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dueyfinster

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email: neil@grogan.org

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dueyfinster··on Pollen tried to remove my article and Google is assisting with it
I'd be curious if any prosecutions are a real deterrent - it seems not. YouTube has to follow the DMCA but also enforces its stricter content ID, with popular creators getting hit (and being vocal) and YouTube seeming to "fix" the issues (until next time).

Ultimately the whole system needs reform now where it's easier than ever via LLMs to send off these notices.

dueyfinster··on Ghostty is leaving GitHub
It is sad to see how far GitHub has fallen. Will also be interesting to where mitchellh takes the project, I imagine codeberg and sources are possibilities.

I looked up my own ID and GitHub join date from the API, all the way back in 2009: https://api.github.com/users/dueyfinster

dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Share your personal website
Mine is https://www.neilgrogan.com blogging very sporadically since 2004.
dueyfinster··on Fossil versus Git
I never had a good experience with mercurial from memory. Docs and examples weren't as good (not that Git was hugely better, but network effects had more resources available). I remember the CLI commands being a small bit more intuitive but as someone new to DVCS at the time (as most people would have been) - it didn't really do anything special to help new users get a handle on the mental model for how it works. I remember Facebook publicly using / backing it, was surprised they didn't do more to promote it.
dueyfinster··on 10 years of personal finances in plain text files
I'm a big fan of plain text accounting also. Like the author - I started 10 years ago (mine from 2015). I use hledger mainly and also wrote converters for bank I use (xlsx to csv).

It's crazy to see just how much money I've paid Netflix since 2015 (and I'm a sub since 2011). Or Starbucks (which I rarely go to). But it's very powerful. One thing I've long wanted is better visualizations.

dueyfinster··on Linux is good now
Interesting, do you think game devs in future will just target windows/proton and not bother with native Linux ports?
dueyfinster··on I'm a developer for a major food delivery app
It may be that they have no choice since it's their biggest source of customers. I spoke to a hotel receptionist before and she said the order of upgrades was: booked direct, booking.com, Expedia and all the rest after. The hotel couldn't afford to piss off booking as they would suffer a lot in occupancy, the other platforms couldn't match. I think it's worth giving the feedback to the restaurant direct and see if they can fix it. It's always a delicate balance depending on time and the app may penalize them.
dueyfinster··on Ruby 4.0.0
I've done the pragmatic studio elixir and erlang courses and they are high quality. They do the same for Ruby and Rails[1]

[1]: https://pragmaticstudio.com/rails

dueyfinster··on A wonderful coincidence or an expected connection: why π² ≈ g
To be honest I'm not a fan, time is cumbersome to do any sort of addition or subtraction to get exact days/hours/minutes (not to mention timezones etc).

Compare to metric units, always base 10 and always easy to convert mm to cm to m and so on.

Now that we live in a digital world - why do we consistently reinvent date/time libraries? To me that's proof enough the concepts are just hard to work with and over a long span of time verify your calculation is correct.

dueyfinster··on How Home Assistant is being used to protect from missile and drone attacks
Fascinating use of HomeAssistant. He mentioned uptime monitor in the next section - I wonder what he uses to ensure it stays online? I would guess some sort of UPS or battery backup.
dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Share your personal site
https://www.neilgrogan.com - I'll be 20 years [sporadically] blogging in 2024 (originally started it on blogger as a way to get a gmail account)
dueyfinster··on Ask HN: What automation tools have you used to replace mundane activities?
I've done various versions of this myself, would you mind sharing your code?
dueyfinster··on Why SQLite succeeded as a database (2016)
I use Huffduffer[1] either by searching for someone who has added it already[2] or adding it directly with details and a link to the mp3 myself. Then add your huffduff feed to Overcast (can add based on tags also).

[1]: https://huffduffer.com/ [2]: https://huffduffer.com/neaj/543363

dueyfinster··on Bash 5.0 released
this video might help you [1].

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA_IBcoQTD4

dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2018)
Ericsson | Java/JEE, C++, Python, Scrum Master, Architect, Cloud Engineers | Athlone, Ireland | Full-time | Onsite | Visa (Relocation package) | https://www.ericsson.com

We build the next generation of network management, analytics and orchestration solutions for operators around the world. We're one of (if not the) largest software development sites in Ireland. See more about our campus here: https://www.ericsson.com/careers/blog/career-topics/life-at-...

We're currently working on Cloud orchestration in 5G, going live with trials and helping our customers in the race to the connected society.

You can see all the positions here: https://jobs.ericsson.com/jobs?page=1&location=Athlone

We also have an Open Source role(s): https://jobs.ericsson.com/jobs/257494 which is probably somewhat unique for tech companies in Ireland!

dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2018)
Ericsson | Java/JEE, C++, Python, Scrum Master, Architect, Cloud Engineers | Athlone, Ireland | Full-time | Onsite | Visa (Relocation package)

We build the next generation of network management, analytics and orchestration solutions for operators around the world.

We're currently working on 5G, going live with trials and helping our customers in the race to the connected society.

You can see all the positions here: https://jobs.ericsson.com/jobs?page=1&location=Athlone

dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)
Ericsson | Java/JEE, C++, Python | Athlone, Ireland | Full-time | Onsite | Visa (Relocation package)

We build the next generation of network management, analytics and orchestration solutions for operators around the world.

We're currently working on 5G, going live with trials and helping our customers in the race to the connected society.

You can see all the positions here: https://jobs.ericsson.com/jobs?page=1&location=Athlone

dueyfinster··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2018)
Ericsson | Java/JEE, C++, Python | Athlone, Ireland | Full-time | Onsite | Visa (Relocation package)

We build the next generation of network management, analytics and orchestration solutions.

We're currently working on 5G, going live with trials and helping our customers in the race to the connected society.

You can see all the positions here: https://jobs.ericsson.com/jobs?page=1&location=Athlone&stret...

dueyfinster··on Quickly navigate your filesystem from the command line
I've updated the completion code to work on ubuntu and os x:

http://neil.grogan.ie/2013/08/quickly-navigate.html

dueyfinster··on I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck
agree here too, love the distraction free mode