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donmb··on KeePassXC 2.6.0 Released
I like the design of X more Not sure what is better in XC though
donmb··on KeePassXC 2.6.0 Released
I like the simplicity/design of KeePassX more than XC
donmb··on The Return of the 90s Web
What I can confirm is that old fashioned html tags such as <fieldset> or <iframe> are coming back and are underrated. So much can be done with just plain html.
donmb··on Show HN: My daughter and I made a site to explore the photos from the ISS
Awesome! Would be super cool if the map could be zoomed so I can try to catch pictures of my region :)
donmb··on U.S. Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday
You had one job.
donmb··on 2009 flu pandemic in the United States
Coronavirus vs. swine flu (H1N1) – 2009-2010 Swine flu is the same strain of flu that wiped out 1.7% of the global population in 1918. It was declared a pandemic again in June 2009, and an estimated 11-21% of the world population contracted it.

Fortunately, the CFR is considerably lower than in the previous pandemic, with 0.1-0.5% of cases resulting in death. 18,500 of these deaths were laboratory-confirmed, but estimates are as high as 151,700-575,400 globally.

50-80% of severe cases were found in people who had underlying conditions such as pregnancy, asthma, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders.

Compared to swine flu, coronavirus:

- is less widespread - has caused fewer deaths - has a higher CFR - has a longer incubation period - affects young people less

https://about.futurelearn.com/blog/covid-19-how-does-coronav...

donmb··on EU: Call to introduce common charger for all mobile phones
Apple should be calm as they still ship recent iphones with lightning instead of USB-C My Macbook Pro uses USB C but it's useless until now except for charging my Macbook. I own it since 2016. Big fail.
donmb··on How to Download Live Images from Government Weather Satellites (2018)
Might sound as a stupid question but is it legal to consume and use the images?
donmb··on No Alcohol, No Coffee for 27 Months (2016)
exactly
donmb··on No Alcohol, No Coffee for 27 Months (2016)
Problem is society exactly as the author describes. There is so much pressure on having drinks when going out. This is due to people trying to suppress their insecurity.

Start with yourself: If a sober person is in your round, help him by not let other's in the group mob him. Do not say things like "ohhh why the fuck you not drink?" - just say "cool you don't drink, I respect that" and still do conversations although you do have a drink yourself.

If your group does understand, that there are people who do not need a drink every time, it will help yourself also to "survive" in that group so it becomes more easy to go out sober.

Me myself find it very hard to not drink - but I like to drink and I like to be slightly drunk every now and then. I know that and I live with it. Chances are that some day this might change :) good luck everyone with whatever helps you to feel better

donmb··on Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible
As the author states, you should just be able to toggle between WYSIWYG and plain text and everyone is happy. This is the nature of all WYSIWYG editors so why does slack not follow this approach?
donmb··on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?
I rather find it stupid that in B2B companies seem too only "trust" bigger companies than small startups. We also always have to claim how big we are and how successful just to build trust. Companies don't seem to understand that you can be good in what you're doing even if you're small or a one-man-show. This is the real unethical part imo.
donmb··on Show HN: Free React template that makes “Admin Dashboards” easy
Reminds me of a mixture between Bootstrap 2 and Windows 10
donmb··on MacBook Pro Keyboard Drives Me Crazy
I have a 2016 MB Pro and the keyboard had serious issues which were also reported by Apple for recall: https://support.apple.com/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-n... It resulted in two of my keys to completely BREAK and here Apple is now not willing to replace the keyboard. Sticky != Broken. That sucks so hard.
donmb··on Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over the next nineteen years
That article is from January 2019 and it's not correct. There are no plans in Germany to shut down coal power plants completely.
donmb··on The Horror of Microsoft Teams
> I realise that WhatsApp doesn’t have a proper desktop client

That's just not true. The Desktop app of Whatsapp is imo excellent.

donmb··on A rundown of the new Gmail
For gmail I use Apple mail ever since and I don't care at all about the web interface. Hence everything stays as it is because Apple Mail is probably the less updated software in the world.
donmb··on Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings
Small hype. In 1 month its business as usual.
donmb··on Designing Windows 95’s User Interface
But why?
donmb··on macOS lock screen: “I just sent my session pass to my whole team”
Could not reproduce that. For me its impossible to not have the password field focused. Hm?
donmb··on User experience design for APIs
Everyone who has ever worked with a "proper" API (e.g. Mailchimp) with awesome and intuitive status messages will hopefully never again fail on this. Very bad that this is still not state of the art.
donmb··on The life and death of a startup
I honestly don't understand how you can develop a product without speaking to potential customers or users (in this case the plumbers). Reading this article, this makes me wonder if you really took this serious.
donmb··on Giving up on Venture Capital raising
"Sales is what you want your CEO to focus on, not flight-jumping to deliver investor pitches, 3-minute conference quickfire showcases and endless networking."

Strongly agree with this one although networking especially in a startup should not be underestimated. Its extremely important especially in smaller regions (like mine) to build up a solid network as a company noone has on the radar.

donmb··on Show HN: Fake SMTP server as a service
Is this able to track bounced mails? Then it could be used to verify emails :)
donmb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2017)
eventbaxx.com/Fanomena GmbH | Rails Developer, Frontend Developer | Berlin, Germany | ONSITE | Fulltime | https://www.eventbaxx.com

eventbaxx.com redefines the swag bag - all digital and unique! eventbaxx was part of the Startup Bootcamp in Istanbul 2015, one of the biggest accelerator programs in the world. We're a team of 7, located in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. As of 2017, we're expanding our team and opened an office in Berlin, Friedrichstraße.

Be part of our agile and small dev team. Help us to grow our vision of becoming the world's leading digital swag bag.

We're looking for a smart, independent Rails Developer and a creative and experienced Frontend Developer. In the beginning, you will be guided by our Senior dev experts. You will be learning how to maintain and extend the eventbaxx.com application and its extensions. You will be continuously deploying code right on heroku. You will also help to develop and shape new eventbaxx extensions from scratch.

We have flat hierarchies and a great Slack channel :) We're looking forward to your application via martin@eventbaxx.com

donmb··on How to Unlock Netflix Hidden Categories
Unfortunately in Germany most of the categories seem to be empty. E.g. Film Noir (7687) and Cult Movies (7627).
donmb··on Spinner
Is this open source? I'd like to add this to a project :)
donmb··on Ask HN: What web framework do you use? Why did you choose it?
Rails - because Ruby is easy to learn, especially for beginners and you get great, custom things done in no time. Also Rails forces you in some patterns that make sense in my opinion. Testing is also fun.
donmb··on MacBook Pro Launch: Perplexing
Am I the only one here who is happy with the new Macbook? I find the speed incredible - the keyboard feels much more "natural". The touchbar saves me a lot of time. Downsides are that it's not supported yet in lot of important applications I use (Slack, Atom). I'm not bothered at all by the USB-C ports. USB dongles are on sale for 2€ on Amazon/ebay and work properly. Besides that I have nearly no more external devices I have to attach (except external HD sometimes but even those are Wifi connected nowadays). + not a real benefit but the design of the MBP is amazing and a real eye catcher again. For me this is a shitstorm for nothing.
donmb··on Show HN: Commits.io - Create a poster from your code and logo
+1 on the security issue. I won't give an "unknown" company access to our private github repo. Besides that: love the idea!
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