Curious as to what Gratipay was, so I did a little a research. It turns out the maintainers of GratiPay have handed over all assets over to Libreapay[0]. Libreapay appears to be a fork for Gratipay. This might be what you have been looking for!
Out of curiosity, have you had a chance to explore the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)? WSL allows you to run your favorite linux distro with access to most command-line tools, utilities, and so on[0]. I have been a .NET developer for about 5 years now and recently began working in Ruby. The WSL had allowed me to effortlessly set up my Ruby dev environment, while still maintaining Windows 10 as my main OS of choice. While the WSL might not be a full on replacement to a linux OS, it is definitely a neat addition to Windows 10.
It's not so much about development. Even if I did move over to Mac OS, I would still probably use the same or similar tool set - Visual Studio Code for everything except .Net Core. For .Net Core I would probably use JetBrain's Rider.
It's about deployment. Anytime you use Windows in a cloud hosted environment, you end up spending more on licensing and needing larger instances -- increasing the costs and startup time. I can easily development on Windows and auto deploy on Linux instances when I'm using either Python, C#, or NodeJS. But if I am going to be using Unix like environments anyway for deployment, why not use a Unix environment for development? MacOS gives you the best of both worlds -- a Unix environment for development and polish for everything else.
That polish has slipped of late, at least with MacOS itself. I used Macs professionally for 14 years but switched to a Thinkpad+Ubuntu 4 months ago and haven't missed much. If you're going to invest time in the switch, I'd recommend giving Linux on desktop a try, as MacOS has been trending the wrong direction for years.
Ubuntu still doesn’t have the commercial software support, the hardware support, and more finicky than MacOS.
Most importantly. You the lose the flexibility of developing for two of the four major platform targets -MacOS and iOS. I don’t see a future of developing for MacOS but that may change with Apple’s announced efforts of unifying the APIs for Mac and iOS.
With tools like Vagrant and Docker, this is a solved problem. Use whatever OS you want for development, but the dev environment will still run on Linux, isolated from the rest of your system.
Going back to the point. If you’re going to deploy to Unix like operating system anyway, why muck around with Windows and add another level of complexity?
Because you prefer it to another OS? My point is that, with some exceptions[0], the OS your software runs on in production should not have much (if any) sway on the OS you use for development. If you don't care about your OS, that's fine, but some of us would prefer to use a specific operating system given the choice, and these days there are very few constraints to getting a dev environment running on any modern OS.
[0]: Obviously certain types of development, like iOS, are inherently and unavoidably OS-specific, but for them this discussion isn't relevant either way.
Not being able to opt your child out of DNA collections seems like what could be a slippery slope to a Brave New World. What's even worse is the level of misinformation surrounding the situation. Even if the samples are held under the assumption that they will be used for research, one should be entitled to opt-in, opt-out, and know what is happening with their/their child's DNA. A lawsuit here seems reasonable if not to stop this, to atleast shed light on the situation.
please, it was a one line comment, how could you have misread it?
the antivaxer comment is about opting out for something that is immediately beneficial (disease screening) and long term (research) in lieu of paranoia (in case of a working government) or privacy (in case of a broken government as it is now, according to the article).
the right course of action is not to deny your children of the proven benefits, but to force the government to respect the individual and its own processes/institutions.
I agree that human nature is corrupt at its core, but the blockchain is not. Placing cryptocurrency's aside and realizing that distributed entities will allow us an attempt at curtailing the effect of these negative human qualities is what I value the most. The blockchain is a perfect example of a publicly accessible ledger that is resistant to manipulation after the fact, inherently making it a source of truth. Blockchain technology will not change the entirety of society (in our life time) but it has definitely become a catalyst for social change.
The blockchain is a human construct, entirely dependent on human inputs, outputs, and interpretation to have any meaning at all. As long as that's the case (and if it isn't, then it's not useful to society), it has the exact same weaknesses.
It's entirely possible if not probable given enough time and enough tries at it, someone is going to find a really useful application for it. But it's hard to take statements like "catalyst for social change" seriously when its sole contribution to this point has been a new form of gambling. There's a big disconnect between what the technology is supposed to do and what's actually happening.
I have no idea what you are talking, but I love it. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a peraon be so passionate about something. Thank you for posting this, it made me happy.
I was too feeling lonely not long ago after losing my partner of many years. I had fallen into a pretty bad state and just felt more alone with ever passing day. After my grieving I knew something had to be done and I decided to choose between two things I've always wanted to do, boxing and salsa dancing. I eventually enrolled in a boxing academy and love it. My coach is a great man, my fellow sparing partners are almost like family now.
I have made a connection with these people I never imagined I would have. I suggest you think of something you've always wanted to do and just DO IT.
Bonus: I also look and feel great now thanks to working out.
I am a Windows developer, primarily C#, WPF, and Win-forms. I must say I have had my fair share of interaction with desktop applications. Electron is great for prototyping and bringing an idea to life quickly. Like many have mentioned the performance is pretty terrible. There has to be a balance between performance and development time/ease. Personally I can work quickly on WPF (due to exposure) and tend to stay away from Electron because of its performance issues.
.NET and WPF is a great choice for desktop applications. I have been creating desktop applications with WPF for the better part of a year, I find it very nice.
[0] - https://liberapay.com
*I have no affiliation with liberapayn just did some curious research.