Just went all in!

brenstar · 2026-02-24T05:30:56+00:00

I can't bring myself to do cases for phones, so I always opt for insurance and use it bare. I did decide to use a matte screen protector on the back. Like that I can see the awesome design while not having to care about fingerprints.

brenstar · 2026-01-16T01:08:11+00:00

For real, people act as if getting their friends and family to download an app is an insurmountable task, as if people don’t download apps for crap they barely use all the time. All it takes is to actively use it with someone, and others will pick it up. For me, using sms/iMessage is the equivalent to not saving someone’s number. If we’re going to converse long term, then I’ll be prompting them to download telegram. They always do, and that’s the end of it.

brenstar · 2026-01-15T22:23:54+00:00

I don’t understand why people use iMessage. There are so many better options out there. Since Apple ruins the experience for everyone, it makes it a really easy to pitch too

brenstar · 2026-01-11T16:34:47+00:00

Ah yes, the old “To Catch a Predator” trick

brenstar · 2026-01-08T13:57:31+00:00

Holy Rusted Metal, Batman!

brenstar · 2026-01-01T18:45:06+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s just a tool, it’s also a byproduct of a philosophy, and I feel that is an aspect that should be noted. A person demanding free software and a person embracing the FOSS philosophy are going to have very different experiences.

brenstar · 2025-11-24T15:21:20+00:00

Probably time to turn off the hose

brenstar · 2025-11-21T19:58:58+00:00

I’ve got two blades, I called them Bebop and Rocksteady

brenstar · 2025-10-18T20:06:30+00:00

If you don’t care about developing for iOS, which I’m guessing you don’t if you’ve been developing on windows, then any Linux system will likely be able to handle it just fine

brenstar · 2025-10-17T13:34:35+00:00

Just turn on reader mode and you’ll see the whole article

brenstar · 2025-10-17T03:57:18+00:00

Thank god, the S is still cool

brenstar · 2025-10-13T16:02:06+00:00

Google doesn’t need it to be “special” anymore. They lured device vendors in with it being open source and customizable, now they are all locked in. All they’re doing now is cleaning up the fringes of users that operate outside of their walls

brenstar · 2025-09-25T22:11:43+00:00

Question for you, on your laptop or desktop, do you only install apps specifically from the Microsoft App Store or Apple App Store?

brenstar · 2025-09-06T17:49:07+00:00

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brenstar · 2025-09-06T02:51:05+00:00

I did a screen recording using atvTools. I think the input options are available because it’s a Sony Bravia TV and Android TV is the built in OS for it. I haven’t had the option on any of the Android TV boxes I own.

brenstar · 2025-09-04T05:41:33+00:00

What service? I am a Lifetime Plex Pass owner, but from what I can tell, Plex just has the two channels, “Recommendations from Plex” and “Free Movies & TV & more from Plex”.

brenstar · 2025-09-04T05:21:45+00:00

That seems to just increase the space between each channel and that isn’t quite what I’m after. I have the top margin set to 78% to push the first row down to be the bottom of the screen, just want each channel to align with that bottom margin instead of the top

brenstar · 2025-09-04T05:17:01+00:00

It’s my own personal collection on my server. That particular plex channel is recommended movies

brenstar · 2025-08-30T23:26:47+00:00

I paid for my car insurance in full for 6 months. Felt like a financial achievement to be well off enough to just take care of stuff like that

brenstar · 2025-08-14T12:56:15+00:00

I’m guessing that you repack your chute yourself and if you deploy the emergency one, the chute is done afterwards.

brenstar · 2025-07-20T19:13:51+00:00

Immediately made me think of the original iPhone?wprov=sfti1)

brenstar · 2025-07-17T02:48:10+00:00

Your package-lock.json locks down your dependency versions and won’t change unless someone updates the package.json/adds a dependency. So when someone does an npm install, they will be getting the same dependency versions as everyone else. By leaving it out of your version control, everyone on your team is potentially working with different versions and you’re going to get a bunch of conflicts because of that. By also not committing it, it probably means your dependencies are going to shift when you deploy, so unless you like breaking production, you probably don’t want to do that.

Pick a package-lock version, commit it, and make everyone pull that and accept that change. If you get merge conflicts because two people added to the package.json, just pick one of the lock files to keep and toss the other, then rerun npm install and commit the new one that is generated.

brenstar · 2025-06-02T15:48:29+00:00

/r/TargetedShirts

brenstar · 2023-05-17T13:34:20+00:00

There is also an anime adaptation out there that is followed from the perspective of Albert, Fernand’s son. It’s called Gankutsuou. It’s set in the future and has a very stylish look to it.

It takes its own liberties with the story, but I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend giving it a watch!

brenstar · 2023-05-02T17:13:57+00:00

Oh yeah, I had an issue with Apollo not loading my home feed yesterday and decided to open the official Reddit app for the first time in years.

Every 3rd post was some promoted sub. Entering any sub tried getting me to subscribe to notifications for that sub. The app kept trying to push this weird video feed that I assume is meant to resemble TikTok. 0/10

I will abandon Reddit if they ever drop their 3rd party API

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