I was just reading a great piece on how the browser wars shaped the internet (https://hackernoon.com/how-the-browser-wars-changed-the-landscape-of-the-internet), and it hit me with a massive wave of nostalgia.

I had been using Opera since my school days. The classic Presto-engine Opera was truly ahead of its time. Does anyone else remember Opera Turbo, Opera Unite, Opera Link, and the original Speed Dial? The competitors had nothing even close to that back then. Yes, websites occasionally broke because of the different engine, but I absolutely loved that browser, even if I couldn't always explain why.

When the original Opera essentially ended with version 12.18, it was a sad moment. But the second I heard about @Vivaldi launching, I immediately jumped on their first Technical Previews. I was so relieved that the spirit of the old Opera didn't actually die - it just reformatted and got a new name.

I have followed them ever since, and lately, I've been using Vivaldi a lot more actively. I cannot recommend it enough.
It is incredibly convenient and customizable, exactly like the good old Opera. I am even planning to buy some of their merch to support the team and spread the word.

If you are looking for an alternative, just give it a try. Even though it uses the same Chromium engine under the hood, the experience is infinitely better than Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

#VivaldiBrowser #Opera #BrowserWars #WebHistory #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thougts #History

I was running some AWS CLI commands today and found this string in the output:
"AccountCreatedDate": "2015-03-11T15:06:45Z"

I completely missed the 11-year anniversary last month. Since I was born in 1995, I was only 19 when I opened this account. It is wild to realize I have been tied to Big Tech infrastructure for over a third of my life without really thinking about it.

Back then, the cloud felt like the ultimate solution.
But today, my main goal is to move away from it. Funny how the background processes of our digital lives can run for over a decade before we finally audit them.

#AWS #BigTech #SelfHosted #HomeLab #Privacy #TechPhilosophy #Blog #Thougts #Devops

Rules are artificial so unnatural, patterns are within nature and us so they are natural.

#thougts #philosohy #science #discusion #nature #spirit #rebellion #think #pattern #universe #universality

Накрутил версию 6.0 звука гитары для одного из черновиков.

До этого как несложно догадаться было пять мажорных версий по несколько минорных в каждой. Каждая мажорная - это выбрасывание всего предыдущего и накручивание заново.

Каждый раз как сажусь послушать, что сделал в прошлый раз - говорю "что это за хуйня" и создаю новую мажорную версию 👍

Остановите меня кто-нибудь.

#guitar #sound #recording #audio #thougts #shit #log

But you send thoughts and prayers
Yet we will never rest
You ache for prudent leaders
But there are none
Declare your silent surrender
Thy will be done

🤘🏻#HSB #WOA2023 #Thougts&Prayers 🤘🏻

Terrible, horrible

https://paper.wf/tormodh/terrible-horrible

I despise that fall is precursor to death
I see fall as I see spring or summer
I feel healed and refreshed with new crisp air
I can breathe easier and love the smells and sights around me

With all the chaos in the world, fall allows me to appreciate the slowing down of earth's happenings
New month, New season, New perspectives, New opportunities await

#fall #thougts

QEMU is so complex that one could pursuit a 2 years specialization on it. I wonder if one could get a job at Multipass or LXD?
But... nah! I'll just keep on my path of knowing less and less about more and more things until someday I may know nothing about everything.

#thougts #needsleep #lol