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tillcarlos commented on Show HN: Pg-typesafe – Strongly typed queries for PostgreSQL and TypeScript   github.com/n-e/pg-typesaf... · Posted by u/n_e
dbbk · 24 days ago
Just use Drizzle
tillcarlos · 24 days ago
That’s what I thought.

The queries look a but more clumsy then but you won’t cause problems when spelling the column names.

  const [domain] = await db
    .select()
    .from(cmsDomains)
    .where(eq(cmsDomains.id, domainId))
    .limit(1);

tillcarlos commented on     · Posted by u/mallochio
tillcarlos · 2 months ago
Peasant move if you ask me. You could have waited a week / month / year.

Also: the 10 USD for James is way less than it'd take to even install your app and figure out if it's for me. Why would I waste my time like that? With James' app I at least know that it's well-maintained quality I'm getting.

tillcarlos commented on India's Electric Two-Wheeler Market: Rise, Reset and What Comes Next   micromobility.io/news/ind... · Posted by u/prabinjoel
sidkshatriya · 2 months ago
Anybody own an electric Two-Wheeler ? What has your experience been ? Pros and Cons ?
tillcarlos · 2 months ago
I own a vinfast theon S and a daybike quantum s1. Living in Vietnam.

prices were 2.6k usd and 1.9 for the quantum. Ranges are 100km and 250km

I will probably never buy a gas bike again. Ranges are not a problem in the city. They are quiet and fast. And I pay almost nothing to charge them.

If I complain about air quality I at least feel like I need to put money into companies that are actively working on solutions. Especially for small bikes it’s a no-brainer to go electric.

tillcarlos commented on If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?   newyorker.com/news/fault-... · Posted by u/pseudolus
patates · 3 months ago
I quit social media many years ago and to answer the question: No, I just watch Youtube. If I could stop watching Youtube, I'm totally sure I'd finally be able to read books again /s

The problem is the award delay. In Youtube, I get my "award" in 10 minutes max. Starting to enjoy a book requires 1-2 hours investment, and the award can be anything between 1 and 10 in a scale of 10 (while median being more like 7), and Youtube is 3-6 with a rare 9.

I read a lot of self-improvement books lately, or heard to be honest. They didn't help me start reading. Atomic Habits came close.

I have (diagnosed, yet untreated, because of side effects) ADHD though. So maybe not the typical experience. I also couldn't read much (or do any homework) as a child.

Currently trying to stop myself from starting with short videos.

tillcarlos · 3 months ago
The only thing I need to stick to a good sci-fi book is: - have it on my kindle - actually have read a bit. a page is enough. - phone out of the bedroom (the hardest)
tillcarlos commented on Show HN: Fanfa – Interactive and animated Mermaid diagrams   fanfa.dev/... · Posted by u/bairess
frankhsu · 3 months ago
I love it. I saw a comment in this thread saying that adding animation to a chart is pointless.

However in some public speeches, I've always wanted to add some cool charts to attract attention. Especially at large events, a slightly different presentation can make my stuff stand out and gain more attention.

Your work has a nice launch here in HackerNews but no upvotes on ProductHunt, so I just voted there to support you

tillcarlos · 3 months ago
Yeah, 100%. Just having something to move around catches the eye. Cheap trick but works - that's why most short videos have subtitles.

I love this idea. Problem is: it competes with "Hey Claude, take this diagram and animate it". The results are different (worse / better in different regards), but you can modify it more to your liking.

Maybe I'm not seeing the exact use case. I was very close to buying the plan (3 usd / m is a steal), but with Claude I can be more specific what I want.

tillcarlos commented on Show HN: Fanfa – Interactive and animated Mermaid diagrams   fanfa.dev/... · Posted by u/bairess
tillcarlos · 3 months ago
Awesome idea! I'm trying to use it for a YouTube video.

This graph here has display issues. And the CPU is used waay too much on firefox

``` flowchart TD Step1["*Step 1: POC* (4 weeks)<br/>Vibe code for ONE tenant"]

    Step1 --> Validate & Hire

    Validate["Validation (4 weeks)"]
    Hire["Hire developer (4 weeks)"]

    Validate & Hire --> Spec

    subgraph Spec["**Step 3: Specification** (with dev)"]
        SpecStart["Parallel"] --> UI["UI prototype"]
        SpecStart --> POC["POCs of all parts"]
        SpecStart --> Arch["Architecture + stack"]
        SpecStart --> Infra["Infrastructure"]
        SpecStart --> FullSpec["Full MVP spec"]
        UI & POC & Arch & Infra & FullSpec --> SpecEnd["Done"]
    end
```

tillcarlos commented on Things that aren't doing the thing   strangestloop.io/essays/t... · Posted by u/downboots
thethingundone · 4 months ago
That text is describing my life since 10 years or so. I am in my 30s and lost the capability to do the thing, _any_ thing, with the exception of going out with friends/family/my partner to do social activities. Everything else is literally impossible for me to do.

I’m currently kicking off my second attempt to fix this by talking to a psychologist about it. But I am not very hopeful. Still searching for the root cause. I have all the ground works set to having a good life, except that I am incapable of moving to start that damn thing.

Where is my interest in stuff gone? Why do I prefer my couch over just typing "git clone" and play with some new tech? Why is my 3D printer sitting dusty in the corner even though I was one of the first adopters? Why is the act of hand-craft wood working, that I am dreaming of since forever and would now be able to do, impossible for me to start?

My motivation is high. My brain thinks whole projects through. I start fixing things in my head. But I am not even capable of dumping all that planning into an speech-to-text-LLM to build an actual design document out of it.

It feels like I played everything through already, so no point in starting that thing.

What the fuck is my problem?

tillcarlos · 4 months ago
You probably lost the “finish” muscle. That happens when you lack wins for a long time.

Best way to to train yourself to win again. Start, finish, and celebrate a 1h task. Then half day. etc

tillcarlos commented on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
userium · 4 months ago
I'm working on https://www.evcourse.com/ (I work in the EV industry)
tillcarlos · 4 months ago
This is pretty cool. can imagine it being useful for people thinking to switch to am EV.

the popup for miles/km stays too much on top. it should go away after selecting it once.

tillcarlos commented on Show HN: I'm making an open-source platform for learning Japanese   kanadojo.com... · Posted by u/tentoumushi
marsavar · 6 months ago
People are reacting quite strongly to this answer, but it is unfortunately correct. OP has essentially created an application for memorising vocabulary, which is... fine, and it's an achievement to be celebrated.

But no amount of flashcards will make you a competent language speaker. There is no substitute for immersion.

What made it really click for me for me was reading. Lots and lots of it. My suggestion is to start with short, easy stuff (stories for kids) and then move on to progressively harder material (short newspaper articles, essays).

I passed JLPT N1 back in 2013, and preparing for the test was just an exercise in memorising vocabulary and grammar patterns. What really made the language click for me was reading novels in Japanese. That alone helped me more than any amount of Anki-style JLPT prep material ever did.

Vocabulary is important, but it's much, much easier to absorb and retain if you learn it in context.

tillcarlos · 6 months ago
Do you know of a tool that can generate texts to read based on exactly your level?

I think that was Krashen’s input hypothesis. If I read a text in Vietnamese with more than one unknown word, it’s too much. Exactly one would do it.

Haven’t seen a tool doing that.

u/tillcarlos

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