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fbnlsr

1,290 karma · joined October 20, 2015

Full stack web developer from France.
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fbnlsr··on MS Flight Simulator 2020 vs. Real life
Ever since I've seen the first trailer for FS2020, I've been more and more interested in flying. I took a plane once in my life, 20 years ago. Now I really want to discover this world, and maybe take an initiation lesson. It's such a bummer that the PPL is so expensive.

One thing is for sure, I'll buy this game and learn more about flying thanks to this.

fbnlsr··on Rebuilding our tech stack for the new facebook.com
Thank you for this post. I yell at my screen each time I have to use leboncoin.

It was super ugly, but it did the job. Now it's super ugly, but it steals my focus at every opportunity, refreshes parts of the UI I'm about to click, or has select inputs that love to play hide and seek with my cursor. It's a UX nightmare.

I must say their new payment system is nice. But boy do we have to suffer when looking for something to buy now.

fbnlsr··on Ask HN: How to self-host comments on your otherwise static blog?
Watch out, it is no longer maintained.

I used Staticman for a couple of years and it worked fine. But GitHub changed their API policy which broke Staticman.

Also, spam is really hard to handle with this. I had to unplug Staticman from my site because of it.

fbnlsr··on Ask HN: How to self-host comments on your otherwise static blog?
Last time it was posted, it was noted that utterances breaks GitHub's ToS in pretty much every way, and they could pull the plug on this really fast.
fbnlsr··on The ProtonMail Android app is now open source
The problem resides in the fact that I'm currently using G-Suite, so yeah everyone has the email they want and I'm using my own domain.
fbnlsr··on If a MacBook Pro runs hot or shows high kernel CPU, try charging it on the right
Maybe because Dell has a patent on that port?
fbnlsr··on The ProtonMail Android app is now open source
I wonder if it's possible to migrate my Gmail-powered email address while keeping my family's inboxes there. I'm interested in joining Protonmail but I can't afford to pay for everyone, nor will they understand my wish to move away from Google.

I guess it can't be done as it's at the domain level, am I right?

fbnlsr··on Dracula Pro
No mention on what's picked also. That's a shame.

99% certain it's Fira Code, Ubuntu Mono, IBM Plex and Hasklig.

fbnlsr··on Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours?
I believe Settings Sync is going to be included in the next release of VS Code. Yay!

The amount of work Microsoft is putting in this editor is amazing. Last month we got file history, that was the last thing I needed to ditch the Git GUI I had installed.

fbnlsr··on Jitsi Meet Electron 2.0
I quickly played with the demo. I'm more a note-taking kind of guy than a todoist. I love the UI but yeah, since everything is a list it's not for me. For my use, Google Tasks is enough for me.

I've tried Evernote, Boostnote, Simplenotes, Notion, even a bunch of markdown files inside a Github repo and so far nothing was 100% perfect for me. :)

fbnlsr··on Jitsi Meet Electron 2.0
First time I hear about Dynalist. I'll add that to the ever growing note-taking apps I'm trying out.
fbnlsr··on Show HN: VS Code extension that fades out the colors until you take a break
I'm curious, why did you remove syntax highlight. I feel like I couldn't function properly if I didn't have my Dracula themed VS Code.
fbnlsr··on SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns
I'm completely out of the loop with Zoom. What's so great about this compared to Google Meet for instance?
fbnlsr··on Lesspass – open-source stateless password manager
Trying to use Keepass on my phone is the exact reason I had to find another solution.

I've switched to Bitwarden a few months ago, and I couldn't be happier.

fbnlsr··on Vue.js Documentary [video]
Vue is the coolest thing that I discovered in the past 3 years. It changed my career and made me a happier dev. Kudos to Evan for the job well done.
fbnlsr··on Morning, “Microsoft” called me at home from a mobile phone
Thanks for the tip!
fbnlsr··on Morning, “Microsoft” called me at home from a mobile phone
TIL HN strips out "This" when it's at the beginning of a title.
fbnlsr··on Mazda made its first EV artificially slower 'to feel more like a gas car'
It should be noted that Electrek is clearly biased. From wikipedia:

> Their positive coverage of Tesla has been criticised by some automotive journalists. Its main authors have disclosed ownership of Tesla stock, substantial profit from referrals to Tesla, and ownership of Tesla cars.

fbnlsr··on What Is the Most Valuable Thing You Can Learn in One Hour?
Serious question: I keep seeing Vim thrown up and down like it's the holy grail. I've been using VS Code for two years maybe now, and I don't see how Vim could help me be a better/more productive coder. What am I missing?
fbnlsr··on What Is the Most Valuable Thing You Can Learn in One Hour?
Cutting yourself from the world for one hour is absolutely amazing. I lately discovered the joy of simply going to a park with a book, sit on a bench and read a chapter or two. It's insanely rewarding.
fbnlsr··on ProtonMail takes aim at Google with an encrypted calendar
I somewhat believe our society would be easier if we had a better, simpler standard for time.
fbnlsr··on Linux doesn't have Photoshop
You're the first one to tell me not to get a Thinkpad.

I've heard nothing but great things about them.

fbnlsr··on Linux doesn't have Photoshop
This has been my only argument for years for not switching to Linux. I've realized I haven't used Photoshop in more than two years now. I either work on projects where the designers provide me with already cut and ready to use props, or I work with people using Figma.

My only argument now is that my Macbook is still working and I don't "have" to spend 2k on a Thinkpad. :)

fbnlsr··on Yatri: First electric motorcycle to be made in Nepal
It definitely does. No sign of acceleration in that video, I wonder if it was even working.

Also it seems super uncomfortable to ride.

fbnlsr··on Find Yourself a Hobby for 2020
I didn't know it existed and it looks fun and zen, too bad I live in an appartment.
fbnlsr··on We need to adopt a no-commute culture
I used to go to my coworking spot by bus, and it was impossible to work. I had to sit down or stand up in a crowded, loud bus for 45 minutes twice a day. Since then I ditched coworking, work from home and I get my social infusion when I do sports.

Trains are cool though.

fbnlsr··on Gitmoji – Yay or Nay?
A better example would be:

`:lipstick: Revamp login modal`

fbnlsr··on Gitmoji – Yay or Nay?
Wait, I thought the goal of it is not to write emojis per se but rather use the shortcodes. That way, it's readable even when emojis cannot be rendered and it even makes search easier. So a typical commit message would read like that:

`:bug: Fix login modal`

It doesn't break anything and when interpreted (github, gitlab, gitkraken, etc...) it displays a nice looking emoji.

fbnlsr··on Show HN: Self-hosted, privacy-friendly and open-source analytics for WordPress
Looks really nice. I wish there was kind of the same thing for static website. A super simple, minimalist, privacy-friendly statistics tool.
fbnlsr··on Elementary OS 5.1 Hera
As a mac user and web developper, I really appreciate the attention to detail elementary tries to put into their UI/UX.

I'm not very found of Mac OS, and my next machine is most probably going to be a Thinkpad. I've tried several distros on VMs on my Windows PC, including Debian, Mint, Arch, MX Linux, and elementary. Out of all these, the two I liked the most were MX Linux and Elementary. I think I'm going to stick to Elementary though as it feels more premium and I like the slow update pace.

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