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New comment by akares in "Unsung heroes: Flickr's URLs scheme"

akares — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:53:45 +0000

However, getting rid of the /photos prefix would be a terrible improvement.

Having the /{username} at the root of the routing logic means that every URL should either query the user database for a match or use /{username} as a catch-all fallback if no other patterns match. But this makes resolving real 404 pages much more expensive.

New comment by akares in "The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication"

akares — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:50:56 +0000

I've been using this technique on my cat for a long time. For example, when something scares her, like fireworks in the street, she looks at me with her eyes wide open. In response, I slowly narrowing my eyes to let her know that I am relaxed and she immediately calms down.

New comment by akares in "The Origins of DS_store (2006)"

akares — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:11:44 +0000

> github.com/slmjkdbtl/dskill

You have a good coding style.

New comment by akares in "Ask HN: Simplest stack to build web apps in 2021?"

akares — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:46:07 +0000

I was using Django Rest Framework for many years (and still using) but I can't recommend it to anybody. I would recommend FastAPI which is more straightforward and has modern features and not abandoned (like DRF is).