Michael Brazda

I've been laughing my butt off at the people from other countries coming over to the USA for the World Cup. One flipped out because he walked into a Walmart that had guns and fireworks for sale. He was like, 'Fuck, I can get my tires changed, buy a gun and fireworks, and get a TV and milk all in the same store! This has been fun to watch as it makes you realize the things we take for granted.

2026-06-16 23:01:03 UTC

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@nprofile…t6j0 vi has always been my goto but I have got really good with most editors. I tend to code and script in vi most of the time. Hard to break away from what you have learned on.

2026-06-16 18:40:35 UTC

The Story of vi
“I’m still using vi because I can’t escape it."
vi was created in 1976 by Bill Joy while he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley. At the time most people used line based editors like ed and ex. These editors were powerful but difficult to use because you could not see the surrounding text while editing. Bill Joy wanted a full screen visual editor that would let users move around and edit interactively.
He originally wrote vi as a visual mode for the ex editor rather than as a completely separate program. When people type vi on many systems today they are actually running ex in visual mode. His goal was to make text editing faster and more intuitive on the hardware available at the time.
One important detail is the terminal Bill Joy used while developing vi. He worked on a Lear Siegler ADM 3A terminal. This keyboard had the Escape key where the Tab key is located on modern keyboards and it had no arrow keys. Because of this layout Bill Joy designed vi to rely heavily on the Escape key and the hjkl keys for movement. These design choices are still used in vi and vim today.
vi quickly became popular because it was fast and worked well over slow network connections. vi became the standard text editor on almost every Unix and Linux system. System administrators and developers learned it because it was almost always available.
vi also played a major role in starting one of the longest running debates in computing history known as the editor wars between vi and Emacs. vi users generally value speed and staying on the home row while Emacs users value its high level of customization. This rivalry has continued for decades.
Although the original vi is quite old its influence remains strong. Even today if you log into a minimal Linux server vi or vim is often the only text editor available by default.
#OpenSourceHistory #ComputingHistory #vi #vim #TechHistory #TextEditor #EditorWars #UnixHistory #linux

2026-06-16 18:00:38 UTC

The Backstory of Brave Browser: Privacy Pioneer Born from Controversy
Brave did not come from nowhere. It was founded in 2015 by internet legend Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla. After leaving Mozilla in 2014 amid controversy over his support for Proposition 8, Eich wanted to build something different.
Along with co-founder Brian Bondy, he launched Brave Software with a clear mission: create a faster and more private browser that blocks ads and trackers by default, without relying on the broken ad ecosystem.
Built on Chromium for compatibility, Brave launched its first developer versions in early 2016. It quickly gained attention for its speed and strong privacy focus.
In 2017 and 2018, Brave introduced its Rewards system using the Basic Attention Token, or BAT. This cryptocurrency lets users earn tokens by viewing privacy-respecting ads, which they can then tip creators with.
Despite some early controversies, including criticism over ad replacement plans and a Tor mode privacy issue, Brave grew rapidly. By focusing on user control, blocking invasive tracking, and offering a Chromium-based alternative to Chrome, it became one of the most popular privacy-first browsers, especially loved on Linux.
Today, Brave stands as a direct challenge to the surveillance-heavy model of big tech browsers.
#BraveBrowser #Privacy #History #OpenSource #Linux
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2025-10-04 23:32:57 UTC

Well my surgery went good but shit I am in serious pain

2025-02-21 23:41:27 UTC

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@nprofile…hsxd well Rust can stop lots of bugs getting into the kernel. There is a lot more to it but that's a good reason for me.

2024-08-14 01:09:58 UTC

One more NES gets a chance to live another 40 years.
Repaired now time to play.
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2024-08-02 14:31:44 UTC

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@npub1k6f…hyg7 you can hold it. Don't make me turn this car around..

2024-08-02 14:14:56 UTC

Sometimes the fediverse is like being stuck in a car with kids.

2024-07-29 18:52:25 UTC

I wanted to remind everyone on LR.
As I have said before and will say again. I just keep the server running but you the users are the ones that run it here.
You want a policy changed create a poll. Change it...
You want to be a mod. Just ask and if the other mods vote yes your in.
If you want to be a admin its the same thing.
You can ask the mods. The only time I jump in is when they are not sure and even then I just give my thoughts on it which it always errors on the side of doubt.

2024-07-26 19:02:39 UTC

I am so tired of the same old partisan bickering? We should focus on what unites us and push for policies that actually work for everyone. Change starts when we hold our leaders accountable, regardless of their party.

2024-07-26 14:04:09 UTC

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@npub1z64…sxul We do not appreciate name-calling here. Would you like to present your evidence that a user needs to be removed rather than going straight to name-calling.

2023-11-07 21:54:52 UTC

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@npub183n…tahh Throughout my years I have seen plenty of this. I am not worried. Every time a hole gets popped it will almost always fill in before it explodes.

2023-08-17 22:52:55 UTC

Anyone else play with Stable Diffusion?

2023-07-13 15:26:38 UTC

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@npub1lx8…y7v3 tbh I think the issue is education. Many people don't realize that the US has 16 territories outside the known states.

2023-04-12 15:27:50 UTC

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#[0] nope I am timing out too.,

2023-04-12 15:19:53 UTC

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#[0] try it now, I just realized that had two things trying to forward on the same port.

2023-04-12 15:17:31 UTC

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#[0] no idea yet