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by aolagers 8y ago
This. Even with minimal applications your node_modules is so full of stuff that you need external tools for reviewing your dependency graph. But TypeScript is a positive exception to this trend. It has no (npm) dependencies at all.
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by aolagers 9y ago
These are also handled by Borg [0], which supports compressed data as well. However, it does not have direct support for different cloud providers so the archive must be synced with different tools. [0] https://borgbackup.readthe
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by aolagers 10y ago
Glympse Express does this well without much extra hassle. You put in a time limit and it gives you a link you can share. The link shows a map tracking you location (in a browser). No accounts or viewer apps required.
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by aolagers 10y ago
When driving to pick up someone. Especially when its multiple people from different places. Pretty much the same reason why Uber shows the location of the arriving car.
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by aolagers 11y ago
Pumped hydro is interesting but the reservoir requirements are huuuge. This post makes a very convincing case that scaling it up is not that simple: http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/11/pump-up-the-stor
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by aolagers 11y ago
> The first layer is the literal meaning of the words: I lack the knowledge and understanding to figure this out. But the second, intended meaning is the opposite: I am such a superior moral being that I cannot even imagine the cognitive
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by aolagers 12y ago
There seems to be something wrong on site. All the book links currently return 404. But the project itself is really interesting. Definately bookmarked. Formatting on some Project Gutenberg books has indeed been awful.