spikej

289 karma · joined February 13, 2015

spikej··on Guide to JavaScript Frameworks

Add to that tooling compatibility issues with TypeScript & Vue

spikej··on Writing a personal automation API

I moved to a self-hosted Huginn instance instead for the very same reasons... (and the fact that it doesn't allow for any granular control)

spikej··on Game in-app purchases are warping kids’ understanding of basic economic ideas

I just set up emulators with older games that don't have this kind of crap built in...!

spikej··on Taking a month off from OSS volunteering

I think it totally depends on the lead/project. I've been invited to do so on a project, and I felt I didn't have the time (or deep enough knowledge) to do so.

I would say all help is welcome in successful projects -- it has to be, for longevity

spikej··on New XPS 15 Laptop

The cpu model number is usually listed and the cpu generation gives an indication as well...

spikej··on Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?

Or private internet access VPN (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2016/07/pia-adds-...)

spikej··on Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?

That's the biggest concern: being able to use the interface the way you have for ages without having to RE-familiarize yourself. This seems to be a harder hurdle for non-technical older folks. The gmail app interface changing every so often on android tablet would cause parents so much confusion that I finally replaced the tablet with a linux laptop with thunderbird

spikej··on Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?

Well, a cloud-ready printer would solve that issue... One hurdle I've faced is lack of things like Skype. OP mentioned lightroom. Sometimes, the alternatives are not good enough, or not user-friendly enough for parents who insist on say Skype instead of hangouts

spikej··on Front-end Development Tooling Survey

Why not start slowly by utilizing Bootstrap SASS + your custom css as SASS?

spikej··on Cloudflare and RSS

That's neat! I've been using https://phantomjscloud.com/ to render and then use that

spikej··on Why Podcasting Still Needs RSS

There are TONS now; Especially newer static generated sites where the owners don't bother setting up RSS

spikej··on Ask HN: Top rules as a good-developer to stay on top of your game

I agree. Every project (personal or otherwise) is a chance to try out one new thing -- it might even be a deep dive into using previously unused features in the library/framework that you've not used before

spikej··on Photos, videos, GIFs, polls, quotes no longer count toward your 140 characters

Here's a way to do both: image and multiple tweets http://talltweets.com/

spikej··on Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the United States?

It extends beyond the ruins to all things of cultural note... I've known several people who will never set foot in an art gallery or a museum at home but who have lined up for the louvre just to say they've been there.

spikej··on Principles for Programming Languages for Learners

People take intro courses into subjects in the first year of university all the time when they're undecided. If something sparks an interest, some follow it all the way through. It doesn't necessarily produce 9-5ers -- it just means some people discover what their passion later in life in a different manner.

spikej··on Web Scraping in 2016

Serious question: What do you gain from having an extra layer like docker?

spikej··on All Olympic gold medal winners in the 100m sprint compared in one race

As an example of your point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas9ff0hdFI

spikej··on Why you should never use MongoDB (2013)

What you're really after is materialized/indexed views, or having the NoSQL DB be a layer after your primary DB...

spikej··on The Raspberry Pi Has Revolutionized Emulation

... and Duck Hunt! :P

spikej··on I have found a new way to watch TV, and it changes everything

With Kodi, I use external players like VLC and PotPlayer

With Plex, I've only ever been able to use the chrome extension mentioned in the article successfully.

spikej··on Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

It's also the ending of Idiocracy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/) :P

spikej··on Iranians Are Using Satellite TV to Beam in Banned Internet

Seriously, just stick this in front of most sites/articles: http://www.readability.com/m?url=

And here it is in bookmarklet form javascript:void(window.location.href='http://www.readability.com/m?url='+window.location.href)

spikej··on Google Fiber Phone

This is why I keep a voip line as a home phone, with voicemails being forwarded to both myself and the wife. Very few select people get our actual cell numbers. All businesses, etc just get the home line number.

spikej··on How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner (2013)

Sadly the older developers I've come across still write code the way they were writing 25 years back, without any regard for changes and newer developments in their chosen languages/DBMS. I've had to spend days convincing them to move to using newer language/DB features, feeling like I'm banging my head against the wall

spikej··on A waterless toilet that turns poo into power

What about the other side of the issue that doesn't plague third world nations: http://www.naturesplatform.com/health_benefits.html

spikej··on Microsoft Bob Taking Up Space (2008)

Or this: http://www.readability.com/m?url=https://technet.microsoft.c...

(minus all the ads)

spikej··on Linux has matured into a robust desktop operating system

I keep checking out Linux Mint as an alternative at every update as an alternative to Windows for family members, but it's still nowhere near where it needs to be.

Aside from that, applications like Skype have terrible support/interface for linux.

spikej··on Was the Blair Witch Project the last great horror film?

Or watching Alive (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106246/) as a child on your first time ever on an airplane o_0

spikej··on YouPronounceIt: Search for a word, get videos of YouTube speakers pronouncing it

You could also grab videos from Pronounciation Book Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT9uWfM5hvVlAPzl7KMlSvA

spikej··on How Your Camera Works

http://www.readability.com/m?url=https://www.objc.io/issues/...

problem solved.

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