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tony-allan

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About tony-allan

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    Comment #44600540

    It would help if you posted some UI images for the web app so I could have a look without having to signup

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    Comment #44555571

    used by Outside: A multi-purpose weather client for your terminal https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44555025 https://github.com/BaconIsAVeg/outside https://ip-api.status.io/

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    Comment #44555558

    Easy to use -- http://ip-api.com/json/ (but no TLS for this endpoint) ToS says they do not log or use the gathered data.

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    Comment #44555393

    I have AWS based services to monitor (servers/websites/etc) and use my homelab system to monitor resources that I am interested in. I just use a simple script that is run every 60 …

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    Comment #44384110

    I am keen to understand how I would limit sandbox resource usage.

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    Comment #44384063

    Also see https://www.npmjs.com/package/@cloudflare/sandbox

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    “A profound shift is taking place where technology can no longer be thought of as simply a tool to support the business. It has to be thought of as a tool that’s going to innovate …

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    Comment #44382929

    “... The smart move is to redesign work, not reduce headcount. Shift people to the things machines can’t touch: judgment, trust, creativity, relationships.”

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    Comment #44374905

    On MacOS... nc issue3.anewsession.com 23

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    Comment #44366155

    https://methaphone.com/

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    Comment #44341317

    The Vera C Rubin Observatory is about to show us the universe like never before https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-06-22/vera-rubin-ob...

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    Comment #44276904

    I'm still in the camp of AI being a great tool, especially for software developers. "It's an inflection point in the story of life on Earth." — seems a bit too much for me based on…

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    Comment #44253909

    My subjective ratio of good to bad links is better than almost every other website I visit. Keep up the good work HN!

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    Comment #44113519

    All true but I find that a pen and paper and a couple of diagrams help me think and solidify an idea.

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    Comment #44113499

    There is another interesting linked post… https://hamatti.org/posts/how-i-take-work-notes-as-a-develop...

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    Comment #44059650

    This would be a perfect use for AI — summarise a video in a minute or two!

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    Comment #44020375

    This is interesting... System prompts that are used for the Grok chat assistant... https://github.com/xai-org/grok-prompts

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    Comment #43951380

    Website is currently rate limited. https://archive.is/MDRWw

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    Comment #43934787

    https://www.productgrowth.blog/p/how-replit-hacked-its-growt...

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    Comment #43830554

    Date of Issue: 11 November 2011

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    Comment #43690494

    A great way to manage bandwidth by delivering a really subpar user experience.

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    Comment #43650749

    Oops. Perhaps I need to read the article again!