xiwenc

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by xiwenc 6mo ago
Software architecture will become more important. I noticed LLM’s tend to create more code than prefer re-use. This behavior increases “dark code” volume. It would be significantly less when more “proven libraries” exist with well defined a
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Upbound released a new opentofu crossplane provider version and a time bomb(marketplace.upbound.io)
1 points by xiwenc 1y ago|1 comments
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by xiwenc 1y ago
I'm new to the crossplane ecosystem. Today suddenly i noticed my opentofu provider pod is failing. Upon further investigation it turns out the version i'm using has been moved behind paid wall. I'm surprised this type of dark
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Show HN: API for free wildcard domain name(wildcard.jolly-ops.com)
2 points by xiwenc 1y ago|0 comments
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by xiwenc 1y ago
OP here. We, from Low-ops.com, needed a way for users to get started with their private instances with minimal friction. Since it is an application platform that comes preloaded with diverse set of services, a wildcard (public) subdomain is
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Show HN: Get Wildcard Subdomain Instantly(wildcard.jolly-ops.com)
8 points by xiwenc 1y ago|1 comments
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by xiwenc 1y ago
I'm working on Internal Developer Platform for private clouds. Kind of like private Heroku. It works standalone and installed fully automatic. With primary focus on Low Operations and Self-service where app developers can focus on deli
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by xiwenc 1y ago
A bit more info from CEO: https://redis.io/blog/agplv3/ Sounds like SSPL did not yield the desired outcome. Glad AGPL is an option now.
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by xiwenc 1y ago
Unfortunately commercial companies tend to work behind closed doors/gardens. We are working on Low-Ops.com and would love to fully support NextJS. Self-hosting is the future :)
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Great initiative! As a relatively late swimmer (started learning in my thirties), more people should be able to swim. I was expecting to see a map or list of places/cities to find out whether it’s safe to swim. But it seems that is not
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by xiwenc 2y ago
I’m baffled to see so many anti-k8s sentiments on HN. Is it because most commenters are developers used to services like heroku, fly.io, render.com etc. Or run their apps on VM’s?
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Reading through the homepage one part stood out: they burn through quite some laptops. I wonder, perhaps it’s related to their environment? Salpeter is probably damaging the electronics. Consumer laptops were never designed to be out on sea
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Ask HN: The P in pdf is a lie?
4 points by xiwenc 2y ago|4 comments
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by xiwenc 2y ago
The sad reality is probably not. I personally would prefer organizations to own their hardware as in the early age of internet. It was meant to be decentralized. However in the last 2 decades centralization has prevailed. I think it is sad
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by xiwenc 2y ago
With “cheap” i meant it was still affordable. If it was 10x then it would not be affordable. Just like a bottle a water costs more at the airport, internet access costs more on a plane in the sky. Perhaps i am a bit biased i would expense t
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by xiwenc 2y ago
KLM, specially on long flights, has a free tier wifi where you can use major instant messaging without charge. If you want to surf the web, it’s pretty cheap. If i recall around 30-40 euro for a 9-10hours flight. Or pay less for an hour. Wa
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Same here. I have wireguard vpn for the few times i need it to tunnel my traffic through home or need to access larger files not sync’ed with syncthing. My nas is a Synology. Vpn is also used so that i can continue sending timemachine backu
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by xiwenc 2y ago
It’s been awhile since i actually finished reading an article this long. Very well written! I tried to find out who the author is or how come he/she knows so much. No luck. Anyone else knows or OP care to chip in?
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Got the same issue. I am still to find a WM that can deal with native OSX fullscreen mode. Aerospace goes bongers when i have native full screen. It will get confused on what to focus. My case: Workspace 1: terminal Workspace 2: slack app O
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Show HN: Apple Shortcut to automate data point insertion to Health.app(github.com)
1 points by xiwenc 2y ago|0 comments
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by xiwenc 2y ago
That’s a workaround at best I also think this is perhaps the top issue i have with Meets. The current UX does not consider the fact people share screen most of the time. having ability to go full screen to get 1 to 1 scale with some essenti
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Show HN: Apple Shortcuts for Jira, Reminders, Calendar and Health(github.com)
6 points by xiwenc 2y ago|0 comments
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by xiwenc 2y ago
If that is the “key” they should be transparent and explicit about it. Now it seems CF is a Mafia that realizes one of their extorted business should be squeezed to death for more cash.
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Indeed. Based on what has been shared by OP, they could have a case. If OP’s business was in fact illegal, CF should have stated it. Now it seems CF is an evil sales driving monster. A monster that grew so big it thinks it can do whatever i
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Exactly. And the name “Open” in OpenAI implies it is open. Open to the world. Open to humanity. Nothing of that came to be. It should have remained non-profit; be good for humanity (yes i know this is up for interpretation).
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Is this another outlier when you reach certain scale, it’s more beneficial to roll your own? Pretty amazing what Uber has to deal with. Also it’s not very clear from the original articles, what is the new total “cost of ownership” of this n
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by xiwenc 2y ago
I also agree the most important point is #3. It’s the part that requires true intelligence, the ability to understand human needs. AI, until AGI is real, is best positioned as a tool that accelerates human productivity.
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by xiwenc 2y ago
While it is true that code has built-in fact checking, i would expect AI to actually do the fact checking implicitly. They are all logic in the end. I often see GPT/Gemini propose code solutions that refer to non-existing libraries or
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by xiwenc 2y ago
> Note that this is often not the same as "#9 - Do you use the best tools money can buy?" as blocking AI tools is about data security, not money. I do think AI fits #9. The fact that current AI tools are not meeting data securi
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by xiwenc 2y ago
Git is a special case i would say . Because it is fairly self contained. It had minimal dependencies on external components. It mostly relied on filesystem API. Everything else was “invented” inside of Git. This is special because most real

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