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Comment · 2 years ago

Somebody make this video game.

Comment · 3 years ago

Maybe this is a different use case for code generators from what you have in mind? This isn't one-time upfront scaffolding, it's a recurring part of the development process.

When email templates are edited in the external service, you run the generator to pull in the latest structure, and it breaks your build with new type errors.

Comment · 4 years ago

I assume carriers limit only the _bandwidth_, and count on streaming apps to react by automatically degrading the resolution.

Comment · 4 years ago

Kind of like the puzzles in a newspaper.

Comment · 5 years ago

This is great!

For years when discussing displays and computing ergonomics, I've claimed that I look forward to the day when my screen doesn't need to emit light, and maybe using it can feel more like paper.

Reading this makes it seem less sci-fi future, and possible today if we can get enough interest/momentum.

I'm trying to think of practical places to start for a sellable product. I love the Paperterm idea, but recognize that it's super niche. Maybe something focused on distraction-free writing?

Comment · 5 years ago

And now the jingle will be stuck in my head for a few weeks.

Comment · 5 years ago

Make is arcane and it gets really gnarly when you use it to describe a large build.

I wouldn't want to use it for its intended use without first looking hard at modern alternatives. (perhaps starting here? https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/wiki/List-of-generators... )

But for solving the problem of "where should we keep our developer command shortcuts?" (which you might answer with "shell scripts" or "a Rakefile"), I've found Make to be pretty great!

Comment · 5 years ago

It's a challenge, but it's an uninteresting one.

Comment · 5 years ago

Perfect, thanks, that's what I was looking for (and none of the news coverage seems to mention).

So when you want to sell a tweet, Valuables verifies who you are and that you own the account (presumably), they produce one certificate and promise never to produce another, and then it goes into the blockchain.

So now there is one and only one entry for this tweet in the Valuables Twitter namespace, but there can be more from other organizations and on other blockchains.

It's going to become even more of a collectors' item when Valuables shuts down, or Twitter changes their URL scheme, or we're not using https:// anymore ;)

Comment · 5 years ago

Do you understand how this works technically? Like, what bits are in the token and how do they describe ownership of a tweet?

Comment · 5 years ago

My perception is that with AWS, instead of managing a physical data center, you have to manage a virtual one. You still need dedicated technical staff.

A small business should use a backup service like Backblaze. AWS is what you use to _build_ a backup service.

Comment · 5 years ago

What needs a citation is the comment I replied to, SSLy's assertion that:

> No one mines bitcoin on GPU's anymore, since 8? years.

Comment · 5 years ago

Right?

What's DALL·E.? What's a VAE?

A post to hacker news doesn't target a specific niche community.

Comment · 5 years ago

[citation needed]

Comment · 5 years ago

CapitalOne calls these "virtual numbers".

I think the primary feature is limiting the damage of a compromise.

It sounds great to also use this as a way for the customer to cancel service with an unwilling company, but I think in practice they may come after you with a collection agency.