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thinking inloud right now, maybe outloud later
Yup! Delivery actually seems fine, it’s just random sites keep banning my account for just existing. I’ve had to go to support for both where they unbanned me.
That’s crazy, I guess they have scanners to force you to upgrade. Business and bad actors have ruined what should be simple for everyone.
Oh wow thanks for the tip, didn’t think even proton would have this problem.
Using your own domain for email is harder than it should be. If it’s not a major provider like gmail you often immediately get flagged for fraud. So far two accounts have locked me out for no reason other than not using gmail. #selfhosted

Some reactions to the Staff+ vs. Manager post that trended on HN.

If you're choosing a track based on safety or salary, you're missing the bigger picture that once you pass Senior its mostly the same.

https://figmnt.com/dont-become-an-engineering-manager/

#EngineeringLeadership #StaffEng #SoftwareEngineering

Staff+ vs. Engineering Manager. A reaction to "Don't become a manager"

Why the risk in choosing between Staff+ and Engineering Manager in the world of LLMs is about the same. Focus on the work you enjoy instead of making decisions out of fear.

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A bit shocked by Anki being moved to AnkiHub but understand the motivation.

In some ways I’m glad they’re announcing early to hear feedback rather than dropping a huge change without listening to the community.

#anki #ankihub
https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankis-growing-up/68610

Anki's Growing Up

Hi all, Anki’s 19th birthday was about 4 months ago. It would have been a good time to pause and reflect on what Anki has become, and how it will grow in the future. But I ended up letting the moment come and go, as I didn’t feel like I had the free time. It’s a feeling that’s been regrettably common of late, and I’ve come to realise that something has to change. For a number of years, I’ve reached out to some of the most prolific contributors and offered them payment in exchange for them cont...

Anki Forums

I recently made some realizations on Anki for my Japanese learnings and how the FSRS algorithm has actually been hurting me.

https://figmnt.com/fsrs-hell/ #anki #japaneselearning #fsrs #algorithm

The Spaced Repetition Trap: How I Optimized Myself into Review Hell

After a 1,000-day Anki streak, I realized how FSRS and "blind learning" led to review hell, and why I finally hit reset.

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