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256catson Higher Math for Beginners (1987)

Maybe just open it and have a look?

The text covers a lot of ground very quickly omitting a lot of "pure math" details.

256catson Avoiding Webscraping Throttling Using Python and Tor as a Proxy

Well, Tor is usually blocked. If you want something more reliable, use private proxy services, for example https://gimmeproxy.com

256catson Show HN: JavaScript utils to easily get and set deep keypaths

How is it different from lodash?

256catson Disney unveils a prototype virtual-reality jacket

This one is also worth mentioning: https://senso.me/

256catson Credit card fraud warning signs

You could use https://ip-api.io to detect proxies/tor/etc

256catson Show HN: IP Geolocation and Threat Data API

Great job, we have similar service https://ip-api.io - ip geolocation and ip intelligence / abuse prevention

256catson Hidden work when launching a SaaS

It's for utilizing proxies. For blocking you can use something like https://ip-api.io

256catson Show HN: Free lunchtime talks, in your city, on any topic

Nice work! I really like how the website looks - so uncluttered and minimalist.

256catson Hidden work when launching a SaaS

I second this, we use Paddle on https://gimmeproxy.com . It's really nice they handle VAT automatically on your behalf (EU VAT law for online is complicated) and setup was pretty easy.

256catson Show HN: TypeScript + React Native app, speed up Berlin Bürgeramt termin hunting

Yes, that's how appointment is called in German. I must admit it sounds a little weird, but hopefully would work for SEO.

By the way, the app is done with TypeScript and React Native/Redux.

256catson Show HN: Self-generated custom art for your home or Airbnb

Seems like a copy of https://www.tiltmaps.com/

256catson Ask HN: What did you work on in 2017?

Still working on https://gimmeproxy.com and https://www.npmjs.com/package/check-proxy

Besides that launched https://ip-api.io

256catson Ask HN: What are best tools for web scraping?

I use Node and either puppeteer[0] or plain Curl[1]. IMO Curl is years ahead of any Node.js request lib. For proxies I use (shameless plug!) https://gimmeproxy.com .

[0] https://github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer

[1] https://github.com/JCMais/node-libcurl

256catson The Wonderful World of Webpack

True. Several times I have resorted to putting random console.log's into the webpack core and it's plugins as the only way to figure out why the configuration doesn't work.

256catson Dell XPS 15 9560 Review

I really don't know guys, I have both XPS 9550 and Precision m5510 for more than 1 year and had 0 problems.

Yes, touchpad is not as good as MBP, but you can get used to it.

Now I'm looking for 13" laptop with 32gb ram. Do they exist at all?

256catson Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

I run https://gimmeproxy.com/

It's rotating proxy api. I built it from scratch to learn something new and was surprised when people started using it.

So far it gets me some beer money. All the traffic is organic.