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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • Thanks! For contexts, this is one of the last features I’ve missed since moving from Sync. I often refresh my subscribed/all posts after reading for a while—still chasing that dopamine hit for new content—and end up with lots of read posts back in my feed if I forget to toggle the switch, which is still a lot better than constantly bashing the hide read earlier 🙂




  • I’ve come across a new bug with the rail, almost the same as before, but this is inside the post, not the main view.

    When you enter a post, click on an image, and then press the back button, you get a result that’s almost identical to the previous issue. Just wanted to give you a heads-up in case this hasn’t been reported yet. I’m using the same screen configuration mentioned earlier in this thread, so it was easier to report here since the parameters are otherwise unchanged (resolution/portrait/Samsung zfold 6).



  • Yes, this is the layout I get in landscape, but it’s not picked up in portrait, so that it’s just a bit too narrow would make sense for it not to be picked up as a large screen as the resolution is kind of weird when tilted into portrait instead of landscape.

    Do you need anything more from my part? If so, or if you want me to test/change anything, let me know, I am happy to supply with whatever I can to help 🙂


  • Here is a screenshot of the setting, and if I read this correctly it’s off, which makes sense for me as I mostly use the app in “small screen mode” where I prefer it to be on the bottom.

    The problem surfaces when used in unfolded (big screen) portrait mode, as for landscape view of the same unfolded screen, it’s split and works as usual.


  • As far as I can tell, rail mode is off and large screen is on?

    For reference the resolution for the folded out display is 1856 × 2160 pixels and it happens in “portrait” mode, where the resolution will be weird I guess.

    If I switch to landscape the issue is not present, I didn’t think to test for that until you mentioned “weird screen size”.

    Thanks for looking into it, and it’s probably a corner case since the foldable screens are not all that common, at least not yet.



  • The article explains how the method works—it’s not so much traditional virtualization as it is a series of small, deceptive programs. The “host” app downloads a collection of fake apps and analyzes legitimate apps to closely mimic their behavior. When a user tries to open a real app, the host app intervenes: it closes the real app and launches a lookalike dummy app instead, using accessibility permissions.

    To the user, it appears to be the legitimate app, but in reality, all input and data are being captured by the fake one. With accessibility access, the malicious app can monitor every tap, gesture, and keystroke. It can even track which apps are opened or detect when the lock screen appears—enabling it to build even more convincing fake versions of other apps and extract more personal information.

    This is a prime example of why you should never install unofficial apps or grant permissions unless you’re absolutely certain the app is trustworthy—sometimes, not even then.

    Hope that helps clarify things. It’s not totally accurate to all the details, but a general description to perhaps understand the process better.


  • If you want a second attempt, this might help.

    To get USB devices working inside a container, you need to map the device into the container, which can be tricky—especially if you’re running rootless containers.

    If you’re on Linux and want to avoid complicated setups with user namespaces, groups, or messing with udev rules, the easiest way to start is by manually recreating the device node inside a folder you control (like where your config is stored) using mknod.

    For example, if your USB device is /dev/ttyUSB0:

    1. Run ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0 You should see output like: crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Jan 1 1970 /dev/ttyUSB0

    2. Note the major (188) and minor (0) numbers.

    3. Change directory to the folder where you want to create the “clone” device node, then run: sudo mknod -m 666 ttyUSB0 c 188 0 (Use the major/minor numbers from your device — they differ by device.) This will create a device readable and writeable by anyone on the system so perhaps consider changing the mode from 666 to 660 and/or chown the file afterwards to your user and group. As I said, this is HACKY and not a secure solution.

    You will now have a device file you can then pass into your container with the Docker/PODMAN option: –device /path/to/your/folder/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0

    I realize this is a pretty hacky and insecure workaround—feel free to downvote or ignore if you want something cleaner. But it’s a quick way to get your USB device accessible inside the container to get started. Later on, you can look into proper handling with udev or other methods if security is important.

    If you use Windows, you are on your own unfortunately, I do not have experience with podman/docker in Windows environments.



  • Thank you so much for all your hard work on Summit! I know you’re probably already juggling a ton of feature requests, but I was wondering if it would be possible to add an option to organize downloads into folders based on their source—something like <download folder>/<community>/<downloaded file>.

    Sync used to have this, and it made my (admittedly excessive) image and meme collections so much more organized, even if I rarely look at them again. Definitely not a big deal, just a nice-to-have. Thanks again for everything you do!


  • Subtitles are not always simple text files in the source. They can come in various formats like SRT, WebVTT, Teletext, and VobSub—if they are present at all.

    To integrate them into WebM, you must first determine if they exist, ensure they have the correct language tags (and tag them properly if they don’t), then extract them, convert them into a format compatible with the player, and finally remux them alongside the video and audio. This process can easily fail in an automated workflow if any of these conditions are unmet or if the subtitle format is incompatible.

    Given this complexity, it’s understandable why many choose to avoid the effort rather than addressing whether WebM supports subtitles.

    I am not defending anyone, but the process of it all makes it understandable, at least for me.




  • It could definitely be stress-related, especially if you had a particularly bad night of sleep before this started.

    When you don’t sleep well, your body can reset its cortisol production cycle. Cortisol—the hormone tied to stress and alertness—typically starts rising in the early hours of the morning, around 3–4 a.m., as part of a normal circadian rhythm.

    But if you’re under even mild or subconscious stress, that spike can happen earlier or be stronger than usual, causing you to wake up prematurely and feel too alert to fall back asleep.

    It’s like your body’s stuck in a “high alert” mode even if nothing obvious is triggering it.

    Could be the birds that have already been mentioned as well, I am no expert, nor medical trained, but this reason is more common than you might think when waking up early. It’s the same reason you might find yourself waking before the alarm when you really need to be on time, like before going on vacation and you cannot miss your flight.

    Here is a link to one of many in regards to sleep and cortisol

    https://sleepdoctor.com/pages/health/cortisol

    (edit: added part of the sentence that got lost before posting and figured I might add a link if someone wants to read more)


  • I know this doesn’t directly solve your issue, and it might not help much now, but I wanted to share my experience just in case it’s useful.

    When I had a similar problem after switching phones, what ended up helping was that I had 2FA enabled beforehand. In that case, after selecting the option to recover my account suddenly allowed me to receive a verification code via SMS—something that didn’t appear on the usual login screen, it was greyed out before selecting this option.

    It probably won’t work if 2FA is disabled, but maybe it’s still worth checking if any recovery options that shows up helps. There might be a choice there that helps you resolve your problem as well.

    In any case, good luck—I hope you’re able to get it sorted soon!