From ebb927ddd86b9b0d6e8a456e13b9de8d57102125 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 10:08:19 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Links for 2020-03-06 --- content/links/20200306.md | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/links/20200306.md diff --git a/content/links/20200306.md b/content/links/20200306.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..218981e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/links/20200306.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ ++++ +title = "Links for 2020-03-06: Async Rust, Leadership, Firefox removing old cookies, X-Windows, Linux distributions, PC cases" +date = 2020-03-06 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["links", "rust", "async", "leadership", "firefox", "cookies", "linux", "distros", "pc", "case"] ++++ + +Interesting things going on the internet, 2020-03-06. + + + +# [async/await on embedded Rust](https://ferrous-systems.com/blog/async-on-embedded/) + +Not production ready yet, but the guys from Ferrous Systems are working on a +way to embbed async/await on embedded systems. While this may sound strange +("What? But Rust doesn't support async/await already?"), the fact is that most +async/await runtimes use Glibc functions and do not work without it. They even +have a [repository](https://github.com/ferrous-systems/async-on-embedded) with +some code. + +This is huge. + +# [Taking someone aside](https://www.jefftk.com/p/taking-someone-aside) + +Some tips on how to talk to someone when you want them to stop doing +something. + +# [Purge site data when site identified via old tracking cookies](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1599262) + +This is a direct link to a Firefox "bug" (actually, a feature) for removing +cookies older than 30 days if you don't interact with the site in 30 days. + +"My logins!", you may be thinking. But this will also remove any tracking site +as long as you don't interact with the site anymore (goodbye Google tracking +sites, if you use DuckDuckGo, ProtonMail, Invidio.us, and so on). + +# [The X-Windows Disaster](http://www.art.net/~hopkins/Don/unix-haters/x-windows/disaster.html) + +This is a piece of hate on XWindows -- you know, the thing that first was +XFree86, then turned to X.org, then was completely scratched and is slowly +being replaced by Wayland. + +But the curious part is not the hate, but the fact that it tells the story +behind X-Windows, how it came to be and how it works -- and the steps people +made to make it actually work. + +# [Try Linux](https://www.trylinux.today/) + +Not using Linux yet? Wondering which the myriad of distributions you should +use? Not really getting into that distribution that you Linux-fan friend +suggested? + +This page has a list of distributions and their knowledge required. + +Even if you already use Linux, you may pick something more "advanced", just to +explore new things. + +# [The beautiful machine](http://fabiensanglard.net/the_beautiful_machine/index.html) + +I'm not running desktops anymore, but _heck_ if that isn't a pretty case!