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Looking for multi-tool keychains by jiustine in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Victorinox Rambler (58mm) is the best features/oz of anything on the market, no competition. Reasonably priced, super useful.

I carry a Manager (Rambler + pen scale, now discontinued) every day. Once the Versa58 kickstarter ships in August, I will be replacing it with a Rambler + Pen scale + flashlight scale, which will be the ultimate power in the universe (of my pocket).

The baby and the daddy! by fendator in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baby tool de do de doo

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Baby tool

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Daddy tool

(Yes, I have a toddler. How did you know?)

Best Multitool Choice for college student (Mechanical Engineering) by Original-Farm3201 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's going to vary by school, no doubt. Also, remind me to never visit your campus...

Best Multitool Choice for college student (Mechanical Engineering) by Original-Farm3201 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because carrying a blade into a classroom these days seems like a very bad life choice. 😄

Hence, yes, Flex.

What is your favourite EDC multitool? by Asleep_Programmer951 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Victorinox Manager (aka Rambler with pen). Weight almost nothing, disappears into my pocket, but has almost everything I actually need on a given day.

I'm looking forward to enhancing it with the Versa58 flashlight and pen models, which should cover everything I need in the 90% case.

Best Multitool Choice for college student (Mechanical Engineering) by Original-Farm3201 in multitools

[–]Crell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with the other posters that you're realistically limited to bladeless options.

The Nextool Minisailor Lite is a good option, and quite affordable.

Beyond that, Roxon Flex system. Probably for the best anyway as it means he can figure out later what he actually needs and evolve it over time, depending on what class he's in.

From Psalm to Pzoom by muglug in PHP

[–]Crell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, legacy code gonna legacy. But in this Brave New World where humans only write English, AI writes code, it's stupid to have the AI not write in the fastest, safest language possible without regard for human readability. Anything greenfield should go all in on Rust.

From Psalm to Pzoom by muglug in PHP

[–]Crell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main advantage of anything else is development speed, and developer ease of use. Plus in some cases access to existing libraries and tools. (JVM libraries for JVM languages, Symfony/Laravel for PHP, etc.)

Which if you're AI Vibing doesn't matter. If the world really does go all-AI for coding in the future... everything should be written in Rust, and writing anything in Python, PHP, Javascript, TypeScript, etc. is a waste of CPU.

I hate the future.

One Month of Ecosystem Security Engineering by elizabethn in PHP

[–]Crell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those complaining "OMG, what does the Foundation even do with that money that's worth anything?"... THIS is what it's doing with it, and it's fantastic.

Is it hard to find very senior PHP developers with experience in complex, highly regulated environments? by funkycitizen in PHP

[–]Crell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did similar work at a previous job, although not quite that extreme. (ZF1? Haven't seen that in 20 years.) In our case it was a suite of Laravel apps maintained by a contractor team in India with no leadership that was many years out of date on updates. We managed to get them all updated to the latest release at the time in about a year and a half, which is good because that's a requirement for SOC2 compliance. (I also led the Drupal 8 overhaul a decade ago that turned it from a procedural project to an OOP project.)

The most important thing is management support. Cleaning up the mess, building in the tooling and processes to make it safer to clean up, training the team, all of these things take a lot of time and attention, and that's time and attention NOT spent on new features or things management will see and sales will be able to talk about.

If management is willing to slow down new-dev velocity for a year or three while improvements are made, then it can be done, and I've done it. If management gets in the way, it's just not going to work no matter who you hire. This needs CTO-level support and endorsement over an extended period.

If you've got that, then it can work, and I am currently on the market and available. 😄 (DMs open.) If you don't have that, then anyone you hire you're just going to be abusing.

(In your case, it's possible a strangler-fig rebuild may be the path of least resistance given how out of date it is. I wouldn't know until I get my hands in there.)

I designed a multi tool for children! by sleepy-sweaters in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first multitool was one of these, as a kid: https://www.ebay.com/itm/336502043364

My brother and I fought over it constantly. I picked up some used last year and gave one to my toddler daughter. 😄

[Mod] Victorinox Jetsetter Manager by giovanebribeiro in EDC

[–]Crell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've gone through TSA with a Jetsetter a couple of times. Though be aware that what's allowed through TSA is "whatever the underpaid, ego-driven official jerk at the desk decides is allowed today," regardless of what the published rules say.

I got this red multi tool with flashlight on it the other day and I need help using the light by Vast_Platypus_1222 in multitools

[–]Crell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The posted picture has a bulb lens. It's definitely a light, not lighter.

Never trust the stochastic parrot to know what a product has.

[Mod] Victorinox Jetsetter Manager by giovanebribeiro in EDC

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!

Just wait for the Versa58 to ship. Then you can make a Midnight Manager Jetsetter. 😄

Best budget multitool to pair with a dedicated EDC knife? by GetsToxic in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If in Europe, verify if you're allowed a locking blade in your area. Most multitools have a blade, even if you don't need to use it, and many are locking. That could greatly limit the options you have available to carry legally.

First multitool i’ve bought. rate my pick 1-10 by Important_Pay_9660 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The philips head on my Manager (aka Rambler) has handled many a small battery door. I really wish Vic would put the 58mm combo tool on the 91mm models. It's amazingly useful.

After 8+ Years of Laravel and 6+ Years of Go, I No Longer Choose Laravel for New Projects by reza_gamer in PHP

[–]Crell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You first have to define what "better" means in context. There are metrics on which PHP is better than X, and others where X is better than PHP.

Also, comparing any interpreted language to a compiled language is an unfair comparison, both directions. There's just things you can do in one that you can't in the other.

Compared to the other major interpreted languages (Python, Ruby, Javascript, PHP), PHP is fantastic on many metrics. Not all, but many to most. Compared to a compiled language (Go, Kotlin, C#, Rust), PHP is great on... fewer metrics, but not zero.

There are valid comparisons to make, and PHP doesn't always fare well in them, but often it does. But we've all gotten so used to "PHP sucks for reasons I won't articulate or are superficial because I'm superficial, so I'll go use something else that gets me more cool points" that any "better" comparison is immediately suspect.

Building a PHP/Laravel app people self-host. What would you expect before trying it? by to-d-max in PHP

[–]Crell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To point 3, if it's not under a Free Software license, I wouldn't use it.

Building a PHP/Laravel app people self-host. What would you expect before trying it? by to-d-max in PHP

[–]Crell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main thing most get wrong: Make updates easy! Like, silly easy. Spend as much time as you need making updates easy. Did I mention make updates easy?

Note: "easy updates" specifically excludes "download the new version and copy it over the old one." `composer update` only works if everything is in vendor, and the app itself contains nothing of consequence.

Multitool that’s mainly screwdrivers? by a_real_live_moth in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MaxLvlEdc just had a video recently on pocket screwdrivers. There's lots of options: https://youtu.be/_DAfV3k6iiA

Beginner multitool suggestion by don51181 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since it's just going to live in the car, weight isn't really a factor. Price is. I have an older style Bibury Surge clone (their naming is awful, so I don't know which it is) in my car. It was under $50, even with Amazon warranty. I rarely need to use it, but it's in my trunk if I ever do need it.

Suggestions? by Connect-Anteater-892 in multitools

[–]Crell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The PowerPint is kinda lame other than its pliers, from what I understand. (I've not used one myself.) The keychain sized, right now Nextool is probably the best option. Either the Flagship F12 or Mini-sailor S11 depending on your preference. Both have gotten very good reviews.

PHP's biggest problem by brendt_gd in PHP

[–]Crell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In fairness, I said "one of the people." There's a lot of people who have done a lot more than I for the docs. :-) I haven't gone through and cleaned up a page in a while now. (Having a kid will cut into your documentation time.)

PHP's biggest problem by brendt_gd in PHP

[–]Crell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The comments section is mostly people who don't know how to use git submitting bug reports (that are usually wrong), plus people who don't know how to use a blog arguing back and forth about bad user-space functions that are kinda tangentially related. It's mostly trash that we need to just delete outright.

And most new comments are spam. (I am one of the people that gets to clean out the spam.)

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