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jmdots | 11 months ago | on: Wrale Agnostic Content Dependency Manager

wrale-acdm is an open-source tool designed to solve the problem of granular, selective content inclusion from external repositories without the complexity and limitations of Git submodules. Built in Rust with clean architecture principles, it enables teams to pull specific folders or files from external repositories while maintaining a clean project history and minimizing dependency footprint.

(toy project published over the weekend)

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)

Left handed. Right eyed. Right eared. Mouse with right because I had to in 1992. Overall, I’m unhappy with my brain, so my vote is on it being a bad thing. It’s very discouraging in a left to right language society to smear your own handwriting constantly. Also, guitar tabs and all kinds of other things are built for the majority. I’d much rather be right handed.

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Global EV Charging Points with Open Charge Map

This is my point exactly. People need more than a charger far out at the parking lot’s edge. People need safety and comfort and sometimes food. Convenience stores help but they need to be more plush for this use case. The working model for the lounge should be the frequent flier clubhouses at airports. Nice, secure and cozy.

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Global EV Charging Points with Open Charge Map

Yes. I heard this about Shell recently. The key to this is that the big oil money is coming for this opportunity and it will soon be ceded to them entirely, unless someone goes after it. It’s a multifaceted problem of electrical engineering plus real estate plus supply chain plus marketing. Needs a real team with funding.

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Global EV Charging Points with Open Charge Map

Yes, that makes sense, of course, but the point is that there is a business opportunity in the vast wide open world of the US for electric charging to not just be a sidecar to established businesses but rather a destination unto itself. Consider how much money McDonalds has made from people needing a restroom over the years.

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Global EV Charging Points with Open Charge Map

Well, for one, charging duration isn’t the same as filling a gas tank, so the store needs to be more coffee shop / lounge than convenience store, although those items must be available, too. It really should have an upscale vibe because electric cars are purchased more by higher income families. Spaces for telecommuting should be involved. Think of it as a truck stop but for luxury electric cars. No showers, but cubicles are there. Can I get ycombinator approved for this idea? :) /half sarcasm

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Open Source Farming Robot

So it’s like a giant 2L bottle on its side with the ends cut off and no label? Was the soil inside fully or was this a covering? Very cool

jmdots | 1 year ago | on: Copying is the way design works (2020)

This all great but for small time programmers trying to get a company off the ground, acting defensively is justifiable. It’s not always a question of a guy like Carmack having a good time cloning the big corp thing. Sometimes, and even many times lately it’s big corp obliterating inventive small business by releasing their own copy, or they simply use their monopolistic power to drive them into an inequitable sale.

If you’re small time and have a great idea, you’re better off going stealth and this is its own mitigation against destructive copying.

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