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1. 331.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   While the «code .» integration is great, it’s running as client-server. You can do similar development over ssh to another vm or physical machine, too.
2. 332.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   Xonsh is very posix/bash-like but you can call python functions in an integrated way. Even if you don’t love python it’s a more sane language than bash. I really like it but I’ve been using zsh for too long.
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   by pletnes 4y ago

   It’s not an issue, in fact as a Linux fan it’s magnificent! However it is not windows so if you want to use it for windows stuff / software development there’s going to be some edge cases, performance penalties and hiccups. So long a
4. 334.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   WSL is great but it’s basically a convenient VM. It’s no longer windows, as far as I’m concerned.
5. 335.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   Doesn’t xonsh run correctly on windows? I used it but hated the environment due to the lack of utilities on windows (it’s just a shell, not an environment).
6. 336.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   1Password has a feature for this now, I think it’s great. Insert and generate random strings for security questions. I’d consider using something you can read to someone on the phone if it’s a company you can call - banks, insurance, ISP, s
7. 337.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   And it fits nicely into git!
8. 338.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   I had this gut feeling, but no way to check. The handling of secrets is not explicitly states, i.e probably bad. I like the looks of httpie’s new desktop client but no idea if their secret handling is any better.
9. 339.▲
   by pletnes 4y ago

   Range and bandwidth is orders of magnitude larger, and both have direct limitations in terms of energy budget.
10. 340.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    Base32? The hard part is to implement QR code scanning across a range of different cameras, lighting conditions and shaky hands. Not to mention melting your own sand to make silicon.
11. 341.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    I know people who do the same. In winter they drive their cars, so I don’t see a big net win. Of course, in California I guess the snow is less of an issue.
12. 342.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    Thanks! Good engineers should recognize both pros and cons. I guess there are «police» ones, too.
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    I don’t have a diagnosis of any sort that I’m aware. Personally I’d have motorcycles banned, I don’t see any (net) benefits of them, and the noise is ridiculous. I made it a top priority to live «far» from a main road when moving, after liv
14. 344.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    The xonsh shell can use sqlite for history. Really useful, also contains runtime statistics, for instance. I used xonsh for a few weeks. It is absolutely an awesome shell, but I didn’t find the switch worth the effort personally.
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    If you like python or work on mac/win/linux, you might like https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles Uses rust for performance, and is usable from the terminal or from python.
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    The big downside is having to install neovim. Good old vim is in macos, git bash on windows, any random vm you’re thrown into… I also use the vim plugin for intellij et al, but I use vim on all the raspberry pi’s, weird windows boxes with s
17. 347.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    Macos’ spotlight can do this AFAIK.
18. 348.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    …also «old folks» like me know matplotlib already, there is existing code out there for matplotlib. Matplotlib fits into desktop software and print-quality plots - plotly is more about web plots. Libraries like pandas and seaborn use matplo
19. 349.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    When I started out there was no plotly. Then plotly required uploading data to their servers. It’s only recently that there’s a real choice IMHO.
20. 350.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    You’re running install-time code if you don’t, so I disagree. The wheel format is better suited even for pure python distribution. You can read more details on that site.
21. 351.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    9 out of the top 360 packages still do not offer wheels! https://pythonwheels.com/
22. 352.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    I started using numpy around 2007 and didn’t see reliable binary installs with good numerical performance until I discovered anaconda, much later (2016?). Maybe I hung out with the wrong people, or libraries. Some libraries did not have com
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    Conda ships Intel MKL for linear algebra, too, meaning numpy.dot (matrix multiply), scipy, fft, solvers, … run 2-10x faster. Well, used to, I think the open source alternatives have improved since.
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    It’s only the last 5 years, give or take, that you can install C-compiled packages with pip. When I started out, I had to apt/port/pacman install packages, then run pip install (or python setup.py even) to install dependencies. It
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    Some do, yes. Not sure how general this is. The price difference of the fuel is significant.
26. 356.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    Agree, the built-in DAC is so noisy it’s more or less unusable. A USB DAC is not too expensive and can be plugged into some random laptop, too.
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    by pletnes 4y ago

    I’ve had decent luck with shairport-sync (I think the name was) for Airplay audio. Only relevant for mac/ios, which I happen to use. Video playback and streaming airplay audio syncs up though, totally unlike windows with bluetooth audi
28. 358.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    I love the Moonlander, which is similar and works great with macOS. Including media keys, screen brightness, etc.
29. 359.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    Close https://github.com/simonw/datasette-lite
30. 360.▲
    by pletnes 4y ago

    More prototypes built in enterprises -> some succeed -> outgrow tools -> more consulting projects than ever before!