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hallz | 3 years ago | on: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

The Wera 816 RA Ratchet Screwdriver is good (I got it in the set). The best part is the quick connect which allows you to use any standard bit with it. Interchangable with your impact driver and if you break one you can just replace it.

The advantage of having the quick connect right at the handle is that the bit shaft is as thin as possible which is really handing for dissassembling products/things where a screw is down in a deep recess.

The ratchet does take a little bit of force to engage which does make it average for pc building.

hallz | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are there any startups willing to use the ASP.NET Core technology?

I have been using it on a project and it has caused issues. However I think once .NET Standard is released adopting .NET Core won't be a problem. Plenty of other open source frameworks and libraries have similar issues.

Also it is important to realise that ASP.NET Core is not the same as .NET Core (asp.net core can run with .net core or .net 4.5/6).

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cesardelatorre/2016/06/28/r...

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2016/09/26/introduci...

hallz | 11 years ago | on: How can a senior engineer maximize compensation without becoming “management”?

It can be done but you still have to work hard to achieve this. For example you will have to make a name for yourself outside of your regular work. For example become a Microsoft MVP or similar. Contribute or create projects that are recognised by people in your industry.

Effectively you have to become like a well known actor. So that when someone is starting a project ('movie') they want to hire you for it no matter the cost.

hallz | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What info do you web scrape for?

I made a javascript based automated scraper in a win7/vista desktop gadget. It was originally for dislplaying the remaining credit on my mobile. You put in search terms and a website and it scrapes it and tries to return what it thinks you are looking for (weather, stock prices, remaining blance etc). It works ok. I think there is definetly demand for a well made scraper/alert app/service though.

App is here http://robotification.com/creditile/

Also didn't yahoo make a thing for scraping this 'Yahoo Pipes' or something.

hallz | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: Tips for a paperless lifestyle?

I would recommend using a credit card that lets you download your transactions for tracking expenses. Unless you really need the detail of the individual items from your purchases. I tried scanning all my reciepts and found it was a waste of time, now I just scan reciepts for things that were over ~$100 that I might need to return under warranty.

If you get a scanner make sure it has full-duplex (scans both sides of the paper), A document feeder and is network based (beware cheaper models where you still need a driver to make it work).

I have a Brother 8890DW, which has scan to email and (I believe) scan to ftp.

If you are low volume I would definitely look at the camera based scanning options, then you can just use your phone.

As for management I just have a directory full of pdf's which I can search in windows. Simple but effective.

hallz | 15 years ago | on: Being Bilignual May Boost Your Brain Power

I have always wondered if knowing programming languages counts as being bilingual or whether most languages are just an obscure subset of english? Do non native english speakers find they have to know/learn english to program?
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