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andremendes

180 karma · joined August 31, 2012

Likes computers and stuff.

Cloud/Backend Engineer

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andremendes··on Claude, change the “Add to Cart” button to blue
I lost it when it finally did the right thing, but then it added a never-requested gradient to the button. Very good!
andremendes··on Web Security is Too Hard
What a ride of a read. I was 100% it was phishing and I got really surprised to find out it wasn't.
andremendes··on Medieval Icelanders were likely hunting blue whales before industrial technology
What's up with this title? At the time of writing this, it's worded as:

"Medieval Icelanders were likely hunting blue whales long industrial technology"

Seems they were trying to hunt industrial tech from whales. I guess a "before" went missing before "industrial"?

andremendes··on Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?
>Just like there are small farming collectives out there, I'd love for there to be micro-magazines and short stories on paper, made cheaply and distributed to small mailing lists with a single stamp (not an email newsletter!). PDF versions available for long-distance readers.

You seem to be describing what I've known (since forever) by "Zine"[¹]

[¹]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine

andremendes··on Ask HN: What tech newsletters are you currently subscribing to?
I like Hillel Wayne newsletter: https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/
andremendes··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2023)
Location: São Paulo / Brazil Remote: yes.

Willing to relocate: yes if sponsorhip is available.

Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, Jest, GraphQL, AWS, Nestjs, Redis, MongoDB, C#, SQL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andremendesc/

Email: andre@mendesc.com

Backend engineer with over 8 years of professional software development experience. I am a generalist with a client-focused view who love to build things, troubleshoot problems and grow / scale products.

andremendes··on Alameda took 1B hit in mobileCoin trade to prop up FTX
Not sure if you are being sarcastic but I will post my guesses:

ct => crypto traders

left and right => each person political leaning tendency

andremendes··on Financial innovations brought by technology
Same-day settlement is cool but how about instant transfer between different banks? Brazilian Pix has it for almost a year.
andremendes··on Show HN: Stormah, cloud notes stored in your own Git repo
Seems like a simpler version of TiddlyWiki¹, which is free.

It might worth a try for those who prefer less features

[1]: https://tiddlywiki.com/

andremendes··on Migrating Facebook to MySQL 8.0
Anyone else puzzled by the shaking migration animation? The original file has a 1920x1080 resolution. I wonder if it is related to the shaking. Good article nevertheless.
andremendes··on Haiti’s President Is Assassinated
Not saying assassination by revenge was correct but one could argue that an even greater start would be the avoidance of transatlantic slave trade.
andremendes··on Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?
I'm making a politically charged game based on Brazil's scenario. It's been fun and rewarding. https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/750869
andremendes··on Ask HN: How can I pick a side project and stick with it?
You must pick something that is really meaningful for you in a way that will make you feel good seeing the progress of the project you are working on. What would a Roguelike have to be to take your full attention? How a strategy game you really love has to look like?

What you like beyond games? If you like gardening, make a game about it. Are you a sports fan? Make a sport game. You get the idea.

I'm saying this because it's working for me. Like you, I want to make games on my own. I am also into politics, so I chose a language and a framework[¹] and started from the tutorial with the goal of making a politically-charged infinite-runner[²].

After getting the basics I told my idea to a couple of friends that kindly drew sprites for me to use in the game. It's been a really cool experience. I'm doing it everyday and learning a lot in the way. I strongly believe that the subject choice for the project is what is getting me hooked to it.

¹: https://haxe.org and https://haxeflixel.com/

²: https://github.com/fullynotanalien/bozorun (edit: formatting)

andremendes··on Gambas: Visual Basic on Linux
There is solid debugging support for most Haxe targets on VSCode[1].

[1]: https://github.com/vshaxe/vshaxe/wiki/Debugging

andremendes··on Gambas: Visual Basic on Linux
Yes. It basically outputs the executable binary for the target you choose when compiling your Haxe code. It means you write Haxe source and the 'compiler' (transpiler, actually) generates code for the choosen target. It will then compile the generated code using the target compiler installed in your system, if necessary (when you target C++, for example).
andremendes··on Gambas: Visual Basic on Linux
Just to add 2 cents: HaxeUI[1] does this job, is stable and it's being actively developed.

[1]: http://haxeui.org/

andremendes··on Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet
I've been exclusively using Firefox for browsing and developing for a few years now and I've never thought of looking back. The customization and privacy features plus the possibility of having multiple profiles / accounts side by side in the same window are now a must-have for me.
andremendes··on Tiny meteorites are everywhere. Here's how to find them [video]
I agree the title can mislead someone to think it's easy but after watching the video I think it's fair to say the title is accurate. Micro meteorites are in fact everywhere and they indeed describe a way to find them. The fact they didn't succeed in finding one is shadowed by the quality of the overall content.
andremendes··on How the vegan food trend made a star of the stinking jackfruit
All those fruits you mentioned are sorta common here in Brazil under the names jaca, goiaba and graviola. You can find them int he supermarket but they're present in many backyards too. They're even used to make flavored beverages like licors and beers and that's before any vegan food trend I can think of.
andremendes··on RunJS
Is it a good number for Electron apps? Is it ok nowadays? 150MB seems too much for me. I also thought that by using Electron an app would be readily portable but I could only find Mac binaries.
andremendes··on What’s the rush? The power of a slow morning
I've just tried accessing through fb-referred link and got the same paywalled view.
andremendes··on Making rain simulation as real as possible
This is impressive and cool, I really would like to read more about it. You should write a blog!
andremendes··on Ask HN: How do you keep track of the articles you want to read?
I keep the most important ones opened in a Chrome tab until a read and save it to Pocket. The less important ones I save to Pocket until it comes the day I get to read them on spare time or by necessity. The ones I know I'll repeatedly query for info (like tutorials/technical articles/documentation) I save in a categorized folder on Chrome's bookmark bar
andremendes··on Man Who Stole Plane Near Seattle Raises Troubling Security Question
It may not be him but it's the same tragedy as Douglas Schifter's.

Facebook note: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1888367364...

"A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy" : https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/nyregion/livery-driver-ta...

andremendes··on Ask HN: What is your best way to learn a new programming language?
Yes, http://exercism.io/
andremendes··on Ask HN: What software do you use to take notes?
A Telegram group with myself, only.
andremendes··on Don't add your 2 cents
This reminds me of that story about the bikeshed[1] colour: "This is a metaphor indicating that you need not argue about every little feature just because you know enough to do so. Some people have commented that the amount of noise generated by a change is inversely proportional to the complexity of the change."

[1]: http://bikeshed.com/

andremendes··on 1999.io: Blogging like it's 1999
Working fine from here.
andremendes··on A case against syntax highlighting (2007)
I'm honestly considering whether this article is not purposely trying to argue over a bogus premise only to later warn us to take what we read online with a grain of salt. I mean, to pose the question "why on earth would people want to highlighting verbs" as an attempt to prove that syntax highlighting is unnecessary is not even close to be a good try.
andremendes··on Some Lost Superstitions of the Early-20th-Century United States
There were also a belief that if someone sweep your feet with a broom this would prevent you from getting married.
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