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Meerkat - a personal relationship and contact manager

First, thank you for AI disclosure. Second, thank you for auto-filling the credentials for the demo. That small attention to detail is always a green-flag for me. I also had a great laugh at Rich's timeline in the demo.

There was actually another CRM-like self-hosted software that I had written down to check out called Nametag, but the last time I looked at it, it didn't have CardDav support, so I wonder how this would compare.

I am curious why you've exposed the backend port by default for the Docker Compose file. Is this for future external API access or just to ping the healthcheck thru something like Uptime Kuma? Why not just put both the frontend and backend in a network (I do already see the frontend having a depends_on dependency? I guess my assumption would be if the frontend is down, so would the back.

But this looks really neat, thank you for sharing! The next time I get some free-time I'll spin up a little test instance for a deeper dive.

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Is the internet getting emptier?

While I still see a lot of people scrolling through traditional social media while I'm out and about, it does feel like more people are starting to disconnect (which I think is a good thing) even among my younger friends and family.

I still browse Reddit every now and then, especially for the more niche subreddits, but I don't have an account nor do I plan on making one. I've definitely noticed a lot of low-effort comments that makes Reddit look more active, but the substance really isn't there. So while a similar (if not the same) post here on Lemmy would have less or no comments, it substantially feels the same to me.

Despite the fact that I'm usually a lurker and don't have much to add to most of the posts here, I've recently been making more of an effort to be more active here on Lemmy to combat this. But honestly, as someone who hasn't had a proper social media account for over a decade now, I actually prefer a more empty internet vs one filled with nonsense.

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Linkwarden v2.14 - open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters (tons of new features!) 🚀

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I feel like I'm going crazy, because I distinctly remember checking out this project a couple of years ago (before they were called Linkwarden, and then when they renamed it) and noticing all the ai-looking commits (especially after the rename) in the repo so I wrote off the project. Also notice how OP doesn't deny that they're using it, just says he started the project before ChatGPT. I went through his profile and the AI profile picture and https://github.com/daniel31x13/gstack fork are pretty telling.

Let's be honest, a lot of FOSS projects have been inundated with ai pull requests, and I looked at some that were merged. At least the dev looks like they're being responsible about them. Look at the contributors for the last 6 months, claude is right there: https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/commit/8bd3bd376316332693c5074a59dc3ab03559f1dc. Look at that contributor's profile and website. For another one: https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/pull/1553. Look at that user's GitHub profile, look at the activity, look at his website. I'm not saying he's not a good programmer or anything like that, but be for real, he's absolutely using AI for his code, if not an ai agent of some sort.

I also find it hard to believe an app that features ai tagging wouldn't also use ai. So it seems disingenuous to tag their Reddit post with "No AI" in r/selfhosted.

At the end of the day, I'm not personally invested, and they're free to use ai in their project (it is a tool after all and can be used responsibly). But I'm really developing trust issues with how dodgy some projects are about disclosing their AI usage. Like just say you use it to debug, qa, brainstorm, or write your docs, and or that the outputs are actually reviewed by a person.

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does it really work to wear brand new leggings wet for the first time so they mold better to your figure and last longer?

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Nope, granted I've also managed to maintain the same weight with little fluctuation. I've also never really had synthetic fabrics crease on me, in fact a lot of the advertising around synthetic fabric is about it being wrinkle-free and from experience it's true (for my drape-y synthetic clothing, I'll maybe have to hang them out if they've been folded in storage for a while for the fold lines to smooth out).

But I will say I own like 10+ pairs of leggings some with different use cases (and materials): workout, hiking, and lounging. The brands I have aren't even particularly special, a combo of Uniqlo, Athleta, PopFlex, and a few no-name brands.

Edit: to avoid consecutive wear, you could have two or three pairs a week and rotate them each day.

Edit 2: added info about my experience with synthetic fabrics.

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Framework announced the "Framework 13 Pro" new mainboard will still fit in all existing 13" framework laptops.

I'm conflicted, I've recently upgraded to the AMD mainboard in my Framework 13 (luckily right before ramageddon), but the new case, battery, screen, and input upgrades are super compelling. Having to get the new Intel mainboard with the LPCAMM2 memory and new frame to see the battery improvements is why I'm hesitating to pre-order. I don't know, maybe I'll wait for some benchmarks/reviews until I jump the gun. But I watched the livestream and I really applaud Framework for their company ethos and commitment to open hardware. I'm definitely picking up their keyboard/touchpad combo when that's up for pre-order.

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Linkwarden v2.14 - open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters (tons of new features!) 🚀

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And I get it, I do, but I think what rubs me the wrong way is how cagey the dev is about AI disclosure.

Use it for your project, it's open source (which allows me to see that AI is being used) and free to self-host. Like I mentioned previously, I do see the dev being pretty responsible about their usage from the few merge requests and individual commits I looked at.

Personally, I feel like FOSS is built on a foundation of trust, and I find it very hard to trust a dev/project that (in my opinion) lies by omission. So, while I won't use/contribute/pay for this project, I'm not judging anyone who does and I wish y'all the best. At the end of the day, it's your time, effort, money (if you donate and or pay for the hosted plan), and or hardware (if you choose to self-host).

Especially, after fiascos like Booklore (another project I now feel vindicated for writing off early) and the general trend of enshittification for almost all software and services, can you blame people for being a bit more skeptical?