mavidser

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   by mavidser 7y ago

   I reworked my servers a while ago to host literally everything through docker, managed via terraform. All web-services are reverse-proxied through traefik At home: loki + cadvisor + node-exporter + grafana + prometheus syncthing
2. 32.▲
   by mavidser 7y ago

   Some accompanying software would definitely be required so that it ignores/reduces the velocity factor, and has a way to differentiate movement with pen-up vs movement with pen-down.
3. 33.▲
   TOS of Faceapp and other social media websites(sidverma.io)

   3 points by mavidser 7y ago|0 comments
4. 34.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   I really hope this was sarcastic.
5. 35.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   Tangentially related: There's an excellent documentary from BBC about a hospital during London's Westminster's bridge terrorist attack. They were there to shoot a planned documentary when the attack happened. Not anywhere at
6. 36.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   AFAIK, it was mostly because a lot more PS/2 keyboards support N-key rollovers than USB keyboards.
7. 37.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   This looks really cool. Especially liked the compass mode.
8. 38.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   One application I've seen people use is to spoof GPS signals.
9. 39.▲
   by mavidser 8y ago

   For one, many people prefer to browse websites with javascript turned off. Aside from performance benefits, you turn off user tracking, flashy ads, autoplay videos, annoying popovers, etc.
10. 40.▲
    by mavidser 8y ago

    Turning on my AC when I leave work. I recorded the "ON' IR signals for my remote, and hooked up an IR emmitter on the wall opposite the AC. A Tasker profile (useful for automating stuff on android) pings my ras-pi home server whe
11. 41.▲
    by mavidser 8y ago

    This bill reminds me of the 'Melancholy Elephants'[0] story by Spider Robinson, about the dangers of unchecked copyright. [0]: http://www.spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html
12. 42.▲
    by mavidser 8y ago

    Maybe for speed. Local lounge installation would feel more like a desktop app.
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    by mavidser 8y ago

    I self-host a few things on a cloud instance, and some other on a Raspberry-pi at my home. On the cloud instance: - Tinc VPN - FTP and a postgres server - NextCloud - For storing files - ZNC - IRC Bouncer - Lounge - IRC client - Prometheus
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    by mavidser 8y ago

    I too was surprised by the date, given that I've been using it for the past year, at least, or more. Apparently, it went into beta in 2014[1]. [1]: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/03/26/Hovercards-now-ava
15. 45.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    For those who don't use ORMs in large projects: What's your preferred approach to store table definitions and migrations? Raw SQL queries there too? Doesn't it make them more susceptible to mistakes?
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    by mavidser 9y ago

    I tend to disable Javascript for news/blog websites. In maximum cases, I get a popup-free, ad-free experience, and no private browsing warnings too.
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    by mavidser 9y ago

    Didn't you miss two steps - Go to cart, Pick 'Simpl' payment method. Also - it's basically reinventing the wheel to be similar to how credit cards in the US work, linked to your email/phone instead of a card. (Not d
18. 48.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    I never really noticed that I do this. On paper books, I remember I didn't use a highlighter, but used to drag a pencil down the right margin, as I went through the page.
19. 49.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    Kind of. The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for opening different doors.
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    github.com/god/light(github.com)

    1 points by mavidser 9y ago|0 comments
21. 51.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    Yeah. Teem is another one.
22. 52.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    > it got almost no use cases You don't think calling cabs to your location, paying with your stored card, knowing the fixed cost beforehand is a valid usecase?
23. 53.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    I remember old feature phones which had a fancy light on the back, which started blinking whenever a call was about to come through. Was a pretty nifty feature when you were expecting calls ['twas a time when I used to give "misse
24. 54.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    The RAT actually worked. It was what made the radio come back online.
25. 55.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    I've seen people use the same shortcut in sublime text to copy small code blocks (without copying the indentation).
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    by mavidser 9y ago

    I'm still on the fence about the fact that having a facebook account is a bad thing. I have seen it consuming a lot of my time in the past, and I did deactivate my account for a few months last year. I improved my life a lot, there wer
27. 57.▲
    by mavidser 9y ago

    AFAIK, Jio, at least is using IP based blocking. Unable to ping or connect to any port on the the blocked IP addresses.
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    by mavidser 9y ago

    Raspberry Pi 3 running OSMC. Connect an external HDD and plug it to your TV. I use Yatse on Android to control it. It also doubles up as a NAS if you want to watch movies on other devices.
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    by mavidser 9y ago

    Exactly. I always imagined a future where there would be an oAuth scopes like gateway for banks. Something like - This website requires the following permission: [x] Monthly recurring payments of $20 [o] Automatically get the
30. 60.▲
    by mavidser 10y ago

    Location: Jaipur, India Remote: Preferred Willing to relocate: Depends upon the location Technologies: JS, Python, C, Go, Bash. Full-stack web and system tools. Résumé/CV: http://sidverma.net/Resume.pdf Em