Tags: web-review, data, data-science, fediverse, sqlite, democracy, security, accessibility, product-management, html, embedded, complexity, databases, systemd, remote-working, tech, networking, xmpp, ux, c++, web, decentralized, tools, low-tech, frontend, management, protocols, syncing, governance
Let’s go for my web review for the week 2024-45.
Tags: tech, democracy
I didn’t know the voting rolls were public record in the US… this is a really bad idea.
https://www.404media.co/voted-in-america-this-site-doxed-you/
Tags: tech, networking, security, protocols
Looks like there are people out there to get Tor relays down… and they found a smart networking trick I’d expect to not work anymore.
https://delroth.net/posts/spoofed-mass-scan-abuse/
Tags: tech, xmpp, ux
Could XMPP make a come back if the user experience was better?
https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/xmpp-the-forgotten-gem-of-instant-messaging.md
Tags: tech, protocols, fediverse, governance, decentralized
Interesting explanation of the different visions and governance behind ActivityPub and ATProto.
https://fediversereport.com/a-conceptual-model-of-atproto-and-activitypub/
Tags: tech, syncing, data
Interesting dimensions to use when classifying syncing solutions and to see which ones will meet your constraints.
https://stack.convex.dev/a-map-of-sync
Tags: tech, databases, data-science
A good reminder that I should probably evaluate DuckDB for some of my tooling.
https://pgrs.net/2024/11/01/duckdb-over-pandas-polars/
Tags: tech, systemd, embedded
This is a good point. systemd is kind of turning into a monoculture, but what are we loosing? Indeed, right now things could be better on deeply embedded systems (I insist on the “deep embedded” here which is often more limited in resources). Unlike the author I think they could be improved and they don’t quite apply to a good chunk of recent embedded platforms though.
https://kevinboone.me/systemd_embedded.html
Tags: tech, databases, sqlite, tools, syncing
If you wonder how the protocol is designed and how the actual implementation works, this is a nice introduction. Clearly it’s helped by the size of that program which is fairly small.
https://nochlin.com/blog/how-the-new-sqlite3_rsync-utility-works
Tags: tech, c++, complexity
Good illustration of how the C++ language complexity is out of hands.
https://azeemba.com/posts/cpp-complexity-compiler-bugs.html
Tags: tech, c++
Still, C++ improved in recent years. The problem is that we tend to stick too much to the old constructs we already know and that things keep piling up but nothing is removed.
https://lemire.me/blog/2024/11/02/having-fun-with-modern-c/
Tags: tech, html, accessibility, low-tech, complexity
A nice subset of HTML to ensure better accessibility and reduced complexity.
https://smolweb.org/specs/index.html
Tags: tech, web, frontend, html
Each has a use, they shouldn’t be conflated. It makes for poor user experience and accessibility otherwise.
https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2024/11/04/html-link-or-button-that-is-the-question/
Tags: tech, remote-working, management, product-management
A bit biased toward stable product teams only. Still, there are good tips which are more widely applicable here. This gives a good idea of the management of a distributed team of remote workers.
https://matt.blwt.io/post/long-distance-relationships/
Bye for now!