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weejewelon What will happen when you commit secrets to a public Git repo?

Thanks for sharing. Did you also investigate what they actually did with the keys?

weejewelon Sketch: Proud to Build a Truly Native Mac App

Obviously they’re feeling the heat from Figma which is browser-based.

I do absolutely agree that native apps are a much better experience. I prefer Paw over postman every time for this reason too.

However creating a Sketch plugin which downloads a simple JSON was an absolute nightmare.

weejewelon Sony cameras can now be used as webcams for Mac

I used the beta utility without problems in Europe without any subscription. Plug and play!

weejewelon Google disabled my husband's account

Well, you can just use your own domain in gmail and similar regulation applies.

weejewelon Why Europe Wins

This is very true. On the other hand, The Netherlands is a country that easily adopts new tech ideas and products compared to other European countries.

weejewelon Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account

If I were Epic then, I’d make a button in the Epic Games Launcher which does this for the user.

weejewelon Classic Google Sites shutting down by September 2021

Hi Matt. Last time I checked the new Sites didn’t have per-page permissions for a G Suite organization. Is this still the case?

weejewelon Local-first software (2019)

Synology NAS does this very well.

weejewelon Silicon MacBook could launch on 27 October and cost $800

Apple’s HomeKit for routers integration isn’t being adopted very well so doing it themselves makes sense to me.

weejewelon Close and tranquil solar system has astronomers excited

You should read the Bobiverse books, they’re exactly about this with a lot of geeky humor added.

weejewelon Building a static serverless website using S3 and CloudFront

You should set this up from within cloudflare. What they do is essentially download your website from a private url, e.g. blog.mydomain.com and publish it under your public domain, e.g. myblog.com.

In theory, wordpress doesn’t even know it’s happening. Make sure to disable any caching plugins as well, you won’t need them anymore.

weejewelon Building a static serverless website using S3 and CloudFront

Just put cloudflare or a similar service in front of it and tada, your host handles only a few requests per minute.

weejewelon Paperd.Ink – A hackable e-paper display

Absolutely, this project has a great DIY vibe and might be better suited to build into the wall.

Using a Kobo eReader on the other hand is a great purpose for when you’re not using it. Now when I leave for holiday I just take it from the wall :)

weejewelon Paperd.Ink – A hackable e-paper display

Check this out: https://homey.ink

weejewelon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)

At Athom we make the smart home available to everyone. Our product Homey can be bought in retail stores such as Coolblue & MediaMarkt for € 299,- and enables users to connect everything at home.

We are a scale-up and do hardware, software, marketing and support all in-house. We also have the largest home automation community on the internet, which many of also create Homey Apps that run on Homey itself.

Our software stack is mainly Node.js and embedded. We are looking for a new colleague that has experience with at least JavaScript, and experience in the embedded field (you know how to read binary).

Visit https://go.athom.com/jobs for more info, or send me an e-mail at emile@athom.com.

weejewelon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)

Athom | Node.js Developer | Enschede, The Netherlands | Full Time | Onsite | €50K - €70K Salary | https://www.athom.com At Athom we make the smart home available to everyone. Our product Homey can be bought in retail stores such as Coolblue & MediaMarkt for € 299,- and enables users to connect everything at home.

Our software stack is mainly Node.js and React Native. We are looking for a new colleague that has experience with either.

Visit https://go.athom.com/jobs for more info, or send me an e-mail at emile@athom.nl.

weejewelon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)

At Athom we make the smart home available to everyone. Our product Homey can be bought in retail stores such as Coolblue & MediaMarkt for € 299,- and enables users to connect everything at home.

We are a scale-up and do hardware, software, marketing and support all in-house. We also have the largest home automation community on the internet, who many of also create Homey Apps that run on Homey itself.

Our software stack is mainly Node.js and React Native. We are looking for a new colleague that has experience with either.

Visit https://go.athom.com/jobs for more info, or send me an e-mail at emile@athom.nl.

weejewelon Happening Platform: develop group apps for instant use on Android, iOS and the web

Awesome! Seems easy enough :)