reisr3's comments

reisr3 | 11 months ago | on: Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)

This is great! It's very close to something I desperately want to exist: a way to peruse the YouTube videos' my friends are watching.

My algo often gets bad, and the best recommendations for YouTube videos come from friends' suggestions. And sometimes I just want to be recommended something totally different than what my algo would know about.

Would it be possible to add that feature?

reisr3 | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Does a framework exist for “open-source SaaS”?

No, I hadn't heard of COSS! Thanks for that - reading up on it now. Seems like exactly the framework I'm thinking about.

I love the Cal.com story. What gives me some pause is that they're VC-backed. $25M Series A. The free tier might be great, and I might come to rely upon it. But they're expected to produce an outsized ROI, and the traditional SaaS play is to give it away for free to capture the market and then raise prices. I'd much prefer a community-driven effort where we have no ROI expectations, so it can remain low-cost forever as we're just splitting overhead.

reisr3 | 2 years ago | on: Docuseal: Open-source DocuSign alternative

What is the bar for a "legally binding digital signature"? Is this a very complicated topic - or is it quite simple?

I can sign a PDF with OSX Preview for free. I can pay a bunch of money to sign with Docusign. Both produce a PDF with a digital image of my signature. I assume both documents constitute a legally binding agreement, so long as I actually preformed the digital signature. What justification do the e-signature SaaS companies have for their exorbitant prices? I understand the "audit trail" angle - that's just collecting my IP every time I interact with the document.

Is this a big SaaS scam?

reisr3 | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have we screwed ourselves as software engineers?

I think about it more from the perspective of "building stuff that is useful and interesting". I can very quickly build a lot of cool, useful stuff with JS + Node + React + Postgres.

Yeah there is a lot of overbuilding and BS in our industry, but I don't think we're unique in that regard. It is safe to block out the noise and focus on what excites you.

reisr3 | 3 years ago | on: My macOS keyboard shortcuts

Thanks for this! I learned a few new ones.

The main feature I want from a window manager is the ability to save my OSX workspace (applications open and tiled per Desktop, per monitor) and reset it to that state instantly. I haven't found anything that does this yet. Does Karabiner, yabai, or any of the tools mentioned here do this?

I'll spend significant time setting up my window environment just how I want it (grouping chats on Desktop 1, localhost browsers on Desktop 2, terminals on Desktop 3, etc.) Then after unplugging my Macbook, my workspace gets all messed up and I have to re-organize everything! I'm surprised this isn't a more commonly discussed issue.

reisr3 | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Object Storage with a Nice Interface?

The typing is bad, docs are bad, errors are opaque and unhelpful, promises are 2nd class citizens, methods are inconsistently named, etc.

It just seems to me like uploading a document to cloud storage from a Node app should be very easy.

reisr3 | 4 years ago | on: What Great Hybrid Cultures Do Differently

I agree that switching to asynchronous communication as default is critical for remote/hybrid offices.

However, I've found it very difficult to champion this change at my workplace. Many (most?) people don't like communicating over chat. There seems to be an overwhelming preference to schedule video meetings, which don't get recorded or notated. I wonder if we'll get better at this over time, or not - in which case, will this become cause for a "return to work" mandate.

reisr3 | 6 years ago | on: We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would like advice

Right, and accuracy of ~9m makes sense for this application. The smaller supported ESP32's, however, don't have onboard GPS. Does it use RSSI or need to be paired with a phone?

Not that it's really relevant here, but I'm wondering if the LORA RSSI can be used to determine distance inside 9m.

reisr3 | 6 years ago | on: We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would like advice

This is awesome, thanks for sharing! I'm considering using this for a project where I need to measure distance between two nodes. Couple questions:

1. You mention "location and distance" between member nodes. I assume this is based on the LORA RSSI? How precise is the reading?

2. Do you support the "TTGO LORA32"? Your Github Readme mentions it, but Pages does not.

3. Will the TTGO LORA32 and Heltec LoRa 32 measure distance without being connected to a phone?

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