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eyan··on Using PostgreSQL’s JSONB for NoSQL (2019) [video]
Great data point! Thank you!
eyan··on Treesheets: cross-platform, free-form data organizer app
No mention of XMind yet. So here it is: https://www.xmind.net/
eyan··on How I Shot This Lunar Eclipse Sequence in Camera, on Film
Printed template, multiple exposures. There are images of the template around middle of TFA.
eyan··on Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer
> If I didn't learn something from the junior engineer or intern this past month, I wasn't paying attention.

Amen! Not just junior engineers. PMs, analysts, testers. We all have a lot to learn from the rest of the team!

eyan··on ISO Standard for Preparing Tea
I can't upvote this enough.

I love _something_. I hate talking to other people who love _something_. ...use the combinations you enjoy.

Bless the parent comment.

eyan··on Chick Corea has died
I'd call The Köln Concert "protracted edging".
eyan··on Quitting Caffeine
I see what you did there. :)
eyan··on Ask HN: As a small development team, how do you get projects?
Not doing it in a structured way. Catching up with friends in the industry. Mostly over coffee. Local customers.
eyan··on Ask HN: As a small development team, how do you get projects?
I'm on the same boat. Strengthening my network at the moment. I don't know exactly how to move forward as well. I'm in the Philippines.

For inspiration, I'm reading this again and again: https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/the-manifesto/

eyan··on Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds
I was being kind, sir.

What I was trying to say is: I don't give a flying raccoon if people want to exercise or not.

So yeah. No strategising from me.

eyan··on Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds
> The real question is how do you get people of their ass and start exercising?

You don't. You wait for them until they decide and act on their decision.

eyan··on Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave
I totally agree with this analysis.
eyan··on Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave
> Saying 'it's not a business model' is basically equivalent to saying 'I don't have to worry about money.'

No, Sir. I think the point flew past you. Saying "it's not a business model" means that you need to worry about how to sustain yourself from the get-go if you want to go where ever pleases you, open or closed source.

eyan··on Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave
Most insightful comment in this mishmash.

I'll say it again for future searchers of wisdom: Open Source is not a Business Model.

eyan··on Ask HN: What current companies have the best software engineering culture?
You forgot IBM. grin
eyan··on React Implementation Notes
Offtopic but... I'm cheering for pyret! And for the group behind it of course. :)
eyan··on Ask HN: Where do you go for learning about health and well-being?
I've been focusing, and doing, this wellness and exercise thing lately. Just reading for the last several years.

Best article, which led me to action, is this http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/everything-you-know-abou... together with the book The Power of Full Engagement https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743226755/ref=as_li_tl?ie...

And here are the guys I read regularly (on and off, actually):

Scott Sonnon: http://www.rmaxinternational.com/flowcoach/

Pavel Tsatsouline: http://www.strongfirst.com

Phil Maffetone: https://philmaffetone.com

the guys at GMB: https://gmb.io

and Leo Babauta: http://zenhabits.net

eyan··on Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes
In behalf of the Argentinian circus people, I thank you.
eyan··on Picolisp
Long time fan. Great docs. And a 'native' Prolog interpreter: http://software-lab.de/doc/ref.html#pilog
eyan··on Ask HN: What is the future of back-end development?
How far into the future are you looking at? There's got to be a server somewhere. Somebody has to write code for those, aside from caring and feeding.

Smaller applications, in the Big Data sense, will still be used on site. At least say, 10 years down (yeah, pulled that figure from my ass).

So no. I don't believe that back-end development will be obsolete. Middle is the new back.

eyan··on The Human Cost of Tech Debt
Refactor. Joel says it far better: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html

I see sibling comments on big rewrites. No. I see sibling comments on service based replacements. Still no.

Put structure in. Add tests. Rinse. Repeat.

eyan··on Thoughts on Uber’s List of Postgres Limitations
I came here to thank the Postgres developers for their hard work. Also their grace under such trying times.
eyan··on The vanishing civility: The game of jerks, bozos and assholes
Plays nicely into the Broken Window Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory
eyan··on Rust on BBC micro:bit
As a Rust fan and electronics enthusiast, I find these kinds of projects awesome. Thank you for the write up and keep on hacking!
eyan··on Ask HN: What do you listen to focus when you're working
Been on this search lately. I found Thievery Corporation, Sounds From The Ground, Nightmares on Wax and Tycho fits the bill nicely.

Brian Eno's Music for Airports to get me into the mood for code. If this doesn't then http://rainymood.com. :)

For physical prep, loosening my body helps a lot before a long session and in between sessions.

eyan··on Ask HN: Do you guys still write test cases for your MVPs or hobby projects?
Basically this. Unless I am exploring testing. :D
eyan··on Ask HN: I joined a big co, like the team, hate some policies, what should I do?
I think this is not OT at all. This is the answer to most job related should-i-stay-or-should-i-go or what-should-i-do questions.

It. Is. A. Job.

If you can't accept that you're in a job and the feeling of entitlement shines thru, that would just be whining in my book. And yes, HN, lots of that in here.

eyan··on Anti-if: The Missing Patterns
This is actually a better read than the OP. Thank you.
eyan··on Show HN: New calendar app idea
Very inspiring. Cheers!
eyan··on How computer programming languages for kids have evolved and where they're going
I like Pyret a lot. The guys banging on Pyret and Racket are a great bunch as well.
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