kobieps

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1. 61.▲
   by kobieps 1y ago

   Probably easier to ask an LLM, but here goes: drift gives you type-safe queries which lets you catch any errors at compile time instead of runtime (which is the case with sqlite). There are other benefits but that's probably the main
2. 62.▲
   Building Local-First Flutter Apps with Riverpod, Drift, and PowerSync(dinkomarinac.dev)

   40 points by kobieps 1y ago|25 comments
3. 63.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   Only three (well, now four) mentions of 1984 in the comments tells you all you need to know
4. 64.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   Not all cloud / VPS providers require KYC
5. 65.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   The worst
6. 66.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   Sheesh now I feel old
7. 67.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   Calling it an experiment would be more accurate than declaring it has already failed.
8. 68.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   People regularly overpay, so I'm not sure looking at average fees it the right lens. Monero is great, but it's trivial to get an excellent user experience with lightning nowadays that doesn't require custodians.
9. 69.▲
   by kobieps 2y ago

   Anyone claiming high fees is straw manning
10. 70.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    If $0.27 is an expensive fee then I don't have any answers to that. Yeah routing can suck. First timers should use a lightning wallet with built in LSP support like ZEUS, BitKit, Phoenix, etc. Then routing is a non-issue.
11. 71.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    paying with bitcoin lightning has close to zero transfer fees edit: on desktop, on the page where you choose your plan, scroll to the bottom and look for the link to paying with OpenNode (btc lightning)
12. 72.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Is the firmware still closed source?
13. 73.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Yeah I've seen too many of these overhyped academic announcements that never make it commercially because they overlooked some small but critical aspect of manufacturing. Production is HARD Disclaimer: I really hope these batteries mak
14. 74.▲
    Holesail: Peer to Peer Tunnels for Instant Access(holesail.io)

    1 points by kobieps 2y ago|0 comments
15. 75.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Thanks for the comments, really appreciated! The entire team worked super hard for this. > this means it is NOT a research project Yeah, we’re quite proud of the system - the bugs in sync systems can be particularly insidious and it took
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    Show HN: Postgres-SQLite sync engine source code released under FSL(github.com)

    16 points by kobieps 2y ago|3 comments
17. 77.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Hi HN, 6 months ago we did a Show HN about PowerSync [1], a Postgres-SQLite sync layer for building local-first and offline-first apps. We received lots of feedback, including comments asking about self-hosting and open-source. Today we are
18. 78.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Some pretty solid skepticism all around in the comments.
19. 79.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    Getting a 404 now, wtf?
20. 80.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    I would not be upset if the entire internet went back to this.
21. 81.▲
    by kobieps 2y ago

    When Apple announced passkeys it was obvious that this would be the end result. I remember quite clearly complaining to a friend of mine at the time.
22. 82.▲
    Using Kotlin Multiplatform with KMMBridge and SKIE to Publish a Native Swift SDK(powersync.com)

    2 points by kobieps 3y ago|0 comments
23. 83.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    Well written. I don't know why responsibility is so scary. I've never used a table saw but I rock climb regularly which has plenty of risk. Are table saw accidents purely due to your own actions? Or is it like a motorbike where th
24. 84.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    In my case the /submit form threw me off, haven't used it much and the "text is optional if url is present part" didn't really register. I've probably been conditioned to modern UI which really guides you along
25. 85.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    I was playing with words (under the assumption that anyone interested would know what a Mac Studio is, and that this problem regularly comes up in a studio setting where your displays can be far apart.
26. 86.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    Noted!
27. 87.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    Thank you, I should have been more descriptive!
28. 88.▲
    Dynamouse: Mouse driver for Mac studios(github.com)

    123 points by kobieps 3y ago|64 comments
29. 89.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    macOS multi-mouse & multi-external display assignment for complex screen and peripheral workstations.
30. 90.▲
    by kobieps 3y ago

    Great question and that's what you'd think. I spend a lot of time in the outdoors though, and on day 3 of a camping trip into an area with no signal, I'd rather have a stale prediction for the day 4 weather than no prediction