sloped | 10 days ago | on: OVH forgot they donated documentation hosting to Pandas
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sloped | 2 months ago | on: Ask HN: How do you find the "why" behind old code decisions?
Commit logs, slack/email/etc, documentation silos, or issue trackers are your best bet, other than actually being able to talk to the author(s) of the code.
But in general, the decision was made because in the time the developer had to implement the feature or fix, this was the best solution they could come up with. Hopefully if there were clear tradeoffs, there is some comment as to what they might have done with more time. Likely though they were rushed, told their team they wanted to go back and fix this, and then were ushered into a new project the second this one stabilized.
I think gghhjnuhbb has the best alternative to finding actual documentation and that is sitting and putting yourself in their headspace. That can sometimes lead to insights you might have missed.
sloped | 3 months ago | on: ArkhamMirror: Airgapped investigation platform with CIA-style hypothesis testing
sloped | 3 months ago | on: Is 2026 next year?
Not surprised an LLM gets this wrong, lots of content consumed with various ideas on how these things should should work.
sloped | 4 months ago | on: Microsoft executive closes replies after Windows 11 "Agentic OS" backlash
sloped | 4 months ago | on: Two billion email addresses were exposed
sloped | 4 months ago | on: Two billion email addresses were exposed
I even wrote a tiny little local only web app that I can use to generate a masked email on my phone, so when I need an email for an in person thing I can just show them my brand new weird email directly on my phone.
sloped | 7 months ago | on: The fundamentals still matter
sloped | 10 months ago | on: Why I no longer have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
sloped | 10 months ago | on: Why I no longer have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
sloped | 10 months ago | on: Linkwarden: FOSS self-hostable bookmarking with AI-tagging and page archival
My two favorite parts of Readeck are:
- it provides a OPDS catalog of your saved content so you can very easily read things on your e-book reader of choice. I use KOReader on a Kindle and have really enjoyed reading my saved articles in the backyard after work.
- you can generate a share link. I have used this to share some articles behind paywalls with friends and family where before I was copying and pasting content into an email.
sloped | 1 year ago | on: Stop Using and Recommending React
React is fine, it is stable, standard, and still works for almost any use cases. There are not many JS libraries that have stood that test of time.
sloped | 1 year ago | on: The Rise of Malört, an Unexpected Midwest princess
I’d guess that bitterness is the flavor most people are least interested in exploring, and that makes sense. It doesn’t seem to have the same endorphin payoff as other tastes. It’s an interesting flavor, and I think you need to have an interest in digging into unusual flavors before diving into the world of bitter-forward spirits. I think it makes sense that the rise of better cocktails has led to spirits like Malört seeing growth.
sloped | 1 year ago | on: Show HN: Temp.now – A free temporary disposable email generator
Otherwise this is a great idea, love the idea of using temp.now as a temporary email address.
sloped | 2 years ago | on: The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018)
sloped | 2 years ago | on: The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018)
I think that the Moka pot on the induction range to be a nice demo of induction's benefits over gas or electric(resistant) ranges. Extremely accurate and reproducible heating, decently fast, and basically no waste heat. Instant off as well without needing to move the pot.
sloped | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you start spending money?
That might sound odd, but a budget isn't just a way to limit your spending/saving, it's a way to prioritize it. Choose some things you want to explore spending money on and budget for that. Then when you have saved enough do it. It could be an experience, a new set of saucepans(seriously, upgrade your pans if you enjoy cooking! You'll still love your cast iron but you'll be able to do so much more), a trip, or a donation.
I somewhat agree with other commenters who are saying don't change, but you clearly want to. So setting up a budget to allow yourself the permission to spend the money you are earning in ways that make sense to you seems like one possible solution.
That said, free is no longer free if you have to worry this much about it.