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gchp

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About gchp

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    Comment #21771409

    Came here to write almost exactly this! I've been thinking for a while now about building a system like this. There is one particular set of traffic lights on my commute which caus…

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    Comment #16986523

    An open source alternative I've used in the past is Askbot: https://askbot.com/ It's built on Django, and covers all of the standard Q&A features that I've needed to use.

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    Comment #16976741

    I did not realise GCC supported Go until reading these release notes. What advantage/reason would I have for using GCC over the standard Go compiler?

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    Comment #16976648

    Link to the release notes: https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-8/changes.html

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    Comment #15070771

    While I also find the surge of electron-based application somewhat amusing, you can't deny that it has made it easier for more developers to develop cross-platform applications wit…

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    Comment #14913455

    IThat's cool, didn't realise it was the same author. I understand. The other side of that coin though I guess is that knowing this might give some more confidence in using diesel. …

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    Comment #14913355

    > even though it's authored by the maintainer of one of the most massively popular ORMs ever Just curious, what ORM is that?

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    Ask HN: What software/services/apps to you use for stock market trading?

    I've been wanting to invest in the stock market for a while now, but I don't want the overhead of having to go through a traditional bricks-and-mortar brokerage firm to buy/sell st…

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    Comment #13716249

    Yeah I think at the start there is a lot of value in just starting, perhaps without even finishing. It's that stage of just getting over the first hurdle and getting into it. That'…

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    Comment #13715975

    Totally agree. What I've found too is that once you actually start and get /something/ down on the page (or whatever the medium) you actually find yourself getting into a bit of a …

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    Comment #13715262

    > What's your advice for indie hackers who are just starting out? > Honestly my single piece of advice would probably be to stop looking for so much advice. Shut the fuck up and go…

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    Comment #12300661

    Haven't they always been charging for snapshots? My understanding is that this is a change to pricing, not introduction of charges. I seem to remember something like and additional…

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    Comment #12264542

    Yeah! I was surprised by the amount. When I read things now about compiler speed, I'm looking through a different lens now that I have an idea of the sheer amount of work it's doin…

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    Comment #11953070

    > I'm curious how someone made this outlandish claim sound plausible. From the article: > Soviet television had, up to that point, been regarded by its audience as conservative in …

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    Comment #10656285

    I don't disagree, but curious - is Santa Claus considered religion?

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    Comment #10636714

    Before reading your comment I still thought it said Sicily. My brain just assumed that was what it said

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    Comment #10398513

    This is great! Something I'd love to see is an overview of what parts of the source tree are responsible for what. As a new contributor to projects, that's the part I find takes th…

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    Comment #9922894

    Cool, looks nice! Not related to the app, but the website. The main text above the app store buttons is really difficult to read, the contrast is quite low. Perhaps darken the text…

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    Comment #9921389

    Nice work!

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    Comment #9731145

    Well, shit. Finally I feel justified for never (read: rarely) using the "Save password", feature in my web browser. Does anyone know if Apple have done anything towards resolving t…

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    Comment #9587329

    I used to love the X1, but recently Dell's XPS 13 developer edition as been centre of my attention Relatively similar specs, great screen, and less expensive! http://www.dell.com/i…

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    Comment #9531514

    I read this as "finally released" :D

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    Comment #9237166

    Do you have syntax highlighting on? I've seen huge speed-ups with large files when the editor doesn't have to try parse & highlight everything. I agree that its annoying though. I'…