Sam Schlinkert @schlink@octodon.social

TIL about NovelWriter,

> A markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents.

GPL 3.0

https://novelwriter.io/

this photo-essay from the NYTimes encompasses so many things I've been thinking about

> We asked four photographers to show us how people are physically navigating a world in which awareness of our bodies — how much space we take up, whether we’re six feet from our neighbor — has become the norm.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/arts/dance/dance-is-everywhere.html

"This Was WhatsApp's Plan All Along"

https://gizmodo.com/this-was-whatsapps-plan-all-along-1846060382?rev=1610736861567

does anyone have strong or informed opinions about whether to use Argon2id as a KDF, as opposed to other variations of Argon2?

see: https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/48935/why-use-argon2i-or-argon2d-if-argon2id-exists/49969#49969

KeePassXC 2.6.3 released

> This update includes support for new KeePass2 features that increase the security of your database: XML Key File Version 2 and Argon2id [KDF].

https://keepassxc.org/blog/2021-01-13-2.6.3-released/

"Signal's downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook"

https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-facebook-data-signal-download-telegram-encrypted-messaging-2021-1

oh jeez

"Dell’s new 40-inch curved ultrawide monitor is packed with pixels and ports"

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22224847/dell-ultrasharp-40-curved-wuhd-u4021qw-monitor-5k2k-release-date-price-features-ports

> An Italian court determined that companies can be held liable even if an algorithm unintentionally discriminates against a protected group.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9e4e/court-rules-deliveroo-used-discriminatory-algorithm

> BookWyrm is a social network for reading, reviewing, and talking about books. BookWyrm is ad-free, anti-corporate, open-source, and federated.

https://www.bookwyrm.social/

h/t @darius @darius

> The Rust Security Response Working Group was recently notified of a security issue affecting the search feature of mdBook, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the page.

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/01/04/mdbook-security-advisory.html

If you're looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned GoodReads, The StoryGraph just officially launched

https://www.thestorygraph.com/

what are your favorite Hugo themes for simple blogs!

wrote a blog post about Rust's find_map

https://sts10.github.io/2020/12/30/rust-find-map.html

interesting talk on using Rust for scientific programming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEoPrMkg8W4

(h/t r/rust https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/kn2p2u/rust_for_stem_types/ghigt49?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

TIL about Rust's find_map method and it is

https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/iter/trait.Iterator.html#method.find_map

contrived example:
https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=debug&edition=2018&gist=0f46d9161e3df7c3099d41f632783f4b