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by bjacobt 5y ago
You’ll also need some kind of SEO to drive traffic to the page. And if your project is in a niche area, then it probably not help at all. I setup a landing page and in the last 6 months I’ve had less that 100 visits and no interactions with
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by bjacobt 5y ago
Its always best to work with the stack you are most familiar with. So for me that would 1. FeathersJS for backend [1] 2. Postgres DB 3. Angular for front end + bootstrap 4. Postmark for transactional email (for new signup email verification
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by bjacobt 5y ago
Backend: FeathersJS (typescript) + postgresql + nginx Frontend: Angular + Bootstrap + nginx Landing Page: Bootstrap + JQuery + nginx Automation: Ansible Edit: formatting
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by bjacobt 5y ago
Why not try something like Lego Mindstorms[1] or circuitpython devices from Adafruit[2]. Adafruit has some wearable project tutorials that could be fun[3] Programming a device to do something in the physical world is motivating and interest
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by bjacobt 5y ago
PCB design. Sorry what is sysops?
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by bjacobt 5y ago
As someone who is working on an embedded project - I just want to say, this is very impressive. I didn’t understand half of it, but you’ve given me enough to research. Not sure if this helps, but I’m paying $75 per hour to do bits of what y
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by bjacobt 5y ago
As others mentioned flutter is good! Google codelab has good tutorials on getting you started for simple apps [0], follow the two part write your flutter app tutorial and then others. I've heard about some jank issues with iOS so you m
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by bjacobt 5y ago
I was in the same situation as you. I found it difficult to design my own that works good on desktop and mobile. So I purchased multiple themes and settled on Landkit[0], which is built on top of bootstrap. [0] https://landkit.goo
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by bjacobt 5y ago
I was introduced to it from this video, where they built it entirely out of lego. https://youtu.be/RLPVCJjTNgk
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by bjacobt 5y ago
pardon the dumb question - how do rockets from spacex, etc avoid crashing into a satellite on its way up? Is there a way to keep track of all the satellites and debris in space and time the launch so there is a clear path?
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by bjacobt 5y ago
I’ve been taking some courses on Udacity, specifically their ML/DL and robotics course. As a full stack dev and beginner in these fields I like the structure. Their courses are over $1,500 but you can find coupons that give 50 - 75% di
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by bjacobt 5y ago
Can you share more on how you do multitenancy? Are you using it for web/mobile? What language/Library do you use to access the database? I’m building a multi tenant web application on node/sequlize/feathers and implement
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by bjacobt 6y ago
That sounds like a good project! I looked at the documents for a site and see what you mean. I can contribute if you or someone can help navigate the documents.
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by bjacobt 6y ago
I experience this almost every time I use airdrop. Last week I was helping my wife airdrop something from her phone to mac. I had to reset both Wifi and bluetooth on both phone and mac before the device showed up.
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by bjacobt 6y ago
> I don't think any completely lost heat (most have gas) but at least one person found their gas fireplace they were hoping would heat them up when out of power didn't really work that well. I believe fireplaces in Texas are fo
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by bjacobt 6y ago
We were at 0 F today morning north of Dallas.
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by bjacobt 6y ago
One disadvantage with Starlink is the need for external antenna. With HAPS, project Loon and HAPS Mobile [1], you can use regular mobile phones and modems making it cost effective for most people. The idea would be for an operator to have t
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by bjacobt 6y ago
Loon from Google/Alphabet [1]. They are attempting to connect remote and rural areas of the world. They are currently providing commercial service in a difficult to reach/low ARPU area in Kenya [2]. Loon uses standard 3GPP (LTE) p
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by bjacobt 6y ago
Thank You!
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Ask HN: How do you keep your toddlers busy during lockdown?
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by bjacobt 6y ago
You should look into Feathers JS [0]. You've the option to write in Javascript or Typescript and its built on top of nodejs/express. Feathers JS has got builtin authentication and it is easy to add tenants. I've created a qui
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by bjacobt 7y ago
Sent you an email about potential job at my company. Not sure if it goes to spam, so posting here
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by bjacobt 7y ago
To learn android development, I've used Google codelabs and I like them. Here is a list of android codelabs https://codelabs.developers.google.com/?cat=Android You can start with android fundamentals which will give yo
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by bjacobt 7y ago
Can you share the link to the magnetic sensor you use on your garage door? I bought a MyQ[1] and it stopped working after the 11 months. [1] https://www.myq.com/smart-garage-hub
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by bjacobt 7y ago
If you use node, then FeathersJS is good. https://feathersjs.com/
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by bjacobt 7y ago
I used to run a service solo that processed data from multiple external sources and as you said you need to program defensively when dealing with input. I handled it with a pipeline that did the following, 1. validation, 2. transform data i
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Ask HN: Recommendation for Ergonomic Office Setup
2 points by bjacobt 7y ago|0 comments
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by bjacobt 7y ago
I use feathers [1] and like it a lot. [1] https://feathersjs.com/
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by bjacobt 8y ago
Moonlight work is good if you like to start with small/short term contract gigs. I’m not affiliated to them. https://www.moonlightwork.com
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by bjacobt 8y ago
I second using DigitalOcean. They are inexpensive and reliable. I use ubuntu on my droplets following this guide https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-ser... I've created a simple ansible p

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