jbeard4

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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2026)
4 points by jbeard4 16d ago|2 comments
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by jbeard4 11mo ago
I rolled my own outdoor laptop, using an old Dasung e-ink monitor, power bank, and latte panda SBC. Works great for outdoor coding. Cut the chassis out of 1/2' plywood on the CNC router. Dual boots vanilla Windows and Linux. Pictu
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by jbeard4 1y ago
"$3,000 per work" seems like an incredibly good deal to license a book.
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by jbeard4 1y ago
> Over the years, nearly everything on the vehicle has been replaced or repaired, and Campbell says the only original part is likely the body, and even that has had work done on it. It’s the Tercel of Theseus: if every part has been repl
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by jbeard4 1y ago
> NixOS is a superpower to me Can you expand on this? Just curious what is the main value-add you are getting from NixOS in particular?
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by jbeard4 1y ago
I love XSLT. I wrote a SCXML-to-JavaScript compiler in it back in 2010: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/sandbox/gsoc/2010/s... Written as a pipeline of XSLT transformations. Ran native
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Kick delivers third-party bookmarklet to export your data from Bench(old.reddit.com)
1 points by jbeard4 2y ago|2 comments
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by jbeard4 2y ago
For context, the Bench bookkeeping SaaS suddenly collapsed and was subsequently acquired by employer.com: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42549343 * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42523061 Benc
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by jbeard4 2y ago
For context, the Bench bookkeeping SaaS suddenly collapsed and was subsequently acquired by employer.com: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42549343 * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42523061 When
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Bench reportedly mandates data sharing with Employer.com to access data download(old.reddit.com)
1 points by jbeard4 2y ago|1 comments
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by jbeard4 2y ago
We use nextjs because we want to optimize the page for SEO and crawlability. If you don’t need your page to be crawlable (eg a dashboard behind a login), then there’s a good chance you don’t need nextjs, and pure React will indeed be simple
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by jbeard4 2y ago
I created a subreddit in case any current/former Bench users would like to continue talking to one another and compare notes: https://www.reddit.com/r/BenchUsers
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Show HN: Subreddit for Bench users to talk to each other and compare notes(old.reddit.com)
1 points by jbeard4 2y ago|0 comments
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by jbeard4 2y ago
I created a subreddit in case any current/former Bench users would like to continue talking to one another and compare notes: https://www.reddit.com/r/BenchUsers
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by jbeard4 2y ago
Hello, I was wondering if you ever got the email with the download link? Thanks so much.
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by jbeard4 2y ago
Same. The situation is clear as mud.
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by jbeard4 2y ago
Has anyone figured out how to download your data from Bench? In the original email they sent out that announced they were shutting down, they said data would be available to download from http://data.bench.co . But right now, thi
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by jbeard4 2y ago
Current (I guess now former) bench customer here. Concerned about this comment in their FAQ: > On this website, by December 30th, you’ll be able to enter your Bench login credentials to download your current and prior year-end financials
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by jbeard4 3y ago
W520 running Ubuntu is still my daily driver after 12 years. The build quality of their older models is just insane. I wish Lenovo would bring back their classic hardware.
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by jbeard4 3y ago
Beautiful hardware
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by jbeard4 3y ago
I’m still on my 2012 W520 as daily driver. Runs Ubuntu 22.04. It’s a tank - it just won’t die. And if something does wear it, it’s easy to repair or replace. I’m actually thinking of purchasing a X220 or X220T as a smaller, more portable mo
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by jbeard4 3y ago
SEEKING WORK | Senior Technology Consultant | Full-stack | Python, TypeScript, React, Java, Spring | Boulder, Colorado / Remote Full-stack web developer and software engineer, working at all layers of the tech stack, including front-en
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by jbeard4 3y ago
I have been using stock PopOS, and my battery life has been poor.
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by jbeard4 3y ago
I'm planning to send it in to them this week for some repairs (USB-C port stopped working, replace the rubber feet, and replace the battery). I have to pay for the battery replacement (~$100 I think). Hopefully it improves the battery
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by jbeard4 3y ago
Agree, battery life is atrocious. I get typically get 1.5-2 hours on a charge, after 2.5 years of ownership. I always have anxiety about plugging it in. It's the biggest problem with this machine. Other than that, I have been very happ
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by jbeard4 3y ago
I enjoyed this video about this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zG-ZrC4BO0&t=189s
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Allstate becomes next major insurer to halt new policy sales in California(cbsnews.com)
28 points by jbeard4 3y ago|6 comments
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by jbeard4 4y ago
Hi, I saw your comment about Bluetooth issues with your AirPods, and I wanted to let you know that I have been having great success using my AirPods after I swapped out Pulseaudio for Pipewire on my System76 lemur pro laptop running PopOS.
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by jbeard4 4y ago
This looks nice. Personally, I use vimwiki as a personal desktop wiki. But it would be nice to have a better mobile client.
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by jbeard4 4y ago
I have had this specific system for about a year, and I get about 4-5 hours battery life for my main use case, which is web development, zoom calls and remote computing with Remmina (RDP). One of the best things about it is the native suppo

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