kayman

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by kayman 4y ago
If you're an emacs user and you code in emacs, magit works really well with your workflow.
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by kayman 5y ago
I feel like development has come full circle. Initially, it was all server side. Then we had to use javascript to do some frontend stuff. The javascript became frameworks which templated some of the patterns to make the frontend dev easier
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by kayman 5y ago
This has helped me form my view PFOF is not as bad as it sounds. https://a16z.com/2021/02/17/payment-for-order-flow/
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by kayman 5y ago
I used to do limit orders - try to save some money by buying a stock when it's at lowest during the day. Then I read a book by Fischer called "Common Stocks, Uncommon Profits"which suggested that when you have a long investme
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by kayman 5y ago
For bootstrapped projects without a PMF - which are my side projects I self host. Postgres hot hot with 2 servers. For clients I always recommend PaaS
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by kayman 5y ago
Try the steelcase leap v2. Aeron Miller was the 2nd alternative but ended up going with steelcase. I've had it for almost a year and would still recommend it.
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by kayman 5y ago
Similar to "bourne shell" and "bourne again shell" aka bash I can see the evolution now. "nushell". Next iteration: "nuer shell" (newer) or "renushell" (renew)
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by kayman 6y ago
It’s because the average person has so many passwords in various formats that they forget. But that person most likely has access to their email. Instead of taking the user on a password reset journey, just shortcut to login. The attack vec
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by kayman 6y ago
I’ve answered this previously here. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24238783 In a nutshell it’s to handle federated identities.
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by kayman 6y ago
The reason your username and password are on different pages is to handle federated identities. Take a typical saas product. Initially you build your own login username and password. As you grow your users ask to login using gmail, LinkedI
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by kayman 6y ago
In my experience, when people build apps without having to write code, the first iteration is awesome. Get something working and shows great promise. But as complexity grows, the app ends up being a badly designed excel screen on the web.
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by kayman 6y ago
I've been off Facebook for many years now. I deleted my account when I found myself typing "f" into my browser. Facebook dropdown, select and lose time scrolling feeds. I never got into instagram. As an american expat I find
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by kayman 8y ago
As someone who has been on both sides of the coin. My take is: Don't make your site for anyone and everyone. Keep a target audience in mind. Most of the time, the person that hires you is usually the target audience. Don't try t
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by kayman 9y ago
+1 for keeweb. It's central to my password management strategy now. Can't recommend it enough. I've tried the offline versions, but I find myself often on the go - without my laptop. The tools for mobile don't seem to s
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by kayman 9y ago
> That's a slippery slope argument. Do you want to nationalize nothing? I meant where do we draw the line?
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by kayman 9y ago
Agreed 100%. Does this mean if you ever built a company, and it gets too big, it will get nationalized? And what will keep the law from evolving to nationalizing slightly smaller businesses as time goes.
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by kayman 9y ago
Didn't toyota recently say, we are way off from completely autonomous vehicles. But if anyone has unlimited resources to do it...its the army.
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by kayman 9y ago
Amen!
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by kayman 9y ago
No. I do work in IT though. But not in the government sector.
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by kayman 9y ago
On a positive note, the online services provided by a government agency are pretty good. When I received a bill from the tax office I was able to go online and create a payment plan without human intervention. There is also a portal that li
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by kayman 9y ago
Hacker News Wall Street Journal New York Times If I had more time, I'd read the economist. Newsletters: Javascript Weekly Python Weekly
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by kayman 9y ago
Yes. Its a company I'd invest in long term as long as I stay a delighted customer.
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by kayman 9y ago
I use spotify. Love it. My family uses Spotify, loves it. I hope they go public.
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by kayman 9y ago
Block driverless trucks? I can see this only working short term. Long term, the benefits of driverless trucks are too great to ignore. I'm curious to see how long and what tactics are used to delay this inevitable technology. Similar t
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by kayman 9y ago
Agree. But it was a program that is far ahead of its time. Thank you Putty devs.
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by kayman 9y ago
If only you'll be editing the site, as a dev, I always like to roll my own. Simple HTML/JS/CSS. Feel like I have more control, less learning and I enjoy it. But that's the dev bias. If you want other non technical people
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by kayman 9y ago
I see more risk in not trying to.
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by kayman 10y ago
In software development, when I can't figure something out, it's natural to feel "incompetent". After all, someone is paying you for your expertise and you can't figure it out. You dev instinct is to hide in the co
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by kayman 10y ago
Pick one, learn it. There are libraries to do what you want to do in both languages. If you get good at one, you'll figure out a way to shoehorn it into the problem you're trying to solve.
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by kayman 10y ago
Yes. It's very annoying because my sessions and apps are open exactly how I want them. Anyone have a solution?

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