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kingsloi

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About kingsloi

A 30-something Brit living in Gary, IN. Working as a software engineer, mainly in open source tech.

https://kingsley.sh

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    Awesome! Great job! I made something similar to wish my wife a happy birthday with GDevelop/JavaScript. I thought I had opened the source up... I should do that. > https://happybir…

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    Comment #41393508

    It has this in the README > Large files may take some time to process and use a lot of tokens if you use ChatGPT. For a rough estimate, the tool takes about 2 tokens per character …

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    Comment #41178049

    > IN THE UNITES STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION Is UNITES > UNITED a typo? Would that cause any weird legal consequences, or are typos (if i…

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    Comment #40908462

    I agree - either lower people's standards or try push a "beauty is in eye of the beholder" mindset For example Gary, Indiana. You only hear the bad things, but never that it has gr…

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    Comment #40750739

    I have a https://www.birdie.design/en-us (I think it was previously called a Canary) mounted in my living room, and it's a great lil device! Overly dramatic, fun, and easy to know …

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    Comment #40120961

    One of the best things I've done recently was install bird feeders that hang from the soffits of my house. My main level is on the the top floor, and seeing all the birds while I'm…

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    Comment #38490557

    Location: Gary, IN Remote: Remote (would consider hybrid in/around Chicago-land) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Anything open source, mainly: Node.js, Laravel, Vue.js, Alpin…

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    Comment #38436852

    Here's one more for your list: https://southshore.etaspot.net Southshore Line - connecting Chicago, IL (Millennium Station) to South Bend, IN, via East Chicago, Gary, Chesterton, e…

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    Comment #37796412

    I purchased a Miku when I brought home my newborn from the ICU, who had 24/7 oxygen needs. Although not 100% accurate, the Miku did give my wife and I peace of mind when we didn't …

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    Comment #37311569

    That's a great tip/trick! Thanks for sharing!

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    Comment #37308879

    Exactly the same happened to me & my family, and we've also appeared on NPR for a similar situation: > https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/22/1121612... My daughter d…

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    Comment #36923746

    Awesome work! Do you have any plans to add/track gas pollutants? I run a similar open source app specifically for my little community in Gary, IN https://millerbeach.community and …

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    Comment #36508316

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Gary is home to some beautiful flora and fauna, we have miles and miles of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, the 61st National Park. I'm at 9…

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    Comment #36508243

    Hey I appreciate that, just been tinkering with it as I added more to it... it's came a long way from when I ran a simple PurpleAirII! Yeah I'm working on the Darksky replacement, …

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    Comment #36501627

    I run a lil air quality sensor in the Miller neighbourhood of Gary, IN. I started off with a PurpleAir II, then higher tech monitor from AQMesh for a few months, and now I operate …

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    Comment #36242369

    Interesting article - good to know, too! I've been tracking air quality in Gary, IN for a few years now. It started with a PurpleAir ($), then a AQMesh pod ($$$$$) for a few months…

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    Comment #35966108

    relevant-xkcd-comic.jpg https://xkcd.com/538/

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    Comment #35948117

    Bummer, I haven't watched much of their more recent stuff, but I absolutely loved their "The Last Week of High School in Gary, Indiana" episode/story. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

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    Comment #35865849

    That's funny, DD is the only company to email my work email, add me as a connection on LinkedIn, txt me over WhatApp, and call my personal phone number multiple times. Amber flag a…

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    Comment #35794755

    How about outside of any workflows, and just one off? I've used ChatGPT twice recently after spending a good amount of time Googling around and finding nothing (specifically https:…

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    Comment #35545101

    I wish there was a button to temporally turn off video & sound, in 30 second increments, without losing the position of where you are (contrast/brightness -100%?), mainly to get ar…

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    Comment #35004881

    I haven’t watched a single second of live TV, because of ads like that.

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    I remember having a similar feeling when I drove in Iceland. I think their roads were super helpful, even at night/snow. I forget why/how exactly, and they salt/plow, too. Maybe th…

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    Comment #34821124

    Hah! I've driven Jeeps like that! I opted for the automatic version, and have only ever driven manual over there, so maybe just that alone made it smooth? It took me a good 10-15 m…