hperrin

@hperrin@lemmy.world

I’m Hunter Perrin. I’m a software engineer.

I wrote an email service: port87.com

I write free software: github.com/sciactive

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hperrin,

If you’re not a fan of your current email provider, I’ve created one that automatically organizes your email and helps prevent spam and phishing:

port87.com

hperrin,

Wow, the new owners enshittified those apps really fast.

hperrin, (edited )

When you’re done, look up how humans losing our body hair split the species of lice living on us into head lice and pubic lice.

hperrin,

hperrin,

gamingonlinux.com If you like video games.

hperrin,

Check out port87.com

It’s similar. I made it to solve my spam problem, but it’s also really good for staying organized. When you sign up for something, you can use yourname-whatever@port87.com, then if you don’t want it anymore, you can block that address. Each address has its own label in your account, and blocking the address is just one click.

hperrin,

Check out port87.com

It’s similar. I made it to solve my spam problem, but it’s also really good for staying organized. When you sign up for something, you can use yourname-whatever@port87.com, then if you don’t want it anymore, you can block that address. Each address has its own label in your account, and blocking the address is just one click.

Upgrade vs Reinstall

I’m a generalist SysAdmin. I use Linux when necessary or convenient. I find that when I need to upgrade a specific solution it’s often easier to just spin up an entirely new instance and start from scratch. Is this normal or am I doing it wrong? For instance, this morning I’m looking at a Linux VM whose only task is to run...

hperrin,

If you’ve designed everything correctly, then yes, it should be much easier to deploy a new instance on a new machine than to upgrade an existing machine.

hperrin,

The last release came out 7 years ago…

hperrin, (edited )

Those are just changes to the build system. The last upstream release was 7 years ago. Last commit to the main branch was 6 1/2 years ago. This project is unmaintained. It should be forked by someone who is passionate about it.

hperrin,

Not even close to how good the library is on the high seas.

hperrin,

I don’t particularly agree with his impression that the average user doesn’t benefit from open source, or that they should know anything about open source.

The only popular operating system that isn’t based on an open source kernel is Windows. Nearly every mobile phone in the entire world is running an open source kernel. And I’d bet that nearly every computer system in the world has at least some open source software running on it.

And who cares whether the average user knows about open source software? The average Blender user doesn’t use it because it’s open source, they use it because it’s the best 3D modeling software. The benefits of open source software are usually what makes it enticing to people who have no idea what open source is.

hperrin,

Yes. And it’s absurd.

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    hperrin,

    1337x.to is a great site for downloading Linux ISOs.

    How Many Streaming Services Do You Have?

    I remember when it was just Hulu for $5 and Netflix for $8. Saved $50 a month from cable. Now it seems we spend more. I have four. Max, Peacock, Paramount and Hulu. Prime doesn’t count because it sucks balls. (Only paying Netflix when next Stranger Things and Squid Game is released). Curious to see what the average...

    hperrin,

    I love it. It’s my go to if I’m bored sitting on the couch. They’ve got a lot of great shows like Game Changer, Make Some Noise, and this new one called Very Important People. If you’re into D&D, there’s Dimension 20. I’m not a big fan of it, but it’s one of, if not the, most popular shows on there.

    hperrin, (edited )

    It didn’t break his computer. In trying to fix it, he deleted his node_modules directory, and now he’s complaining that he has to run npm install and wait for it to finish.

    So to be clear, it was his own action that caused him to have to reinstall everything.

    hperrin,

    I actually offer consulting services for this library in particular, so yes, if you pay, you get paid support.

    hperrin,

    It is, until it isn’t. I’ve seen devs delete or abandon their projects because of too mush abuse. Nobody likes being yelled at. (Unless that’s your kink. I won’t judge.)

    hperrin,

    I am. Thanks! :) I built my email service, port87.com with it.

    hperrin,

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s 17 years after release. Just shy of being able to vote.

    hperrin,

    I’m sure a few of them were the loved ones of highly motivated people who got dragged along.

    hperrin,

    World’s highest peak or tallest mountain above sea level, but not the tallest mountain.

    hperrin,

    Touché.

    hperrin,

    That’s a start, but I need access to both /home and /data.

    hperrin,

    s/enough/too many/

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