server, but about the domain. I am running this in DigitalOcean now, but tomorrow I can open a mastohost account or pay someone to host it for me, without anyone noticing.