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aguynamedben

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About aguynamedben

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/aguynamedben; my proof: https://keybase.io/aguynamedben/sigs/FZFj_hXCKIB0bL6wK9KPaazDJOkUP0B0sxMYm9AHnIk ]

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    I lived in San Francisco for 15 years, and love this. Great work!

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    Comment #46257574

    Yeah I didn't really get that... PubSub is more of a design pattern... you still have to get the data transported to the browser (via WebSockets, SSE, etc.)

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    Comment #46169220

    TIL coffee is extra good for your brain

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    Comment #44329706

    This paper is above my ability, but as someone who loves Ruby, thank you for working on this Peter and crew!

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    Comment #44174328

    Along with figuring out the typing, don't underestimate how powerful voice transcription has become with apps like superwhisper https://superwhisper.com/

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    Comment #43370106

    Ruby is alive and well!

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    Comment #42707921

    rqlite is my favorite “out there” project that is actually freaking genius!

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    Comment #41061630

    An interesting variant of space-filling curves + dimensionality reduction is Geohash ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geohash , http://geohash.org/ ) which takes a lon/lat and uses …

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    Comment #38267550

    Not sure if the forker made any improvements, but I saw this first a few days ago here: https://twitter.com/reach_vb/status/1723810943329616007?s=12...

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    Comment #37232464

    I keep trying VS Code, but I hate how when I split the screen three wide ("splits") it wants to open "editors" in each of the columns, even if it's the same file. I want a "buffer"…

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    Comment #36414062

    YEEEESSSS I'm an Electron user for 6 years and Rust fanboy, but this is The Way™

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    Comment #36006268

    I love Steve Krouse!!!

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    Comment #35603068

    If you have a 3-4 year old: Bob Books

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    Comment #26337224

    We're using WorkOS to build Directory/SCIM and are very happy with it. They have a really good API for syncing enterprise directories (G Suite, Okta, SCIM, Azuer, etc.) and webhook…

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    Comment #25350628

    Hey, I just wanted to say this is awesome and if you need somebody to help test it I'd love to help. I'm a software engineer, but also a big guitarist. The WaveNet stuff is really …

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    Comment #25349891

    Hey! 1. Yes, there is a Slack integration. You can search for channels (#general) or DMs (@ben) and hitting Enter switches you to the Slack app and jumps straight to that channel. …

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    Comment #25348493

    Hey HN - I'm Ben, co-founder and CTO of Command E ( https://getcommande.com ). Command E is a blazing-fast, secure way to instantly find anything in your cloud or on your computer …

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    Comment #20385014

    Command E | Senior Software Engineer (engineer #2) | San Francisco, CA or REMOTE (North America only) Hi HN! I'm the Founder & CTO of Command E…a lightning-fast, secure way to inst…

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    Comment #20084092

    Command E | Senior Software Engineer (engineer #2) | San Francisco, CA or REMOTE (North America only) Hi HN! I'm the Founder & CTO of Command E…a lightning-fast, secure way to inst…

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    Comment #18356896

    Command E | Lead Engineer (#1) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite/Remote | Full Time We're building a next-generation search tool, and we're hiring employee #1—a lead engineer who wants …

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    Comment #17984606

    There's a great movie called "Best of Enemies" about their rivalry and the impact of their televised debates. It's on Netflix. It's a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Definitely worth watch…

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    Comment #17887912

    Sweet! Keybase seems pretty cool.

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    Comment #17382620

    +1 the book Why We Sleep is great

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    Comment #17313546

    FWIW https://www.youneedabudget.com/privacy-policy/ "We do not sell users’ data. (And we never have!)" They make money by charging $5/mo and having a large cult following.