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Fizzadar

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Infrastructure & DevOps @ Beeper.

Blog: pointlessramblings.com Email: nick@<username>.com

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Fizzadar··on Container technologies at Coinbase: Why Kubernetes is not part of our stack
I'm a big fan of this - to me containers is another hype train like cloud and serverless. There absolutely are good use-cases (we run a number of K8s clusters with great success at work) but it's absolutely not the solution to all (app deployment) problems. As said in the article, I think complex systems like K8s can often have a detrimental effect on productivity. KISS.
Fizzadar··on Ask HN: Do you still use reddit.com?
I used to live in London and still read the subreddit regularly - it's nice to keep in the loop with London redditors. (Also now use r/Brighton).
Fizzadar··on Two vulnerabilities in Zoom could lead to code execution
I am going to move to the web client from desktop in the wake of this and previous exploits, wasn't aware it could replace the desktop client!
Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
You're absolutely right; I've expanded the copy on the license page. Any licenses purchased during the beta will last for the duration of beta and all of v1 updates.
Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
Thank you for spotting this will update the package.json license field now.

As for external code this is somewhat manual - yarn has a really helpful `yarn licenses` (https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/licenses) which removes a lot of the pain for the JS side!

Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
Thank you for the feedback, these are some really interesting ideas :)

1/2/3: It could be possible to implement points/notes/snoozes by using (abusing?) IMAP folders to store such information. Ideally such information would live on the server-side such that it would sync between devices (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/84 / https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/85).

4: Great idea, long threads make this really hard to see currently! (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/86)

5: Currently possible using Gmail filters, but not part of the client itself of course. Would be really interesting to implement this! (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/87)

Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
Thank you! Agreed re:noisy-ness there's a lot going on currently; will be looking into tweaking that!
Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
Thank you for the feedback, this is incredibly helpful!

- Regarding the new account message I shall update this to point at the providers page (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/81)

- I like the idea of auto populating sidebar folders (without causing cluter, one to investigate) (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/82)

- Originally Kanmail did copy emails between folders/labels (matching Gmail) but moving emails is more IMAP friendly in general. However, perhaps an option to copy is the best solution here, giving the end user the choice (https://github.com/Oxygem/Kanmail/issues/83)

Fizzadar··on Show HN: Kanmail – An email client that functions like a kanban board
Thank you for this, my mistake! Will update that now.
Fizzadar··on JQuery Is Better Than React (2017)
Although I think JQuery can easily be swapped for Vanilla JS, I totally agree with the React angle here. I've seen so much time wasted setting up tonnes of React boilerplate for a tiny single function website.

It's absolute madness the amount of time wasted on such things all for a fractionally more interactive page.

Fizzadar··on Ask HN: Do you think Dropbox is expensive?
I still use it over Google/Microsoft because their clients don't sync updates instantly, and Dropbox does. For that alone I think it's worth it. I do wish they'd have a smaller plan around $5/month. Literally use 1%.
Fizzadar··on Ask HN: Do You Miss IRC?
Hugely. Years back we used it at work before switching to Slack. Wish we could switch back I am sick of stupid GIFs, pointless reactions and the rest of Slacks bullshit (terrible client, buggy "editor", etc).

One good thing? I've discovered Ripcord [1], which is an alternative slack client that has great IRC like vibes :)

[1] https://cancel.fm/ripcord/

Fizzadar··on Ask HN: What are you currently working on?
I'm working on my kanban-style email client, Kanmail (https://github.com/Fizzadar/Kanmail).
Fizzadar··on Using the same blogging software for 20 years
20 years! That's awesome. Makes me wish I didn't replace 7 years of history on my blog in 2013.
Fizzadar··on EU agrees Brexit extension to 31 January
To me it's far more complex than this - the vote was a) extremely tight and b) fought on the basis of outright lies (on both sides, as I recall). Not only this but the original question was simply whether to leave the EU - with no consideration given to the fact there's a near-infinite number of ways that can be done (no deal, deal, Norway-style, etc).

I believe these are the reasons that the government + parliament have found it so hard/failed to come to a conclusion. It's also the reason I don't think this whole saga is anywhere near done.

Personally I'd like to see a second ref on specific options, but that seems unlikely now.

Fizzadar··on GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it
This - after their support requested my password over live chat I've since moved every domain I own to Gandi upon renewal.
Fizzadar··on Black: An uncompromising Python code formatter
This is great - especially _removing_ hanging indents which is a real pet hate of mine! Only issue is the quotes - I'd love to see Black leave those as single if flake8 is configured to do so, for all the reasons mentioned in the comments.
Fizzadar··on OVH CEO: Unlike Amazon, Google, “we will never be in competition with you”
The "OVH Manager" is still pretty bad, although it has improved a lot since they switched over a year (or two?) ago. At that price point there's really not much alternative, only Hetzner come to mind, certainly nothing in the US.
Fizzadar··on MasterCard Ending Signature Requirements
I'm visiting the US currently from the UK and am bewildered that signing is still how the majority of transactions are handled. Chip and pin has been the standard for years at home (and most of the EU, and more). How/why has it taken so long for the US to catch up? It's like going backwards in time...

(the NY subway ticket system is similarly archaic!)

Fizzadar··on Service Canary – Detect and alert on changes within your infrastructure
The package on pypi is just a placeholder currently (although it should install OK, I'll check that). We're working on the full client right now which should be ready in the coming weeks :)
Fizzadar··on Pyinfra v0.2
Thank you - this is immensely helpful; I will be updating the docs in the coming days to make this more clear.
Fizzadar··on CVE-2016-6213 was reported three years ago by OpenVZ developer
This. I've used OpenVZ for internal containerisation (before the whole Docker explosion) without any issues. It's fast and provides what feels like a fully blown virtual machine. Yes, it's a bit out of date these days (being on Linux 2.6), but it's still an incredibly useful tool, and I see no reason to stop using it.
Fizzadar··on New Sublime Text update
:( Python docstrings are no longer coloured as strings, but comments...
Fizzadar··on Original Diablo Pitch Document (1994) [pdf]
So glad they dumped the turn based stuff! I've played through both I/II (prefer I) and it has some of these features. If I recall correctly the movement is somewhat grid based (but enables the player to move in more than 4 [8?] directions).
Fizzadar··on The Empire the World Forgot
Yep, BBC future is the same. Utter bullshit - it may not be paid for by the TV license but that's no reason to (try to) block access.
Fizzadar··on Pigeons with Rucksacks Measure London's Air Quality
Super interesting, shame both my home and work are engulfed in moderate pollution :/

Also a possible major UI fail (unless it's just me): I can't move the map.

Fizzadar··on iTerm2 Version 3 Now in Beta
Awesome - I've almost forgotten Terminal.app exists these days. Shell integration is super exciting, I can see myself using that a whole lot in the coming months.
Fizzadar··on Sci-Hub: Removing barriers in the way of science
Great to see a massive middle finger to the journal system. It's a disgrace and has to stop. Unfortunately I fear sites like this might entice more stringent protections for future journal published articles. The war continues.
Fizzadar··on Why expat Americans are giving up their passports
One reason I'll never seek a Green Card or any kind of permanent residency. Such a shame for such an awesome country; I'd love to spend some years living in the US.
Fizzadar··on Ask HN: What do you use to manage dotfiles?
Git! https://github.com/Fizzadar/dotfiles
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