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rupertdev··on No Spanish reading crisis?
I personally think that though the medium is different, audiobooks are at least _similar_ to reading a book.

Screens however, are you including something like an eReader as _not_ reading books?

rupertdev··on Building a high performance home
absolutely agree. Software folks, such as myself, often think that we are generally smarter than others, can figure out/learn anything, and that the software way of working is the obviously correct one. Beside the project management, which the GC is invaluable for, it is nearly impossible to know enough about building and all of the related technologies, codes, and processes to end up with a home that doesn't have at least a handful of issues, as someone who hasn't worked in the industry for many years.

If you want to build a home, try building a shed. Learn about code, how to keep out water, how to insulate, how to condition the air (if necessary). You will learn how many ways there are to achieve the "best" result, how many small skills that you will need to learn, and how many products are out there that market themselves as the best.

Building a home, even if you just plan it and oversee the build, is the equivalent of a 2-5 year software project.

My advice would be to decide the things that you absolutely must have, especially the ones that will be unique to your build and communicate why you want them to a good GC. Work with an architect, a builder, etc. Let your GC manage the network of trust necessary to get a project like this done. Or pay up and find a boutique builder that builds exactly what you want.

rupertdev··on China's 'Wukong' Hit Sells 10M Copies in Three Days
It's a fairly good AAA game with souls-like elements, people are very happy to have it.
rupertdev··on WiPhone: An Open Source, modular VoIP phone for calls over WiFi
What protocol does this actually use for VoIP? I do VoIP over ham radio with various protocols, I'm curious what this uses behind the scenes and didn't see in the docs.
rupertdev··on Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention (2017)
I've taken L-Theanine in the morning with coffee, but I found that it seems to limit the effects of my stimulant medication for ADHD, which I suppose makes sense. I will likely try taking it in the afternoon if I drink another cup of coffee.
rupertdev··on Show HN: Self-hosted alternative to Hotjar and Google Analytics
The feature set looks pretty good, the UI is decent enough (I personally dislike Material designed stuff but it's better than most), but frankly I think the name is a bit off-putting. Whether or not it's reality, people often don't like the idea of "tracking their users" but instead liking to think that they're only "gaining user analytics" which of course means the same thing in reality.
rupertdev··on The Serverless Revolution Has Stalled
is it, though? Every person I know with side projects writes them in either nodejs/ + react/vue or django/flask + react/vue/templates
rupertdev··on OB–4 – Portable high fidelity loudspeaker
They're kinda making fun of that with the next line:

"designed to be played outdoors, in public spaces and at high volume; carried on one shoulder with speaker elements facing the head. note: it is assumed that passers-by share the same musical taste."

rupertdev··on Launch HN: PostHog (YC W20) – open-source product analytics
Looks pretty sweet. I like the UI for adding event captures.
rupertdev··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (October 2019)
SEEKING WORK | East Coast (USA) | Remote I am a full-stack web developer located in Raleigh, NC.

My main areas of expertise are as follows:

1. Python/Javascript full-stack development (Django, Flask, React, Vue, Express)

2. Amazon Web Services infrastructure and DevOps experience

3. Production API design and deployment

Email: michaelrupert@fastmail.com

rupertdev··on Leaflet – social media platform built with Node.js and MongoDB
I will note that this was written by a 15 year old. Pretty amazing work.
rupertdev··on Planet’s ocean-plastics problem detailed in 60-year data set
Any idea if this is a free and open data set? I'd love to get my hands on it.
rupertdev··on I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report
Check out GBoard for iOS, it's the google keyboard that supports swype
rupertdev··on Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009)
This is cool!

Too bad my team is trapped in the Outlook world..

rupertdev··on Ask HN: What can I do as a software engineer to help the underpriviliged?
I would love to do that. Unfortunately I have long term financial obligations here in the states. Any suggestions for making that work?
rupertdev··on [dead]
Is this blog post finished? There are multiple sections with no text. If it is, it seems more like gloating with no information for others who may want to achieve similar goals.
rupertdev··on Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated?
I'd love to see the code for this, happen to have a public repo?
rupertdev··on Ask HN: As a skilled developer, how do you make pocket money with little time?
I've just applied through your TypeForm. I'm a recently graduated Computer Engineer, with 2 years of experience working with web technologies.

Hope to hear back!