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bockris··on Ask HN: SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL?
sqlite and datasette is a killer combo imo https://datasette.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

12GB is not a lot of data, not sure what was happening with your python that it took several hours. Don't get me wrong though, SQL seems like it could be the right tool for this use case.

bockris··on Ask HN: How do you develop applications that target Kubernetes in production?
Do you mean applications? Making sure they are easily containerized and follow 12 factor guidelines is all you really need imo You should be able to run minikube on whatever dev machine you are already using.
bockris··on Show HN: Codeflow – Understand a codebase quicker with PowerPoint-like tutorials
I would like a tool that does something similar to this but on a more ad-hoc basis. i.e. to track my own explorations and understanding for fixing a given problem in a code base.

I'll also admit that I had a hard time understanding exactly how it worked.

It wasn't completely clear for each 'slide' what code was being referred to, I think the highlighting of the code being explained needs to be much more defined or the dimming of surrounding code needs to be more pronounced.

I think it would also be better if there were markers directly in the code side of the window that you could hover over to highlight parts of the slide that are relevant. It would also be beneficial if it also worked the opposite way. i.e. when clicking on a marker in the slide, scroll to the relevant code.

I also think your datapipeline example doesn't really show the value of the tool. i.e. it seems like a very straightforward piece of code that could just be read directly.

How are you planning to keep the slide information in sync with the files on github as they change?

I may not be the target audience for this because I would like it to work with code on my local machine and would only publish if I wanted advice from another programmer and then I would push up my branch and provide a link to the codeflow.

bockris··on Google Maps Hacks
presumably your intended existing route was already on the main roads? while in navigation mode you can hit the search icon (magnifying glass) to search along the existing route. it won't be perfect but it should work for your use case.
bockris··on The habit of habit engineering
By looking at this list https://www.lifehack.org/668261/best-habit-tracking-apps

the screenshots match 'way of life' #24

bockris··on [TO HN WEB DESIGNER] Please remove new black line from top
I would guess it's there because of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12201810
bockris··on Ask HN: Longest hex speak?
I remember this blog post from long ago.

http://nedbatchelder.com/text/hexwords.html

bockris··on Rclone – rsync for cloud storage
this tool is fantastic. I have a custom written script to unload pictures/movies from an SD card and it copies them to a date based directory structure.

I added this right into that workflow and now newly downloaded pictures are immediately backed up to a google storage nearline bucket. I haven't done it yet but I could also target my home NAS so I would have our photo archive in 3 places.

bockris··on Ask HN: Data extraction from a web page, I forgot the name of the app.
Kimono http://www.kimonolabs.com/ or gargl http://jodoglevy.com/jobloglevy/?p=5

???

bockris··on Ask HN: Help me find older hacker news post
common crawl
bockris··on Chrome autocompleted "Search The Pirate bay"
This data is mostly (completely?) based on personal usage.

  chrome://predictors/
bockris··on PostgreSQL Studio
Currently the site is trying to request this URL http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/themes/alexandria/skin...

(I have a local Django server running on 0.0.0.0:80 and the terminal keeps flashing when I browser the site and this image is obviously missing and gives a 404)

bockris··on Ask HN: What do you think about LinkedIn endorsements?
They are completely worthless for the reasons you stated. A few months ago I connected with a colleague from ~ 15 years ago. He endorsed me for skills that weren't even invented when we worked together.

Recommendations are even more unreliable.

Case in point: A manager who was on the same level as my direct manager contracted an 'Architect' to come up with a high level estimate for a big project. The guy basically drew pictures in Enterprise Architect for 6 months and barely interviewed any stakeholders or technical folks. I was in the meeting where it was decided that it was a worthless exercise and big waste of time/money. We let him go right after he turned in the project plan and scrambled to redo the work. The manager that hired him wrote him a very positive, over the top, gushing recommendation on LinkedIn. I don't know if it was 'quid pro quo' or just the manager trying to save face but it definitely showed me that they are worthless.

bockris··on Ask HN: Is python a programming lang. or a scripting lang?
Why does it matter?
bockris··on NoFlo: Help Everyone To Understand And Visualize Code
entitled much?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=javascript+graph+visualization

bockris··on NoFlo: Help Everyone To Understand And Visualize Code
I'm not sure I understand your syntax. Graphs are typically specified as relationships (edges) between nodes.

  a->b
  b->c
  d->c

  { name: "a", inputs : {}, outputs {"b"} }
  { name: "b", inputs : {"a"}, outputs {"c"} }
  { name: "c", inputs : {"b","d"}, outputs {} }
  { name: "d", inputs : {}, outputs {"c"} }
???
bockris··on NoFlo: Help Everyone To Understand And Visualize Code
There are lots of JS graph viz packages if that's all you want.
bockris··on Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains
One that I've seen in the past is: Machine with Concrete - Arthur Ganson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg
bockris··on Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains
draw a slash though the gear to delete.

I learned a bunch by watching the demo (big ? on the right)

bockris··on Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains
I've played a bit on my desktop browser and it's fun! Can't wait to show it to my kids. I've looked for similar things a long time ago and only found Java apps/applets. I like that this is browser based.

Do you have a TODO features list? I don't know Coffeescript but this would be a good learning experience for me. I can think of at least one feature I would like to add.

bockris··on Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains
I don't have my tablet with me but I'm eager to try it. Have you tested on Android?
bockris··on Ask HN: hey data scientists, have they invented a better mousetrap than CSV?
tab separated values
bockris··on Lumi – A new way to find things that interest you
and that's why I abandoned it immediately.
bockris··on “Weird Paranoia” at Valve, Says Former Employee
It definitely wasn't their whole hardware team. I personally known one EE still at Valve and I think there are a couple more that I follow on various social networks.
bockris··on Show HN: Easy-to-configure Static Web/Reverse Proxy Server in Go
By looking at his other HN submissions for a github account I found it.

https://github.com/azer/boxcars

bockris··on [dead]
Sorry but every one of the comments on that blog post seems fake or astro-turfed.

I dropped the avatar of 'Mandy' into google image search and a fiveer.com post popped up.

http://fiverr.com/teenytinypress/write-3-quality-comments-on...

I think you are doing yourself a disservice with bad comments rather than no comments.

bockris··on Ask HN: Write-protected USB drives?
Physical write-protect switches on USB drives used to be common. I have 2 or 3 low capacity drives in a drawer with the switches.

A google search for

write protect switch flash drive

lists several drives that explicitly state they have a write protect switch.

bockris··on Private Message. Secure communication, anyone, any device; NSA free.
http://happybearsoftware.com/you-are-dangerously-bad-at-cryp...
bockris··on How We Uncovered the Biggest Fraud in Kickstarter History
Kobe jerky doesn't make any sense to me anyway. You don't really want a lot of fat in your jerky. It will go rancid.
bockris··on [dead]
"Biggest concern about moving to SV *" should probably read 'Austin'
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