DaveChild

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by DaveChild 2y ago
I have nothing but good things to say about the author of that piece.
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by DaveChild 3y ago
Pah, amateur. I made two at once. Well ok, my wife did most of it, but I was definitely a contributing maker.
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by DaveChild 3y ago
Funny, isn't it. They ruin API access and overcharge for it, so everyone scrapes, and in trying to stop that they ruin the product for the users, without whom it's worth nothing. Reddit, take note, this is you in 6 months.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
I see you've played poundy, spoony before.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
Thank, fixed.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
> The author is British? What ho, old bean. Yes, I am.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
That's amazing. I did consider suggesting replacing the semi-colon with "innit" at the end of each line, but it didn't really fit with the theme.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
It's funny, I wrote it very much tongue-in-cheek of course, but as someone who grew up writing HTML and then CSS and using "color" all the time there's probably a little nugget of genuine pent-up irritation hidden in the
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by DaveChild 4y ago
It's morning here, but thankyou all the same.
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by DaveChild 4y ago
No, it's a joke. Source: I wrote it :)
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Wordle Alternatives – A Comprehensive List (221 and counting)(aloneonahill.com)
2 points by DaveChild 5y ago|0 comments
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What's New in PHP8 Cheat Sheet(cheatography.com)
1 points by DaveChild 5y ago|0 comments
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The Science of Swearing(readable.com)
2 points by DaveChild 6y ago|0 comments
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Developing Gov.uk with Docker(technology.blog.gov.uk)
2 points by DaveChild 7y ago|0 comments
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The Myth of the “Unlimited Holiday” and How We Do It(addedbytes.com)
5 points by DaveChild 7y ago|0 comments
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by DaveChild 7y ago
Thanks for letting me know my site was down :)
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by DaveChild 7y ago
Well, bugger.
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by DaveChild 7y ago
If I ever get around to updating the article, this is going in :)
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5 Ways Readability Will Boost Your Email Engagement Rates(campaignmonitor.com)
6 points by DaveChild 8y ago|0 comments
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by DaveChild 9y ago
When I was learning my way around regexes, I found a cheat sheet helped. I made my own - you can download it free from here: https://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/regular-...
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by DaveChild 10y ago
I've been on both ends of 1:1s. For a manager, they seem great - a regular meeting, a chance for staff to talk about things. But they're not. They're window dressing. If you need the 1:1 to see what mood your staff are in, yo
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by DaveChild 10y ago
I made https://readability-score.com/ - a site for measuring the readability of text. It's been a bit of an accidental success, but it's proving to be a great project.
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Comprehensive Index of Blog and Developer Income Reports (with RSS Feeds)(getpostcookie.com)
2 points by DaveChild 10y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: ApolloPad, for writing novels, ebooks and blogs(apollopad.com)
3 points by DaveChild 11y ago|0 comments
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by DaveChild 11y ago
Cheatography is awesome, and the developer who built it is really cool and talented and handsome and me. :) Thanks for mentioning Cheatography. It's a bit of a labour of love, and I wish I had more time to put into it.
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by DaveChild 12y ago
Why are people incapable of using gender-neutral pronouns? Using "they" makes for a much easier read than alternating "he" and "she".
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by DaveChild 13y ago
Thanks! :)
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by DaveChild 13y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - LaTeX nerd, remote is fine (I'm based in the UK) I've been tearing my hair our with a LaTeX template generator and builder. I need help, while I still have some small coverage of my head. I'm looking for
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by DaveChild 13y ago
Me too, if I'm not too late, please :). dave at addedbytes dot com
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How To Manage Your Cash Flow As A Freelancer(addedbytes.com)
3 points by DaveChild 13y ago|0 comments

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