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by pragmar 2y ago
It's not configurable right now, but I have seen the feature in other products. If you want to chat about it off-thread, there's a contact form in the options page. Happy to chat.
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by pragmar 2y ago
I'm distributing msix (msixbundle) because it allows me to package a downloadable installer and a windows store upload. You should be able to double click the msixbundle to run the installer, powershell isn't necessary. MSIX insta
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by pragmar 2y ago
I don't mean to imply it's not possible, but I ran into issues packaging with Desktop Bridge and the web started pushing me toward extreme solutions, so I changed course. If there's a lesson here, it's to package early (
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by pragmar 2y ago
I realize now that the "Support" link is ambiguous. The price/free issue I'll think about how to make that clear, it's a good point. Going to wait for traffic to subside before making updates, but noted. Thanks
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by pragmar 2y ago
Thanks, yeah it is C#/.net9 and WinUI3. I started with C#/WPF, but wanted to get it on the Windows Store and couldn't figure out that would work with WPF.
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Show HN: Appstat – Process Monitor for Windows(pragmar.com)
86 points by pragmar 2y ago|28 comments
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by pragmar 2y ago
Agreeable LLMs and embedded bias are surely a risk, but I don't think this a helpful frame. Most questions don't have correct answers, so it would follow that you'd want practical answers for those, and correct answers for th
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by pragmar 2y ago
Apple locks users in with software/services. nVidia locks in add-in board manufacturers with exclusive arrangements and partner programs that tie access to chips to contracts that prioritize nVidia. It happens upstream of the consumer.
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by pragmar 2y ago
Became unusable for me (Firefox/Win) a few months back on my laptop with integrated intel graphics. Fine on other computers with more capable hardware. The solution was an extension called h264ify. There was something about the vp8&#x2
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by pragmar 2y ago
This project started back in the day as native MVVM (UWP). Switched to Blazor Server/electron a few years back. For Maui, I had to move to Hybrid but I'm glad I did. Hybrid is pretty great, seems better in every way except routing
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by pragmar 2y ago
I've been porting a Blazor/.net 8 project ( https://interro.bot ) to Maui for the past couple months. I just released Android last week, and Mac/iOS is in the pipeline. There are plenty of gotchas and I wouldn'
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by pragmar 3y ago
I think with the distributed nature of a desktop app (running headless chrome), outside of cloud infrastructure/IPs, the internet is generally less defensive. It has bought some leeway, but I definitely should look into proxy support.
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by pragmar 3y ago
I'm not sure I've the best antibot solution, but it's handled through some crawler options exposed to the user. Out of the box, I use a (fast) http crawler with my app's user-agent. It is not at all resilient to antibot.
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by pragmar 3y ago
Congratulations on shipping, the site looks great. I've been working on a desktop app in the same space (website health/administration). It's been a similarly long journey. I've found marketing to be an uphill battle. It
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by pragmar 3y ago
I remember Nate Silver speaking of the golden age of online poker, when amateurs were the dominant audience, and a decent (non-pro) strategy player could make a living. Word got out, and just like that, it was over.
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by pragmar 3y ago
Best feature of Pro is Windows Sandbox, which I use to test/trial app installs in a VM. It's basically a disposable OS that spins up as fast as most apps. Sandbox runs on Hyper-V, which along with domain networking (for business)
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by pragmar 3y ago
> The Upwork job posting asks the applicant to "fix bugs and resopnsiveness [sic] on website" and claims to pay between $15 and $20 hourly for a task expected to take under a month. A take-home for a web3 dev-job that pays less
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by pragmar 3y ago
The CO2 is going back into the atmosphere regardless, if the wood is not burned, it will decompose.
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by pragmar 3y ago
> COVID is on track to kill ~200K people this year Where are you seeing this? I'm eyeballing cumulative deaths in the linked data tracker, it's about 50k through September 23.[1] [1]: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid
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Astra SiteManager 1.0 Retro Review(interro.bot)
1 points by pragmar 3y ago|0 comments
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by pragmar 3y ago
Interest rates and the cost of rolling over debt, likely.
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by pragmar 3y ago
Just one opinion--but as long as you're offering a free beta, you shouldn't worry about it. Getting users in the loop early is usually the better option. As for coping with rejection/insecurities, it gets easier with time and
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by pragmar 3y ago
In the aughts, when everyone was rolling their own framework, security and maintenance were a nightmare. It's undeniable. We traded one problem for another, however, and we've gone too far. I think the question at hand is which is
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by pragmar 3y ago
Something is off. The article is pretty clear that is referencing US attitudes, but the linked paper contains a sample from the Netherlands alone.
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by pragmar 3y ago
It's not statistically incorrect. KPIs are generally discussed in time frames, year over year, quarter over quarter. There is year over year growth in multiple jobholders, three years running. That constitutes a strong trend, even if r
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by pragmar 3y ago
Thanks for the link, had not realized there was more than one version out there. My numbers definitely appear to be tampered with (judging from the alignment).
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by pragmar 3y ago
The notable bit was the killed in action numbers from the conflict: 17k Russian troops, and 70k on the Ukrainian side. Estimates from US and European leaders have been all over the map, some in this neighborhood, but others saying more Russ
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by pragmar 4y ago
I don't know anyone who can turn it on and off on a dime. But it isn't difficult to turn off in my experience, just takes removing the behavior (side projects) from your routine for about a month. Once off, it's hard to turn
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by pragmar 4y ago
Bonds are a good place to hang out in turbulent markets if your goal is to preserve what you have, but be careful with municipal and high-yield ("junk") bonds. These can and do go to zero sometimes. Bond etfs can sting unsuspectin
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by pragmar 4y ago
For anyone interested, here's the study. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.... fwiw, everyone in the study was vaccinated (at least one shot).

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