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bitfhacker··on Ask HN: What's the easiest way to create a webapp to showcase my work?
Streamlit
bitfhacker··on COBOL: Thinking about it wrong
Or with chatGPT!!
bitfhacker··on Elon Musk calls US media and schools ‘racist against whites and Asians’
I understand Musk... Why "It's not ok to be white"?
bitfhacker··on Now Monkeypox
I think that the world in entering in a mass hysteria mode with virus, pox, flu cow, influenza A, B, C, D etc.

Please... start to live more.

I see people that are afraid to "go outside" and have a coffee with a friend or that won't go lunch because its afraid to have *put a disease in here**"...

bitfhacker··on Ask HN: What's your greatest enjoyment in life?
That happens when you have small kids and you arrive home after work.
bitfhacker··on Ask HN: What Happened to NFTs?
Nothing. They don't real exist.
bitfhacker··on Spinal implants allow paralysed people to walk, swim and cycle again
Can this help people with ALS?
bitfhacker··on Show HN: Raito – Single-File Markdown CMS
I love the solutions that don't need a complex installation process. I'll try it.

Thank you for sharing.

bitfhacker··on Roblox on Linux with recent Wine 6.11
I have 3 kids and all of them play Roblox. In the past I tried to run Roblox with wine but it didn't run.

Now, in the laptops of my kids, I can switch to Linux...

bitfhacker··on Why is Python so popular despite being so slow?
I use python because: - is simple; - is fast to deliver something in a small amount of time (and working!); - someone already had the same problem I'm having now... and if I Google I'll find a module that serves my needs;
bitfhacker··on Show HN: Simple Python script to automatically upload CSV files to a database
Didn't see the videos, but I want to thank you for your post.

I don't know if you "know" Django ORM or pyDAL... If use a database abstraction module you could extend your project easily to other databases.

bitfhacker··on Ask HN: Web-based Python script scheduler?
Hi! Take a look at Wooey.
bitfhacker··on Show HN: A Python module for RPA workflow simplification
You should include a readme.md with an explanation of your project.
bitfhacker··on How to Set Up a Python Project for Automation and Collaboration
I use pybuilder to setup Python projects. With it, you can have unit testing, linting, packaging, costumized tasks, plugin, etc.
bitfhacker··on Ask HN: Optimal cloud service to run tiny website with back end Python + SQLite?
Second this.
bitfhacker··on How to make a Python script Pip-installable
Pybuilder do it for you!
bitfhacker··on Poor man's document camera for videoconference
I use a pile of book with the mobile phone on the top of them. For photos I use CamScanner free because it crops automatically the photo, auto contrast them and save multiple pages as a pdf.
bitfhacker··on Ultimate Setup for Your Next Python Project
A cookiecutter for this was a cherry in the top of a cake, but... Thank you!!!
bitfhacker··on How to build a DIY web scraper in any language
The problem is that most companies/developers still aren't "Open API first"... So, people must build scrapers.
bitfhacker··on Tracking Electric Scooters in Lisbon
Great use of mitmproxy and data! Nice article!

Did you choose Lisbon for any particular reason?

I'm from Lisbon.

bitfhacker··on Category:Obsolete occupations
In the past weekend I saw the movie "Lisbon Story". The main character was a "sound maker" for movies that were filmed with no sound (I don't know the right term). His job consisted in reproduce the sounds of, for example, a water splashing sound, a horse running, an egg frying, a pigeon flapping his wings trying to eat...
bitfhacker··on Using the URL to build database-free web apps
Another example of this technique is https://sequencediagram.org
bitfhacker··on Finally: AWS Gives Servers a Real Shot in the Arm
I'm not a CPU expert... But I guess the main advantage of this change is related with power consuption. Am I right?
bitfhacker··on Metaflow, Netflix's Python framework for data science, is now open source
It's so simple and intuitive to run two steps in parallel. Thank you, Netflix!
bitfhacker··on A ‘Playboy’ Photo Has Been a Mainstay in Testing Tech for Decades
The first time I saw this photo was in Commodore Amiga.
bitfhacker··on A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life
That's another way to see it... I get it: water gives you rust.
bitfhacker··on A 70-year-old's secret to a full and happy life
It's similar to the half glass of water... Do you see the glass half full or half empty?
bitfhacker··on Ask HN: How to easily transfer files between devices
I use an app named "Handshaker" between Android and Mac. Its works pretty well.
bitfhacker··on Ask HN: A modern-looking UML diagram tool?
I use https://yuml.me
bitfhacker··on Show HN: Manage Python Virtual Environment with a Makefile
I'll try that.

I use python because is easy to make a script cross-platform and because python have "batteries included". I think it would be interesting to have a tool like this that depends only on python.

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