dewey's comments

On: gRPC: From service definition to wire format

[dewey]

I've only enjoyed using Protobuf + gRPC after we've started using https://buf.build. Before that it was always a pain with Makefiles building obscure commands, then developers having different versions of the Protobuf compiler installed and all kinds of paper cuts like that.

Now it's just "buf generate", every developer has the exact same settings defined in the repo and on the frontend side we are just importing the generated Typescript client and have all the types instantly available there. Also nice to have a hosted documentation to link people to.

My experience is mostly with Go, Python and TS.

[PessimalDecimal → dewey]

buf.build sounds interesting as a middle ground for using protos without going all-in on the Bazel build ecosystem.

On: Monosketch

[dewey]

Have you tried emailing them? Usually indie developers are quite open to small reasonable suggestions like that.

[milen → dewey]

I’ve implemented that feature but I haven’t had the time to push out a new update (family life and day job take up all my time).

I’ll try to prioritise this over the next few weeks.

Thanks for all the kind words to everyone who likes Monodraw.

(Developer of Monodraw)

On: Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

[dewey]

Also it's the perfect Tailscale exit node that's always online in your home (They have a tvOS app)

[noduerme → dewey]

I bought a windows minipc a couple months ago for this purpose, and it's basically useless if I'm on the road more than a week, because every windows update causes a reboot and a logout. I know, I should run Linux on it.

[Schiendelman → noduerme]

If you value your time, just get the Apple TV.

On: My Grandma Was a Fed – Lessons from Digitizing Hours of Childhood

[dewey]

The post has 8 comments at the time of your comment and they look pretty organic for established accounts.

[adithyassekhar → dewey]

There are now organic looking comments. Maybe it's just the way some people sound.

On: iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, Including Zero-Day

[dewey]

Indeed, based on all the “look at that, you can’t even read xyz” screenshots around release time I thought it will be really bad. Upgraded and…it’s fine. After a week you don’t notice anything and the old OS will look dated. Just like every design change and any product that causes a lot of noise in the first week.

On the Mac it’s much rougher than on iOS.

[celsoazevedo → dewey]

Performance of iOS 26 on some iPhones isn't great. Sure, a lot of people complain because they don't like change, but we shouldn't ignore the performance issues and poor legibility on some elements. Those are valid complaints.

[sdtransier → dewey]

Agreed that there are more rough edges on Mac, but even then, I've been using Tahoe for months now and it's been fine. I hear podcasters saying that they're just skipping the entire Tahoe cycle and waiting until this fall's OS and I just don't get it.

[kcplate → sdtransier]

It’s been perfectly fine for me too. I don’t understand the folks tossing it so much hate…I have to think for them it’s more about subjective style complaint than objective complaints. Operationally my Mac experience hasn’t changed.

Within an hour of using it, I honestly stopped noticing the differences.

On: NetNewsWire Turns 23

[dewey]

That was partially the original promise of Fever, which is the API many RSS services still support and that somehow lives on.

Nuzzle did something similar for Twitter but shut down (https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/05/05/nuzzel).

That would be a good addition to feed readers, especially for news feeds.

On: NetNewsWire Turns 23

[dewey]

NNW + Miniflux is my favorite combination and I’ve been using it for many years.

[happy_lapper → dewey]

Just setup Miniflux after realising this was possible (took less than 10 minutes) - it's awesome, thanks!

[eitland → dewey]

How do you combine them?

[SSLy → dewey]

Are you using NNW as a front-end to Miniflux?

[dewey → SSLy]

Yea, as I bought Reeder a long time ago on iOS and got used to it. They all support Google Reader / Fever API so it all works great and I can use Miniflux web interface to read when I don’t have an app installed.

[SSLy → dewey]

> Google Reader / Fever API

Ohhh, in NNW it goes via the FreshRSS. I had no idea, cheers. I've been using just iCloud sync fairly successfully.

On: Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)

[dewey]

What’s the best way to get notified once HA is released? This looks like an insta-buy.

[nixus76 → dewey]

Good question – I don't have a mailing list :) You can probably follow the github repo, and I was planning to post it to r/homeassistant on Reddit.

On: YouTube's $60B revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push

[dewey]

I want to use it on my Apple TV and don’t want to fiddle around with VPNs. It’s the only streaming service I pay for and I’m happily doing it. It also pays creators I’m watching which is a nice feel-good benefit.

[Hikikomori → dewey]

There's smarttube for Android TV like nvidia shield, no ads and sponsorblock. Can just donate directly to creators or use patreon.

On: Every book recommended on the Odd Lots Discord

[dewey]

Does "recommended" just mean "mentioned" or is this curated?

[goatsi → dewey]

It's everything mentioned that's then filterable via tags, there's a joe-recommended tag for books that are directly recommended by one of the cohosts.

[Qworg → dewey]

Mentioned, but there's usually a discussion.

[drysine → Qworg]

Does this include "mentioned" as in "Don't read this book, it's full of errors"?

[usefulposter → drysine]

This. Same question for all those "I analyzed HN comments that mentioned books and you can browse them here" posts.