Looking forward to the MacOs version! I'm currently using Vivaldi and it frustrates me on a daily basis how unfeatureful, unextendable and buggy it is.
My ideal browser would be
- chromium-based [optional] - willing to forgo this if (1) it has a lot of features built-in, or (2) it is extendable in a language like `lua`.
- tree view of tabs
- vim keybindings
- splits, moving windows to new tabs and back
- file-based configuration
- [optional] history sync (i'm fine with using my own cloud provider like icloud/dropbox)
- renaming tabs and windows
- remote control server (so i can interact with it from hammerspoon/alfred, eg: open the tab that is a local file with .pdf extension and refresh it (for asciidoctor/latex development))
It would be great to add Udemy and Coursera (and other edtech platforms). I had an idea about a search engine that would open Youtube, Udemy, ... and that way allow you to find learning resources really simply a few years ago :-)
The problem with block chain is it requires the whole stack be on chain (at least if it is to be referenced in a contract). If that's the case, then you can definitely do this. E.g. a smart contract that represents the login functionality and you can hard-code it has to be some other immutable contract, and can't be changed to FB login.
On second thought, the whole issue is weird because blockchain doesn't have a login concept.
Markdeep is a great project and supports a lot of impressive features. TeXMe on the other hand takes a minimalist approach.
There are some fundamental differences between the two tools. For example, in Markdeep, the user input goes into the <body> element whereas in TeXMe the user input goes into the <textarea> element. The choice of <textarea> element was made in TeXMe to make Markdown rendering more robust. Copy-pasting a valid Markdown code into Markdeep may not always render correctly without further editing. By the way, TeXMe also supports content in <body> as an optional feature.
Further, Markdeep does not care about conforming to the CommonMark spec whereas TeXMe does. If you care about CommonMark spec, TeXMe is a good choice. However, if you need additional features like tables, diagrams, etc., Markdeep is a good choice.
The plan is definitely more than just books. We want to be the best recommendation engine for online learning resources - podcasts, videos, courses, stack overflow questions... Check out https://github.com/amosapp/amos/issues/2 for the current roadmap
When I say we - I'm actually working on the project alone. And I'm looking for cofounders! Lemme know if you'd like to work on this project too!
I'm organizing a launch party this evening. All you need is a Zoom client. Come join us at this link https://zoom.us/j/381352856! (BYOB ;)
Finally, let me say the whole project (code & content) is in the public domain. Check out www.solvio.org for the grander vision. Sorry for all the links and let's change the world!
I once regarded Ethereum as the the only successful project out of it. But is it? Did it create anything meaningfully better? Not really. Anyway, yes. And Peter Thiel’s fellowship is great. It’s just that he doesn’t have $30B a year to spare on that
Decentralized scripting that large numbers of developers know how to use is powerful. Entire parts of the internet could shift to that in the long term. Obviously, it's a long way away... but that's a given. Even if you choose another crypto and say it has a better approach because of x, y and z mining or other infra, you can't argue with the fact that Ethereum has increased the competition in the space.
It’s nice as I said, but it didn’t impact anything, and most likely never will. Even if the whole internet switched to that, there’s no x10 improvement in anything interesting. Unless you think airplanes are as good as owning your data and not having a few big entities owning the major services (which btw, you’d still have, because the oracle problem is basically impossible to efficiently solve).
Not with crypto. It's trustless. That statement is a blanket statement that might seem correct at first but technically is completely wrong when it comes to crypto and well implemented smart contracts. See "The Byzantine Generals Problem": https://decryptionary.com/dictionary/byzantine-generals-prob....
This model ignores the areas where you need trust and focuses instead on making an impenetrable black box for communications. That might be useful, but you can still be backstabbed by the other generals, or your soldiers or the programmer who put something fun in the implementation.
Bitconnect, mtgox and every other imploded bitcoin service illustrates the point to the tune of billions.
My ideal browser would be
- chromium-based [optional] - willing to forgo this if (1) it has a lot of features built-in, or (2) it is extendable in a language like `lua`.
- tree view of tabs
- vim keybindings
- splits, moving windows to new tabs and back
- file-based configuration
- [optional] history sync (i'm fine with using my own cloud provider like icloud/dropbox)
- renaming tabs and windows
- remote control server (so i can interact with it from hammerspoon/alfred, eg: open the tab that is a local file with .pdf extension and refresh it (for asciidoctor/latex development))
- pdf preview
- adblocker
- redirecting urls, eg reddit.com -> old.reddit.com
- automatic dark mode
- modifying js and css of websites (eg removing toolbar on SO)
- command line
- smooth scrolling
- [optional] chromium print preview
- [optional] reader mode
- [optional] vim mode for text input
- [optional] easy integration with text-to-speech that is keyboard controlled