What tech if any have you found interesting lately?

What tech concerns if any do you have as of late?

Mine:

  • concerned about the google web DRM. I’ve been digging into android and trying to give stock android a chance again but the DRM stuff makes me want to jump over to iOS for tap to pay + carplay and Graphene/Calyx for my daily internet usage. Android added a builtin ad ID to their phones which makes me pretty uncomfortable.
  • Decentralized Tech, like Radicle, Gitopia, Mango for Git and Ethereum DApps (again). Feels like there is a lot of good that can be done but anything I’d build with ethereum I’d really want to disambiguate from the culture of scam/scam coins. The notion that most successful platforms today are ones people can make a career off of like being an influencer isn’t lost on me and I think ethereum offering ways to maybe appeal to that is good.
  • IPFS (interplanetary file system). Love the idea but can’t seem to find a good entry point or an easy way to discover content and really understand how a consumer would user this outside of an app providing that contex/gateway for it to connect to
  • Nim Programming language: I love that it looks and reads like lisp/python but compiles like C. I feel like I adopted docker because python and nodejs weren’t portable binaries.
  • daredevil
    1•1 year ago

    Been interested in #Linux, #Bash, and #Vim lately. I’ve been developing a casual interest in cyber-security and data privacy as well.

    I like Linux because: it’s free, I have more control, it runs really smoothly across several of my devices, the communities have been fascinating, and there’s a lot to learn.

    Bash has been helpful for doing some light file management. I’m no expert or anything, I’ve just enjoyed organizing my stuff better lately. Speaking of Bash, I really like the #CLI. I’ve even started accidentally using #terminal commands while using my web browser.

    As tech evolves, our data and information becomes more accessible to ourselves and the people around us. I think it’s a bit concerning at times the extent and accuracy that corporations can harvest info. I’ve been gradually adopting better practices for privacy/security, but within reason.