Messaging Apps, Browsers, and Closing Remarks

We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle Jeff.

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Links:

• ⚡ Send Sats with Strike from Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply send sats in over 36 countries 🌎.
• 💸 Cash App — The Cash App can quickly send sats just by scanning a QR code. It's a great app loaded with features and a simple UI.
• 🎉 Boost from Fountain's Website — Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support and Boost via QR Code right from Fountain's website. No other app is needed!
• The Coder Robe — Look and feel comfortable, life is better in a robe.
• 2023's Online 'Advent Calendars' — Challenge Programmers With Tips and Puzzles
• The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training — After reading this, will you continue using Brave Browser?
• Texas LinuxFest on X — The CFP deadline for #TXLF has been extended until December 30, 2023, 05:00 UTC (December 29, 2023, 23:00 CST)!
• The Epic question: how Google lost its antitrust case while Apple won — How is Google running an illegal monopoly with the Play store — while Apple’s App Store is in the clear?
• Epic Games chief concerned Google will ‘get away’ with app store charges
• How the Maker of ‘Fortnite’ Beat Google and Got Its Mojo Back  — Epic’s CEO founded the company in his parents’ basement. He isn’t done challenging tech giants.
• Epic: 7 reasons Google lost
• FXPAK PRO — This is the best flash cart you can get for your SNES. Super Gameboy 2 works wonderfully on it as well.