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by probably_wrong6 hours ago |
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upvoteby retromagik5 hours ago|
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Based on the branding, I think their target demographic assumes the dev in /dev/null is short for "Developers"
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upvoteby ASalazarMX5 hours ago|
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It's a cute name, but considering how combative developers can be about naming, I think it should have been more clever than cute.

If 'dev' is developer, 'null' makes me think it's for worthless developers, or for things that developers don't care about.

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upvoteby bee_rider3 hours ago|
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Well it is a social media site, isn’t that where everybody puts the things they don’t care about?
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upvoteby joshuat5 hours ago|
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dev = developer

bin = trash

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upvoteby smnplk2 hours ago|
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Lmao
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upvoteby pitched5 hours ago|
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GitHub is a social network already. You’re logging into one social network with another social network. And I’m complaining about that fact on a different social network. What has the world come to?
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upvoteby ASalazarMX5 hours ago|
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DM me and subscribe if you want an explanation.
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upvoteby stephenlf6 hours ago|
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Is this a real question? If so, here’s a real answer:

GitHub is the single most widely adopted, developer-specific OIDC identity provider.

If it’s facetious, then WSL BABYYYYYY

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upvoteby mystifyingpoi6 hours ago|
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Why does this need OIDC at all? Basic email + password account is like 1-2 prompts away.
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upvoteby ASalazarMX5 hours ago|
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I guess at some point developers will have to prove they're serious developers by exposing their GitHub profile.

Edit: it's part of your profile already, better vibe code some random ideas to farm some GitHub dev credibility.

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upvoteby ranger_danger5 hours ago|
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I don't think a github profile (or any specific activity therein) should be a prerequisite for being considered a 'serious developer'.
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upvoteby ASalazarMX5 hours ago|
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I am of the same idea. Requiring online, public repositories, specifically in GitHub, doesn't cover all developers. It covers many of them nowadays, so there's that.
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upvoteby Terr_4 hours ago|
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Yeah, it strikes me as a very... Silicon-Valley-brained view of software development.

For example, I'm sure there's a scary-talented engineer working on fluid simulation algorithms for a major aerospace manufacturer, and they would be fired if their work-product ever left the corporate VPN. Meanwhile, their personal stuff is in a self-hosted solution.

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upvoteby hobofan5 hours ago|
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Because effective anti-spam account measures are not 1-2 prompts away.
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upvoteby funshed2 hours ago|
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It's built on laravel, email/pass/2fa/forget is all built in. GitHub auth only was a choice.
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upvoteby bigwheels6 hours ago|
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Maybe spam concerns, but your point remains valid.
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upvoteby mahboi3 hours ago|
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How about ssh public keys
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upvoteby funshed2 hours ago|
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It uses your GitHub public keys to authenticate so you can post from the CLI.
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upvoteby saghm5 hours ago|
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And having those passwords leaked is probably only another 1-2 prompts away
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upvoteby OtomotO6 hours ago|
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Guess I am simply not invited to the party then.

Or I am not a developer after all.

Identity crisis intensifies

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upvoteby pitched5 hours ago|
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The dev in /dev/null is device, not developer. So you’re not a device but you can still be a developer.
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upvoteby fatty_patty896 hours ago|
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>Is this a real question? If so, here’s a real answer:

>Let's all be willing docile salves

This is how you sound

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upvoteby pants25 hours ago|
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Nobody's forcing you to use that website
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upvoteby 283042834092345 hours ago|
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And for developers. Only a tiny percentage of the devs I know actually know what /dev/null is.
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upvoteby sandeepkd6 hours ago|
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How does publicly published PGP based login sounds?
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upvoteby iberator2 hours ago|
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Good point.

What if Microsoft black listed me from GitHub forever? I'm also banned from Facebook for like decade

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upvoteby ranger_danger5 hours ago|
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FWIW DOS and Windows both have a null concept too:

  C:\> TYPE file.txt >NUL
  C:\>
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upvoteby Daviey6 hours ago|
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