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by xavdid 3y ago
I wholeheartedly agree. I saw a great quote that summaries how I feel: Piracy isn't stealing if purchasing isn't ownership Whenever I buy something, I start by trying to find a DRM-free version. ebooks.com has a whole sec
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by xavdid 3y ago
FWIW, you keep all audible purchases even if you cancel your subscription (regardless if they were bought with credits or cash). So you can cancel and continue using the Audible app as you have been. You need to use all your credits before
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by xavdid 3y ago
I mean, technically he has: https://atp.fm/join
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by xavdid 3y ago
pro tip: don't install user python using homebrew; use a dedicated version manager (like pyenv or adsf). More info: https://justinmayer.com/posts/homebrew-python-is-not-for-you...
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by xavdid 3y ago
Not related to this story specifically, but I've been very impressed with 404 media's stories thusfar. They haven't been around long, but they've already done a lot of impressive journalism. I'm glad we've fina
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by xavdid 3y ago
Congrats! Your blog post paints a very compelling value proposition for simpler, all-in-one (yet extensible) software. I find I'm more compelled these days by "batteries included" software than "bring your own everything
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by xavdid 3y ago
TIL about the word "hob". Americans call it a "cooktop" or "stovetop" or "range"
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by xavdid 3y ago
There's also Boop, which is open source: https://github.com/IvanMathy/Boop
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by xavdid 3y ago
Looks like it's available as a scan from the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/generals00dwig/mode/2up
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Show HN: Universal Test Runner – Run tests in any language with a single command(github.com)
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by xavdid 3y ago
> if you're storing the passwords in the same place as the MFA secrets, then it's not actually MFA anymore. I see this sentiment a lot and IMO it over-simplifies the security model pretty drastically. It's unlikely that a
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by xavdid 3y ago
- filmed: definitely - recorded: not sure (probably not long term) - recognized: unlikely
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by xavdid 3y ago
It's certainly possible, but it seems pretty captured already. I'm not sure how much of a blip it is for them. Definitely a good reason to back up any audible purchases sooner rather than later (as as soon as you buy any future on
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by xavdid 3y ago
A slight quibble: > They require mandatory DRM for every book sold, locking those books forever to Amazon's monopoly platform. If you break up with Amazon, you have to throw away your entire audiobook library. While it's true t
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by xavdid 3y ago
functools.cache is basically `functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)`. `lru_cache` was added in py3.3, which is widely available.
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by xavdid 3y ago
I've got many fond memories of Maker Faire, so I'm glad it exists at all. Odd location, but I'm sure they can take what they can get. I wonder what caused them not to choose San Mateo anymore. Could have been intentional on t
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by xavdid 3y ago
Yeah, this is definitely possible today. A couple of us did it when we were working at Zapier - you could set up a Zap to watch columns of a sheet to act as an inbox and outbox, then hook it up to Twilio to text a pre-determined person.
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by xavdid 3y ago
Sure, mine is at: https://xavd.id/blog . I've got RSS and JSON feeds too: https://xavd.id/blog/feeds It mostly covers 3 main areas of interest: - tech (lots of Python & JS, but other topics too
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by xavdid 3y ago
I mostly play for the engineering side of it, so in all my bases over the years, I always always play on "peaceful" mode. It makes part of the tech tree useless (no need for better guns if there's nothing to shoot) but I fi
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by xavdid 3y ago
Another good resource on intro crypto is @lvh's Crypto101 book: https://www.crypto101.io/ There are also some basic practical exercises (I don't believe the projects are technically related, but are in similar vei
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by xavdid 3y ago
This was fun! It reminds me of "Password Purgatory" that Troy Hunt (of "Have I Been Pwned" fame) built. It sends real scammers to a real-looking site that basically makes them play this game until they give up and go awa
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by xavdid 3y ago
My resume has been backed by JSON resume for ages. Great little project, though I'm not sure how maintained it is these days.
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by xavdid 3y ago
The paging API only gives back 1k comments (which for you is apparently back to 2021). You can request your GDPR archive from Reddit and point the tool at it and you'll have a more complete archive.
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by xavdid 3y ago
If you can get your GDPR archive, this tool will still work a bit. I have features planned that will support that better.
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by xavdid 3y ago
Your comments / posts from banned subs are available in your Reddit archive. This tool has iffy support for adding rich data for deleted comments, but I have some plans.
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by xavdid 3y ago
Glad it worked well for you! I think that's out of scope for this project, but I've seen some other comments in this thread linking to tools that do just that!
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by xavdid 3y ago
Thanks for mentioning, I'll take a look!
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by xavdid 3y ago
You can, but it's different (and less complete) data
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by xavdid 3y ago
That's a limit on Reddit's side. To download more, you need to download your GDPR archive and import it using this tool. There's a command for that.
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by xavdid 3y ago
I can look into it! Do you mind filing a GitHub issue?

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