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by jskopek 6mo ago
To be clear - I didn't create this app, but I do think it's cool that good open source alternatives are emerging and felt like this might be interesting to the community
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OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio(github.com)
434 points by jskopek 6mo ago|73 comments
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by jskopek 7mo ago
One of my Heroku apps is down, and seems to have gone down immediately after a scheduled daily restart. The others all work, and I can still access my database directly. Kinda fun trying to reverse engineer what's going on with the lim
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by jskopek 10mo ago
This seems like a really big deal! It affects NextJS 15, even if the codebase isn't using Server Components, has a CVSS vulnerability score of 10/10, and there are known exploits in the wild. Can't see this doing wonders to t
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by jskopek 11mo ago
I would argue that you are still buying peace of mind by hosting on AWS, even when there are outages. This outage is front page news around the world, so it's not as much of a shock if your company's website goes down at the same
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by jskopek 11mo ago
It’s been repeated a lot in this discussion, but don’t loose hope. I had a very similar situation and for a while felt like I might not be able to keep living with this condition. A few months later I suddenly realized that I wasn’t thinkin
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by jskopek 11mo ago
I’ve also noticed that younger people seem to wear earplugs at concerts a lot more often. I get the feeling there’s been a change in attitude towards hearing protection. My guess is that instagram ads for earplugs and AirPod hearing health
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by jskopek 3y ago
Thanks! My brother and I are quite touched by the reaction in this thread. I will see what I can do about this - if not as a product, then by sharing a little more about what we have done and how it has worked so far
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by jskopek 3y ago
As my brother said, this is a really tricky area for us to explore for non-technical reasons. We go back and fourth on this, as I do believe my grandmother's quality of life would improve dramatically if this could be done well. For no
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by jskopek 3y ago
Hi unixhero! We forward all calls to our home number to a Twilio number. We then use Twilio studio to forward calls from my grandmother to a web-based call handler that we created, and all other calls are forwarded to my dad's cell pho
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by jskopek 3y ago
pigcat's brother here :) In our case, my grandmother always calls my parents home phone number. The phone provider only offers simple call forwarding, so we route all calls to the home phone over to a Twilio number. We have a very simp
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Tesla's solar panels are now more efficient and affordable(engadget.com)
14 points by jskopek 6y ago|4 comments
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by jskopek 6y ago
Congratulations on creating trailrouter! This is one of the most unique and useful side projects I’ve seen in quite a while. I had a lot of fun looking at the various suggestions it offered for my neighbourhood, and I could see how this cou
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by jskopek 7y ago
I’m in a very similar situation with the OP-Z! No musical background, bought it because I was curious about the UI. I find myself getting sucked into it for hours at a time, even though I haven’t yet made a beat I’d be comfortable sharing.
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by jskopek 7y ago
Modern F1 drivers are now navigating complex multi-level menu systems on their steering wheels with one hand while turning with the other, so I would argue that this talent is still present and visible in a modern race. Not to take away the
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by jskopek 8y ago
I agree with your point in theory, but it’s somewhat ironic that the Oslo bike share you link to is closed for the season. There are ways to move around without cars, but it becomes far more challenging in winter climates
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by jskopek 9y ago
Wise of you to bring that up, but I feel you might be overplaying the slight. It's a direct quote from a book, so I'd be more angry at the author in this case. Still, good thing to point out.
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by jskopek 9y ago
A USB-C port will just barely power a 4K display at 60hz on its own. There's no way to get two 4k displays, USB, and power delivery without the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 3
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by jskopek 9y ago
To quote the person you just replied to: "I already know the friend who will come to me tomorrow that his HTC has and 8 core processor while Apple has only six. The point is: it is all useless without the whole package being perfect.&q
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Researchers find way to desalinate water with solar energy(news.rice.edu)
2 points by jskopek 9y ago|0 comments
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by jskopek 10y ago
Funnily enough, I tend to get the opposite reaction. Have has some pretty miserable treatment from Canadian border guards at the Peace Arch crossing, but never the same from their American counterparts. I'm Canadian. Of course, this mi
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by jskopek 10y ago
Hans Zimmer has one of the coolest office spaces I've ever seen. Talk about a place for creativity!
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by jskopek 10y ago
It might make sense if they assumed that they'd be successful. If the press spends all their time talking about how Uber is flaunting the rules by putting out a self driving car into their fleet and all the while this thing performs pe
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by jskopek 10y ago
I'm assuming you are talking about US election topics? Please keep in mind that the readership of Hacker News covers a much larger base than the United States. Technology is not bound by geography as much as politics, and therefore is
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by jskopek 10y ago
The hot-swappable drone battery video is cool enough to be its own Shown HN submission. Would it be hard for the drone to be able to seamlessly switch between indoor/lighthouse tracking and outside/GPS tracking? How about the abil
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Samsung S7 explodes in owners' hands(winnipegsun.com)
2 points by jskopek 10y ago|0 comments
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by jskopek 10y ago
The last company I worked at was pretty flexible with using whatever programming language made sense for the job, as long as everyone working on that project was comfortable with it. As far as I'm aware, they've kept this attitude
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by jskopek 12y ago
Very pleased to see Squamish, British Columbia on the list. The location is perfect: an hour away from some of the best skiing in the world, an hour away from downtown Vancouver, and some of the best rock climbing and mountain biking right
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by jskopek 12y ago
There's been talk about Zuckerberg wanting to use Facebook's backing to release the Rift at lost cost[1]. That's a little scary in its own right, as it implies that Facebook may be looking to turn the Rift into something clos
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by jskopek 13y ago
Perhaps you are attending hackathons for the wrong reason? I didn't personally attend, but I'm sure anyone who went in order to build an interesting indea with smart hackers probably had a decent time. Allegations of cheating are

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