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When I hand off a build to a client, if all the red dots are gone, I know I’ve at least TOUCHED everything.
If I’m working with another engineer, we can both see the dots in our browser and collaborate to clear them all while we test.
[0]: https://9to5google.com/2021/07/20/google-bookmarks-closure-m...
[1]: https://i.redd.it/uvrv7qsqtct81.png
[2]: https://hasura.io/
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I’m curious: Why did you choose to do this yourself rather than use something like Personal Capital?
Personal Capital isn't available for Canadians. In fact, there existed no other alternatives at the time (~2017). Especially none that did things like adjusting the cost basis of each security based on the foreign exchange rate on the day of purchase, and tracking gain/loss correctly in Canadian dollars. I also needed it to sync with my work's group RRSP provider which doesn't offer a standard API. I don't know if th…
I have the same issue with having multiple brokerage accounts. I haven’t signed up for Personal Capital because I read that they try to upsell you on wealth management services by phone periodically, plus I am uncomfortable giving my brokerage login credentials to them (or any other third-party service). So I was wondering if you were in the same boat!
I created a program that allows me to control the max charge level of my laptop battery on linux, and persists the change through reboot. Written in rust, and I use it several times per week. I designed it for my system, but it should work on any linux system with a battery, kernel version 5.4+, and systemd.
What do you use this for?
Heck yes, all the time. While it seems like the major computer/OS vendors these days are trying to turn computers into limited purpose appliances, I was first exposed to computers as a child in the late 70's, when it was expected that anyone who owned a computer would also want to program it for their own purposes. My own personal projects tend not to be very large in scope, but can be quite handy. Some examples incl…
I pried open the remote, soldered on an extra circuit bypassing the push switch, and hooked it up to an Arduino. When a packet is sent over serial, the Arduino simulates a button push:
const int basePin = 2;
void triggerRemote() {
digitalWrite(basePin, HIGH);
delay(2000);
digitalWrite(basePin, LOW);
}
void setup() {
pinMode(basePin, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
Serial.read();
triggerRemote();
}
}
#!/opt/bin/python2.6
PORT = 5525
import BaseHTTPServer, SocketServer
class LoccaHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
server_version = "LoccaServer/1.0"
def do_GET(self):
if self.path.startswith("/trigger"):
serial.write('A')
self.send_response(200)
else:
self.send_error(404)
serial = open("/dev/ttyACM0", 'wb', 0)
httpd = SocketServer.TCPServer(("", PORT), LoccaHTTPRequestHandler, False)
httpd.allow_reuse_address = True
httpd.server_bind()
httpd.server_activate()
httpd.serve_forever()
- (IBAction)triggerRemote:(id)sender {
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://10.0.8.48:5525/trigger"];
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[NSURLConnection connectionWithRequest:request delegate:nil];
}
Ancient write-up with some photos: https://web.archive.org/web/20120103180640/http://ghughes.co...
I created a program that outputs one of my kid's name if the day of year is even, the other kid's name if it's odd. I use it to determine who's turn it is to take a shower first. They'll argue with me and each other all day long but for some reason they will not argue with the computer.
Most recently:
A webapp to track my runs, a service which creates backups of my google drive photos to AWS S3, a streaming app to monitor my puppy when we have to leave him at home (with raspberry pi + webcam).