Martin Marconcini

@gryzor@androiddev.social
147 Followers
224 Following
985 Posts

Android developer since 2011.
Currently working at ABN Amro in the Netherlands.

I'm a #rust noob, but I keep toying with it for fun.

Ex iOS/Swift/Obj-c/Windows/C#/Visual Basic.

Do complain about things, but be considerate and nice, remember most things are made by human beings.

he/him

websitehttps://marconcini.dev
Githubhttps://github.com/gryzor
TwitterIs Dead To Me
StackOverflowhttps://stackoverflow.com/users/2684/martin-marconcini
Martin Marconcini1d ago
Jeff Atwood2d ago
Betsy and I were on a podcast together with Denver about philanthropy, transcript on same page: https://denver-frederick.com/2025/06/24/the-american-dream-is-broken-this-50-million-bet-could-help-rebuild-it/
The American Dream Is Broken. This $50 Million Bet Could Help Rebuild It. - Denver Frederick

There are few issues more urgent—or more misunderstood—than poverty in America. And even fewer solutions as bold as simply giving people cash. Jeff Atwood, the tech entrepreneur behind Stack Overflow, and his partner Betsy Burton, a trained scientist with a deep commitment to equity, are working to change that. Together, they’ve launched a $50 million guaranteed minimum income initiative across some of the poorest rural counties in the country—places that mirror their own family roots. In this episode, Jeff and Betsy share a story that is as personal as it is political. From the hills of West Virginia to their home in Alameda, California, they speak candidly about wealth, dignity, hope, and the American Dream. We’ll explore how their own childhoods and their children have shaped their philanthropy, how storytelling is challenging tired myths about the poor, and why 2025 is the moment to rewrite the social contract in America. This is not your typical conversation about poverty—and it’s not your typical couple trying to solve it. Here is Jeff Atwood and Betsy Burton on The Business of Giving

Denver Frederick
Martin Marconcini4d ago
Machine Lord Zero4d ago
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Best of MLTSHP6d ago
https://mltshp.com/p/1R41X “Caps it off”
Martin MarconciniJun 21
Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg Jun 21

I have a ticket to nine inch nails in Berlin on July 1 and I don’t think I can attend, personal reasons. Fairly good seating, I paid 94€, but I’m willing to sell it for 60€ or best offer. Anyone interested? Please reboost

Edit: thanks a lot, it found a new owner

Martin MarconciniJun 21
link (t)wink Jun 20
Martin MarconciniJun 19
Ernie SmithJun 19

Just learned there was a new Google udm code discovered. So you know what I had to do.

https://udm56.com/

Still kicking in on the DNS front, but it’s already up.

Edit: https://udm14.com still works too, this is just an alternative view.

Martin MarconciniJun 18
Daniel 🏳️‍🌈 Jilg Jun 18
WhatsApp is leaking to Meta and Telegram is leaking to Russia. Let’s meet on signal, k?
https://mastodon.derstandard.at/@web/114702149410538498
derStandard.at/Web (@web@derstandard.at)

Investigativbericht zeigt Telegrams Verbindungen zum russischen Geheimdienst auf https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000274307/investigativbericht-zeigt-telegrams-verbindungen-zum-russischen-geheimdienst-auf?ref=mastodon

Mastodon
Martin MarconciniJun 17
Collin DonnellJun 17

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’ve been made redundant at my job. If you want to hire an excellent Apple platforms developer (iOS, etc.) with 17 years of experience, time at Apple, and lots of SwiftUI experience, or a great Ruby on Rails developer, reach out.

Full-time or freelance. Ready to go immediately. Please spread the word. #Swift #RubyOnRails #GetFediHired

Martin MarconciniJun 13
Center of the UniverseJun 13
#ios26 #windowsvista
Martin MarconciniJun 11
Redox OSJun 10

Redox is Hiring!

Check out the job description in our monthly report:

https://www.redox-os.org/news/this-month-250531/#redox-is-hiring

This Month in Redox - May 2025 - Redox - Your Next(Gen) OS

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Ernie SmithJun 19

Just learned there was a new Google udm code discovered. So you know what I had to do.

https://udm56.com/

Still kicking in on the DNS front, but it’s already up.

Edit: https://udm14.com still works too, this is just an alternative view.

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

This is essentially a super-light version of the Google search with no Google branding. Here’s what it looks like on desktop and mobile.

Unlike &udm=14, it shows knowledge panels, but AI does not appear to be part of it.

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

I didn’t uncover this. This was spotted via a Reddit thread—but I will note that it appears to be new, as I did not see it when I looked through every udm code in March.

The thread is here if you want to see it: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1le5ibq/googles_udm56_parameter_unlocks_cleaner_and/

Show threadmikeTesteLinuxQlubJun 19
@ernie Thx for the sharing anyway!
Show threadDeltaWye 🔜 Anthrocon-ish?Jun 20
@ernie That UDM=14 site is AWESOME.
Show threadErnie SmithJun 20
@DeltaWye Thanks—that tag was something I did find on my own. I’m glad folks have found it useful!
Show threadvoxelJun 19

@ernie I'm guessing that should read 'Want a Google search' rather than 'What a Google search'?

Thanks for your efforts!

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@voxel LOL figures, I did this fast! Will fix.
Show threadPusher of PixelsJun 19
@ernie any idea if there's a local way to do this? I'm wondering about a browser plugin or something
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

@pixelpusher220 It’s an easy tweak if you’re on chrome—you can add it to the browser yourself. The basic format looks like this. You can add this yourself. Safari doesn’t support this though, sadly.

There is a search.xml on the site for autodetection, but it doesn’t seem to be kicking in on Firefox yet.

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@pixelpusher220 I do plan on opening up the code for this as I did udm14.com
Show thread�Jun 19
@ernie @pixelpusher220 is there a eli5 for udm14 and udm56 or udm in general?
Show threadPusher of PixelsJun 19
@ernie 'add it to the browser' meaning some other way than just typing it in the url as pictured?
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

@pixelpusher220 Yes, you can add custom search engines to your browser. That URL is the code you would need to put into Chrome or Vivaldi. Here’s how I do it in Vivaldi.

My post from last year explains the process: https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@pixelpusher220 I originally built this as a way so people who aren’t tech-savvy could use these search engines without going into settings or installing extensions.
Show threadPusher of PixelsJun 19
@ernie gotcha, thx!
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Jun 19

@ernie This is how I created the search from the browser bar. One can set it as default or start and search with UDM from the bar @pixelpusher220

Code is also in the alt text for the URL

https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=56

Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyJun 19

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Show threadCanvases By PeterJun 19
@ernie Hmmmmm, NoScript blocked domain 'servedby-buysellads . com' when I opened that link, lol
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@CanvasesByPeter there is an ad on it to just cover server costs (as the prior udm14 had), feel free to block
Show threadCanvases By PeterJun 19
@ernie Ah I see 👍
Show threadsaxnotJun 19
@ernie back to https://mastodon.nl/@Edwin085/114702535050970245 basically
Edwin (@Edwin085@mastodon.nl)

Attached: 1 image An ad for Google in 1999.

Mastodon.nl door Stichting Activityclub
Show threadNatJun 19
@ernie ok I'm saving this the AI 95% of the time I find so unnecessary and annoying.
Show threadLaurent 🦄Jun 19
@ernie works really great. Thank you
Show threadiveylineJun 19
@ernie Works well!
Show threadRachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Jun 19
@ernie @meganL This is amazing. Thank you!
Show threadCodeByJeff - Now with AI!Jun 19
@ernie
Show threadLeelooJun 19

@ernie
Still lacking a "only show results that contain what I searched for" option.

It might be in there somewhere, it was one of the things that got Google popular in the beginning.

Show threadArikJun 19
@ernie The interface is cool, if only it could get the quality of the results to how they were 15 years ago.
Show threadRihards OlupsJun 19

@pq1r @ernie Haha, had the same thought :)
UI is "yaaaay, back to useful".

The reported result shittification is sad, though. Removing usefulness of Google search for quick bucks.

Show threadCassian [main]Jun 19
@ernie Once you've done a search the search bar disappears, which is weird, BUT I just worked out how to add it as a default search engine on Firefox, which is pretty good. 🤔 Thanks!
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@cassolotl yep the missing search bar is what makes it minimalist!
Show threadRihards OlupsJun 19
@cassolotl @ernie How did you do it? Would like to join in.
Show threadCassian [main]Jun 20
@richlv @ernie Right-click on the address bar when you're on the site, and click "add as search engine" or something, and then go into settings and set it as the default search engine!
Show threadMokoranaJun 19
@ernie great work. Used it already without knowing who made it.
Show threadBub'sJun 19

@ernie

S'il faut utiliser Google autant le faire sans IA

Show threadSplinux Jun 19

@ernie nice job, I don't use google. I guess you just cloned the project and replaced 56 instead of 14 but “what is udm56?" links to the explanation of "what is Udm14?".

So what is Udm56? I am curious.

edit: nevermind you explained here. I just jumped on your website cause i am Depth-Search first kind of guy 😄

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

@splinux it's another search code that gives you a different search experience. One common complaint about udm14 was that knowledge panels weren't in there. This has some.

I will write a dedicated post about it this week

Show threadMarius GundersenJun 19
@ernie I'm surprised (not really) how fast this page loads, compared to the regular results page. Seems I'm conditioned to wait for my Google response now, but it really doesn't need to be that slow, apparently!
Show threadblhueJun 19
@ernie Why do people still use Google? Genuinely curious.
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@blhue Google has a large amount of information resources that other search engines do not—such as an easy-to-search patent library, millions of scanned books, and a freely accessible archive of Usenet posts. (They don’t promote it much these days, but they also have a printed newspaper archive.) Other search engines may be better at pulling up relevant results from the Web, but Google built up a very strong moat before its quality went downhill.
Show threadPaul PalinkasJun 21
@blhue it’s the most popular search engine in the world by a large margin. This question makes you sound like a Martian.
Show threadLogan FickJun 19
@ernie So how long until Google deletes this flag silently and it turns back into normal search results?
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@logan No clue, but I will note I also run udm14.com (which offers a different search view) and it hasn’t changed in more than a year
Show threadLogan FickJun 19
@ernie Good to know! I guess it stays under the radar enough for them to not really care. Thanks for putting this together! 😁
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@logan Seemingly every news outlet reported on udm14 (including a bunch of big ones), so I don’t know if it’s that. This one is different in that there’s not really an equivalent view you can grab directly from the standard Google interface. But we’ll see.
Show threadJ.D. MacLeod 🇨🇦Jun 19
@ernie does this mean i shouldn't use udm14 anymore?
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@johncomic Nope—this is just another option that solves one of the biggest complaints about udm14 (no knowledge panels). I think udm56 might be a good mobile option but udm14 might be better for web. Both work!
Show threadJ.D. MacLeod 🇨🇦Jun 19
@ernie ta very much
Show threadClotJun 19
@ernie seems interesting but i have no idea what udm is
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19
@clot27 It‘s a code that Google uses in its url tags for its various different views. The best known is udm=14 (the web view) but this is another one. Google makes these hard to find. This website simplifies using them, and refers to them by the udm name to make the process transparent.
Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminJun 19
@ernie Possible to self host/toss into a docker container?
Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

@reflex Yes. It’s just a static site. I have not polished it up yet but the code is in the udm14 repo:

https://github.com/readtedium/udm14/tree/udm56

I would recommend removing any analytics or ad stuff from it if you can.

GitHub - readtedium/udm14 at udm56

Code for udm14.com, a site with an easily-accessible AI-free Google search. This has a CC0 license so consider the code public domain. - GitHub - readtedium/udm14 at udm56

GitHub
Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminJun 19
@ernie Awesome, thank you!
Show threadNeville ParkJun 19
@ernie sick!! thank you for making this.
Show threadfooxlJun 19

@ernie Another thing related to this topic I found recently: You can revive the "Add search engine" button in Firefox settings:

add the key `browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh` in about:config and set it `true`.

Show threadpiebob ✨Jun 19
@ernie fantastic! i'm now looking for a firefox (librewolf) extension to add this as my default search bar setting as well, so far i only see the udm=14 one by Donald Hoburn (which i'm currently using).
Show threadApicultor 🐝Jun 19

@ernie Replacing what's at the _beginning_ of the URL is even better:

https://kagi.com/

Gruber even compares it to what you suggest (more or less): https://daringfireball.net/2025/04/try_switching_to_kagi

@kagihq #Kagi

Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine

Better search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.

Show threadErnie SmithJun 19

@apicultor @kagihq I have been running udm14 for over a year. I have heard every single variation of this argument.

It's okay if you're not the target audience.

Show threadApicultor 🐝Jun 20

@ernie Tell us you don't give a shit about quality search results without telling us you don't give a shit about quality search results.

Even DuckDuckGo is better than Google.

@kagihq