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I use big drawers for "types" and ziplocks for within; i have a network drawer , a media one and a generic one that says "stuff that glues or grabs" (zip ties, tape, etc)


Same here. I also keep an inventory and labels for Box A, Box B, etc.


looks very interesting, might give it a try. I'm currently just using Raycast WM capacity together with InstantSpaceSwitcher. For me it's always how hard it is to memorise yet another keyboard shortcut (i have a lot of them); but i'll take a look


Yeah Im using raycast as well with this setup it pairs really well.

The shortcuts I made are really close to omarchy's shortcuts, because that's what I got used to now.

I guess the most important one is super + k. It gives you an overview about all shortcuts so you don't have to guess or dig through config files.


this is the way! I even configured it with a combo on my ZSA voyager and now it's just there! Also changed default keys for switching desktop (i believe i disabled it) and have InstantSpaceSwitcher take over, which means my logitech mouse can do the instant switch too; so so happy using this, wish alt tab could use it too.


Here I was all proud of myself for controlling my Mitsubishi AC via CN105 connector using pure ESPHome and this guy does this great hack! Good job!


Christian is a brilliant developer, that made simply the best experience for reddit that ever existed; after the ban, and when Apollo was dead, I simply stopped consuming reddit (other than an occasional kagi search that takes me there).

I hope he knows that a lot of iOS users really appreciate his work, (I even convinced one hardcore Android user to get an iPhone just for this one app, it was that good).

For that, thank you Christian!


Like many others, I said I’d quit Reddit when they killed Apollo. I was skeptical that I’d actually follow through, but it didn’t end up being a sacrifice at all. The official app sucks so hard it isn’t fun to browse, and now that the mobile site forces you to download the app, I don’t even look at posts from search results much anymore.


The official app is so bad that basically all quality posters left, along with practically all decent moderators except power-tripping assholes who are happy as long as they have a ban button.

Reddit's post quality dropped so hard after they killed off the API. It's night and day.


then you got companies astroturfing their own subreddits cough /r/snowflake pumping their own fake comments about using whatever AI nonsense they have and relentlessly downvote anything questioning if the content in the sub is even real lmao. this thread had me in tears https://www.reddit.com/r/snowflake/comments/1uoioz6/coco_gui... the mod of that sub de-modded the snowflake employees and there's a sticky now talking about what to do about snowflake fake engagement. lmao that subreddit is a prime example of how the utility of subreddits has pretty much evaporated

it's so funny how corporations throw literally everything they have to control narratives and it just drives people away. all companies tried so hard to have a twitter presence and that site is now nothing but a wasteland of sports journalism and racist bots.

but yeah, reddit sucks. it can't decide what it wants to be but it sure is barreling towards yet another crappy scrolly social media platform


My use of Reddit also drastically reduced after Apollo stopped working (I didn’t follow the instructions that many others have been to sideload the app, configure with an API token, etc.).

But I found a couple of ways to browse without using the official app. One is Safari, with the free SinkIt for Reddit extension, and another is a free app called Lurker. The Lurker app is nowhere close to the speed and smoothness of Apollo. It also seems to drain the battery quicker, but the UI is relatively clean.


I don't have the app and I use reddit (although not often) via my mobile browser (firefox) and it never forced me to download the app, as far as I recall.


Old reddit still works, images and videos are usually forced to go to new reddit. You can sometimes get around it by clicking on the comments link.

I started getting a blocking overlay telling me to download the app on new reddit and I just leave.


I encountered that blocker today, so I decided to try Safari's Hide Distracting Items (1) feature, which blocked it once and for all, which I was pretty impressed by.

(1): https://support.apple.com/en-us/120682


> Old reddit still works, images and videos are usually forced to go to new reddit.

By default it sends you to new ("www"), but I've found (at least on non-mobile) I can edit the URL to use "old" and works (at least for now).


It does it occasionally to me (Safari on iOS). When it happens, I just close the page. I hope this is enough of a signal to make someone think.

I land on Reddit every couple of days or so, and if they don’t kick me I read the thread and sometimes browse a bit a couple of subreddits I used to participate in.


Another Firefox for Android user here. I get popups nudging me to install their app all the time.


I use Reddit through Eddrit and Reddlib front ends. I never use the official Reddit front ends unless I land into them by mistake.


I never use the app, only the website. I don’t know what you’re talking about?


They’re rolling out the experiment flag I’m guessing. I get walled too.


Yeah my phone was doing that for a while. I just took it as a sign that maybe I should spend less time on Reddit. After a while it stopped gating me. Not sure if that was a measured decision on their end, or just that the experiment ended.


Bars! My friends and I constantly talk about how good Apollo was. I've tried side loading with alt store as well, but I can't seem to keep it stable, it crashes, fails, etc.

All the best to him on his future endeavors!


I’ve said it in a few other places here before, but axing Apollo is the reason I’m on HN at all.

I used to use Reddit daily to follow a few games and news subs, and was fairly active in a couple of those communities as a contributor.

But I don’t know that I miss Reddit all that much, save for a few small corners of the community. The discourse here is a lot more thoughtful, generally, and the community aspect is what I enjoy the most.

Christian’s work on Apollo made me hopeful that good app devs will continue to exist (shoutout to HACK for iOS, it’s a great HN reader), and I’m glad he seems to be doing something pretty cool with his time


You can use Apollo reborn still with your own API keys. I personally use a modded reddit app on Android or old.reddit in Firefox. Reddit is way too valuable to stop using entirely. I also use it in LLMs asking them to reference reddit if I am looking for specific suggestions.


Thankful for its spiritual success, Voyager for Lemmy.

The new reddit, the not old.reddit, is hideous and offensive, and it's hard to believe they didn't acquire Apollo.

Good for me though, no more reddit.


Apollo was for users, reddit main purpose isn't for the user anymore. How would they get rid of r/all with all the 3rd party clients around? Much harder when you don't control the full experience.


I have 2 subreddits I still look at, and I can only bear to use old.reddit, new.* is such a hot mess. I should just leave reddit entirely, but /r/localllama does surface some stuff early that takes quite a while to make it here and other tech hubs.


> I should just leave reddit entirely, but /r/localllama does surface some stuff early that takes quite a while to make it here and other tech hubs.

I do that every now and then but LocalLlama has become such a pain to read. Between the stupid memes, the useless benchmarks and the hype train of the week, I feel the signal to noise ratio has dropped significantly. I haven’t really found anything like what it was 1 or 2 years ago.


Reddit had already acquired AlienBlue which was kinda the go-to iOS reddit app back in the day and I believe it's still the base for the official app.


Yep, me, too. My reddit usage went down 10x (maybe more) after Apollo was killed. Probably a good thing, in retrospect.


I also quit once Apollo was done in. Thankful to him for improving the Reddit experience, and for helping me leave completely.



Man the reddit apps sucks


That name sounded familiar! Those were the days.


Apollo was the best iOS app there was.


Similar story here. Great software


The best part about Kagi is you can set it to redirect reddit links to old.reddit.com to avoid the enshittification


with seniority, when you get to that point in the interview process where they ask you: "so you have any questions for us?", I just ask: "what is your position of using some of my time contributing to the OSS projects this company relies on?". Based on the answer, you decide if you want to stay.


I just think this is pretty cool! As a portuguese and an open-source advocate, I love this project. Saw it for the first time here: https://duarteocarmo.com/blog/amalia-and-the-future-of-europ...


In mozambique i was committed to the hospital with my liver failing after spending two weeks taking acetaminophen daily because everyone at work got sick and someone had to keep the business up (it was a bank, our IT department was very specific and only 6 people knew that job and everyone got extremely hill). After two weeks, i finally went to the hospital and I couldn't leave; spent the next two weeks fighting for my life and at some point I was told I was not going to make it. All due a simple over the counter medicine... crazy. This was 2016. To this day I still get extremely tired if I take it, so I have to choose it carefully when to take it.


That sounds terrible! Glad you made it out alive and hopefully recovered well! Out of curiosity: how much did you take per day?


I think I was taking 3 grams a day, 1g every 8 hours; the day I finally decided to go seek medical help, I felt extremely tired... when I traced back how much I had taken, it was 3 grams in less than 8 hours, but this was due to being extremely tired and exhausted from the fever, which made me "forget". Lesson learned, I now keep a strict journal with all medicine I take.


definitely running this tomorrow first thing in the morning


Would love to get your feedback!


it's exactly that, just less good choice for webUI, it was not clear to me at first either


I second this. To me the styling looks like tags and conveys the opposite meaning.


* noted


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