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iask··on Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold
I stuck with WinForms and complemented it with DevExpress since their first release and never looked back.

I still think WinForms is one of their best UI framework. As for WPF, intentionally avoided it since day one. I’m not fiddling with no XAML.

iask··on Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices
This one caught me by surprise. Publisher is a really great tool to create internal documents…reminds me of the Adobe Fireworks fiasco. They force you to use a tool of which you only need 5% and pay an increase cost (time and subscription) 500%.

I mean, Powerpoint, really? That app should’ve been gone a long time.

iask··on Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor
yes, Recharge is strictly Shopify, although the do allow some custom integrations.
iask··on Icons in Menus Everywhere – Send Help
It has always been so since the dawn of modern desktops. I don’t see how/why this is noise. This is like a developer at a standup insisting we can make the app faster adding some micro services, flashy UX, and a few months of work while the - end user will still enter 20 order changes in an 8 hour day because that’s the environment.

What will you gain from removing the icons?

iask··on Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor
This is like a Stripe wrapper? Similar to Recharge Payments… the flow looks identical, well almost.
iask··on We hacked Burger King: How auth bypass led to drive-thru audio surveillance
Wtf! I’m certain this entire stack was reviewed by low level outsourced contractors.

To the person below whining that BK should’ve had more time…absolutely not! Users have a right to know. No effort was made to protect the data. None.

Action needs to be taken. The company contracted to build this stack should be replaced asap! Including the CISO.

iask··on Dark patterns
If you want to see dark patterns in action in the US, visit any fitness, diet, weight-loss, vitamin and supplement website.

CEOs, CMOs and marketers prioritize the “abandoned cart”. It’s just business.

iask··on Florida insurers steered money to investors while claiming losses, study says
You are not the only person that will own the house you live in, that’s essentially what permits and regulations are for, to ensure the next owner isn’t saddled with a stupid decision made by the previous homeowner. Roof inspections are particularly important in places with snow load or hurricane force winds.

That’s what home inspectors are for at the time of purchase. And even if I choose to replace the roof myself - the city is free to inspect according to their ordinances. What I disagree with is that you MUST use their approved contractors.

And the prorated nonsense is simply mathematical fraud.

iask··on Florida insurers steered money to investors while claiming losses, study says
I think the elephant in the room is fraudulent claims. Majority of the claims filed is related to over-priced contractors. Pick any city, pick any house - old, new, big, small, tiny - the average roof replacement is 4x-5x the cost!

I know of multiple cases where the adjusters send in claims that are 50% to 90% of the actual repair cost. This is the REAL problem. Not hurricanes. It’s the fucking fraud.

I think the only option to combat this is to give home owners the right to fix things like roof themselves…why do I need a city permit, why do I need a fraudulent contractor permitted ONLY by the city (I don’t want the city looking out for me…that’s always their BS argument…leave that to me). I should be able to shop the supplies myself.

Here’s another exercise - pick any city in FL - try to buy roofing materials yourself.

The point is - Fraud is the biggest problem with homeowners insurance in the state of FL.

iask··on Visual Basic 6 rebuilt in C# – complete with form designer and IDE in browser
It was rad!
iask··on Notes on Guyana
Guyana is considered part of the Caribbean because they speak 100% English…well creole English (broken English) to be precise.

Just like American Indians, the natives there are called Amerindian.

There’s also a huge Dutch history…dating back to the 1600 if I remember correctly.

WOW! It’s amazing to see Guyana mentioned on HN.

If you rally want to know Guyanese, get invited to one of our parties. Fun and down-to-earth folks…well most, some can definitely carry a massive ego seed.

If you haven’t met anyone in tech - greetings! A pleasure to meet you. 20 years building successful companies and products in the USA.

Wakenaam - Dutch - “Waiting for a name”.

iask··on MQTT, once the cornerstone of IoT communication, is starting to show its age
If I have to book a call with an expert just to test…it’s a total waste of my time for both personal and enterprise. MQTT lives…old-ish, faithful and reliable. It’s easy to setup - personal and enterprise. It’s scalable. I can pub and sub…that’s all we’re asking of it.
iask··on The unwritten laws of engineering at Stedi
I love the product. I love the service. HOWEVER, I’ve been doing this for a while to know that at some point, Stedi will bought…Stedi will be sold (notice my ordering of bought/sold) and the product and service will become another complicated and expensive mess.
iask··on Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones
This is great! It might be nice to see - dragging the slider increase/decrease by 15 mins (current) and tapping should increase/decrease by 1 min.
iask··on Show HN: Kody Tools – I developed 300 tools in 6 months
Nice work. How about X12 to XML and X12 to JSON?
iask··on Companies are buying washing machines to take the chips out and repurpose them
If only there is an OpenWashingMachine repo where one can obtain cycle details an what not, perhaps the DIYers can bring these back to life with arduinos and RPis.
iask··on NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange for a cut of the fines
Without mercy - Double parking should be next on the list. Especially in Queens.
iask··on Adobe XD, where did it go wrong?
Same sentiment here. I was able to whip up what I need quickly with FW.
iask··on What makes EDI so hard?
Connect with me via devsaikan ~the google mail~
iask··on What makes EDI so hard?
Have you done programming in other languages or worked with other formats other than excel and CSV?

The x12 argument was fine 5-10 years ago. Certainly not now. There are much better structures available.

iask··on What makes EDI so hard?
SPS, Truecommerce etc. If you need advise or guidance drop me a message.
iask··on What makes EDI so hard?
EDI is not hard!!!! Period! Like some file formats, it’s unnecessarily complicated. The biggest problem in this industry is that there’s a monopoly and many companies are being FORCED to use these arcane and costly service providers.

I build and integrate EDI solutions for small/mid and retail juggernauts.

iask··on A straightforward way to extend CSV with metadata
This just make it more complex…and then what? We end up with multiple specifications like an x12 document? No, it’s not time to retire it. It’s just another option. Just like any other delimited file format. Remember.INI files? They’re still being used when there is need for simplicity.

If you think CSV is complicated for your app requirement choose a different delimiter like pipe, else look at other alternatives. Simple as that.

I’ve spent years building parsers for different document in the retail juggernaut businesses.

iask··on Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Killed More Than One Billion Sea Creatures
Exactly!!! These articles are just click baits. If we cannot compare this to previous data then this is just opinionated.
iask··on Lambda: The Ultimate Excel Worksheet Function
Just bringing the Visual Studio code control into Excel is a plus. This will remove several steps when creating and deploying addin.
iask··on Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide
Sounds like there were operatives embedded in the crowd and knew where and what to go after. The damage is done.
iask··on San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S.
That’s not enough. It needs to get to 60%. In NYC, 70%. Time to be realistic.
iask··on Programmers need to think like hackers
In principle yes, but the objectives (constructive/destructive) produce different satisfaction. A programmer on a sizable team might not have the same commitment as one on a smaller team. He/she may think so, but it’s almost always, not the case.

I’m speaking from experience.

iask··on Former YouTube content moderator describes horrors of the job in lawsuit
Yeah man. You gotta be cutout for this shyt. Just reading the article alone changed my mood. I don’t see how one can process that amount of information and not have psychological issues.
iask··on Windows: The Dread of Updates
As the pandemic continues, my wife had me purchased a Cricut craft cutter, accessories and supplies to keep her and the kids occupied with crafts...since school was also closed for summer.

Literally every time she goes to use the laptop there’s an update...takes over an hour to get things started. Eventually she got tired of the updates and now back on the phone scrolling.

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