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AndrianV

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Indie maker. Work here since 2004.
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AndrianV··on GDPR for Developers by Example
The website where the article was published does not comply with GDPR.
AndrianV··on Nikon releases bug fix firmware update for the 10 year-old D7100 DSLR camera
Never is too late. But, if they update = someone use this camera.
AndrianV··on Hexaflexagons [video] (2012)
I don't know why I had this image in my head, but I pictured Stone, Tuckerman, and Feynmann as being around the same age when this took place. Imagine how disheartened I was to learn that they were 23 years old, 24 years old, and 21 years old correspondingly.
AndrianV··on Handshake – Decentralized naming and certificate authority
If I could change one thing about root replacement, it would be for a more efficient use of the hierarchical structure of the DNS. The attempt to cram everything into a namespace that is mostly flat is, in my opinion, essentially intractable.
AndrianV··on Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went live (2019)
This sort of over-promise, under-deliver, bill-huge thing seems to be rather typical for these major consulting firms, as far as I can tell.
AndrianV··on Launch HN: Vital (YC W20) – API for wearables and labs
Excellent, are you perhaps searching for engineers without prior front-end development experience?
AndrianV··on A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle 2000’s
When you don't realize the thread has ended and Twitter displays a full-sized login banner, pushing back doesn't return you to the discussion but instead takes you to the previous website, I detest that situation.
AndrianV··on I regret my website redesign
To learn the value of a contract, it cost them $46,000.

But it is a very valuable lesson. Unfortunately, you either fuck over in business or get fucked over. I'm sure a lot of individuals make an effort to be sincere, at least most of the time.

They lacked self-confidence, and WebAgency engaged in aggressive commercial techniques. You must be firm if you want equitable treatment, particularly if you are hiring a larger agency to complete the work. Or you may get a gorgeously dressed and well-groomed salesman who will take you out to dinner, treat you to wine and supper, fuck you raw, and not return your call the next morning.

Sign the agreement. But also take notes from this treatment if you wish to succeed financially.

AndrianV··on DALL·E now available in beta
Every day for the past week or so, I've spent an hour or so using DALL-E, making up new combos and making my pals laugh. In the same way that you can't get bored of art or visual stimulation, you can't get bored of this either.
AndrianV··on Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch
I have to be honest and say that I don't know a lot about watches. But when I see things like this, I really want to figure out how to make them.
AndrianV··on Baserow challenges Airtable with an open source no-code database platform
Even if you are self-hosting your own, you will need to subscribe to either the "premium" or "enterprise" plan in order to use even the most fundamental capabilities, such as "XML and JSON export."
AndrianV··on Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux
If the bitrate goes down, too, then people with spotty connections or bad experiences might want to try the other side.

I don't know how to test this scientifically, but if I change my user agent on Windows to Linux, will that lower the bitrate and make my sometimes slow experience better?

AndrianV··on Project Helix by Adobe
I've taken some time to try to comprehend what this tool is doing, but I still don't get it. Could someone kindly clarify? Similar websites include http://webflow.com, https://siter.io, and http://www.squarespace.com. ? What exactly is this?

I understand: Speed - ok, the same can do other platforms

Migration - ok same can do othe rplatforms

Create content in Microsoft Word or Google Docs - realy Adobe?

Stop wasting developer time on framework churn - start wasting time on Helix.

AndrianV··on Doom Builder
its a super user friendly tool. its the second version of a much older mapping tool.
AndrianV··on Xcode 14 deprecates bitcode for watchOS and tvOS
The most recent gadget to not support 64-bit was the Apple Watch Series 3. (such as armv7 or i386)

Apple Watch Series 3 support has now been discontinued by Apple. They were content to stop supporting bitcode.

AndrianV··on 10 Years of Meteor
Thank you for sharing your experience Sacha, greetings from Designmodo :D
AndrianV··on Lego Battle of Verdun [video]
I simply cannot imagine how many hours would be required to produce this amazing stop motion film. I just hope it brings in some cash for you. It's incredible how much detail and minute motions there are between images. Bravo to you and your team!
AndrianV··on Using the air as a wire – was Nikola Tesla right? [video]
According to what I understood, Tesla intended for the coil of the tower to resonantly interact with the capacitance between the ionosphere and the Earth. Anywhere else on Earth, he reasoned, the same configuration with the same resonance frequency would effectively capture the energy.
AndrianV··on Super Mario Bros warp zones were intended to work slightly differently [video]
Understanding the cause of a bug like this is intriguing. Like, it's interesting to see a mistake in one of the greatest video games ever made that I could see myself doing.
AndrianV··on Windows 95 in Electron
Hello, so occasionally you might get this white screen that prevents you from being able to stop, restart, or reset. I'm shocked that no one else running Windows 95 noticed this problem.
AndrianV··on WTF Nextdoor? Over 130 clicks to disable email and push notifications?
Nextdoor has earned my award for the worst example of human manipulation to boost the number of user signups that I've seen.
AndrianV··on Meta VR prototypes aim to make VR 'indistinguishable from reality'
Our culture, government, environment, and interpersonal relationships are all in shambles. Why don't we spend billions on solving real-world problems and having real-world interactions instead of using virtual reality technology to look around the artificial environment, move around in it, and interact with virtual features or items?
AndrianV··on The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness (2014)
Our consciousness is not who we are. Consciousness is only one aspect of the experience, and even if you grasp what causes consciousness, you still haven't addressed what you, the experiencer, are feeling.
AndrianV··on HTML and CSS in emails are still outdated
Correct. Is it more effective to send an email with plain text or a newsletter that has been pre-designed?
AndrianV··on HTML and CSS in emails are still outdated
One of the most exciting parts of online development in recent years has been a substantially higher level of consistency in web browser support for new HTML, CSS, and ECMAScript (JavaScript) standards. Despite the addition of new capabilities such as media queries, flex, rem units, and more, the same cannot be said for email clients.

Where do you find innovations in emails?

AndrianV··on Tauri 1.0 – Electron Alternative Powered by Rust
I've always felt Tauri was too early to be a viable electron competitor, but now that I've seen it used in a huge project (Spacedrive), I think I might reconsider.
AndrianV··on Sega Saturn CD – Cracked after 20 years (2016) [video]
I've always been interested in electronics and programming, and I've always struggled to write excellent code. This guy, on the other hand, makes it look easy.
AndrianV··on Tyler Cowen asks Marc Andreessen to explain a Web3 use case [video]
Astounding to me that folks working for "likes" on a website couldn't see how Web3 can improve this approach.
AndrianV··on Bank cards: where have all the numbers gone?
In the vast majority of fraud situations, the fraudster never sees the card because these attacks are often carried out online.
AndrianV··on Bitwarden was offline
Not very informative status page...
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