i’d vibe code something in Python for this tbh, but i have some expertise in this area already. you could even get some classification going with a YOLO model to help you narrow down the search. it won’t have a GUI unless you count Jupyter notebooks.

normally it’s for syncing across machines, but it is convenient for setting up new machines. i use chezmoi and Nix and some other tools to keep things in sync

i host my dotfiles on GitHub, but any cloud provider or self-hosted git instance will do. otherwise, rsync, scp, or a good old fashioned thumb drive

Kotlin has been the right way to make Android apps for 5 years now and a first class citizen for far longer. Kotlin Compose has been the right way to make UI on Android for about 3 years. going back to Java will ultimately hurt you and will be coming from either a very opinionated, controversial source or something that is way out of date.

i started on Android in 2012, and Kotlin + Compose is just better. also, tutorials are a dime a dozen since they’re generally AI slop or just recreations of the official docs. i hesitate to take a “git gud” stance, but learning from official docs is a career skill.

speaking of AI slop, i don’t think it’s the worst idea to get an LLM to guide the learning experience. use it like a calculator: it’s not an excuse not to learn; it’s a tool to help you learn, even if it will to some extent do the work for you.

sorry it’s been a minute. i drank the emacs KoolAid because of posts like this years ago and happily switched back to Neovim after they added Lua config support

lol @ +BEGIN_SRC

this feels like a breaking change akin to macOS changing the Command key to bringing up a start menu because it confuses Windows users. platforms have differences, and this one is actually so tiny and inconsequential it feels like any ameliorated confusion will be offset by confusion of people that rely on it and use it. is this really the barrier to adoption?

i’ve been using FitBod for ~4 years now. started with a similar setup, and now i have to go to the gym to challenge myself. it will suggest progressions over time, but you’ll find what’s right for you over time. it really depends on your goals, which in my experience will change over time if you stick with it. keeping a log and generating workouts is most of what i use the app for.

you also don’t just increase linearly. increase reps then weight, but then go down in weight to work on technique. don’t give into ego lifting and use your full range of motion. setbacks are also normal. practice self-forgiveness, but come back hard next time.

i went from an overweight slob who never worked out to being the guy most people assume is an athlete. this is just my experience, but progress is possible.

“Suggesting”

other commenters have hinted at this, but the main point of most of the good advice is this: don’t use the system Python install (ie the one from apt) for development. uv is my go to, but the idea behind *conda, pyenv, asdf, etc is the same. the underlying OS shouldn’t be an issue; you should be able to ship the code between OSs and build just fine, ideally.

generally speaking, i think it’s good practice to find several recipes and compare and contrast them. you’ll find opinions and get a sense for what the writer’s priorities are (quick, fewer dishes, what they usually have in the pantry, etc) and can figure out which writer has similar priorities to you. or just synthesize a recipe from those sources. this does require some technical know-how, but i think this is a good skill to have.

the first issue is familiar to me as my first laptop had this issue, while running Windows XP. the fans were going out and simply couldn’t move enough heat. the solution then that mostly worked was one of those laptop stands with fans built in. it worked most of the time, but a real solution might mean cleaning out the chassis and maybe replacing the fans.

for the second, i didn’t really have trouble setting up the Nvidia drivers just following the docs. sorry if that isn’t helpful; i’m stuck with Nvidia for my ML/CUDA stuff.

my opinion is that the browser in general for rich front ends is the mistake, but i know i’m the minority

nice. simple and modular i like. i deal with far too many “one stop shops” at work to bring that home

we use Jenkins + a bespoke wrapper at work. thats left a bad taste in my mouth enough to avoid Jenkins altogether

this is my experience as well. we have a bespoke wrapper around Jenkins, and the more we can test locally the less time we have to spend waiting for the system to fail. it’s one of the reasons i’ve adopted just to script things locally as if it was CI.

heck yeah this is the review i was looking for 💯

you’re right. i just expected it to be an increase 😅

i honestly didn’t look that close, obviously haha

but yeah, i’ve been kinda looking for a reason to de-Microsoft my stuff

good lead. it’s just the one project for now, and to my surprise it’s actually a dependency for the ollama-rs project, so i feel somewhat obligated to keep it stable.