Technology

In February, I will disconnect from all Meta applications (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Threads…). In this article, I explain the alternatives I will use and the difficulties I expect to encounter. In a nutshell, you can find me on: 💬 Chat Telegram @capitangolo Signal @capitangolo.65 iMessage RCS 🖼️ Social Mastodon (EN) @captaingolo@que.pasa.co Mastodon (ES) @capitangolo@que.pasa.co Bluesky (EN) @captaingolo.net Bluesky (ES) @capitangolo.net Pixelfed @capitangolo@luzeed.org YouTube @capitangolo.net Related: ...

During February, I’m going to disconnect from all Meta applications (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Threads…). In this article, I explain why I’ve made this decision. TL;DR, I’m doing it for survival, for my mental health, and because there are better alternatives. Related: How am I going to leave Meta apps Captaingolo.net Why now?: The rise of techno-feudalism One advantage of attending tech events is that you learn about trends and can anticipate future changes. ...

I’ve spent the last few days analyzing social media to see what’s worth using nowadays. Here are my findings. The Fall of a Giant A few years ago, life on social media was simple. Everyone was on Twitter, and although the algorithm had its quirks, you could use an unofficial client like Tweetbot to block ads and avoid annoying users. If you wanted to share something with your family, you used Facebook, and all the influencers were siloed in Instagram. ...

A friend from London brought me an Watch 12 days ago. I’ve been using it since day one and I have to admit I like it more than I expected. I’m not gonna do a full review of the device, but rather I’d like to comment on some details that surprised me. Model It’s been a while since I last wore a watch and I was afraid it would be too big for me. So I’m using the 38mm sport model (the smallest one) with a blue band. ...

Java is a great language, but if you have ever tested any scripting language like PHP, Ruby, node.js, you know Java is… Over Engineered. You have to write lots of code for anything. Big configuration files, use of application servers, too many classes to perform simple tasks, no support for Collections literals, etc… Because of that, and before I knew the world beyond java, I started Blaapps (Bery Lol AAplication Server). A very lightweight application server minded for speed up development of web apps. ...

So, finally I bought an iPad (mini). I should stop spending my money. I’m quite surprised, as I’m using the iPad more than I thought. Painting, writing, reading, web browsing. Now I’m just searching for the right apps. Right now I’m testing Paper. Great interface, great results. I just have to practice a lot. After trying digital tablets (wacom bamboo), it’s refreshing to draw on the ipad. It could seem a tiny detail, but seeing your hand at the same time than the drawing is a HUGE improvement. ...

Updated: as Blaxter notes, it’s necessary to open a new terminal after editing the bashrc file for the changes to take effect. Also, I’ve replaced the tail -n+2 with the -ss option. Thanks Baron Schwartz! One of the things I’ve been doing lately is doing some cleanup on my laptop. There are two things I’m constantly using on the shell: Open a project folder Connect to a MySQL Database Bash Functions I first made a bash function to help me with the projects paths: ...

After 21 months of sporadic work, I’ve finished the application for my “Thesis”. Today I’m proud to announce the release of Blaapps Application Framework version 0.5.0. I’ve done lots of work transforming rudder Application Server, a previous project, into an Application Framework. The Kernel of Blaapps is based on core Subsystems. Two of them are the most important: Deployer Messaging The Deployer reads components called Modules, and loads them into memory. Modules are like plugins, hot plug-gable extensions to the application. ...

One of the ways to import data into MySQL is using the LOAD DATA INFILE. It is a faster method than recovering from a dump, as it’s raw data instead of SQL sentences. The import time depends on the table engine, for example, MyISAM can be 40 times faster than Innodb. Let’s benchmark this: Preparation I’m gonna make some benchmarking using MySQL 5.1.36 (64 bits MacOS X). I’ll need a big table, so I’ll take City from the World Database and create a huge table called “city_huge”: ...

This month we’ll deliver this season’s last warptalk. Koke and me will repeat our talk from MySQL Users Conference. Title: Testing MySQL cluster with ANSTE Time: 18:00 CEST Place: Justin.tv Updated News: Twitter Our talks are recorded and uploaded to Vimeo and presentations are available on Slideshare. PD: Starring a chicken and a monkey.