[10:52] schestowitz[10:52] schestowitzIf there's one thing in the Plasma desktop stack that needs work, it's the search functionality. Why? Lemme elaborate. I like to use all of Plasma's wonders - Activities, Vaults, Krunner. And I like to use them efficiently. For instance, I like to create separate desktop activities, and then also store files inside Vaults. For various reasons, including privacy, I like to keep some of t [10:52] schestowitz hese "domains" unindexed in the search. Plasma supports this requirement, quite well. But then, there be bugs.
[10:52] schestowitzPlasma's search engine, Baloo, has always been tricky for me. It would work or not work, consume too much CPU, the index would be corrupt, the search results partial or broken. Over the years, I rarely had much luck getting it to work. Now, on the upgraded Slimbook Pro2, with Kubuntu 22.04, it FINALLY works. But it took me a little while to tame it. Specifically, it seemed to ignore my [10:52] schestowitz requirement not to return search results for specific file types, and yet, it did. We shall discuss the problem now.
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[10:55] schestowitz[10:55] schestowitzEverything old is new again! Arduino users always amaze us with how they put a fresh spin on the most common objects around us: a clock, a board game, a computer anything can inspire the exciting new entries they share on Project Hub. These are the three builds we selected from Augusts uploads to highlight our communitys advanced skills, resourcefulness, and creativity.
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[10:55] schestowitz[10:55] schestowitzTennis and badminton racquets look pretty simple; just string woven around a hoop like a basket, right? But those strings are under massive tension, which is necessary to get good rebound on the ball or shuttlecock. Maintaining string tension while weaving the string usually requires a big and expensive machine. But the DIY KhordUino is both compact and affordable, making it realistic for hobby [10:55] schestowitz ists and even small businesses to string badminton racquets on a budget.
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[11:08] schestowitz[11:08] schestowitzThe Third Raku Conference is less than three weeks away (28 October). It turns out that Andrew Shitov has reduced the attendee price to 0. So you will just need to sign up! Also, talk submission is still open but not for very long anymore!
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[13:16] schestowitz[13:16] schestowitzThe reality, unfortunately, is quite different. Beneath almost all of the testimony, the manifestoes, the blog posts, and the public declarations issued about AI are battles among deeply divided factions. Some are concerned about far-future risks that sound like science fiction. Some are genuinely alarmed by the practical problems that chatbots and deepfake video generators are creating right n [13:16] schestowitz ow. Some are motivated by potential business revenue, others by national security concerns.
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[13:28] schestowitz[13:28] schestowitzI have been managing my finances and getting an overview of where I am financially and where I am going month-to-month for a few years already. That means that I already have a method of doing my finances and a method of thinking about them. So far this has been supported by a commerical tool called MoneyWiz. I was happy to pay them for the ability to have a solid product and be able to easily access m [13:28] schestowitz y finances from my phone (to enter cash transactions directly in the field) and sync data across multiple devices with their cloud offering. However, MoneyWiz development stalled. So much so that they stopped updating their Android app and cancelled web version plans to just focus on a iPhone and MacOS clients. And even there the development did not seem very successful over the last year. So I am cancelling their subscription, extracti [13:28] schestowitz ng all my data (as CSV) and looking for alternatives.
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[14:02] schestowitz[14:02] schestowitzMozilla invites you to an in-person event to shape its destiny and celebrate visionary voices who champion a more ethical, responsible and inclusive web. Together, lets reclaim the [Internet].
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[17:00] schestowitz[17:00] schestowitzAt the end of my previous blog post, I had things mostly working. But I need to make the temporary repair more permanent and rebuild the machine. Here goes!sleft
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