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hisnameisjimmy commented on A16Z-backed data firms Fivetran, dbt Labs to merge in all-stock deal   reuters.com/business/a16z... · Posted by u/mjirv
pawelduda · 4 months ago
Thoughts on possible implications for users in foreseeable future? We built a lot using dbt and can't really think of going back or switching to alternatives
hisnameisjimmy · 4 months ago
Full disclosure: I am a PM at Fivetran who is very excited about this.

We are fully committed to open source dbt and don't want to build a 'walled garden'. Interoperability is one of the key value propositions of both Fivetran and dbt. While I'm biased, I think the main implications for users is that their favorite tooling will be with one vendor who cares about what makes them great.

You can read a bit more here: https://www.fivetran.com/blog/the-era-of-open-data-infrastru...

hisnameisjimmy commented on A new JSON data type for ClickHouse   clickhouse.com/blog/a-new... · Posted by u/markhneedham
maccard · a year ago
I've heard wonderful things about ClickHouse, but every time I try to use it, I get stuck on "how do I get data into it reliably". I search around, and inevitably end up with "by combining clickhouse and Kafka", at which point my desire to keep going drops to zero.

Are there any setups for reliable data ingestion into Clickhouse that don't involve spinning up Kafka & Zookeeper?

hisnameisjimmy · a year ago
Fivetran has a destination for it: https://fivetran.com/docs/destinations/clickhouse
hisnameisjimmy commented on Self-experiment with L-theanine: effect on sleep and cognition   metasophi.com/blog/does-l... · Posted by u/sheefrex
bagful · a year ago
For my biology, L-theanine (200 mg) rounds out caffeine by stamping out the anxiety-inducing effect. By itself it just gives me a headache sometimes.
hisnameisjimmy · a year ago
I don't even notice it without caffeine (coffee), but it has transformed coffee for me from something I had to be super careful with to something that is incredibly enjoyable and productivity-inducing without feeling sick and insane.
hisnameisjimmy commented on Show HN: Sourcetable – AI Spreadsheet and Data Platform    · Posted by u/mceoin
alooPotato · a year ago
Cool.

How did you build so many integrations so fast?

Selfishly, would love to see Streak (CRM) integration as well.

hisnameisjimmy · a year ago
Fivetran will build a Streak integration if you bring a customer who will use it (sometimes as little as one): https://fivetran.com/docs/by-request-program
hisnameisjimmy commented on The manager's unbearable lack of endorphins   jamie.ideasasylum.com/202... · Posted by u/mooreds
addisonj · 2 years ago
Like others, I empathize with this, but it got me wondering more what that difference is, because I have "achieved" a lot more in helping a group than I have as an individual.

Over time I have learned for myself, at least part of the reason, is that you don't get those moment when the thing works. Those immediate and really apparent moments, where you did the hard thing, and even if there is more to do, you solved the problem.

You don't get those moments as a manager, because people aren't machines and you can't assume anything. A hard won consensus building moment can be flip-flopped on, a coached employee who you thought really felt empowered can still struggle to speak up, etc.

In other words, I think success just tickles things different neurologically between IC and management, and I think recognizing that is probably critical to know.

If you are deciding to manage, you have to be ready 'give up' the high of solving directly or risk turning into a micro-manager or not giving enough autonomy. As a manager learning to be okay with struggling with why motivation or burnout is more of a struggle, and you just don't get those same rejuvenating moments.

At least that is how I have come to feel about it, but I am still learning to find what other moments I can recognize as a manager to allow my brain to get the rewards for the hard effort.

hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
I think this is where celebration becomes key. You have to celebrate and congratulate the team to make those moments happen for everyone, so that the feeling of 'the team did it' becomes real. I am not a celebratory person by nature, and this was actually strangely hard for me, it felt cringey. Makes a huge difference though.
hisnameisjimmy commented on Ambitious but at peace   jugheadjones10.github.io/... · Posted by u/juggy69
hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
You don't need to be 100% in love with yourself to 'love yourself' or be kind to yourself to some degree. I think sometimes people (me) hear stuff like this, and feel like it's all or nothing.

Think of yourself as a coach to your 'self'. Good parents are often 'high expectations, high support'. So you can be very ambitious, but also support yourself. If you just whip yourself all day every day to get the outcome you want, you will wither like an abused animal.

I actually think the ratio is much lower than we think to feel good about things, which actually makes the bar much more attainable. If you spend 5% of your time expressing love/support for yourself, and 95% of the rest of the time being critical and judgmental, you will feel dramatically better and more motivated than 99.9% critical and judgmental.

hisnameisjimmy commented on Review: Apple's efficient M3 MacBook Airs are just about as good as laptops get   arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
xyst · 2 years ago
I was burned pretty hard by the “air” product line. There used to be a whole ton of issues related to throttling, cooling, keyboard, and hinge issues. I used this thing as a daily driver during college.

Ended up switching up to a MBP, which is still in use today.

Anybody have any experience with today’s hw? With Apple silicon/arm, were they able to fix the over heating issues; or was the internal chassis redesigned to improve airflow?

hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
I have an M1 Air 16gb and it's the best computer I've ever owned by such a wide margin that it's hard to believe they could improve it. Hard to overstate how dramatic an improvement it is relative to intel machines, especially if you tend to push your computer. It almost never heats up, and the battery lasts forever. Remarkable engineering.
hisnameisjimmy commented on Every default macOS wallpaper   512pixels.net/projects/de... · Posted by u/jorgesborges
Erazal · 2 years ago
I'm obsessed with having a clean desktop, and beautiful wallpapers. Until recently, I used a neat little app for MacOS called Artdiario [1] that would update my wallpaper every day with a beautiful piece of art and I LOVED it.

"Used to" because it looks it's not updated anymore since around 2 months :(

Was thinking of re-creating the same "open-source" version of it, that would pick and show art from museums around the world every day [2].

Would some of you be interested?

And if by chance you're reading me Jimmy - I love the app and would be happy to help maintain / curate it!

[1] https://www.artdiario.com/

[2] a ton of museums provide free access to their art, such as the National Gallery of Art - https://www.nga.gov/open-access-images.html

hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
Yo I would love the help to maintain/curate. A combination of the holidays and a really aggressive start to the new year at work made me fall off the update wagon. Email me and we can setup a time to chat.

Edit: This was really nice to see/hear. Thank you for appreciating this publicly!

hisnameisjimmy commented on Show HN: Simple tool to hang your art at museum height   museumheight.com/... · Posted by u/hisnameisjimmy
Baldbvrhunter · 2 years ago
it's a strip of moulded timber that you fix at the top of your wall, say a foot down, and then using a picture hook you can hang whatever pictures you like and replace them as many times as you like without doing any more drilling

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/9b/33/cc9b33d99a962a0830ad...

hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
I appreciate you going against my wishes :)

This is cool! My app would also help here!

hisnameisjimmy commented on Show HN: Simple tool to hang your art at museum height   museumheight.com/... · Posted by u/hisnameisjimmy
Baldbvrhunter · 2 years ago
Put up a picture rail
hisnameisjimmy · 2 years ago
I have no idea what that is and I refuse to find out

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