Exerra 

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Full-stack developer, getting back into gaming with my Steam Deck.

Currently working on a project involving Cloudflare Workers and IMAP, which includes writing a lib for IMAP on CF Workers - https://github.com/Exerra/cf-imap

Coincidentally, starting to dislike e-mail.

Latvietis 🇱🇻

Websitehttps://exerra.xyz
Bloghttps://blog.exerra.xyz
Sponsor linkhttps://github.com/sponsors/Exerra
Exerra Jul 29, 2024
I chose the worst day to set up a #Sharkey instance - the day after a massive storm when a lot of infrastructure is down and my download speed is 1mbps 🫠
Show threadExerra Jul 28, 2024

But, you know, fine. It will hurt less if the Google app shows all the relevant info. After all, it should show every piece of info it has, right?

Wrong.

Google Weather shows a per-hour simplified view of the wind direction and speed.
Apple Weather shows a graph with the wind direction (when holding for more details), speed and... gust speed.

Call me crazy, but I think gust speeds are an extremely important thing to show, especially when they are 91 km/h.

Exerra Jul 28, 2024

I've been using the #Weather app that comes preinstalled with my #Pixel phone and... it's not good.

We have a red warning issued for rain and wind, but you won't see that anywhere in the #Google Weather app, even if you go into a more expanded view.

#Apple Weather on the other hand immediately tells you if there is a warning.

Meteorological centre warnings are extremely important pieces of info that NEED to be clearly and immediately communicated.

Exerra Jul 27, 2024
MichiJul 27, 2024
Managed to take a few cleaner photos of the fluorescent iPod with clear front I built a few days ago. When exposed to 365nm UVA, the internal components glow a warm green colour.
Show threadExerra Jul 26, 2024

+ a video about Kuldīga :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6Zd4x3i1Q

The Town That Kept Building Beautifully - Kuldīga

YouTube
Exerra Jul 26, 2024

Very happy to see local traditional #architecture finally making a resurgence. Big props to King Charles for calling out the plague that is modernism and actually doing something about it.

Here in Latvia we have a town named Kuldīga that is very heavily trying to keep & restore its local traditional architecture, and it's great! Walking there truly feels magical and I hope more cities (& importantly architects) embrace traditionalism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duHy_IbJvTc

King Charles Built A Town And It Surprised EVERYONE

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Show threadExerra Jul 26, 2024

I fixed it.

The issue was that the remote follow activity got a response AFTER I POSTed the accept activity. That was because my logic handler for the request went like this:

1. Parse the remote follow activity to remove the @ context key
2. Craft the accept activity body
3. Fetch the remote actors inbox
4. POST the accept activity to the inbox
5. Send the response to the remote follow activity

You have to send the response to the remote follow activity before you POST the accept activity 🤦‍♂️

Exerra Jul 25, 2024

"OpenAI Is Launching Search Engine, Taking Direct Aim at Google" (SearchGPT)

Great, as if we need more #AI powered "search" engines.

https://ground.news/article/openai-announces-a-search-engine-called-searchgpt_b9fe96

OpenAI Is Launching Search Engine, Taking Direct Aim at Google

OpenAI on Thursday announced a prototype of its own search engine, called SearchGPT, which aims to give users “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant s

Ground News
Show threadExerra Jul 25, 2024

Good news: the post import works (!!)

Bad news: I may have federated it.

Show threadExerra Jul 25, 2024

Alright added two relays - a general one and a Japanese one so I can see Misskey-Flavored-Markdown in action. I want to see how much resources it takes as I remember Mastodon took quite a lot (mostly storage) for all the media proxies.

Anyway, quite fun to tinker around with. I'll leave it be for a day or so.