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jafingi··on Postage – A fast replacement for pgAdmin
PGAdmin 4 is one of the worst software releases I have ever experienced. Version 3 worked fine, but everything was destroyed with 4. So many things not working, UI bugs, and you have to click multiple times to get to the same point as you could in one click in 3.
jafingi··on Postage – A fast replacement for pgAdmin
I use the freeware app PSequel. It's so great!
jafingi··on Ask HN: What language/framework do you plan to use in your next project?
.NET Core
jafingi··on ARKit + CoreLocation [video]
As the quote states, it can (determine the geographic location, altitude, orientation) OR (determine position relative to a nearby iBeacon)
jafingi··on Visual Studio Code: Shipping One of the Largest Microsoft JavaScript Apps
There is a spelling mistake in the module registration ;-) mimetype, not minetype.
jafingi··on Building a Hackintosh Pro
It's _NOT_ a problem anymore. I just bought a Hackintosh with components from Tonymacx86's guide. It was literally just to assemble everything, create a bootable USB with the Unibeast tool (which uses the Clover bootloader) and then install it. And it just works. OS updates etc. are not an issue, and I do it just like I would on my Macbook Pro.

Only thing is iMessage/iCloud. It takes a little to set up correctly, as you'd have to "hack" the serial numbers etc., but once it works, it just works.

jafingi··on Ask HN: When did comments start being split across pages?
The reason why that's happening is because when you're logged in, they can no longer server your response from the cache. So they have to render the page for _you_.
jafingi··on Samsung warns customers that Smart TVs are always listening (2015)
You could just buy a smart tv and don't connect it to the internet. And have a Raspberry Pi on it. That way you can control everything yourself.
jafingi··on Portal for Apple II
I love this! And so interesting to be able to view the source code.
jafingi··on Tesla Rolling Out Autopilot Software Updates to 1000 Cars
Also "we'll update 1000 cars first, see if it works, and then update the rest of the fleet"... Uhm yeah.. So 1000 happy Tesla owners are going to beta test it until the rest gets it. Good luck.
jafingi··on Top Blender developers of 2016
No. You just need to learn how to Google stuff. It's one of the most important disciplines to know on the Internet.

You know the name "Blender" and that it's used for 3D modeling. So search for "Blender 3D"

jafingi··on Excessive load on NTP servers
It doesn't reboot. It resprings. Big difference.
jafingi··on Open Source .NET – 2 years later
Jetbrains Rider is coming soon. It's pretty great!
jafingi··on Ask HN: What cool development languages/tools changed your career?
LINQ
jafingi··on Xiaomi unveils concept phone with near bezel-less display
Apple also implemented the same feature when the iPad mini (2012) came out [1]

[1] http://www.imore.com/ipad-mini-has-advanced-software-detect-...

jafingi··on iMessage Preview Problems; leak your location by receiving a text message
Apple should fetch the data via their servers instead of the clients'. It leaks way too much information.
jafingi··on Release of Infinity for Game Boy Color in Unfinished Form
Nintendo should do what Rockstar did with GTA on mobile platforms. I would not hesitate to pay $5 per game if they did.
jafingi··on Hack – CSS framework for Hackers
We already have a Hack: http://hacklang.org/
jafingi··on Chalice: Python Serverless Microframework for AWS
I have a SaaS running on EC2s/Beanstalk where I have a feature that a user only runs max. a few times per day (if any). It's a small Python algorithm that finds the most optimal combination in an array of items.

For that, Lambda is great. We have lowered our price since migrating to Lambda for this relatively simple script.

jafingi··on Zend Framework 3 Released
Professionally, I work full time as .NET architect, but for my own projects, I always use PHP.

1) It just works. 2) Plenty of great frameworks. I especially love Laravel, which has _everything_ from a great IoC to ORM, as well as a huge community around it. 3) It's so easy and quick to get started. 4) HHVM (and also PHP 7) just makes PHP fly.

jafingi··on Ask HN: One-person SaaS apps that are profitable?
That's not a SaaS.
jafingi··on Natural Language for Developers
I have the same thoughts. Would love to use it for my business, but I just doesn't feel safe using it, when it can close with no notice at all.

It happened to Parse, but thankfully they open sourced most of it do you can use it as a stand-alone.

jafingi··on PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1 Released
PHP 7.1.0 Alpha 1 comes with features such as (incomplete list):

* Nullable Types

* Square bracket syntax for array restructuring assignment

* Allow specifying keys in list()

* Generalize support of negative string offsets

* Void Return Type

* Class constant visibility modifiers

* Multi catch

jafingi··on [dead]
Works fine here.
jafingi··on Have I Been Pwned? Data breach master list with API
One of my e-mails was in three breaches: Adobe, Money Bookers, vBulletin, and my Gmail was in only one breach: Boxee forums.

I have been receiving a lot of spam lately on my Gmail, and it's not listed anywhere online. So it must have come through a breach somewhere.

jafingi··on Never buy Epson printers
Printers (for consumers) need development. They still function like the old days with all the bad stuff comes with that.

I personally just have a B&W Dell laserprinter that cost almost nothing. It's fast, prints everytime, and one cartridge lasts very long time.

Before my Dell, I had a 3-in-1 HP printer. It was the worst printer I've ever had. Paper jammed all the time. And half of the time it wouldn't pick up the paper, and told that there was no paper in it even though the paper tray was completely full. And those problems started on day one.

I'm still looking forward to seeing a printer that's really useful and user friendly. Silent. Easy to replace cartridges. One that doesn't jam paper every second page. we need the iPhone of printers.

jafingi··on The apt command: Combining apt-get and apt-cache and adds a progress bar (2014)
And remove an application with apt-get? I prefer yum and dnf much over apt.
jafingi··on SoundCloud could be forced to close after $44m losses
Reminds me of the danish site MyMusic.dk that was founded in 1998, and became the go-to site of danish underground artists. In 2010 it just disappeared from the web, and 12 years of music from 16.000 danish artists were just _gone_.

It reappeared as Bandbase.dk for a while, but then went bankrupt again.

That said, I think Soundcloud has missed a huge opportunity by being market leaders. They could have taken the best from Bandcamp, and earned royalties from each sale. It would make it so easy for indie artists to earn a little money from what they love, and also make Soundcloud money. Instead, artists are putting up 30 second previews on Soundcloud with a link to Bandcamp to buy/download for free.

jafingi··on Apple’s declining software quality
I think it's a management problem. I agree that the software quality have been declining the past years. Snow Leopard is probably the most stable OS I've ever used, and since then, the OS have become bloated IMO.

However, the major thing that bugs me is Apple's services. iCloud, iMessage and Apple Music have had some terrible issues. Especially when they launched Music, it was not only buggy, it was SLOOOOW. I can't believe that the giant Apple can't even compete with little Spotify in terms of ease of use, speed and stability.

It shouldn't take 10 seconds to search for a track, and not take a few seconds to start playing a track. Spotify is, and have (the past 4 years when I've used it) been INSTANTLY on when playing tracks.

jafingi··on Show HN: Desktop Fruit – A Curated Blog of Mac App Design
While these designs looks good, I would absolutely not use any of them, as the _usability_ is non-existing. This also describes well why the designs doesn't follow Apple's HIG.
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