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approxim8ion commented on Using static websites for tiny archives   alexwlchan.net/2024/stati... · Posted by u/ingve
zoobab · 10 months ago
PDF is better for archiving, but what about videos?

HTML ready sucks for archiving.

approxim8ion · 10 months ago
HTML supports video just fine and has for years. Can't imagine why it would be an issue.
approxim8ion commented on Using static websites for tiny archives   alexwlchan.net/2024/stati... · Posted by u/ingve
lloeki · 10 months ago
> Using a static website like this isn’t new – my inspiration was Twitter’s account export, which gives you a mini-website you can browse locally. I’ve seen several other social media platforms that give you a website as a human-friendly way to browse your data.

I've read somewhere that Telegram exports work this way, you get a bunch of raw files somehow organised with directories and browsable by themselves, with a tiny local static website to browse them more conveniently.

So different from the last such mass export I used: Google Takeout, which produces a dumb dump of cryptic xml and raw files named in some nonsensical (to the user) scheme. To this day I'm not even sure I got all the data I asked for before deleting it cloudside.

approxim8ion · 10 months ago
Facebook does (or at least used to when I left it a few years ago) this too. They give you a huge dump of your data and photos, with an html file to help you navigate it better.
approxim8ion commented on U.S. court orders LibGen to pay $30M to publishers, issues broad injunction   torrentfreak.com/u-s-cour... · Posted by u/samizdis
nextworddev · a year ago
Sounds like how Temu is killing dollar stores and mom and pop e-commerce stores here in the states
approxim8ion · a year ago
The majority of these "mom and pop e-commerce stores here in the states" are dropshipping enterprises that deserve to die.
approxim8ion commented on Ask HN: What are some must-read books about video games and gaming history?    · Posted by u/Kovah
approxim8ion · a year ago
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made, by Jason Schreier

Not particularly deep, but a pretty good read about more modern AAA games and crunch in the industry.

approxim8ion commented on Google: Angular and Wiz Are Merging   twitter.com/sarah_edo/sta... · Posted by u/tosh
Andrex · a year ago
Angular was made for you, basically. I've always seen that as the use case.

It never seemed suitable for mostly-frontend devs, but it's probably perfect for mostly-backend ones.

approxim8ion · a year ago
Yeah, that makes sense I suppose. My Java background also means the verbosity and structure doesn't bother me much.
approxim8ion commented on Google: Angular and Wiz Are Merging   twitter.com/sarah_edo/sta... · Posted by u/tosh
ecmascript · a year ago
I hate Angular with a passion. It's easily the most verbose, overly complex front end framework I've ever used which just takes the fun out of building web apps and make it a pure pain. I would rather work on a farm and shovel pig shit all day than work in Angular again.

My last job forced Angular on me, I quit after a while (not because of solely that reason) but I told them Angular was a bad choice and they chose to overrule me. Pretty funny now, they will have to endure the pain of migrating a large app which makes me feel good.

Make stupid choices, win stupid prizes.

approxim8ion · a year ago
To offer a differing experience, I've been working in Angular for a couple of years now and personally like it quite a bit. I don't like frontend frameworks in general, but given the choice I prefer Angular over React.
approxim8ion commented on The Case Against Homework   alfiekohn.org/article/cas... · Posted by u/shsachdev
sakex · a year ago
Growing up I always managed to avoid doing my homework. Also I always passed with the minimum grade required. My parents and everyone around me kept saying that I would become a failure.

Well, today I'm a Machine Learning Engineer at a FAANG company and I have no regrets not wasting my youth on some stupid assignments that everyone forgot about as soon as it was graded.

approxim8ion · a year ago
I'm glad it worked out for you, but this is also survivorship bias.
approxim8ion commented on Things you're allowed to do (2020)   milan.cvitkovic.net/writi... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar
elvis10ten · 2 years ago
I have had back pain and RSI for almost two years. My situation only got better after I started doing my physio exercises consistently.

I also learned things from physios on YouTube (e.g. Bob and Brad) that made a difference especially with the RSI in my hands.

My anecdotal experience doesn’t scaling with your claim. Of course, each pain is different and some just require good ol rest like you said. But that’s why you should spend the money to hire the professionals at the top of their game to tell you what is what.

approxim8ion · 2 years ago
Bob and Brad ("the two most famous physical therapists on the internet") are an absolute treasure. Always good to see them get some appreciation online.

u/approxim8ion

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