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GvS

613 karma · joined April 2, 2009

https://ifritsoftware.eu

meet.hn/city/ie-Waterford

Interests: Web Development, Remote Work, Programming, Open Source, Hiking, Gaming, Freelancing, Cybersecurity, Books, Travel, Technology

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GvS··on 0 A.D. Release 28: Boiorix
What is BAR?
GvS··on YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers
I recommend PipePipe: https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe
GvS··on Deep sleep may be the best defense against Alzheimer’s
Over 300 EUR and a subscription on top of that?!
GvS··on Google Authenticator cloud sync: Google can see the secrets, even while stored
I can recommend Aegis Authenticator - https://getaegis.app/

It has an option for encrypted, automated backups to Google or Nextcloud.

GvS··on Reddit files to go public
I can't use current Reddit without Reddit Enhancement Suite - https://redditenhancementsuite.com/
GvS··on No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
You can easily block them with uBlock.
GvS··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired right now?

  Location: Tramore, Ireland
  Remote: Only
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Angular, Vue, Django along with all tools, libraries, servers, clouds and databases.
  Résumé/CV: https://tjl.rocks/
  Email: mail@tjl.rocks
GvS··on Our team's troubles writing automated UI tests
I used to have troubles with UI tests too, but then I discovered Cypress (https://www.cypress.io/). You can still run into an issue once in a while, but it's way better than anything else and it's getting even better with each release.
GvS··on Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the countryside?
I'm a software developer.
GvS··on Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the countryside?
Yes. I've escaped from Dublin to Dungarvan, Ireland almost a year ago. In Dublin, I had to pay 1k euro for a room in a shared apartment, in Dungarvan I have 3 bedroom house for 800 (it was hard to find something smaller). Also switched full-time corporate job to part-time remote so I could spend more time hiking in the beautiful Irish countryside and cooking. I ended up with smaller numbers on my account but much more happy and I can really recommend it.
GvS··on Blockers to IPv6 Adoption
I used default mirrors and I didn't file a report because I'm not sure where and which part of the system is to blame. All IPv6 traffic was slow. This question is from 2 years ago so I assumed it's a known issue.
GvS··on Blockers to IPv6 Adoption
All IPv6 traffic. Checking out from bitbucket took 6 minutes instead of 10 seconds.
GvS··on Blockers to IPv6 Adoption
I've enabled ipv6 on my ubuntu server recently and it was 100x slower. The only solution I found is to go back to ipv4: https://askubuntu.com/questions/759524/problem-with-ipv6-sud...
GvS··on Essential Image Optimization
I use the ngx_pagespeed module for Nginx for automatic image optimization. It's really good and easy to install: https://github.com/pagespeed/ngx_pagespeed

I describe the whole setup step by step on my blog: https://blog.tjl.rocks/cheap-secure-and-fast-ghost-blog-set-...

GvS··on Dell’s gamble on Linux laptops has paid off
Same in Ireland. You can't buy Dell Linux laptops anymore.
GvS··on LineageOS for microG – Access Google services without closed software
There is wiki page with that info: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki... looks like it's not stable yet.
GvS··on 150 days of living and coding in a van
Great blog. I plan to do the same with my wife in near future, but we want to buy a new campervan to have better fuel economy and emission standards. I would love to read more about places where you stop. How do you decide on that? Are they free/paid? Is it easy to get rid of waste and fill in fresh water? How long do you stay in one place?
GvS··on Ask HN: What are your favourite self-hosted tools?
OpenVPN (https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html)
GvS··on Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time?
Faeria - beautiful card/board strategy game for PC. It's free to play.

https://www.faeria.com/

GvS··on How to never complete anything
When I was working on a game, we created a Patreon and promised new demo to backers every month. It's very motivating - you have clear deadline, money and feedback.
GvS··on Ask HN: What frameworks are currently used in a modern web stack?
Django (with REST framework and Postgres) + Angular 2 works best for me
GvS··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2017)
SEEKING WORK, Remote only

Full stack web developer with over 8 years of experience.

Website: https://tjl.rocks/

GvS··on Ask HN: What blogging platform are you using these days?
I use Ghost. It's quite simple and clean.
GvS··on Animated SVG vs. GIF
Every time I tried SVGs over past years there was always some problem with them. They didn't work in one browser, required some different format in other. I hope it will work flawlessly in all browsers some day because it's really nice format.
GvS··on Old Techies Never Die; They Just Can’t Get Hired as an Industry Moves On (2012)
We had ~40 junior web dev recently in our company and he was pretty good.
GvS··on The adblocking revolution is months away
I use adblocking on Android for years. Have you tried this? https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway
GvS··on Lessons from Both Sides of an Interview Desk
I've found new job in one day two years ago, but year ago it took me over 2 months. Luck is also big factor.
GvS··on Show HN: Create a perfect meal with linear programminga
Very nice, but it's missing units in Results.
GvS··on Show HN: Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions
It's explained on linked page under 'How?' section.
GvS··on OpenStreetMap is now navigation-ready
It's quote from OP.
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