Sodaware

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   by Sodaware 2y ago

   I started with DarkBasic but moved to BlitzBasic after a few months. Wrote a couple of small games and really enjoyed just messing around with it - it felt just like when I started programming on my first computer. I still use BlitzMax for
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   by Sodaware 5y ago

   I used to use Jekyll. I still do, but I used to, too.
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   by Sodaware 5y ago

   I grew up with an Atari ST and I've enjoyed revisiting it. Growing up I stuck to really simple stuff, so it's been fun to to learn more about how it all works. There's a library called Atari Game Tools (AGT) that can do some
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   Distraction Free Writing with Emacs(philnewton.net)

   5 points by Sodaware 5y ago|0 comments
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   How I get work done with Emacs and org-mode(philnewton.net)

   4 points by Sodaware 5y ago|0 comments
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   by Sodaware 5y ago

   I like the idea! One small suggestion: if this is a free product I'd reword "Get started for free". That phrase makes me think I'll be signing up for a free trial.
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   by Sodaware 5y ago

   My new startup uses machine learning built on Quantum Blockchain technology (patent pending). I'll take my VC money now, please.
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   by Sodaware 5y ago

   Privacy Badger: blocks a bunch of trackers - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badge... Privacy Possum: blocks additional trackers that Privacy Badger sometimes misses - https:/&#x2
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   by Sodaware 6y ago

   The experience reports on erowid.org make for some interesting reading. [0] https://erowid.org/experiences/
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I don't at the moment, but I find I feel much better (more positive and a clearer head) when I write. I wrote daily for a while and it definitely helped.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    > But I'm sure heating can be accomplished without chopping down trees at all. Through solar, for instance. In a perfect world, yes. But this is the problem with conservation work in poor countries. 1.7% of US energy generation come
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    > But whatever method we chose, it should not ignore the actual people living there, their intelligence comparable to our own and their fight for survival. A couple of years ago I attended a talk on lemur conservation, and this was one o
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    A bit like how /r/unpopularopinion on Reddit ends up being full of popular sentiments.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I've been using Beeminder for 8 years[1], and it is no exaggeration to say it has massively changed my life. It helped me run a marathon, procrastinate less, write more words, workout regularly, and a bunch of other stuff. It's we
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    Interesting read! I'm not a particularly good writer, but I do find it useful to explore my thoughts through the written word. I just finished an experiment where I wrote a blog article every day for 30 days (a more detailed summary is
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I don't really like PHP, but it pays my bills. There are some big improvements in this release. Named arguments and actual attributes (instead of special tags in comments) are really nice.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I was affected by this. I appreciate them putting out such a thorough breakdown of what happened (and why).
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    There's a typo in the "How much does it cost?" section: > Excelent English.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I use goaccess for analysing my server logs and that's it. I look for pages that are popular, traffic spikes, and any referrals that stand out. There is so much referrer spam these days that it takes a while to clean things up to the p
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I remember Microsoft pushing hybrid apps called "Smart Clients" back in 2003.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    Bring back the `<marquee>` tag.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    Worked fine on Chrome, but broke the back button on Firefox.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    I'd love to own a Falcon, but the prices on eBay make my eyes water.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    There are so many things the ST does badly - weak sound chip, screen memory laid out like a Venetian blind (to quote Jeff Minter I think), and a mouse that was designed in a universe where ergonomics did not exist. But I still love it. With
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    And iPhones with TikTok pre-installed are already going up on eBay.
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    It's not an exaggeration to say that org-mode changed my life. I started using it after my first year as a freelancer; I was really struggling to get myself organized and was prepping myself to get out of software entirely. Switching t
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    by Sodaware 6y ago

    Back in 2004 I made a Pocket PC app for my girlfriend; it was an interactive map that showed how to get from the bus stop to my university. She was visiting from abroad and didn't know the area, but wanted to come visit me after my lec
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    by Sodaware 7y ago

    Is that a common rumour for ice cream vans? I remember growing up there were the same things said about our local one.
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    by Sodaware 7y ago

    It's fun, if you're into that kind of thing. It's more like building a car in the garage. There's no real need to do, but some people enjoy the process of figuring out how everything fits together.
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    by Sodaware 7y ago

    It took me about three years to go from starting out to being able to pay all of my bills (rent/food/etc) entirely through freelance work. I started out working through upwork charging $10 an hour. It was mostly building WordPress