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steffann··on Valori – A Python-native Vector Database I built from scratch
I think the “simple, modular, and extensible” makes this interesting. And for those, it being written in Python are relevant.
steffann··on Ask HN: Best stack for building a desktop app?
I have good experience with https://wails.io. It uses a Go backend and a JavaScript frontend with Go functions exposed to the JavaScript side, and events with senders and listeners on both sides. All without the enormous bloat of Electron.

On the JavaScript side you can use whatever you like: plain JavaScript, react, vue, svelte, … whatever you’re familiar with.

And it can cross compile to Windows, Mac and Linux, so all major platforms covered.

steffann··on Best Current Operational Practice for Operators (2017)
Thanks for recognising our work :)
steffann··on Ask HN: What is your system for dirty dishes?
Buying a larger bin…
steffann··on Ask HN: How can I DDOoS attack my personal website (for curiosity)?
Be careful with this. A DDOS will not only affect your own website but also the infrastructure around it. Your ISP’s servers and routers will be impacted, and it may cost them a lot of money to deal with your test DDOS. It will also affect other customers of that ISP and other people on the Internet. Be sure to get written permission.
steffann··on Ask HN: Would You Work for Elon?
No
steffann··on Ask HN: PostgreSQL or MySQL?
I have used PostgreSQL+JSONB and it works great. Doing indexes on JSON fields adds a lot of value.
steffann··on Show HN: IAvisa – Explore visa requirements worldwide
Dutch citizens usually don't need a visa to travel to the US (they have to get an ESTA visa waiver instead), but if they have traveled to certain countries (in my case Sudan) they do need a visa.

The rules are more complex than can be answered based on a simple citizenship+destination question.

steffann··on Show HN: IAvisa – Explore visa requirements worldwide
It says "Amsterdam is the mail city of Netherlands" and "Currency: Dutch guilder".

I wouldn't trust a website with such low quality text and information, especially not for advice on legal/travel documents.

steffann··on Exploring the Linguistics Behind Regular Expressions
I get the suspicion that the writer doesn't understand the ?, * and + operators...
steffann··on IP fragmentation is fundamentally broken
Now that in some countries (Belgium) more than 50% of the internet connections get IPv6 hopefully the rest will follow. It would be about time after two decades :)
steffann··on QML vs. HTML5
For the Dutch: wij van wc-eend...
steffann··on Teachers must ditch 'neuromyth' of learning styles, say scientists
Teaching should include a mix of learning styles so everybody gets at least some information in their preferred style as a starting point.
steffann··on EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff
Which is also very sad for the families of those scientists :(
steffann··on EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff
What this probably leads to is scientists losing their jobs or their willingness to work in the US. Under the current president their only option seems to be to move to another country where they can do their work and discuss their findings in public. Science with a political filter is no longer science but only politics with the illusion of factual justification...
steffann··on Requirements for IPv6 in ICT Equipment (2012)
Glad to see ripe-554 still being promoted :)
steffann··on What is my public IP?
No IPv6, no support for Unicode in city names. This site needs some major improvement. The geo location is nice though.
steffann··on Remember mid 90's RAM prices? Suddenly, prices dropped. What happened?
There is some nice raw data at http://www.jcmit.com/memoryprice.htm. After some searching I found this article on ram technology and their description of what happened to ram prices sounds at least plausible: http://www.oempcworld.com/support/RAM_Technical_Perspective....
steffann··on Ask HN: Does a college degree hold more power than a strong portfolio?
A good education shows the right data has been put into your brain. A good portfolio shows you can produce good output. I think/hope employers value the latter.