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robohoe··on Ngtop – Request analytics from the Nginx access logs
Too bad the maintainer stopped responding to or accepting pull requests…lot of PRs open for 10 years, including mine
robohoe··on Why Levittown didn't revolutionize homebuilding
Yep, it's pretty universal in the US. You insulate the attic floor (ceiling of your rooms). This also means that you need to keep your attic cold. You do that by letting air in from your soffit vents to either ridge or gable vent. Ridge vent is arguably better because it runs along the right of your roof allowing the air to travel between the trusses that holds your roof up.
robohoe··on The case for not sanitising fairy tales
"farmhouse chic"
robohoe··on Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood
Chicago area comes to my mind
robohoe··on Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders ID'd in WA plane crash
If you make it that long
robohoe··on Citigroup Plans to Cut 20k Jobs
One of my past employers made a 10% cut right after Thanksgiving and before Christmas holidays. Ouch.
robohoe··on Ask HN: What other good forums are out there?
Car forums are really popular and somehow seem to survive the tests of time. For example, Rennlist has been around for decades now.
robohoe··on Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors
A lot of mountain bike and hiking trails in the area of that forest. We even have a race called Palos Meltdown because takes place in the vicinity :)
robohoe··on Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It
It's even worse when you have to go into the office just to sit all day on video calls with people that are remote.
robohoe··on ‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any profit
Check out Harry Metcalfe's Harry's Farm on Youtube for more insight into British farming. It's a serious version of Clarkson's Farm. It's eye opening how much bureaucracy comes from politicians towards farmers.
robohoe··on How the Kentucky Cave Wars Reshaped the State’s Tourism Industry
If you’re ever in the southern Indiana or northern Kentucky area, check out the Indiana Cave Trail [0]. There are 4+ caves that are relatively close by. One of them even has an underground lake where you take a boat with the guide. Free tshirt if you visit all 4 caves.

https://squireboonecaverns.com/local-attractions/indiana-cav...

robohoe··on Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream
Have you seen the distances in the United States?

I mean, good luck evolving our cities to become walkable and more compact. We can’t even build more dense housing without NIMBYs flipping about.

robohoe··on Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’
I use an APEC 3-stage filter system. Works well. APEC seems popular and widely availablele.
robohoe··on I didn’t learn Unix by reading all the manpages (2022)
tealdear and tldr seems to do "top 10 most useful things you can do with this command"
robohoe··on Controlled burns can prevent wildfires; regulations make them nearly impossible
Yep. We have them outside of Chicago in IL as well. Pretty common to see them happen every year around here.
robohoe··on Lately I've been using timers daily
Track driving will put you into that mode. It's about 20-25 minutes of pure bliss and focus on your line, braking, throttle control, etc.
robohoe··on Design a keyboard with Ergogen v4
How about a split mech like Mister Barroco? Easy to find in online shops. It splits and you can have a trackball in the middle.
robohoe··on No Mow May, Low Mow Spring
Yeah that’s gonna be a no from me dawg. In spring grasses get so long and thick my rescued dogs won’t have anywhere to poop or play in.
robohoe··on Show HN: I made a retro game archive for Polish games
One thing that I don't miss about using Commodore 64 in 90s Poland was trying to decipher it without Internet :D.

I sure do miss the games and the sheer entertainment that it provided though. I wouldn't be here messing with software and cloud if it wasn't for that.

robohoe··on Highway to Ruin: The crash of Southern Airways flight 242 (2022)
There was another one recently this past year where the pilot landed on Interstate 355.
robohoe··on PC Engines EOL
Nooooo....My APU2 has been kicking butt for past 5 years. Previous to that I used their Alix platform with PFSense. Those things are stable as rock. The only issues I ever had was with CF and SD cards. Actual devices are rock solid.
robohoe··on Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
Probably to specifically call it out as "systemd" versus autocorrected misspelling of "systems".
robohoe··on American drivers have a blinding headlight problem
It doesn’t help that on a lot of Porsches from hot climates headlights’ protective coating deliminates/cracks. Repairs are in hundreds, but at least it’s a known and fixable problem. Still a pain considering how much these cars cost -_-
robohoe··on Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers for Healthier Energy-Efficient Homes
Dealing with the same but a 1960s house. Make sure to air seal and insulate it well. Most insulation contractors skip the air sealing but that’s very important!
robohoe··on AWS Tape Gateway
I hear you. I had to manage a Quantum LTO4 tape library with Bacula back in early 2010s at a small company. Yeah that was a fun experience (not) and I'm glad I don't have to deal with them. Good riddance. Just getting the labeling right and making sure that the tapes were writable was a pain.
robohoe··on Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't have to work?
Farm vegetables in my garden during summer and woodwork in the winter. Travel to all the small towns in America.
robohoe··on Blank cassette tape types and how to choose the right one
As a youngster, I did not enjoy aligning the cassette tape drive heads.
robohoe··on An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole
In addition, pfsense can run pfblockerng which can be used to block ads. It uses the same block lists as pi-hole and others.
robohoe··on U.S. fines airlines more than $7M for not providing refunds
Yep. American gave me a voucher that only I could use within 12 months.
robohoe··on Why is Rosetta 2 fast?
Are you me lol? I'm on my third day on M1 Pro. Battery life is nuts. I can be on video calls and still do dev work without worrying about charging. And the thing runs cool!
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