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mendelkon 3D OpenStreetMap

All I'm getting is a message: "Oops! Unauthorized F4map API usage. If you are this website administrator, please contact the support at support@f4map.com."

mendelkon The Big [Censored] Theory

> milk/toast

FYI the word I believe you're looking for is "milquetoast" :)

mendelkon What happened to Mint?

Tiller (https://www.tillerhq.com/) does exactly this. You can dump the data into Google Sheets or into Excel.

mendelkon What happened to Mint?

While I can understand not wanting to create a Google account (even just to use as a login), my understanding is that if you use Tiller via Excel, Google will not have access to any of your financial data.

mendelkon T-Mobile demand Lemonade to stop using the color magenta

I'm not from Germany, but I did notice that they changed the color for the German site. My comparison is to the American site.

mendelkon T-Mobile demand Lemonade to stop using the color magenta

For those curious, based on the CSS on their respective websites, they aren't _exactly_ the same HEX color, just pretty similar.

(Lemonade is #ff0083, while T-Mobile is #e20074. Comparison here: https://www.colorcombos.com/combotester.html?color0=e20074&c...)

mendelkon قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic

This reminds me of Yid++[0], a tongue-in-cheek C++ compiler with a bunch of keywords translated into Yeshivish[1]. (I apologize in advance if the humor is wasted on those unfamiliar with the Yeshivish / Talmudic world.) It's still in ASCII though :)

If nothing else, these things remind me how lucky I was to not have had to learn English while I simultaneously learned to program.

[0] https://schorrm.github.io/ypp/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshivish

mendelkon Why the NBA Apologized to China over Daryl Morey's Tweet About Hong Kong

The Bleacher Report article was taken down, but can be still be read here: https://web.archive.org/web/20191007075632/https://bleacherr...

mendelkon Using JSON Schema to Document, Test, and Debug APIs

This is precisely the purpose of the OpenAPI Specification[0], an extended subset of the JSON Schema specification. Plus there a whole family of supporting tools, such as Swagger UI[1], and lots more[2].

[0] https://swagger.io/docs/specification/about/

[1] https://swagger.io/tools/swagger-ui/

[2] https://openapi.tools/

mendelkon Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free

For a subreddit dedicated to this (TFA is currently first place), see https://old.reddit.com/r/ActLikeYouBelong/

mendelkon Paul Buchheit on Joining Google, How to Become a Great Engineer, and Happiness

Welp, now that my Imposter Syndrome has returned in full force, any concrete advice on leveling up in engineering skill (other than getting hired at Google circa 1999)?

Edit: I now see that Paul coined the "Don't be Evil" slogan[0]. I'm curious what his thoughts on its removal and what that portends for Google today. u/paul?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22540

mendelkon New law lets you defer capital gains taxes by investing in opportunity zones

"In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread." - Anatole France

(Note, this is not to express an opinion on the GP!)

mendelkon Life in the Spanish city that banned cars

FYI in case you weren't aware, Yom Kippur is celebrated tonight / tomorrow this year.

mendelkon Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

Thanks. I'll have to look into that. Might not work for my use-case (AC units).

mendelkon Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

Thanks balloob. Tried all the solutions in the thread. None worked for me.

mendelkon Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

That didn't work for me :/

mendelkon Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

Since there are eyes on this thread: Has anyone successfully linked their HA Cloud account with Alexa? I keep on getting "We were unable to link Home Assistant at this time."

mendelkon The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do

That reminds me of this Seinfeld bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Cz-LK16g4

mendelkon Building a Kickass Portfolio

I believe you're right! Now that I've publicly displayed my ignorance, I discovered this message in the console:

> Curios how its done? We are using paper.js and gatsby.js. Some behind the scenes: http://volligohne.de/projekte/timobecker/. Check out the source code https://github.com/voellig-ohne/timobecker

Sources for drawings: https://github.com/voellig-ohne/timobecker/tree/master/compo...

I can't say that I'm any less impressed that it's "only" 360 drawings :)

mendelkon Building a Kickass Portfolio

Pretty cool concept on Timo Becker's site[0] (linked in TFA), and I'm trying to figure out how it's accomplished.

If memory serves, there's 6! = 720 distinct graphs. Was a custom illustration created for each of those?

Either way, really nicely done IMHO.

[0] https://timobecker.com/

mendelkon GitLab is working on a tool just for data teams

I have no horse in this race, but this is so cool that one minute you're exchanging comments on HN and the next you're livestreaming a conversation on the topic! What a world :)

mendelkon How not to structure database-backed web apps: performance bugs in the wild

Having worked many years both with ORMs and with "old-school" devs slinging raw SQL strings and everything in between, I've come to the conclusion that "ORMs don't kill [performance], people do". :)

mendelkon Are My Friends Really My Friends?

Relevant podcast episode: When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/12/584531641/when-did-marriage-b...

mendelkon 20 Years of Crunch Take Their Toll on a Game Developer

Yup. GP is definitely exaggerating how likely it is, although his larger point that in this era, working in the game industry is an explicit choice, because there lots of other options out there for devs, that point still stands IMHO!

mendelkon 20 Years of Crunch Take Their Toll on a Game Developer

https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/ (See sidebar for lots of links)

30s is a bit aggressive, tho ;)

mendelkon The Price of Free Is Actually Too High

Just to add to this, DoreenMichele herself was on the leaderboard with her previous handle and would certainly still be there if she hadn't moved to her current one, so clearly folks here appreciate the perspective she brings to conversations!

mendelkon “You're on the verge of losing everything but you don’t understand why”

Indeed. I heartily recommend watching it.

mendelkon How to Study: A Brief Guide

On similar lines: http://lite.cnn.com/en

mendelkon DevDocs API Documentation

There's also https://github.com/ragingwind/devdogs. Same idea.

mendelkon My wonderful world of macOS

https://setapp.com

At least one of the apps on OPs list (2do) is included.