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   by dirkc 6y ago

   Memrise also comes to mind - I actually found Anki as an alternative to memrise
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   > What if the data shows having a few drinks increases the likelihood of healthcare costs? Otherwise, people who don’t have a few drinks are subsidizing people who do have a few drinks. The whole idea behind health care is that some peop
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   Thanks, I'll have a look. I've tried out a random sampling before, actually works quite well! ps. I've built something that more or less does that, only works with Flickr albums and the interface is very rough: https:/&
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   Ask HN: I have 1k photos from my weekend away, what should I do?

   4 points by dirkc 6y ago|6 comments
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   What do you mean with non-critical path? It sounds like you're suggesting something like wiring a light controller as a 3 way switch so you can always still use the physical switch? Is that the type of thing you're referring to wi
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   I think it boils down to Git solving a complex problem in a very elegant way. Other version control systems try to simplify the problem, but the result tend to make some part of a dev team more unhappy than git does
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   looks like you're using terraform to provision your docker containers locally? What is the benefit over using docker-compose? Or do you also provision other things?
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   by dirkc 6y ago

   > PiZero with the HQ camera module is serving as a webcam for my desktop machine How did you set that up? I wanted to do that for some time now
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   Ask HN: What skills should a programmer periodically brush up on?

   1 points by dirkc 6y ago|0 comments
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    by dirkc 6y ago

    I've stopped engaging in many places online over the last few years. The reason for me is that engaging with a pseudonym has become the exception rather than the rule.
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    by dirkc 6y ago

    That sounds great! I'm not super familiar with ActiveRecord, but I use Django migrations regularly. For me the things that stand out are 1. a declarative model - ie. defining the db schema rather than the migrations 2. auto generated m
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    by dirkc 6y ago

    I'm very glad to see work being done on db bindings, but until migrations reach the level of django/active record, I won't be using postgres + node.js seriously (again).
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    by dirkc 6y ago

    Now I'm curious, how many search queries does the average person make per month? I've been more and more dissatisfied with results I'm getting and would happily pay $10-20 per month for search. Especially if that means I&#x27
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    > In astronomy, it is common in low density, or rubble pile asteroids, for example the asteroid 25143 Itokawa. and 101955 Bennu. Didn't they also expect Bennu to be a sandy desert? Seems like this is new knowledge to astronomy
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    As much as I get, "make it simple for users" and "you can always read the script being downloaded", seeing a wget piped to sudo makes me think nothing in this world will ever be secure :(
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    Thanks, I wrote for 5 minutes
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    The plan to release today from their meeting notes: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/29-july-2019/8498
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    Thanks. I'll see if I get any reply? Every other week I get a message from an Amazon recruiter, maybe I should setup an interview just to ask if they can please sort out my account :)
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    Dear Amazon, please take my money(thebacklog.net)

    2 points by dirkc 7y ago|2 comments
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    Currently: * I use a Raspberry Pi Zero-W and a neopixel strip to tell me the time at night. This post describes part of it: http://www.thebacklog.net/projects/smart-light/ * Run a piHole at home. Things I've
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    Sometimes people litter by accident. On many hikes I've picked up things which have either fallen out of a backpack - like a still sealed energy drink - or was forgotten there - like a jacket.
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    by dirkc 7y ago

    A long time ago I used HaXe to create a flash based magazine DVD without having to install windows [1]. I'm glad to see that HaXe is stil around, I enjoyed using it! [1]: http://www.thebacklog.net/2008/11/12&#
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    You can still access the content without logging in, just use the navigation on the left rather than clicking on "login & start". It does feel pretty aggressive of them to want you to log in.
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    > I would not use this editor as a result of that clause. Because it is too closed or for fear that works created using the editor would make your use commercial? Surely the license only applies to the code? Edit: Okay, I'm not sure
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    Or affirms it, someone developed a defense in our part of the universe
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    Now I want to play Alpha Centauri all over again!!
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    I had to play until killing all the aliens at least once!
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    by dirkc 8y ago

    Love your clock! I'm working on a similar project, mine is currently being called a disco donut: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZeIDQlA9z/ Do you power your LEDs and Raspberry Pi separately, or do you use the
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    by dirkc 9y ago

    When I had the revelation I was thinking about the whole npm, bower, gulp, webpack toolchain. Comparing C++ to Node or Python doesn't help me. If I could write Python that run in the browser I wouldn't be commenting here.
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    by dirkc 9y ago

    I felt frustrated by the typical Node toolchain until I remembered the typical Qt toolchain for developing cross-platform desktop apps. I can't remember everything, but here goes. To compile a Qt app you need: - the meta object compil