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I'll make sure that the script is idempotent.

As mentioned below I have been building the 'read' side of this: a data publication platform. I wanted to avoid any server side components. The communication / write part and updat…

Looks like a good addition to the datasette ecosystem. I have been working on a similar idea with cusom html around sqlite databases. By default a faceted search interface is gener…

I think you just answered your own question: I do like a a boring os that gets out of your way, also on a desktop.

A bit of fun I had last night with running a HTTP request through a stupid amount of proxies. The main take-away is that a http proxy will not add too much latency, assuming fast i…

Perhaps also of interest: A more curated example of a local initiative can be found here: https://kaart.gentgemapt.be/ . This combines historical maps of a city in Belgium with inf…

Hi, thanks for posting this. I am the blog author and prepared the following as a Show HN blurb: Have you ever wondered how to improve human-flute-computer interaction, wonder no m…

There is something about surprising interfaces. Having a switch to turn on a light gets quite boring after a while. Turning on a light by clapping twice, on the other hand, has som…

Dragon!

I am not entirely sure with were you are going with this comment but FYI here is an ffmpeg fork with the build system replaced with a "build.zig" file and the Zig build environment…

This is a bit low on actual information but it seems a dead reckoning device based on a new type of - drift free? - accelerometer?

I do recognize that 'one of the first off-the-shelf devices for high-quality, real-time music applications' it is somewhat murky and a lot was happening in the late 80s, beginning …

I have tried to compile the browser/editor, the worldwideweb.app, as well and failed, indeed due to having incomplete sources/dependencies. I did not look into it too much though w…

I have just finished restoring a NeXTcube and was surprised how modern the environment feels: neworking, interface, unix tooling, .. To get to know the environment I compiled the o…

The NeXTcube is an influential machine in computing history. The NeXTcube, with an additional soundcard, was also one of the first off-the-shelf devices for high-quality, real-time…