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jackkinsella

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About jackkinsella

Freelance programmer. Been in the industry since 2009. I live in Berlin and also enjoy writing music.

I like hearing from people so get in touch. :-)

Twitter: @jackkinsella

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    I love Gemini for general knowledge and think it far outperforms Claude for research, but personally I cannot use Gemini for programming due to: 1. it taking so long 2. it not givi…

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    Probably a memory leak But other ideas: - all pages of FE site loaded at once instead as as needed - FE indexed search engine - bug rendering too many invisible HTML elements (eg 1…

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    A more charitable explanation would be that they were under product pressure for more features and were never given the slack time to even explore this angle. Happens a lot.

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    Musicabc has some really nice JS and Obsidian plugins that essentially allow you to create little scrapbooks of musical ideas in markdown that are also playable as sound and viewab…

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    Thanks for your comment. I've been lucky enough not to be hit by these scenarios yet. One thing that might help is that we encourage short-lived PRs (ideally 1 day, max 1 week) so …

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    Cool software! Does this support the formats needed for German bookkeeping? Accounting fees are astronomical here so there is pent-up demand for a decent solution I reckon.

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    The form permission issue is fixed now - apologies

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    The form permission issue is fixed now - apologies!

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    SEEKING FREELANCER | MorphMarket | FULLY REMOTE (all countries) | Designer FE Engineer | 20 - 40hrs/week ongoing contract I'm the CTO of MorphMarket.com. We are an online marketpla…

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    MorphMarket | FULLY REMOTE (all countries) | Designer FE Engineer | 20 - 40hrs/week I'm the CTO of MorphMarket.com. We are an online marketplace that connects breeders and keepers …

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    In Germany, it used to the case that renters would be forced to pay the broker fee. At this point, it was typically three month's rent. But the government created a law Bestellerpr…

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    Ask HN: How would you go about selling a website in 2022?(Legal Education Space)

    TLDR: How about you approach selling a website in 2022? Not just where to list it, but also what strategies would you use to find buyers who would get the most value from a propert…

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    The value of SRS goes way beyond memorization. When applied seriously to a field like programming, it enables you to think about the program-design space in a more abstract manner …

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    Maybe you're new here, but your comment punches below the belt and isn't acceptable in a community like this. If you disagree, be civil and give reasons rather than throw insults.

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    Also learning the uke. I wonder what hacks you've figured out? My first insight was: - it's easiest to remember chords when you think of them as fundamental ur-shapes with the "bar…

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    After falling in love with the Destroy All Software style of genuinely advanced, all-encompassing programming screencasts, I started a YouTube channel with my own twist on the them…

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    As with any good habit, it's important to reduce resistance. If you want to eat healthy, have juicy apples at hand in the fridge. I made a conscious decision to start installing al…