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by ericyd 3y ago
I don't understand the use case for this software. Is the primary value that it will redirect to an alternative FOSS service if the requested FOSS service is offline? I can kinda understand the value of redirecting from a non-FOSS fron
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by ericyd 3y ago
Was this software once popular in a particular niche? I can see recently had an update, but I'm not clear what market it is appealing to since the readme explicitly states that documentation is sparse.
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by ericyd 3y ago
I started using BiomeJS for a small personal project after reading that they won a Prettier bounty. I can say it is wicked fast! But, my project is very simple in scope so unfortunately I can't speak to concerns for large projects or m
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by ericyd 3y ago
I don't really disagree, I just feel like that choice is pretty well known at this point. Big tech provides a high degree of polish, an economical cost, and probably mind-blowing amounts of data collection. Alternatives are slightly le
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by ericyd 3y ago
I really don't understand people who throw their arms up in exasperation and wonder what alternatives exist to Google (or other big tech) products. It's takes a little dedication because it's not as easy as using a conglomera
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by ericyd 3y ago
That's awesome! I've never built a physical one, I think it's beyond my skill. Sounds like a fun project though.
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by ericyd 3y ago
Several commenters mention tech meetups languishing post-pandemic, but in my experience Meetup is still an awesome way to engage with the non-tech community in various activities from hikes to board games to movies. I've met several go
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by ericyd 3y ago
I'm impressed that it is reasonably usable on mobile. I've built online toys inspired by spirographs and harmonographs and it's a tricky balance to get the image and controls to share a mobile screen space.
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by ericyd 3y ago
Kind of a weird stance, it seems like the author is arguing for a div simply because of one bad MDN example. I don't see any downside to using a meter and a visible numerical value together, which I'm sure is the intended purpose.
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by ericyd 3y ago
E2E tests are useful, but I definitely do not agree that they should be the primary target when writing tests. Setting up the correct data conditions for an E2E test to accurately exercise the code is often challenging or sometimes impossib
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by ericyd 3y ago
This doesn't really resonate with me. It feels like the author's main point boils down to the fact that the only currently (officially) supported way to have custom attributes in HTML is with data-* attributes. I guess that's
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by ericyd 3y ago
I actually love that you included a "Why" section in your readme, very few projects do that and I think it's extremely useful. So props for that. I think some specific questions that would be nice to address: 1. I would recom
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by ericyd 3y ago
Even with the "Why??" section of the readme, I was left wondering "Why?"
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by ericyd 3y ago
Didn't even have to click the link, title said it all. I love brevity
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by ericyd 3y ago
I don't mean any criticism but I'm genuinely curious: how often are you migrating between fresh git environments?
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by ericyd 3y ago
I'm not at all convinced of the author's argument. Mediocre people in any level of an organization will produce mediocre results. If that person is in a position of leadership, their mediocrity might reach further. I don't se
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by ericyd 3y ago
I have never understood why psytrance subgenres are so focused on BPM range. There is so much more to music than the tempo, it has always felt overly reductive to me. I had a friend who was a psytrance producer and even hearing him talk at
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by ericyd 3y ago
This looks like a great collection, but I immediately have questions about quality when the are multiple sizing / overflow issues on the marketing page on my phone.
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by ericyd 3y ago
What's another example of an acronym that has stopped being literal? Some acronyms become words but I can't think of any whose letters are no longer accurate.
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by ericyd 3y ago
I live in Austin TX. Cruise cars circle our neighborhood ever night in fleets at low speeds, repeating the same basic traffic patterns over and over and over. Statistics about distance and time traveled are flawed, because the vast majority
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by ericyd 3y ago
With no offense to the OP, I genuinely don't understand the benefit of writing an experimental OS. Do these types of projects push the envelope in real world systems? What other benefits exist beyond a (hopefully fun) academic/int
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by ericyd 3y ago
This is a bizarre account, and completely dissimilar to anything I've ever heard of or experienced. Any specific organizations you can recall that engaged in this practice?
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by ericyd 3y ago
I don't have a great answer to this other than "language evolves". Your comment could also be extended to other terms that have gone out of favor, such as "Negro" being replaced by "African American" and m
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by ericyd 3y ago
> "a person of color" (as if white is not a color, but whatever) You might want to look into the historical basis for this term before you make snarky comments about it. It comes across as dismissive. My understanding is the te
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by ericyd 3y ago
I don't think your suggestion is a bad one, but I'm not convinced it would have a meaningful impact on one's ability to accept the criticism in the first place. Just because it is occurring at a different phase in the process
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by ericyd 3y ago
Respectfully, I don't think this addresses the author's question. They asked for help receiving criticism. Your response is focused on better engineering practices, with the goal of reducing mistakes. I don't think that is wh
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by ericyd 3y ago
My most successful strategies for my personal growth in this area have been 1. Work to separate my personal identity from my work. This is really hard for me and takes regular reflection and work, but over time it is possible to separate th
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by ericyd 3y ago
Apologies for the tone, no offense was intended. In my world modals are as common as mud, I appreciate the reminder that we all have our bubbles. I think Bootstrap is a reasonably standard Modal implementation. This site[1] contains an expl
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by ericyd 3y ago
No disagreement. In my experience though, modals are used in far too many places. I think if your criteria were applied diligently to every design, this site (and the motivation behind it) wouldn't exist
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> a lot of interaction designers and front-end developers are now developing the modals in a way they would close if you press the back button of your browser. No confusion there in my opinion. I'm not sure how this justifies your o

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