torunar

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by torunar 3y ago
The page makes 50+ network requests when opened. It takes 10+ seconds to fully load on a regular 3G connection.
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by torunar 3y ago
Nokia Lumia 520. It was a blessing to have a device with 512 MB of RAM where both OS and apps perform without lags and freezes, UI is accessible and text input doesn't suck.
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by torunar 3y ago
This chapter from "Database design" by Adrienne Watt has a very good explanation why this approach didn't stick: https://opentextbc.ca/dbdesign01/chapter/chapter-1-before-th...
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by torunar 3y ago
Looks like you are using a pirate flag emoji for country when data is submitted from Sweden. Is it a PirateBay reference?
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by torunar 3y ago
Imagine living in a cursed timeline where an expected battery life of one day for a device with 2000 mAh battery and 3” screen is considered a technological marvel and a selling point. Computers truly were a mistake.
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by torunar 3y ago
Amazing read, even though it's old. Version without paywall: https://archive.ph/yWzST
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by torunar 3y ago
«I spoke with an extremely limited group of people who I considered being poor to prove that fiction and satire are, in fact, fiction and satire”.
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by torunar 3y ago
https://archive.ph/kF3Pj
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by torunar 3y ago
From my experience, Apple prioritize recent iOS versions when issuing security fixes. Affected legacy iOS versions will get them too, just later. The previous security update landed on my old iPhone one or two weeks later than on the newer
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by torunar 3y ago
I was on a 3 year long break from coding-for-fun due to really bad burnout, but managed to recover from it a couple of months ago, so I started building my own tools again. Right now I’m working on a static site generator using mostly busyb
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by torunar 3y ago
https://archive.ph/14dY2
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by torunar 3y ago
I’m going to be torched by Apple enthusiasts, but I gotta say it: if you have the older model with Intel CPU, use BootCamp and install Windows 10 on it. I did it half a year ago and it changed my life drastically: now I finally have an OS t
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by torunar 3y ago
https://bandamp.fly.dev/ I listen to a lot of music on Bandcamp. Unfortunately their player has only basic capabilities and doesn't support queuing multiple albums in a row. So I've built this site which is basica
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by torunar 3y ago
Did you consider the idea that for some users it's quite acceptable? I'm perfectly fine with 85% or event 70% availability of Github features since I don't pay a single penny for it. If I had aimed for 100%, I'd probably
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by torunar 3y ago
The main platform for me is Bandcamp feed built from the new releases of artists I follow and genres I'm subscribed to.
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by torunar 3y ago
> I'm glad that Reddit has finally asked for a piece of the cake and demanded a profit for their APIs and content. Nice try, u/spez.
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by torunar 3y ago
Wield some steel bars as stiffening ribs, they will harden servers for sure.
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by torunar 3y ago
Thinkpad T14S with Ubuntu 22.04. IDEs: PhpStorm, CLion, PyCharm. Docker for containers, Firefox and Thunderbird for web surfing and reading mail. Everything is provided by the employer, so I only pay taxes.
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by torunar 3y ago
C
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by torunar 3y ago
https://archive.is/FgisP
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by torunar 3y ago
How is it different from Consent-O-Matic? What makes it better?
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by torunar 3y ago
I only pay for hosting (~1.5 EUR / month). Used to pay for VPN, too, but I don't have much use of it these days.
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by torunar 3y ago
Very nice people, cool idea, great meme potential. Not very comfortable to use from a phone, though. Area with all the 3D stuff takes too much space vertically: I have to constantly scroll through it to get to the chat input.
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by torunar 3y ago
https://archive.is/res43
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by torunar 3y ago
This xkcd blog covers one-handed typing techniques, may be relevant to you: https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/08/14/mirrorboard-a-one-handed-ke...
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Show HN: I recreated a flying toasters screensaver for XScreensaver(github.com)
80 points by torunar 3y ago|21 comments
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by torunar 4y ago
https://archive.is/UopZ0
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by torunar 4y ago
https://archive.is/YSHJz