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   by vonadz 2y ago

   If you know anyone who might benefit from the data, let me know!
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   Because our priority is having the page load quickly, and having to load data for 3k+ counties on a national map would slow things down. The state view is a compromise between speed and giving the user enough info to then go more granular b
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   The electricity provider there specifically asked us to not publish the data, and has gone to extensive lengths to block us from getting it.
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   Very few do. Only 155 utilities out of over 3,000
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   Thanks for catching that! Will get it fixed.
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   You can email me at tech at poweroutage.us if you want to talk.
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   Both!
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   Complex datasets are always in demand! I wish we'd gotten into something simpler, because in this specific case it's very high maintenance. The data sources constantly change and have no standard for reporting. We try to make it a
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   by vonadz 2y ago

   If you click on the state, you get a county view.
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    by vonadz 2y ago

    Yeah heard there is ice coming down in some places. Stay safe!
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    by vonadz 2y ago

    Hopefully they get power back soon. I'm one of the people behind the website, so if you have any questions, feel free to reach out! Especially if you're interested in the data :)
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    by vonadz 2y ago

    Yeah Visual Studio, not Visual Studio Code. The main issue is the new code is built using an old .NET framework that isn't supported by the C# plugins on Visual Studio Code. I think you have some good points, especially when it comes t
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    by vonadz 2y ago

    Thanks for this! I considered doing Windows cloud VMs, but just seemed like a hassle. I'll try out Windows ARM with Parallels. In this case we didn't acquire their hardware. Yeah dual booting was the solution I was hoping to avoid
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    Ask HN: Developing on windows stack with a non-windows OS

    1 points by vonadz 2y ago|4 comments
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Thank you! :)
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    Show HN: A daily newsletter of software deep-dives with key highlights(abyteofcoding.com)

    3 points by vonadz 4y ago|2 comments
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Thanks for posting this! I'll look into testing ClipperLib as well. If it's 400x faster, that would be great.
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    > What is the public benefit here for open data? We believe that everyone benefits from knowing more about how, where, and by whom electricity is generated. My personal opinion is that there's a lot of BS in the electricity industry
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    > What is "Find Energy" ? We take a bunch of data relating to electricity, natural gas, and solar, make it understandable, then compile it all together on our website so people can get a good idea of the national/local ene
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    Optimizing Polygon Intersections with Subdivide(findenergy.com)

    31 points by vonadz 4y ago|6 comments
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Personal intros could definitely be an option, although no one jumps out, so I might have to take a more systematic approach. Hmm, I didn't even consider accelerators (how ironic). I do think I have a couple of "weak" contact
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    Ask HN: How to Approach a Potential Mentor?

    2 points by vonadz 4y ago|2 comments
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    "if blocking cellular signal is infeasible" - just get them signed up with AT&T, ZING! On a more serious note, have you tried working in a public library rather than a coffee shop? Just ask the librarian to hold onto your phon
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    Ingesting CSV Data for a Crypto Accounting App with Flatfile(abyteofcoding.com)

    1 points by vonadz 4y ago|0 comments
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Can attest to this. We used it to build https://findenergy.com which has over 15k pages and a TON of data.
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Ugh, dammit. Thanks for catching that.
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    I recently took a similar approach for a couple of simple websites ( https://abyteofcoding.com/survey/ and https://crosspromote.io ), and found that surprisingly people don't really care that much. It&#x
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    "[firework] packaging is designed to appeal to the main firework consumer demographic: men between the ages of 18 to 45" seems to be the only "clever strategy" mentioned.
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Just for reference, 36,000 tons of CO2 is like the ~950th most polluting plant in the US ( https://findenergy.com/power-plants/ for reference).
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    by vonadz 4y ago

    Sounds like you should be using a service for it.