Finally got around to trying Podman. Very low friction, it just works. Using on a Linux desktop system for local development. Feels cleaner than Docker in this context. There's even a nice GNOME management GUI (called Pods).
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🐈⬛David SommersethThis is sad 😢
UPDATE (2026-03-02): This toot has gotten a lot more attention than what I would ever anticipate. Some clarifications are needed. A follow up is here: https://infosec.exchange/@dazo/116158898983233133
@chipotle IMO best non-Electron options are Avalonia or Flutter.
Avalonia is probably the easiest way to do this and make it look good: https://avaloniaui.net
Flutter on desktop is tantalizingly close to being good enough and there are some good libs that are really promising for MDI UIs, e.g. https://pub.dev/packages/panes
Qt can do it, but it's gotten quite hard to make QWidget apps look and feel acceptable IMO.
There are also some relatively new Rust options: https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-component
YanCompanies invest millions in their product but treat docs as an afterthought.
I disagree, it must be a core concern.
I wrote a deep dive into what it takes to write docs loved by millions, the value it delivers, and my experience in Astro Docs.
https://yanthomas.dev/articles/documentation-is-more-than-you-think/
Alex KretzschmarHello fediverse!
#tailscale are hiring for a homelab enthusiast to help us with our video output and social media presence. If that's you, or you know anyone, please reach out! #homelab #selfhosting
It's 100% remote for US and Candian folks - https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tailscale/jobs/4641614005
I’m helping my parents clean out some old stuff while I’m home for the holidays and I found my old first gen Asus Eee PC from 2007. It still boots! I dearly loved this machine, still one of my favorite laptops of all time. I wish this form factor was still a thing. Also, Linux desktop UX was so much better in the early 2000s. We collectively took a wrong turn somewhere.
@khalidabuhakmeh I also recently hit breaking point with this and went all in on Home Assistant, but I honestly don’t think its voice support is good enough yet.
@chipotle @mick_collins I’m a very happy Vivaldi user. I’ve used it on desktop for some time now and recently made it my default on iOS as well. The performance and stability on desktop used to be a bit iffy, but it’s improved so much over the past two years that I have absolutely no complaints today. I think their mobile ux is the most polished of any third party browser. Good product and great team.
The process of getting API access to a Nest thermostat is completely nuts. It requires some arcane Google Cloud voodoo and, for some completely unexplained reason, a one-time $5 payment.
Every smart home product should support direct access via local network without having to rely on some terrible third-party cloud infrastructure. Seriously thinking about replacing two thermostats now. 🙄
I still have a five inch floppy with a copy of Zork for the Apple II. I have fond memories of playing it when I was a child, possibly one of the first games I ever played. So cool to see this amazing piece of history now available under an MIT license. https://hachyderm.io/@shanselman/115583499273524150
Scott Hanselman 👸🏽🐝🌮 (@[email protected])
Open sourced Zork today and ran it on an Altair 8800 and then a container swarm in the cloud https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source live at #MsIgnite