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fbuilesv | 3 months ago | on: Go ahead, self-host Postgres

I would have liked to read about the "high availability" that's mentioned a couple of times in the article; the WAL Configuration section is not enough, and replication is expensive'ish.

fbuilesv | 1 year ago | on: I spent five years building a webapp and got my first $1 (2022)

From the article:

> Nice to meet you. I'm an engineer who runs a small mobile app development company.

fbuilesv | 1 year ago | on: Torchchat: Chat with LLMs Everywhere

I'm not well versed in LLMs, can someone with more experience share how this compares to Ollama (https://ollama.com/)? When would I use this instead?

fbuilesv | 2 years ago | on: Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Python

What package managers are people using in other languages to make sure that software "always works the same as when you first wrote it, without asterisks"? I'd like to understand how they solve the "package no longer exists in a central registry" problem.

fbuilesv | 3 years ago | on: GitHub Copilot X – Sign up for technical preview

It's a filter for the Stack Overflow API, you can test it out:

* https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions/16476924?order=d...

I think this should contain a list of what's in the filter: https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/filters/!-*f(6s6U8Q9b

fbuilesv | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)

Can't edit the comment anymore, the correct email is: [email protected]!

fbuilesv | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2018)

The correct email is: [email protected]!

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: GitLab acquires Gitter, will open-source the code

Using the GitLab calculator: If you are a developer in Medellín you are paid 3x less than if you are living in the Bay Area. If you are a customer in Medellín you pay the same as a customer in the Bay Area. In this case, "cost of living"[0] only applies to employees and not customers, which in my opinion says a lot about how much the company values their staff.

I appreciate the openness from GitLab on this matter though, they're pretty up-front about it so if you don't like it don't apply.

[0] When the word "cost of living" is mentioned but it's not reflected in the price for final users then you know you're about to get fucked.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Vim GIFs

It seems to me there is a lot of VIM vocabulary that is very different from what is common on the desktop today. I don't know what yank means. I don't think I have a desktop app that has a yank function.

In most Unix systems you should be able to go to the beginning of a line, press Ctrl-k and then Ctrl-y to yank. At the very least your browser and terminal should understand those two commands.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

I should clarify I was not looking for fiat money at any point, I just wanted to check the Coinbase price at that moment. I don't think I have used the account since I last referred a friend a couple of months ago.

Now, even if I wanted to use their wallet or vault, I can't. That's not a bad thing in my mind though.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

I don't think it was random, I happen to have a Colombian passport and I use VPN's on a regular basis. These two don't go well together as you can imagine.

I live between various countries (none of them embargoed by the US, which AFAIK are the only ones excluded from Coinbase) but I have a US company and a passport with those shiny stamps that could clear any doubts about me sneaking through "El Hueco". I was not given a chance to show them however, so I'm just glad I don't use them regularly.

I'm sorry I don't have a great mistery story behind this :P

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

> The premise that bitcoin frees you from normal legal requirements is the problem here.

I'm not expecting Coinbase to do illegal things and I'm happy to provides documents when needed (as I mentioned in the original post). They also have my ID, passport and bank statements on file, so they could've checked that. Instead, I was perma-banned when I contacted their support to see how I could unlock the account.

Please be careful when dealing with this company, there are better alternatives whether you live in the US or not.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

Update: I tried to contact support to see what was the best way to send them the documents they needed for unblocking my account. This was their response:

Thank you for your interest in Coinbase. Our primary goal is to make our platform safe and secure for our customers. Coinbase is a regulated Money Services Business under FinCEN (FinCEN.gov), and as part of our responsibility, we are legally obligated to implement regulatory compliance mechanisms.

We regret to inform you that we are no longer able to support your Coinbase account as well as any other accounts you may have created. Please note, we have not blocked access to the balance currently in your Coinbase account; while we can no longer process brokerage orders via our banking relationship, you may still send your balance offsite to an external address.

Please be careful when dealing with this company, and remember that even if you're in the US there are many alternatives (LocalBitcoins, Circle and Gemini come to mind).

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

I share your point, it just sucks to see this happening because three years ago I was cheering for Coinbase here on HN.

> PS: maybe your IP is wrongly geolocated in Iran?

Highly unlikely, but even if that was the case, they still have my passport and bank statements on file.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Blockchain Graveyard

Funny, after reading the article I decided to go to Coinbase to see the Bitcoin prices, and this is what I find:

We have reason to believe you reside in a country in which Coinbase is prohibited by law from doing business (Iran, Islamic Republic Of) per the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to close your Coinbase account.

I'm not Iranian and I'll comply with their KYC requests, but every day Coinbase feels more and more like PayPal. I thought this is what we were trying to avoid in the first place.

PS: Happily, I had no funds on the account. I hope this helps as a reminder to others: keep your money in your own private wallets.

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Provide Sharp Knives

Trusted URL validation too much, my bad!

fbuilesv | 9 years ago | on: Monument Valley in Numbers: Year 2

Without going into the balance/entertainment part: You can get all of the LoL characters for free, even the new ones (although those will be a bit more expensive for 1 week). I haven't been following the game closely lately but as far as I remember all the content can be unlocked for free now (that includes skins).

fbuilesv | 10 years ago | on: Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security

Similar story here. I'm a smoker and usually do international/inside-US flights on a monthly basis. In 7-8 years the only lighters I recall losing have been in my home country (where pat downs and having your bags opened are a common thing).

Curiously, I haven't had a TSA line longer than 45 minutes flying from places in NY, CA or FL (I mostly flight late evening/disgustingly-early morning though) in the last few months.

PS: laxatives, you mention being treated like a human. Why not help by not referring to TSA employees as "dropouts"?

fbuilesv | 10 years ago | on: Apple rolls out a new App Store developer site

I could be wrong here but I think this has been in place for a while now (starting around the same time the whole Amazon debate started).

fbuilesv | 10 years ago | on: React Native: A year in review

It's interesting to see how they are overcoming some of the issues that large projects experience when using GitHub. Their mention bot in particular (https://github.com/facebook/mention-bot) looks like a very attractive piece of software for teams using GH (open source or not).