Readit News2color commented on What does connecting with someone mean? talk.bradwoods.io/blog/co... · Posted by u/bradwoodsio
A good way to avoid the "how are you?" small talk trap, is to ask "how are you sleeping?"
2color commented on Persistent Peer IDs in libp2p JavaScript gist.github.com/Realman78... · Posted by u/Realman78
There's a `loadOrCreateSelfKey` function which you can use to load the key from a persistent datastore (fs).
It's documented here: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/tree/4420fad686921f88785...
I'll be sure to update the docs to include an example in the config docs.
Does anyone have an idea of how this is built? I wonder if they are using QUIC with relay servers or something like Tailscale's DERP.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's built with Iroh
It's a very exciting moment for this movement. A lot of the research and tech for local-first is nearing the point that it's mature, efficient, and packaged into well designed APIs.
Moreover, local-first —at least in theory— enables less infrastructure, which could reignite new indie open source software with less vendor lock-in.
However, despite all my excitement about embracing these ideas in the pursuit of better software, there's one hurdle that preventing more wide spread adoption amongst developers, and that is the Web platform.
The Web platform lacks building blocks for distributing hashed and/or signed software that isn't tied to origins. In other words, it's hard to decouple web-apps from the same-origin model which requires you set up a domain and serve requests dynamically.
Service Workers and PWAs do help a bit in terms of building offline experiences, but if you want users to download once, and upgrade when they want (and internet is available), you can't use the Web. So you end up breaking out of the browser, and start using Web technologies outside of the browser with better OS functionality, like Electron, React Native, Tauri et al (the https://userandagents.com/ community is doing some cool experiments in this space).
2color commented on Returning to My Roots in Hardware dancrimp.nz/2025/03/31/ha... · Posted by u/dcrimp
Fun read and great reference to Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
I highly recommend reading Lila, by Pirsig too!
2color commented on Write to Escape Your Default Setting kupajo.com/write-to-escap... · Posted by u/kolyder
> Writing expands your working memory, lets you be more brilliant on paper than you can be in person.
So true!
I have a Garmin Forerunner 255 (which does everything you requested and much much more). I used to be a Fitbit guy, and the sleep tracking and data is 10x better than Fitbit, with no subscription. The battery life is about 20 days.
The Forerunner 255 can be found on Amazon right now for $250.
Mind you, I also used to own an Apple Watch. Garmin is the best, and second place isn't close.
Same here. It's the best smart watch I've had.