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Show HN: ThriftyBackup, Cloud backup for the bandwidth-conscious(github.com)
1 points by brechtm 2y ago|0 comments
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by brechtm 4y ago
I started out with yadm but ended up symlinking its .git directory to ~/.git to be able to browse/stage/commit in Fork ( https://fork.dev ). To make this manageable, I added this .gitignore: \* !.\* !.hammer
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by brechtm 7y ago
This sounds pretty much what I described in http://www.mos6581.org/git_subtree_alternative . This solution splits your changes between different branches at the time of commit, instead of afterwards like git-subtree does. Wh
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by brechtm 10y ago
But what's an MVP? That's very subjective. I'm working on a DITA (to PDF) renderer [1] based on rinohtype [2]. About a year ago I was in a startup coaching project. I was advised to put out an MVP ASAP. Since then, I've
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by brechtm 10y ago
Doesn't seem to work on Safari (9.1.3 on macOS).
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by brechtm 10y ago
I've also been thinking a lot about sustainable open source software, mostly with respect to my own project, rinohtype. I hate ads and block them whenever possible, and I believe most people hate them as well. I also have this feeling
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Funding Open Source with Marketing Money(ericholscher.com)
1 points by brechtm 10y ago|1 comments
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by brechtm 11y ago
ckemp1, as in Christian Kemp, creator of ANN.lu? I know I wasted too much time participating in flame wars on ANN in those days. In hindsight, I wish I had abandoned the Amiga much sooner and walk away with with mostly good memories.
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by brechtm 11y ago
RinohType [1] combines a CSS-inspired style sheet system [2] with a powerful layout system based on boxes ("containers"). It currently only outputs to PDF but an SVG backend could be added without too much work... [1] http:/
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by brechtm 11y ago
I wonder how many Amiga users are left by now. I remember the heated discussions (on ANN) about whether Amiga should remain on the PPC track or go x86 (remember Amithlon?). Didn't stick around long enough, but it must've been a sh
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RinohType Status Update 1(mos6581.org)
7 points by brechtm 11y ago|0 comments
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by brechtm 13y ago
I don't quite understand this one. "Now you’ll have to create a new commit...". At this point, you haven't yet created a top-level project commit at all. That sentence intends to illustrate what can happen when you for
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by brechtm 13y ago
Interesting. This will indeed result in a more linear history, but I don't agree that the commits from the external repo should be absorbed into the main project's history, just as the subtree changes should not be present in new
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by brechtm 13y ago
git-subtree duplicates history. First you make a regular commit containing both your main project's changes and the subtree changes. Afterwards the subtree change is merged in again (or "subtree split --rejoin" or "sub
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Exploring an alternative to git-subtree(mos6581.org)
46 points by brechtm 13y ago|10 comments
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by brechtm 13y ago
See the linked ML post: http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2008/037150.html (search for Lout)
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by brechtm 13y ago
I've noticed these problems on Linux too... On Windows, The PDFs render correctly on SumatraPDF, Adobe Reader, PDF-XChange Reader and IIRC also Foxit PDF Reader. But I'm sure there's still a bug in my PDF font handing code :)
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by brechtm 13y ago
Note that this is a WIP version; you should not judge RinohType on the basis of the example documents for now. I hope you'll understand that at this point I'm focusing on functionality, not on style. The table rendering got messed
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by brechtm 13y ago
Yes, I plead guilty to tweaking the title a little for marketing purposes. I'm sorry if that got some people overexcited. RinohType should eventually be able to replace LaTeX though, so it is not that far-fetched either. Also, the fi
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Show HN: RinohType – A modern LaTeX in 6500 lines of Python(mos6581.org)
153 points by brechtm 13y ago|99 comments