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ryanmaynard

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ryanmaynard··on Show HN: Add an always-on video hangout to your Slack channel
This is interesting. Any hint at what the pricing model will be? I'm not seeing anything.
ryanmaynard··on The Most In-Demand Skills for Python Developers in 2019
I can't speak for OP, but GOF (Gang of Four) is a reference to the four authors of a classic Design Patterns text. [1] This repo appears to be Python examples of some of the patterns referenced in the original text.

[1]: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides

ryanmaynard··on Whole of England to be mapped with lasers
Some of the states in the US are doing this as well. For example, Tennessee.[1]

[1]: http://www.tngis.org/lidar.htm

ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Any open source code/materials on predicting future crimes based on data?
There is a project[1] + whitepaper[2] on projecting the likelihood of future white collar crimes written by Sam Lavigne, Francis Tseng, and Brian Clifton.

[1] https://thenewinquiry.com/white-collar-crime-risk-zones/ [2] https://whitecollar.thenewinquiry.com/static/whitepaper.pdf

ryanmaynard··on The AWS Spend of Our SaaS Side-Business
I have a side project that seems stuck in the mid 6-figures. My 6 month avg spend for AWS is 4.62%. However, that percentage is not linear. It would jump a tier around .85mm
ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Where are all the devs on Google Plus?
I forgot to add Lobste.rs
ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Where are all the devs on Google Plus?
Aside from HN, perhaps you could try:

* IRC Channels

* Twitter (search by profile contents and/or hashtags)

* Mastodon? Still a bit unproven, but the atmosphere there resembles the 90s web.

ryanmaynard··on White House rolls back protections for people in default on student loans
Thank you for the citation; I've ordered the book. Would you happen to have any other book recommendations on the topic, or adjacent topics?
ryanmaynard··on Programs that have saved me 100+ hours
Similarly, adding a setup.sh for clean installs doesn't hurt.
ryanmaynard··on My GF and I just opened the Digital Nomad House in Malta on a tiny rocky island
I thought there was a gnat on my monitor. What is that thing on the "h"?
ryanmaynard··on Code.mil – An experiment in open source at the Department of Defense
Forgive my ignorance. I thought 18F and Digital Services were interlinked.
ryanmaynard··on Code.mil – An experiment in open source at the Department of Defense
It appears some of the 18F crew are behind this. I'm interested to see what unfolds in this repo.
ryanmaynard··on Reddit Is Being Manipulated by Big Financial Services Companies
Anytime a substantial amount of attention aggregates in one place, there is an inherent bounty on said eyeballs.
ryanmaynard··on Gmail – some users being signed out of their accounts unexpectedly
Anecdotal, but I know of roughly two dozen users that are not using Zapier in any way that were also affected by this.
ryanmaynard··on GitHub commit search: “remove password”
From a former HN discussion http://gitoops.xyz/
ryanmaynard··on GitHub commit search: “remove password”
I actually compiled a list of these from the last time this subject was mentioned on HN. http://gitoops.xyz/
ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Are there better countries to start my SaaS company for tax reasons?
This needed to be said. I think a lot of the problems founders try to solve begin as responsible research, and slowly morph into a means of procrastination. I have certainly done it. Fear of shipping manifesting in 'productive' ways.
ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Google Analytics spam out of control, looking for an alternative
Not the answer to your question, but tangentially related: it is ran by a HN solo founder; @dangrossman.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7367631

ryanmaynard··on Ask HN: Is the concept of a one-person software shop still viable?
>Also consider having someone you trust have access to documentation, passwords, accounts, etc...in case of some kind of emergency, etc. If it's making money, it would be a shame not to be able to pass it on to a beneficiary if you were to die unexpectedly.

This is important. Redundancy and automation are your allies, but it is prudent to implement some sort of keyman insurance.

ryanmaynard··on Spotify excessively writing to drive
Mac here. 2d uptime. 54GB written. 255MB read.
ryanmaynard··on Why Billings, Montana, Is the Best Town of 2016 [video]
My mistake and ignorance on the 'from relative obscurity' part, but the strategy works nonetheless. I'm not knocking the method. If it works, it works. It was just an observation.
ryanmaynard··on Why Billings, Montana, Is the Best Town of 2016 [video]
It seems Outside magazine propelled itself from obscurity by driving traffic to its site with population contests through Facebook. People tend to vote familiarity, so the larger metro area of the two tends to win. The exceptions are the tourist towns that have regional pull. I'm impressed this method continues to work.
ryanmaynard··on Tricks to Monetize Your Side Projects
I have had trouble with this as well. I have quite a few side projects. "CEO", "Founder", "President", "Owner", "Managing Director", "Director of Operations", etc all sound a bit too pretentious for the caliber of projects I tend to build on the side. I've put "Head of Customer Support", and "Head of Customer Success" in the past. Does anyone have any other recommendations? Something that doesn't make it look like I'm Will Ferrell and John C Reilly pushing "Prestige Worldwide".
ryanmaynard··on “It's The Future”
To make a clarification, I was not calling Docker hype, nor specifically remarking on any particular item. I use docker religiously. I even use dokku for about 30+ toy projects.

My remark was to highlight that buzzwords are often used for "me-too" ankle-deep conversations/articles. Whether someone calls it Devops, or Systems Engineering, makes no difference to me. However, I favor pragmatic conversations about the topic, rather than buzzword bingo.

Examples include: "MongoDB sucks.", "Everyone should use Docker", and "What? You mean you're not using Kubernetes for your CRUD app?"

Basically, blanket statements that accomplish nothing more than to send social signals.

ryanmaynard··on “It's The Future”
I agree, and am guilty as charged.
ryanmaynard··on Show HN: RadioSilence. Easy to Use OS X Firewall
Why not change the icon(s)? Something like Liteicon[1] or just a shell script.

There are plenty of app icon libraries. I use Flat.icns[2]

[1] https://freemacsoft.net/liteicon/ [2] http://flaticns.com/

ryanmaynard··on “It's The Future”
> I am frustrated by the industry as a whole. I feel industry is simply following marketing trends.

My work lands me in a number of different conferences in non-software industries. This is true for all industries. Its just that ours has a faster revolving door. That, in addition to a low barrier to entry (anyone can claim they're a web developer), leads to a higher degree of this madness. Its just part of human behavior to seek out, and parrot, social signals that let others know you, too, are an insider.

Personally, I have to avoid a great number of those gatherings, since the lot of them are just a circlejerk of low-density information. If I pay too much attention to those events, I catch myself looking down my nose, and since that isn't productive/healthy behavior, I avoid landing myself in a place where guys with buddy-holly glasses and <obscure-craft-beer> argue which Wordpress plugin is the best.

ryanmaynard··on We're Bullish on AMP
Its the Google Amp Cache[1]

> What gets cached?

> If an AMP page is valid and is requested (so the Google AMP Cache is aware of it), it will get cached. Any resources in AMP pages, including AMP images, also get cached.

> Can I stop content from being cached?

> No. By using the AMP format, content producers are making the content in AMP files available to be cached by third parties. For example, Google products use the Google AMP Cache to serve AMP content as fast as possible.

> Can the cache be crawled?

> No. The Google AMP Cache is roboted to crawlers. We recommend that search engines process cache links according to the guidelines for crawling Google AMP Cache URLs. For more information, see robots.txt."

[1] https://developers.google.com/amp/cache/faq

ryanmaynard··on We're Bullish on AMP
Yes. There are limits to what you can place in an AMP site. Basically, its all static assets, so the entire AMP version is supposed to be cached by Google.
ryanmaynard··on We're Bullish on AMP
Thank you for this. Google attempts to validate the AMP rules. If not validated, they won't cache it. Error on my part (misuse of their amp-analytics tag).
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