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New comment by derpitron in "Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in Git"

derpitron — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:24:18 +0000

> - have the webui accept external auth (like github oauth) so that it can be a public portal and accept external interactions

Have you looked into ForgeFed? It's a WIP plan for different Forgejo based forges to federate with each other. https://forgefed.org/

There's also this: https://indieauth.net/ though I haven't looked into it. I hope you could integrate one of these into your planned OAuth/account system!

New comment by derpitron in "Whats4Linux: A Desktop Linux Client for WhatsApp"

derpitron — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:42:39 +0000

An AGPL-3.0 licensed 3rd-party Whatsapp Client for Desktop Linux, made by the Linux User Group of VIT Chennai.

Features - customisable CSS and an animation bezier curve editor for sheens, dropdowns, etc - notification and system tray support in Wayland. - Fast performance

Tech stack: Just a whatsmeow GUI client using Wails for Go and React. Uses SQLite for local database, for message caching. View the Github page for more information on this

Our members use this nearly all the time. We think it won't get your account banned

Whats4Linux: A Desktop Linux Client for WhatsApp

derpitron — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:42:39 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/lugvitc/whats4linux

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490824

Points: 3

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New comment by derpitron in "Dead Game News: Early plans for stopping companies from destroying games [video]"

derpitron — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:06:10 +0000

As a comment I once saw said, the technology to play singleplayer games locally does not exist yet.

New comment by derpitron in "Indian government moves to ban ProtonMail after bomb threat"

derpitron — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:12:45 +0000

Care to tell me what exactly is "misinformation" when every point has been cited from articles by reputable local/international media sources?

If your only argument is about a so called "western bias", forgive me for laughing. I'm under no obligation to kowtow to the delusions of an authoritarian country and it's supporters.

New comment by derpitron in "The First Developer Preview of Android 15"

derpitron — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:10:10 +0000

> Android 15's FileIntegrityManager includes new APIs that tap into the power of the fs-verity feature in the Linux kernel. With fs-verity, files can be protected by custom cryptographic signatures, helping you ensure they haven't been tampered with or corrupted. This leads to enhanced security, protecting against potential malware or unauthorized file modifications that could compromise your app's functionality or data.

Seems to me like plain old DRM for "experience providers" at the expense of end users. Why should some app developer have a say in my ability to edit files on my own device?

The systematic neutering of Android's pro user tinkering capabilities continues unabated.

> Android 15 brings Android AD Services up to extension level 10, incorporating the latest version of the Privacy Sandbox on Android, part of our work to develop new technologies that improve user privacy and enable effective, personalized advertising experiences for mobile apps.

Only a fool would believe this measure is meant for the benefit of anyone but adtech companies.

New comment by derpitron in "Alexei Navalny has died"

derpitron — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000

> Europe also prides itself for its glorious occupation by … ahem… by the thing I’m not allowed to talk about because we’re under occupation.

> We’re vegans, we’re trans, we’re using non-violent communication, we’re in discord on our soil, we destroy every trait of masculinity during education

Remind me what exactly do these have to do with Russian aggression again?

New comment by derpitron in "Dynamic music and sound techniques for video games"

derpitron — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:36:31 +0000

Tangential to this topic, my favorite example of dynamic music is in Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005's police pursuit soundtrack: https://youtu.be/YtSQCYStwew

While certainly much more primitive than modern games (it's merely looping segments of a premade track), Most Wanted 05 does a great job of live scoring the pursuits, playing, looping, and smoothly segueing between the track segments. From experience I guess it selects the segments based on the heat level, player speed, police proximity, and other factors that I'm not even sure about.

There are 4 pursuit soundtracks in the game, I highly recommend people listen to them if not try the pursuit mode itself in game. If nothing else it's thrilling as hell, a feeling that the modern entries still somehow fail to capture fully.