nkantar

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   by nkantar 10y ago

   1. Are you a programmer? If so, which language(s), editor(s)/IDE(s), and platform(s) do you use? 2. Do you write a significant amount of English prose? If so, is any if it in a markup language like Markdown or rST? 3. How do you find l
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   patat looks a lot more comprehensive than mdp—thanks for sharing!
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   When this comes up, I always feel obligated to share my favorite Markdown presentation tool, the command-line mdp: https://github.com/visit1985/mdp
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   Having just recently listened to the Talk Python to Me (yesterday) and Import This (today) episodes with you, thank you so much for everything. Read the Docs is a truly amazing resource.
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   Super neat, but all the download links on the site are dead (tag name missing 'v' in 'v1.2.0'). I was gonna' submit a PR, but it doesn't seem to be managed via a public repo.
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   For a brief moment I thought you wrote the Unix utility watch. Cool project anyway!
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   <3 I can't remember who turned me onto pgcli, but I've been telling everyone I can about it for a long time now. It's wonderful. Thank you!
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   Slight issues on mobile: http://i.imgur.com/Xw1d88j.jpg
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   by nkantar 10y ago

   OP here. I welcome feedback of all sorts, but especially suggestions for feeds to include, be they yours or not. I'll try and swing by throughout the day to address any questions, concerns, and comments, too.
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    Show HN: VimFeed – collection of Vim-related newsfeeds(vimfeed.github.io)

    3 points by nkantar 10y ago|1 comments
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    I like ripgrep quite a bit from trying it today, and am hoping to find time to work on a Vim plugin this weekend. No promises, but I'll share as soon as I have something usable.
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    I use Ctrl far more and have swapped the two.
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    Doesn't seem to do much on iOS.
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    My main issue with Slack is that with sane-ish notification defaults (only for my name), group direct messages default to that as well. They're fundamentally perceived by everyone (in my experience) as an extension of individual direct
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    Or choosing to live in cheaper places to keep more of their pay.
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    My personal favorite (though I thankfully haven't had a chance to use it yet): alias gitfire='git checkout -b fire-`date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"` && git add -A && git commit -am "The roof is on fire&q
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    Show HN: GHT.vim, a Vim plugin for GitHub issue and pull request templates(github.com)

    6 points by nkantar 10y ago|0 comments
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    Shameless plug: I feel like I have those pretty often, with the most recent being yesterday: https://github.com/nkantar/GHT.vim
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    For those who want something notably more minimal there's the lovely mdp: https://github.com/visit1985/mdp
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    Ask HN: How do you share passwords?

    2 points by nkantar 10y ago|4 comments
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    For those who'd prefer an open-source, Mac-only, less-feature-rich alternative, there's Macdown: http://macdown.uranusjr.com
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    by nkantar 10y ago

    I wanted to build a small side project utilizing Instagram, and when I read their API ToS, I was completely demotivated. Everything having to be about brands drilled in the fact that I, the user, am the product, and my interest in the platf
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    Keep in mind the following is also attributed to him: "Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy."
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    To add to the list of similar/related tools, LinkedIn's Hopscoth: https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch/blob/master/CONTRIBUTI...
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    I've corrected "duck" and "ducking" into certain profane terms so many times by now that I'd be afraid of autocorrect if I tried to use "duck it" regularly...
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    I don't think Apple plays much of a countering game — iPhones are (probably) announced late in the year as they're some of the hottest holiday items globally. I wonder if competitors would get drowned out if they announced around
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    I don't know if I'd call it good , but pgAdmin is a free/Free option that, well, works : http://www.pgadmin.org/
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    I'd wager it's commentary on the lack of redundancy that would allow such an important resource to be unavailable. Hard disks fail, but if you're hosting something important on them, you might want more than one (to grossly o
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    A Click-Bait Experiment, and the Navel-Gazing Problem Threatening to Ruin Medium(medium.com)

    5 points by nkantar 11y ago|1 comments
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    by nkantar 11y ago

    Both of the two with whom I've had great experiences are in the Los Angeles area. Wes Putnam of Putnam Recruiting Group ( http://www.putnamrecruiting.com/ ). A former employee of his got me a great job, and when he left