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robbs

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About robbs

https://github.com/robbyronk https://robby.ronk.dev

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    Comment #48778323

    The CLI is, IME, faster and less buggy than the MCP.

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    Comment #48497646

    Same way you’d do it without AI. Record sample data, test against that, generate more data, test IRL, record more data, loop until it’s good enough.

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    Comment #47986150

    I’ve found that if I turn off auto mode, I get much more usage from the $100/mo plan.

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    Comment #44972692

    Have you found a way to have the AI assist in analyzing?

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    Comment #44964887

    > You're absolutely right Claude! Get off HN and get back to work.

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    Comment #43291967

    Caffeine is an example. Coffee and energy drinks are doing well I'd say.

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    Comment #42391418

    If you haven’t already, get yourself to Wellington and take the tours at Weta. You might even recognize a few of the faces that still work there.

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    Comment #39945866

    Phoenix Channels

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    Comment #38587078

    A set of nice flashlights. Why walk around in the dark? Some that I like: Sofirn SP36 BLF, LT1, SC21, HS10. Wurkkos TS10 (and I’ll be getting a TS11 soon.)

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    Comment #38585208

    It varies. I roast at home, and some beans are great the next day. Some are great the next week. The cafe I used to live next to would rest their beans for a week.

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    Comment #38491009

    SEEKING WORK | Full-stack, Elixir, Python, React, PHP | REMOTE Location: FL, USA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Do you need a little dev help during this season? I’m available…

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    Comment #38269801

    Location: Orlando, FL Remote: Yes, Hybrid OK Willing to relocate: Would consider relocating after Q3 2024 Technologies: Python, React/Redux/Sagas, Elixir, PHP/Laravel, Linux, AWS, …

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    Comment #37658958

    It doesn't have to be a small team. See "They Write The Right Stuff".

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    Comment #37554978

    Watch out for “golden” titanium. It could be a titanium nitride coating.

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    Comment #37462951

    A bit late but my desk is a sit-stand-race desk. I built a "wall" from an old 2x8 attached to an electric sit-stand desk and mounted a telescoping TV mount to it. When I want to pl…

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    Comment #36849156

    Here's another interesting piece by Vice about the Salton Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDniDNY03JE

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    Comment #36243898

    Both are characters from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends

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    Comment #36128252

    What libraries are missing? So far, I've only missed having a library for interacting with Google Sheets. I got around that with a Lambda running Python. Everything else either had…

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    Comment #35171483

    Something I haven't seen mentioned is a DNS firewall to block phishing domains and newly registered domains. I use NextDNS for that and I'm sure there are others.

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    Comment #34973960

    IMO, this is the hardest part of maintaining a web scraper. We had ~100 scripts to scrape ~1000 clients' sites and it was, at minimum, 50 hours a week to keep up with changes. The …

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    Comment #34795073

    Building your own database is a great exercise. There's lots of topics to explore, like distributed computing, how indexes work, caching, parsing, etc and you can pick and choose w…

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    Comment #34655384

    RaspberryPi can be both a USB host and a HID device. Sounds like a fun project!

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    Comment #34630802

    A high refresh rate monitor does help in measurable ways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2dPIHPNOeY You don't need to spend lots of money to get 120+hz screens. They can be had f…

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    Comment #33957858

    Try fly.io. They have a nice free tier.