rvavruch

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   by rvavruch 2y ago

   I wrote a piece exploring 37Signals' move off cloud. I tried to understand what it might mean for a company who wanted to do so.
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Thanks! I'm glad someone read the T&Cs after all the effort I put into them. :)
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Thanks for all the questions. It has really gotten me to thinking about how to navigate the future of the project. I have a question for all of you. My approach is that we are all understand that there is no such thing as a free service, an
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Agreed. I've played with IPFS before. Very interesting, definitely something to consider for the future of Haasie.
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Your question honestly got me thinking. If everything goes completely sideways there are a number of shuttering options I can think of. One is to turn off any new uploads, and just serve the existing content, presumably the bandwidth on old
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Hi, your site came up in my research. Although it wasn't clear if it was an actual service or an art project? Keen to hear more about your experiences.
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Fair question. I did read the TOCs, and studied the current TOCs of Imgur as well as my hosting company to make sure Haasie's covered the most important aspects. Imgur atm still allows for NSFW, although presumably this will change. Bu
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Thanks, agreed it will be a challenge.
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   by rvavruch 3y ago

   Thanks, I will check them out.
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    by rvavruch 3y ago

    My intention is not to be a free host though - that's not sustainable. I hope to fund it through donations and potentially a subscription for enhanced features.
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    by rvavruch 3y ago

    Thank you! My thinking is to start with donations. There is no such thing as a free service. If people get value from using it to upload anonymously and they want to keep it going, makes sense to donate. In the future I could also add a sub
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    by rvavruch 3y ago

    That's a fantastic idea, thanks!
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    Show HN: Avoiding Imgur Link Rot(haasie.com)

    68 points by rvavruch 3y ago|50 comments
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    by rvavruch 6y ago

    FlexClub | Remote but Cape Town or Amsterdam preferred | Full-Time | https://flexclub.co.za/ FlexClub is a seed stage vehicle subscription platform operating in South Africa and Mexico. Aiming to be the easiest stress free
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    by rvavruch 11y ago

    I second GraphicsMagick over ImageMagick. In PHP found it performed especially well when executing through exec() rather than the extension. See Gifsicle [1] for easy animated GIF resizing, which I found buggy in both IM and GM. [1] https:
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    by rvavruch 12y ago

    I certainly wouldn't suggest this method in place of a proper deployment strategy for serious development. There are problems with this method, but, for a hobbyist who hand codes a small static or very simple site, I think it would be
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    by rvavruch 12y ago

    Have a look at Docker ( http://www.docker.com/ ), I was introduced to it recently and it looks like a powerful yet simple alternative to Chef or Puppet.
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    by rvavruch 12y ago

    A commenter on my blog post suggested Syncthing ( http://syncthing.net/ ) as an alternative.
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    Using BitTorrent Sync to live-edit or deploy websites(antler.co.za)

    9 points by rvavruch 12y ago|14 comments
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    Making the Web Faster with HTTP 2 Protocol(phpclasses.org)

    35 points by rvavruch 14y ago|19 comments
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    by rvavruch 14y ago

    Will give this a go next time. I have been using Lucidchart http://www.lucidchart.com/ which is one of the better diagramming tools I've tried.
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    This is what makes me question the colour blind theory. Although they are very strong in places, the colours all work together. If he was colour blind surely there would be patches of green and patches of non-green instead of smooth colour.
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    I've been using PassPack for a few years. It allows you to generate random passwords with your choice of # of characters and type. My default setting is 14 chars of a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and punctuation. Then if the site complains I scale back, no
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    Chicken and egg. Designers will not use a format not supported by the majority of browsers and browsers see no need to implement new formats unless people are asking for them. It goes against the web design principle of making your site usa
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    WWHD?
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    I second Sloppy. I've found it very useful for debugging Flash errors that only happen occasionally. By slowing the loading sometimes them become reproducible. It's also useful to see how a webpage loads on a slow connection - for example:
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    That bugged me too. I like your solution, and I think it would look more interesting graphically.
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    I agree he's missing the point. "Do what you love" might be better put: Make your money doing something related to what you're most passionate about. So if you're into sex, coffee, reading, writing and travelling - write a hedonists travell
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    Good Old Games (www.gog.com) are selling classics, for really good prices some of which work in Wine: http://www.gog.com/en/mix/great_gog_games_that_works_on_linu... There are a few for free as well: http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue#all_g
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    by rvavruch 15y ago

    I found "Designing Interfaces" disappointing. It is a list of interface widgets - for example an accordion menu - and some information about how to use it. A far better book on usability is "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug.