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era86

302 karma · joined August 10, 2012

I like software, programming, and all things technology. Also, burritos.

https://era86.github.com

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era86··on Running Python code in a sandbox with MicroPython and WASM
I'm using judge0 for a Leetcode-clone I'm working on. Never thought of using it in the context of LLMs, though.
era86··on Ask HN: What is your (AI) dev tech stack / workflow?
Throw tmux in and this is my exact setup as well. I'm looking into finding ways to orchestrate entire workflows across multiple agents in a harness-agnostic way (locally at first).
era86··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
Wannabe powerlifter here of about 20 years as well. This sounds like an awesome project! Is bar-path the main metric for safety and "better" lifting? A project I had in mind, once upon a time, was an automatic "Form Check Friday" for myself using a Pi + Webcam.
era86··on Vim 9.2
tmux + vim + Claude Code
era86··on Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry
I'd love to tinker with one of these, but have it look and sound like 2XL... my millennial heart would be full with nostalgia.
era86··on Ask HN: What other good forums are out there?
Don't know about high-level discussion, but the only other active forum I frequent other than Reddit is https://www.tacomaworld.com/. Really active user base and a ton of good info about different generations of the Toyota Tacoma.
era86··on Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?
Don't know if it's ever landed me a job, but my small Next.js project (https://howmuchadobo.com/) makes for fun conversation during interviews.
era86··on Software engineering topics I changed my mind on
This developer only has about 6 years of experience working at Amazon. It seems surprisingly naive how little this person understands about what a decent PM shields them from as an engineer, but I've heard working at Amazon sucks altogether. So, par for the course?
era86··on Ask HN: Show me your half baked project
The MyFitnessPal desktop application sucks big time. In my attempt to create a better alternative, I found that their value doesn't come in the form of good UX or performance, but their food database. And it's huge.

I didn't want to pay for PostgreSQL on Heroku, so I just dropped the database, but the application is still deployed.

So, here's my useless calorie tracker NomTracker: https://nomtracker.herokuapp.com/

era86··on Finally, I Closed My LinkedIn
I don't know, I like keeping up with what my old co-workers are up to without actually hitting them up. It's also my go-to place for job hunting. It seems like the most popular.
era86··on IBM confirms layoffs are happening, but won’t provide details
I feel like this is true with ANY size company, small or large. It's a business deal, you're not "joining a family".
era86··on Tmux for Mere Mortals
Tmux + Vim + TrackPoint (ThinkPad) means I very rarely ever leave home-row. It's amazing!
era86··on Show HN: NomTracker (Barebones Calorie Tracker in React/Rails)
For those who might care, I summarized a bit more about the project here: https://era86.github.io/2020/04/13/side-project-nomtracker.h...
era86··on Ten years of Ubuntu
I used Ubuntu in 2004 right when I started college as a comp-sci student. It was the only distro that worked with my laptop with very minimal effort. I also love the package management (though Brew on OSX is a close second).

Great read, thanks for sharing!

era86··on Evaluating Rails Projects
This is great and all, but now I've done some analysis on my own project and it depresses me. Thanks, dude. Thanks a lot.
era86··on Bring Reading Rainbow Back
This is pretty neat! Work that nostalgia magic!
era86··on How to Burn Out Programming
Point #2, negativity, is one of the more surprising things I've had to deal with. It leaks into your personal life, and nobody likes "that guy/girl" who is critical and pessimistic about every little thing.

Great read, thanks for sharing!

era86··on Boeing #12
Go Hawks!
era86··on Show HN: My girlfriend needed a Secret Santa web app, so I built her one
Diggin it. Already using Elfster though!
era86··on Terminal Wedding – Ruby gem for Prerita and Jai's marriage
I'll get about 3 people MAX to my wedding with this... AWESOME!
era86··on My tmux setup
Thanks for sharing! I was introduced to Tmux at work earlier this year. We used it primarily for remote pairing, but now I use it for anything and everything terminal.
era86··on Bill Gates: My Plan to Improve Our World, and How You Can Help
One of the greatest philanthropist of our time.
era86··on Make the web "flat" with this bookmarklet
This is pretty cool! Makes it easy to see the subtle difference a flat UI makes on a page.

Makes all my GMail icons dissappear though... lol

era86··on How Minecraft Was Born
Thanks for sharing. This is inspiring. Hope to grab a copy of the book!
era86··on Ask HN: Building a blog
I feel like I plug this all the time, but what the heck...

I played with Ghost (https://ghost.org/) a couple of weeks ago and loved it. It's less about content management and more about content publishing. The editor is wonderful!

Wordpress seems bloated for blogs nowadays, but to each his or her own.

era86··on Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle
I apologize, this is an assumption I'm making. I guess I meant the youth that hang out all over Westlake, especially later at night, resemble the homeless youth around Portland.
era86··on Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle
Can confirm this. Fiancee works in Pioneer Square and I worry every time she has to work late...

And Westlake is looking a lot more like Portland every year (as far as homeless youth go).

era86··on NBA Superstar Chris Bosh: Here’s Why You Should Learn to Code
This is pretty cool. An NBA player who gets how relevant and essential code is in terms of how the world functions. He is able to express this and reach an audience that might not otherwise be exposed to its importance.
era86··on Why I Stick with the Linux Desktop
I also run Linux on my laptop at home. Window snapping and auto tiling is a must-have nowadays.

Also, didn't know about #2 (setting window z-positions). Going to play with that later!

era86··on Non-Verbal Cues for Programmers to say "Leave me alone"
lol, thank you so much
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