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piersj225on If you don't opt out by Apr 24 GitHub will train on your private repos

I've not tried this, however https://github.com/AGWA/git-crypt

Apparently someone has developed something similar to this

piersj225on The 100 hour gap between a vibecoded prototype and a working product

I found one example of this going very wrong on reddit the other day -

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1rckopd/huntarr...

One redditor security reviews a vibe coded project

Thank you for this - I've just discovered something I'll be listening to all week. Is there any chance I could prompt it again with the bands I liked and didn't like from the list, possibly asking for something more refined?

piersj225on Eulogy for Dark Sky, a data visualization masterpiece (2023)

Looks like you can't on their website, but they do have an IOS and Android App where you can change this

piersj225on Eulogy for Dark Sky, a data visualization masterpiece (2023)

After darksky was shutdown I ended up using, https://www.yr.no/en . I've not seen it recommended here before and thought someone might enjoy it

piersj225on Legible Hacker News

This is the rule I'm using -

news.ycombinator.com##html:style(filter:invert(85%) hue-rotate(180deg))

piersj225on Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS

ish will give you a shell

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ish-shell/id1436902243

I don’t think you can run anything requiring a GUI

piersj225on Automated Unit Test Improvement Using Large Language Models at Meta

Yup, I believe this is the Cobra Effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive#The_origina...

It comes up a bit on hacker news https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

piersj225on .ai website registrations are a windfall for tiny Anguilla

The Map Men did a video on the history of internet country codes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD4hxKkqR4E

piersj225on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2023)

Location: Sheffield, UK

Remote: Yes, can be remote or hybrid

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies:

  Languages:           C#, JavaScript, Typescript, Python
  Web Technologies:    AngularJs, Angular, React, GraphQL, Bootstrap, Material UI
  Database:            MSSql, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sqlite 
  O/S:                 Linux, Windows
  Cloud:               AWS (S3, ECS, ECR, RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, EventBridge), Docker, Terraform

Résumé/CV: Available on request via Email

Github : https://github.com/piers225

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/piersosborne/

Email: piersj225hn@outlook.com

I've been a developer for 14 years, mostly as a full-stack senior software engineer. I've been involved in many industries including Energy, Catering, Education, and E-commerce. Throughout my career I've mostly used C# alongside various front end frameworks like Angular and React.

piersj225on Awesome Engineering Games

I'm not sure where Human Resource Machine would belong,

https://store.steampowered.com/app/375820/Human_Resource_Mac...

might be worth adding this and 7 Billion Humans

https://store.steampowered.com/app/792100/7_Billion_Humans/

piersj225on Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain

Unless this is a different couple, I think this has been discussed here

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37907519

piersj225on Bun v0.7.0

I really like this project and will have to try it at work.

I'm a bit curious how the oven-sh will make money in the long term. It looks like you are getting funding at the minute, but at some point will users need to pay for this tooling?

piersj225on The Last Place on Earth Any Tourist Should Go

I don't disagree, but when googling other places you might not want to visit I found something called Snake Island -

https://allthatsinteresting.com/snake-island

piersj225on My 24 year old HP Jornada can do things an iPhone still can't do

I might have missed something, does anyone know what happened to Ubuntu phone? I was hoping that was going to be an alternative to iPhone or Android.

piersj225on Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

This is something the Russians worked on,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_integrator

I've been told analogue computers got pretty far too,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer

piersj225on Tell HN: iOS converts units for highlighted text

Looks like it works on currency too! $21. £43 €13. , should all convert! I’ve not tested the time zone feature but that should also convert

https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/16/ios-16-unit-conversion-messag...

piersj225on Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

For anyone curious, I think this is the issue,

https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap/issues/1414

piersj225on Boulder Dash

I played something similar called Felix, https://archive.org/details/msdos_Felix_1991

I'd be curious if anyone else had played it

piersj225on CheatGPT

I've heard one idea of adding weights to words. The idea being if I someone hands in a essay with a higher frequency of certain words, there is a very good chance its come from a language model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZJc1p6RE78

I'm not sure this helps with coding though, maybe variable names?

piersj225on What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work?

Someone on Reddit has challenged it to a rap battle

https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/10zfvc7/chat_gpt_r...

piersj225on Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution?

I'd like to learn a little Italian, I should keep trying to pickup bits of French too. If anyone knows any technology based news sites in Italian it would be really helpful

piersj225on Microsoft accidentally revealed a UI design prototype for the next Windows

Is this a good time to ask if anyone has some good reasons to upgrade to windows 11? ( other than getting security updates past 2025) - I would love to hear them :)

piersj225on A neat XOR trick

You can also swap two variables without using a temp variable thanks to XOR

https://stackoverflow.com/a/19618810

piersj225on What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?

A new comfortable mattress, I have a lot more energy and focus in the mornings now.

piersj225on An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole

My NextDNS account is amazing, does anyone else use it with Pi-Hole?

I have my traffic going to Pi-Hole, which forwards it to a stubby instance, which encrypts it and forwards it to NextDNS. When I'm out then my phone just sends it straight to NextDNS

piersj225on Quake 1 port for Apple Watch

Previous discussion

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32747067

piersj225on Show HN: Docker in the browser using x86-to-WASM recompilation

Link for anyone curious https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33320530

piersj225on I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer

For anyone in or around London, for today and tomorrow there is a popup shop on Oxford street selling raspberry pis

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-raspberry-pi-store-pops...

piersj225on The Docker+WASM Technical Preview

Sorry I can't reset my docker password to double check, but I think something like this exists [1]. I'm not sure what its limits are, but its a great tool for learning.

[1] https://labs.play-with-docker.com/