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arran-nz

118 karma · joined August 3, 2020

Software and Game Developer

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arran-nz··on Show HN: Eattsy – Reimagining the world’s relationship with cooking and food
IMO, What we need is a website that is a combination of something like Cooklang[0] and a git forge - This way you can "fork" ;) recipes to modify and maintain attributions and have a machine readable format to convert weights, calculate dynamic portions etc.

Does anything like this exist?

[0]: https://cooklang.org/

arran-nz··on Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD
The VR version is one of my favourite party games to play with friends - It's intense.
arran-nz··on Using a catch-all domain is a mistake
I use this method and experience a few of the same drawbacks, like remembering email + password per service - A password manager does make it doable. (Highly recommend KeepassXC[0])

However, contrary to OP I enjoy these somewhat awkward situations where someone doesn't quite understand my email address. I find it can naturally lead to a conversation about privacy and data protection and I'm happy to spread the awareness, if someone is interested.

[0]⋮ https://keepassxc.org/

arran-nz··on Ask HN: I am lost in life. How do I fix this?
I highly recommend to start frequently exercising - Build discipline and initiate a heartbeat to act as a foundation for future habits.

I'm following a routine called Stronglifts 5x5[0] and it's dead simple, but yet incredibly fun and easy to gamify - You're progressively adding weight and seeing results almost immediately. I use an open source app called Track and Graph[1] to track, and you guessed it.. graph my results - It's a rewarding feedback loop!

[0]: https://stronglifts.com/

[1]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.samco.trackandgraph/

arran-nz··on Ask HN: What is the most interesting software you wrote in a few days?
I wrote the initial prototype of QCard in a few days. It's dead simple, but it brought me joy to quickly hack together a functional tool.

Eventually, I rewrote it using Svelte which made an already simple app trivial to reproduce.

- https://qcard.link

arran-nz··on Ask HN: Which personal projects got you hired?
https://qcard.link

One step of the interview process was a feature request / pair programming session.

arran-nz··on ‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software is watching you
Reminds me of Manna, a profound story which covers this theme.

https://marshallbrain.com/manna

arran-nz··on Overgrowth Game Engine Open Sourced
Happy to see this! Looking forward to dive into the procedural animation system David talked about at GDC. [0]

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNidsMesxSE&t=0

arran-nz··on NFC: It Just Doesn't Work
Not every phone has NFC, however most have a camera capable of reading a QRCode.

I created QCard[0] for this very purpose, quick in-person networking - Every QR reader can visit a URL.

You could also encode a VCard directly into a QRCode so it functions without internet, however I found this isn't widely supported.

[0]: https://qcard.link

arran-nz··on Show HN: Create simple yet elegant Web Resumes for free
Great open source alternative, with a CLI tool too..

I think I'll replace my LaTeX Pipeline with this.

arran-nz··on Customs confiscated and scanned our mobile phones in Sydney
Unfortunately, since 2018, New Zealand has a similar law in place [0].

[0]: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2018/0004/latest/...

arran-nz··on Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?
Happy NY HN.

It's a nice time to reflect on goals.. Over the next year I would like to finish and publish my free and open source VR game made with Godot and focus on the idea of not continuously distracting myself.

arran-nz··on Affordable 70 MPH electric motorcycle is already here and no one noticed
Another Sur-ron rider here!

In Germany, a Road Legal is available. It's an amazing machine due to the fact you can go almost anywhere with it - I can go completely off-road in the mountains and go from A to B on the streets without issue.

arran-nz··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
I hike regularly with Vivo's - Also the Lems Boulderboot when the temperature permits.

Your feet take a beating in the first few weeks but you will build a tolerance.

In my opinion, they're fantastic for hiking as you feel the ground beneath you. Being more aware of the ground surface increases your step precision as well as your balance.

I highly recommend giving a pair a go!

arran-nz··on Simple way to share your terminal session on a call
Personally, not being able to view the source of an tool designed to remotely execute shell commands is a deal breaker for me.

I like what you've built, it solves a problem in a neat way - Would love to see this going the free and open source route.

arran-nz··on Simple way to share your terminal session on a call
Sorry, I've found your extension released under GPLv3.

https://github.com/gitduckhq/vscode-extension

I notice it's archived, Is ongoing development located somewhere else?

arran-nz··on Simple way to share your terminal session on a call
This looks really great, I'd love to use it.

I see you've linked to a Github account but I didn't see any source for the cli or WebApp.

Are you considering releasing the source code under a free and open source license?

arran-nz··on Rxdb: A Realtime Database for JavaScript Applications
Funny to see this, I've just discovered it and started implementing it in my Svelte project.

What I like about it is how easy it was to store encrypted properties inside the browser.

The documentation and Typescript support is great too.

arran-nz··on Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles (2012)
Absolutely love Chezmoi.

Its a small, statically linked binary which is easy to install and the templating feature is really useful.

arran-nz··on QCard.link – The minimalist and private way to share contact information
Putting a VCARD inside a QRCode is a perfectly fine way to transfer contact information too!

This is just an alternative.

After trying this technique of multiple QR scanning apps, I found a lot that didn't include this feature. However, every app I tried can launch the browser given an encoded URL.

This solution allows the reader to inspect the data (visiting the url, email etc) before downloading the VCARD and polluting their contacts.

There's no reason you can't self host this and add a URL shortener. I reason I choose not to embed such a feature is I wanted this to be 100% client side so I can develop this into a PWA.

Hope I was able to clear up some confusion.

arran-nz··on QCard.link – The minimalist and private way to share contact information
Private in the sense that the QCard data isn't send over the network and it's all client side.
arran-nz··on QCard.link – The minimalist and private way to share contact information
Creator here, I was just scrolling past and seen this pop up! I'm really flattered that OP posted this.

If you have any questions or feedback, let me know :)

arran-nz··on The local timeline is the key to enjoying Mastodon
Try out Husky, it meets your listed requirements.

Husky - https://f-droid.org/packages/su.xash.husky

arran-nz··on The local timeline is the key to enjoying Mastodon
Try out Husky, it meets your listed requirements.

Husky - https://f-droid.org/packages/su.xash.husky

arran-nz··on Ask HN: Secure Email Encrypted at Rest
I've been using Tutanota for the past year and I'm happy with it - For increased control, their option to use custom domain is affordable too.
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