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/dev/null: social network for developers

/dev/null: social network for developers

mnapoli

Comments (94)

  • bcourageous
    My favorite social network
  • ineptech
    Errant thought - I kind of hope that the actual social network for developers of the not so distant future looks more like a bunch of us separately building bespoke applications to serve files to each other.> Dave: "Bot, add a folder to my personal data store with the pictures I took this weekend and share it with everyone in my poker group"> Sally: "I see that I've gotten an email from Dave with a magic link conveying access to something. Bot, use this link to negotiate a key exchange with whatever weird app Dave cobbled together (ask his bot if you need help) and then log into my VPS and add a tab to my personal webapp to display the content he has shared."That might be overly optimistic, but it doesn't feel that far off. It's kind of what Tim Berners-Lee build https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_project for right?
  • ajjenkins
    It would be nice if the website had more information about the platform before you create an account.
  • 1vuio0pswjnm7
  • JdeBP
    Thank you, but no. I'll stick with /dev/tty0 . It's federated.
  • anon
    undefined
  • methodical
    Social media site for devs getting hug-of-death'd by HN... the irony!
  • probably_wrong
    I have a petty complaint: if you name your social network after a core Unix concept, then why make your users login exclusively through a Microsoft subsidiary?
  • stephenlf
    I signed up for TextLog a few weeks ago. I love the text-only social network, but their European infra meant too much latency for my US-based browsing. Maybe this will scratch that itch!
  • ktosobcy
    Seems to be down...What does it use? masto or hand-crafted stuff?
  • RonanSoleste
    Y.a.t.c (yet another twitter clone). Except for theming it brings nothing new to the social media space. I also dont think sending my tweets to a null device will do much for development. Ill put my bets on Bsky or Mastodon here.
  • sp4cec0wb0y
    Your posts have to be approved? Odd way to run a social network imo.
  • hk1337
    > Failed to open pageI'm guessing that wasn't expected result.
  • deadbabe
    /tmp/social would have been better I think. dev = device, doesn’t make sense.
  • flanz_10
    > Everyone here signed in with GitHub.ugh.
  • jchonphoenix
    Wasn't this originally HN?
  • muslimpeacepriz
    Shouldn't that domain be dev-null.social instead of 'shell'? Dorks.
  • ersind
    Looks good!
  • antiloper
    > Computah... build me a social network in PHP. Import the user's profile from GitHub, they shouldn't have to fill anything in. No likes, reposts or algorithms. Add a catchy slogan at the home page. Make no mistakes!
  • simonhamp
    it's fully open source (https://github.com/nunomaduro/dev-null.sh/pulls) and received over 200 PRs in less than 48 hours
  • t1234s
    Why do all these guys have "Soy Face" when you take their pictures?
  • thisisauserid
    symlinked in.
  • TheChelsUK
    Very good idea
  • caaqil
    This is interesting: a. Developers on average are probably low on E trait in the Big Five b. Most users in the online developer communities (at least the ones who will be doing the "social" part, per the standard 1% rule of social platforms) loathe LinkedIn-style stuff, being asked to log in or provide PII. c. Most "social" services devs regularly use are for technical/utility stuff (GH, SO, subreddits) more than the social aspect.If a, b and c are true, then this site is reinventing HN/proggit with forced GitHub login on top. NGMI.
  • cyanydeez
    conceptually, just sounds like a place you go when you don't want anyone to hear, see or think about you.
  • anon
    undefined
  • xyst
    Using GH as the only way to associate identity is a bit evil
  • lenerdenator
    Devs need to be around actual humans in-person more, not less.
  • nailer
    I can't see any of the content unless I sign in.I don't know if I want to sign in, because I can't see any of the content.
  • rvz
    > No likes. No reposts. No algorithm. Everything else goes to /dev/null.*Closes tab
  • mmwon
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  • ls-a
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  • andrewstuart
    [dead]
  • nailer
    > follow people who write code, and commit plain text to a shared log.Isn't that Twitter?