Hacker News: ytechie

New comment by ytechie in "Show HN: Open-source obsidian.md sync server"

ytechie — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:41:37 +0000

It works great for me just using iCloud Drive.

New comment by ytechie in "Writing down what I do in Obsidian"

ytechie — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:57:22 +0000

I haven't updated it recently, but this should give you a starting point: https://github.com/ytechie/obsidian-sample

There are some challenges with duplication, and I either keep my own version (focused on what I need to know about it), or I just have a link to the other system.

New comment by ytechie in "Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines"

ytechie — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:32:43 +0000

Obsidian supports Mermaid charts. I've used that for this type of chart before, to plan a trip.

New comment by ytechie in "Michelin Airless"

ytechie — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:20:53 +0000

Wouldn't these be great for trailers? Trailer blowouts are common, and often unnoticed, or can heavily damage the trailer. I have no interest in these on a car, but for a trailer, sign me up!

New comment by ytechie in "Interactive Comparison of Map Projections"

ytechie — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 17:15:17 +0000

I've heard that all map projections are a compromise. Is this a leftover of printed maps?

If you take a photo of the earth, you can't argue that it's inaccurate, as it's literally a photo. When you use something like Google Earth, it's the same deal. You can rotate the map and everything is rendered fairly accurately for any given perspective. Aren't they an accurate representation?

New comment by ytechie in "WireGuard Gives Linux a Faster, More Secure VPN"

ytechie — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:54:40 +0000

Is that like Hamachi? https://vpn.net/

New comment by ytechie in "Waze Carpool"

ytechie — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:07:28 +0000

For me, I get motion sick if I'm not driving, so I'm really excited about this. I'll be able to use the toll HOV lanes.

New comment by ytechie in "Atom-in-orbit: Putting Atom in the browser"

ytechie — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:22:54 +0000

The App Service Editor (which uses Monaco) does have file management. It even has a web-based command-line interface. https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/App-Service-Editor

New comment by ytechie in "Atom-in-orbit: Putting Atom in the browser"

ytechie — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 20:20:02 +0000

It's actually built into Azure websites. To navigate there directly, have you app name ready and put it in this URL: https://XXXX.scm.azurewebsites.net/dev/wwwroot/ where XXXX is the name of your site. For a little more history, you can listen to my podcast where we interview some of the brains behind it: http://msdevshow.com/2015/09/visual-studio-code-with-chris-d...

Apple is a Microsoft OEM

ytechie — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:04:35 +0000

Article URL: http://www.ytechie.com/2016/04/apple-is-a-microsoft-oem/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11548775

Points: 3

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Show HN: MSDevShow – A Weekly Tech Podcast WithDev News, Azure, Windows, and Tools

ytechie — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:32:53 +0000

Article URL: http://msdevshow.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10704204

Points: 7

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New comment by ytechie in "We ditched Google Analytics"

ytechie — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:14:39 +0000

I agree. Server-side analytics were actually fairly mature before Google came alone. It's just more complicated in some cases, but manageable. The biggest downside these days would be SPA apps since they are not necessarily touching the server in any regular way.

New comment by ytechie in "Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?"

ytechie — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:26:23 +0000

Definitely not a lawyer: So I can film whatever I want if it's newsworthy?

New comment by ytechie in "An IoT dashboard"

ytechie — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:13:46 +0000

Hover over that tile and you get a (+). Click on that, and you can graph by day/month/year.

How We Produce the MS Dev Show Podcast

ytechie — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:40:54 +0000

Article URL: http://www.ytechie.com/2015/01/how-we-produce-the-msdevshow-podcast/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8901906

Points: 2

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New comment by ytechie in "Why I don't mock"

ytechie — Wed, 28 May 2014 15:15:10 +0000

I don't understand how you can be 100% against mocking. When I want to visualize testing, I often find it useful to think about how it's applied in the real world. For example, when building a car, the parts are tested in isolation (for the most part). Individual parts are tested - size, shape, stress, etc. Groups of parts are also tested in isolation. For example, the engine is actually connected to a mock drivetrain, mock computer, mock user inputs, etc. I see that as useful, and I think the same goes for software. It can simply be too costly in terms of time, bandwidth, etc to test against real resources.

Blogging Awesomeness with a Static Generator and Markdown

ytechie — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:11:04 +0000

Article URL: http://www.ytechie.com/2013/11/blogging-awesomeness-with-a-static-generator-and-markdown/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7094983

Points: 1

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