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I'm a software architect located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. I'm very interested in discrete mathematics & algorithms, cloud computing, Javascript/Typescript, ruby, python, web frameworks, and RDBMS.

I'm also a co-founder of Opreto; a software consulting firm that specializes in running dedicated project teams.

linkedin: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/xspriet github: https://github.com/loginx

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/xspriet; my proof: https://keybase.io/xspriet/sigs/ZiFcxblqAAdqCZH6-YrWtaKKbJKWqw5dHSjeCpniBz0 ]

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loginx··on Intercellular communication in the brain through a dendritic nanotubular network
So, there IS a series of tubes?
loginx··on Should we revisit Extreme Programming in the age of AI?
I would also point out that a lot of organizations think scrum ceremonies and sprint satisfy the requirement for ticking the agile checkbox, but in reality, practice waterfall.
loginx··on Claude Code Checkpoints
What business? This seems to be completely free, with no pricing, in-app purchases, or anything. That being said, it's strange that it doesn't seem to be open-source.
loginx··on Fivetran to acquire Census
Haven't used it personally, but I would suggest looking into Apache Hudi
loginx··on Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects
Nice roundup, and thanks for sharing that proposal!
loginx··on Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects
One thing I always appreciated about CoffeeScript was its [heregex syntax](https://coffeescript-cookbook.github.io/chapters/regular_exp...), which made regexes clear and easy to document.

Many CoffeeScript constructs were adopted into JavaScript and TypeScript, but unfortunately, heregexes weren't among them.

loginx··on DeepGEMM: clean and efficient FP8 GEMM kernels with fine-grained scaling
I'm gonna ask my chatgpt to write like you ;)

I went from understanding none of it, to everything making sense. Thanks!

loginx··on A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
I got a stylus for my iPad and i felt that way at the beginning but I learned that i visualize in my head what I'm going to create right before I draw, and the difference between what's in my mind vs what gets produced is so great, that it feels like a weird uncanny valley and i hate the output.
loginx··on How I search in 2024
Does that do the same thing as simply putting quotes around your search term?
loginx··on Dify, a visual workflow to build/test LLM applications
Well, I think a lot of the uptick happened last week because that's when it was published in the Toughtworks Tech Radar for this quarter. The audience is large, presumably larger than HN, and that's how I found out about it and have been toying with it since then. I have no idea what I'm doing, but as far as I can tell, this seems like a legitimate project.
loginx··on Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?
If you haven't already, set up a profile on upwork. The barrier to entry is a lot lower on short term projects, so you are more likely to find some work to keep your finances from depleting too quickly.

It will also give you a boost of confidence, an opportunity to build social proof about your work, and it may even end up scoring you a longer term engagement.

Good luck!

loginx··on Show HN: Voiceliner – Capture structured braindumps on the go
I think this is exactly what I've been looking for. I like going for walks and listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and I've been using Google's recorder as a way to "highlight" my findings, but it doesn't let me add to existing recordings so I can't collate sessions together.

I'll be trying this on as a replacement.

loginx··on Ask HN: Why is Node.js hated so much?
I think you're not seeing it mentioned here because this is comparing apples to oranges. Node is not a web development platform, it literally IS only a runtime.

Rather than comparing with Django or Rails, one should instead compare it to Python and Ruby. There are several server side web framework for NodeJS also (Meteor, Sails, Express).

It's possible you may have confused Node with Express, as I see that happening very frequently, but Node is used for all sorts of other workloads like desktop apps, microservices, and other general computing tasks.

loginx··on Moxie, a Social Robot That Helps Kids with Social-Emotional Learning
That's definitely one aspect of child rearing that every parent is (or should be) involved in, but young children often feel like they have to prove themselves to their parents. The end result is that they're usually only willing to learn things from their parents at a very shallow level.

I've struggled with that aspect of child rearing with my 6 y/o since she was able to speak. She is far more willing to learn at a deep level from teachers than from us, even though her mother is an experienced elementary school teacher.

loginx··on Show HN: Ilograph – interactive architecture diagrams as code
I love it, excellent work!

One thing I noticed is when signing up with github, it requires read/write access to all repos. Does it write anything, or is that just the only access control github provides through the API?

loginx··on Boeing MQ-25 Stingray
The planning and project management aspect sounds like it's straight out of a post apocalyptic bureaucratic nightmare.

It was intended to be a strike drone, but wait, let's flip the project halfway through into an intelligence drone. You know what? f*ck it, let's flip it into a refuelling drone.

The project history is a sinuous cautionary tale of scope creep and descoping.

loginx··on SIM swap horror story: I've lost decades of data and Google won't help
Where did they announce that? I still have that setting enabled, and I'm using it for backing up exactly the same way you described, so I really hope this doesn't just get magically turned off someday.
loginx··on ReasonML – React as first intended
Pardon me if I'm being dense here, but can't you just try out reasonML with a quick npm install from any platform? That's what they say in their "Quick Start" docs here: https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/quickstart-javascript.htm...
loginx··on Ethereum Foundation Releases Alpha Casper Proof of Stake Testnet
The more you own, the more you get to own, but it's totally less centralized, guys!
loginx··on 300M Freely Downloadable Pwned Passwords
You think that's bad? My damn BANK has the following password policy for online banking:

  The password you create here can be used to access Online, Mobile and Telephone Banking.
  All passwords must be six characters in length. Special characters (eg. *, %, $, etc) will not be accepted.
loginx··on That 60W-equivalent LED: What no one will tell you
I've noticed the opposite pattern in my house. Ever since we bought the place, we noticed that occasionally we would semi-randomly get a very fishy smell coming out of our staircase, and couldn't find the cause.

After putting my google-fu to use, I realized it was the plastic casing of a small light fixture in the staircase that was getting very hot and slowly melting around the incandescent bulb.

I've replaced the bulb with an LED bulb several months ago and I've checked the base of the socket, the fixture, and the bulb after hours of use, and all three are barely warm to the touch at all.

I suppose it may depend on manufacturing quality, or as the OP article mentions, airflow.

loginx··on Silk Road 2.0 Launches
I would say, that's exactly what you want from your honeypot.

What I don't really know, I guess, are the legal implications of entraping people on such a mass scale.

I'm also not sure about the usefulness of such a honeypot, since you can't actually track the buyers. Just because someone pays you to send drugs to some address, doesn't mean it's their own address

loginx··on The New Retina Display MacBook Pro: A downgrade from my current MacBook Pro
I had the same concerns so i researched it a bit more. While the processors used in these new macbook pros can address up to 32gb of RAM on the system, the DDR3 standard accomodates for up to 8gb per chip. With 2 chip slots, you are already maxed out, regardless of whether the chips are soldered on or not, so it makes no difference.
loginx··on Ask HN: JavaScript Dev Tools
Can't believe I wasn't even aware of this. I've been manually setting breakpoints for years... Thank you!
loginx··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2012)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

* Ruby (Rails)

* Python

* Javascript & CoffeeScript

* Backbone

I specialize in web development, write clean and efficient components, and I love playing with new tech.

gmail: linkadmin

linkedin: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/xspriet

github: https://github.com/loginx

loginx··on Why Erlang? - In-A-Gist Blog
Was a great article until I clicked on the Libya link at the top and it took me to Justin Bieber. Just glad nobody walked into my office at that time.
loginx··on Use lambdas for Rails 3 Route Constraints
That's pretty neat, but doesn't it make more sense to use before_filter in your controller for that stuff so that you can properly handle errors instead of showing a 404?
loginx··on Twilio, Linode, Heroku and more in the Bad Ass Developer Bundle
Same here. I'm also not a US resident, so if you'd like to get started with Twillio, let me know.
loginx··on What is the best way for a non-CS major to obtain credibility as a programmer?
The best way would probably be to expose your work by contributing to open-source projects. You can either start your own project if you have an idea of something that could be useful to others, or join an existing project.
loginx··on Tell HN: Please stop offering your services
My only concern is really that in the short/medium term, this could lead to a large influx of freeloaders from other communities, who may have no interest in "paying it forward", but mostly in dropping by for a quick freebie, while not contributing anything.

It would be pretty awesome if I was wrong though, and that a new spirit of collaboration across multiple communities was the end-result, but I remain skeptical.

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