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by jtruk 3y ago
I'd say that if you have some programming experience, about half an hour would be reasonable to implement and understand each tutorial - but there's a lot more to be had squeezing or polishing if you have the time. Also, it doesn&
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by jtruk 3y ago
For anyone who did it last year, please take a look again - there's a whole load of new expert challenges and extra effect tutorials to try.
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by jtruk 3y ago
Highly recommended! I found Tiny Code Christmas last year. It was easier for me to get into than other code advent series, and introduced me to active participation in the demoscene, which I'd admired since the Amiga days. I continued
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UK Snow Map (#uksnow)(uksnowmap.com)
1 points by jtruk 5y ago|1 comments
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by jtruk 9y ago
The Fitbit Ionic looked like it could be a spiritual successor [I'd presumed - without evidence - that that was where the Pebble team ended up]. It doesn't yet look open enough (or quite cute enough) to persuade me, but I'll
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by jtruk 9y ago
I adore my original Pebble and Pebble Time Steel. I'm curious to see whether Rebble [1] can pull together a new ecosystem. I was under the impression Eric and the original Pebble team had deliberately ensured enough openings for that t
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by jtruk 9y ago
Same thing happened with the first Pebble Time Steel I bought. I took it back to the shop and swapped it. This one's been perfect for years, so I put it down to a batch problem.
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by jtruk 9y ago
FWIW the business is based in Kenya.
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What's the most absurd/invasive thing that tech platforms do(twitter.com)
1 points by jtruk 9y ago|0 comments
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by jtruk 9y ago
> Why do console manufacturers put so much effort into preventing unvetted code from running on their hardware? Piracy is the most enduring reason. Second, regular players should expect a level field when playing online multiplayer - so
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by jtruk 9y ago
It's just how Hacker News works - people like older articles to be tagged by year. It's to make it easier to spot things that they may have already read, or that may be interesting but not as current.
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by jtruk 9y ago
Thanks! I've had a few people trying to submit the classic six word story over the years.
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by jtruk 9y ago
130 Story - a daily microfiction challenge. https://www.130story.com/ I started this as a Twitter game a few years ago; it felt like a compact idea with a good hook. Earlier this year I automated it- so it picks its own wor
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Why the Government Shouldn't Break WhatsApp [video](youtube.com)
1 points by jtruk 9y ago|0 comments
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Kick Cards – Discussion Prompts for Startups (Kickstarter)(kickstarter.com)
2 points by jtruk 9y ago|0 comments
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by jtruk 9y ago
Twitter Lite appears to omit Promoted Tweets (for me, for now), which is a bonus for experience.
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Time Series Charts with React, Redux and D3(blog.serverdensity.com)
1 points by jtruk 9y ago|0 comments
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Soundex(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by jtruk 9y ago|0 comments
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by jtruk 9y ago
The lack of regard for privacy is reflected in their beta signup page [1], which asks for age and phone number, and submits over HTTP connection. [1] http://huggingface.co/
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Kaleida analyses the output of news publishers and sharing habits(kaleida.com)
1 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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PICO-8 Lighting by hand (part 3)(hackernoon.com)
2 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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Bike courier wins 'gig' economy employment rights case(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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by jtruk 10y ago
> Active Pebble watches will work normally for now. Functionality or service quality may be reduced down the road. We don’t expect to release regular software updates or new Pebble features. I hope they open source Pebble OS, maybe even
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Git for Humans(speakerdeck.com)
3 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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The Government IT Self-Harm Playbook(medium.com)
1 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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The Rise and Fall of YPlan Is the Most Boring Tech Story Ever(medium.com)
3 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments
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by jtruk 10y ago
Yes it can, but not in the context of the post I commented on.
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by jtruk 10y ago
As another data point, It's the same story for international web-tech conferences. Scatter sample: https://www.techdiary.co.uk/elsewhere [1] [1] I run this, though only keep the NE section updated just now.
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by jtruk 10y ago
Cloudflare works at the DNS/routing level. You can use their layer to communicate via HTTPS with the browser. The connection between your site and Cloudflare won't be encrypted... which is a bit of an antipattern (as discussed els
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Terms Analysis of ~50 UK Startup Seed Deals(medium.com)
1 points by jtruk 10y ago|0 comments

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