I've been using AdBlock Plus for at least ten years. Never had an issue

Me too

I run Ubuntu and use the Nala frontend for APT to keep a log of my package installs. That way, I can easily remove everything if I no longer need to work with a particular language or set of dependencies. For anything too complicated, I like to drop into a Docker container (which integrates nice with VSCode/Codium)

This is great! Makes me want to dig around in my parents' attic for the ole Palm Pilot. My mom had the sync cradle and everything

Hot take from a Blogspot site with no theme... Jokes aside, it's a nice interpretation of the xz story

Interesting. I didn't realize XCursor predates most image formats XD

Unfortunately, pcscd is running... At this point I am thinking it is a hardware issue with my setup

In a shock to literally nobody... Jokes aside, I am looking forward to reading this paper

This is because each desktop operating system using a different graphics rendering engine—Quartz on macOS and X/Wayland on Linux, for example. In order to write an application that works on all major operating systems, you either need to use a graphics library that has already done the heavy lifting of calling the native frameworks under the hood or you have to do it yourself. Or you can use a web-based graphics library that has also already done that heavy lifting, with the added advantage that you can use languages like HTML, CSS, and Javascript to easily create visual elements. This is attractive when the alternatives like Qt are notoriously difficult to deploy and force you to use C/C++.

"Hey, I hear you're a programmer! That's great, because my buddy and I have this idea for a business. We have everything important figured out, and all we need is a programmer to throw it together."

The sheer number of times I have been approached with this same phrase... 😂

The Arc Browser, in my experience, is a half-assed Chrome reskin. That being said, it is impressive to see a Windows app developed in Swift!

I bought an old Speak and Spell a few summers ago as a circuit-bending project, and I want to build custom vocabulary ROMS. To this end, I have been working on a bitstream generator for the TMS5220, with the goal of being cross-platform, as the existing tools only run on Windows 3.0 and OSX...

My first mistake was doing it in C++, although I love the language, since I've had the royal displeasure of trying to compile it for Windows. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to throw in the towel and re-write the damned thing in Java. That being said, if you've got a Mac or Linux machine, you can check it out here. And if you've got a clue how to compile a Qt app for Windows, please submit a PR :')

Wish I had this in engineering undergrad! Very cool.

I've been using Homebrew on Linux for several years and never had an issue. As others have said, it will not be able to provide GUI applications (in most cases) as on macOS, but it is a great way to get system and indie software alike