joostdecock

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by joostdecock 6y ago
The first donation to my open source project (1) came from someone who went through the trouble of emailing me to ask how they could donate. Since then, I've embraced receiving donations and last year I ended up receiving more than 10.
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by joostdecock 6y ago
Didn't mean to criticize your input. The combination of fashion in subreddit name and style in your own wording triggered my pet peeve, that's all.
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by joostdecock 6y ago
Pet peeve: style != fashion Style can't really be captured in simple rules, but is easy to recognize. You know when you see a stylish person, even if you can't put your finger on why that is. Fashion is a vehicle to sell you more
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by joostdecock 6y ago
The first complaint in this is review is that markdown isn't rendered in custom MDX components, using this example: ``` <Alert level="warning" title="Note"> PUT/DELETE methods only apply to updati
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by joostdecock 6y ago
There's something really nice about people who know their stuff explaining things. But this is not it. Everything Kathleen writes is abrasive, borderline insulting to the reader. I want to read her work, I have her book sitting on the
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by joostdecock 7y ago
I run freesewing.org, the website linked to in the Forbes article (1). The university hospital here in Antwerp where I live is actively reaching out to the community asking them to make masks. (2) I'm not a scientist, but here's s
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by joostdecock 7y ago
I make my own clothes. Have been for a bit more than 8 years. It's a nice hobby to have. I also started https://freesewing.org/ which is the most geeky way to get into sewing :)
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by joostdecock 7y ago
This sort of thing happens to me all the time. (Bad) Spam filters are a big problem too. And how do you even try to fix this? I ended up taking my name off (the emails and website) of an open source project I maintain just to please the spa
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by joostdecock 7y ago
I hope the effort to distill bra-fitting into an algorithm won't be thrown out. Perhaps they could be donated to FreeSewing.org ? Full disclosure: I am the FreeSewing maintainer
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by joostdecock 7y ago
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. Always. I also donate all revenue from my open source work, and tried to explain why I chose MSF: https://freesewing.org/docs/about/pledge/
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by joostdecock 7y ago
Awesome :)
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by joostdecock 7y ago
At FreeSewing, we would welcome you with open arms: https://github.com/freesewing/ Documentation is one of the most important things for the well-being of a project. Your contributions would be extremely valuable. So i
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by joostdecock 7y ago
> I would not recommend to use Gatsby in a project if it requires a frontend with complexity beyond static-scrollable content. FreeSewing.org runs on Gatsby. It generates made-to-measure sewing patterns, so I think that qualifies as beyo
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by joostdecock 8y ago
We don't use patreon. Patrons can subscribe directly through PayPal. We don't need the Patreon approach because everything on the site is available for free. Being a patron is completely optional. The reason why you need an accoun
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by joostdecock 8y ago
Thanks for the heads-up, I had no idea. I'll fix it ASAP.
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by joostdecock 8y ago
It's not every day my worlds collide like this, so I'll plug https://freesewing.org/ for those of you who have an interest in making clothes and are looking for a place to start that is a good match for the hacker
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by joostdecock 9y ago
I make all my own clothes. While I still need to buy fabric, it's a great way to dress ethically. You might even enjoy it. I do.
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by joostdecock 9y ago
Im repeating myself, but have a look at freesewing.org, it's an open source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns. Full disclosure: I'm the maintainer
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by joostdecock 9y ago
Have a look at freesewing.org, it's an open source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns. Full disclosure: I'm the maintainer