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Re:Speedrunning Windows 95 on Sunday March 10, 2019 @03:06AM (#19350788)
My friend had similar 'super power's but.. with Diablo 2 CD key ;)
I would suggest to read Jason Schreier's book: "blood sweat and pixels" - it opened my eyes about the process of building AAA games - which sometimes is soo chaotic that is hard to believe they could build anything.
Re:Redesigning GitHub Repository Page on Friday March 01, 2019 @07:48AM (#19280054)
Despite the fact I like some of the changes presented there, one particular detail has shot me: lack of understanding why github has put commit messages in file list and removing it - this might be a harsh opinion, but proved to me that the author doesn't fully understand how most users (developers) are using GitHub.
After couple years on OSX, many years on linux, I've gone back (I was using windows before I've started working as a developer) to Windows (10) - and I'm very happy with it! WSL works great for my needs (Node.js / front-end development mosty, but I run RoR / Python apps without any problems).
Re:Please Review My Landing Page on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @04:02AM (#19206638)
hey!

work on the whitespace - make consistent vertical margins between elements: beginning of the white section seems a bit too cluttered.

Also try to use a bit different color palette - that blue color looks like a bit CSS's default `blue` built-in color - try something more unusual! :)

good luck!

Re:Ask HN: Show Us Your Personal Website/Blog? on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @04:04AM (#19197616)
haha I was thinking about starting similar thread :) don't bother if I repost from other thread again?

https://lukaszkups.net

My DeusEx-game-inspired personal website (love the game, especially from the design side so decided to take an inspiration from it)

Will soon release tool I've used to generate this website (yes, another static site generator ;) )

Re:Ask HN: Best Personal Sites? on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @03:40AM (#19197526)
Don't want to sound immodest, but I've worked hard on my latest website design: https://lukaszkups.net

Latest Deus Ex game fans should recognize what was my source of inspiration there ;)

Re:Ask HN: What’s your laptop? on Monday February 11, 2019 @03:27AM (#19132842)
after 2 years on osx, 5+ on linux, I've ended up on Surface Book 2 15" (Windows 10 with WSL - I don't use Window's cmd at all) and I'm pretty satisfied with the result - AMA.

Before that, I've been using ASUS Zenbook UX32LN - I think it was the best machine I've ever had (now my wife is using it, I wanted to try out Surface devices since I've fell in love with the design of that product line)

Re:Teenager builds his own Lego prosthetic arms on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:21PM (#19118809)
ah vintage ones.. Ice Planet 2002 serie, one day I'll complete you ;)

but exactly, when you spent decent amount of time at websites like bricklink you can complete sets for a fairly lower price than usual.

It's always a good idea to check the local online market platforms as well.

Re:Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios? on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:20PM (#19117709)
Following @jefflombardjr example, I would like to share an example of my personal website: https://lukaszkups.net .

Why do I like it? Because I've literally built it by myself from scratch - starting on design (all the graphics, even the map in experience tab) to the static site generation tool that I use to manage content (will release it soon as my first truly open source project).

Btw. Any feedback will be highly appreciated.

Re:Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @07:51AM (#19094690)
Here's another website related to this topic: https://www.mylittlebehemoth.com
Same here. I've recently been put on the 'other side of the table', first time as a recruiter, and tried to be someone like you've mentioned in your comment. If someone would like to learn more, here's my brief blog post about the whole process: https://lukaszkups.net/notes/on-the-other-side/
Re:Show HN: Learn React fundamentals on Friday February 01, 2019 @01:53AM (#19052183)
I really try to convince myself that this is not a troll comment.

But I can't.

[edit]

Since somebody downvoted my previous form of comment (probably because of lack of constructive opinion) I'll fix it now:

Calling other programmers noobs doesn't make you a better person by any means.

On one side you're saying that Vue.js is that easy to learn so there's lots of noobs using it, but on the other side you're saying that you need constantly google/look into to docs for help.

Vue documentation is the best introduction to the tool I've ever encountered. Same for the rest of the docs for the Vue's ecosystem - they're written in consistent form, so you can just simply 'jump in' and learn progressively. Even templating language looks like already familiar good old HTML. I was prepared to build production-ready application after a week of messing around with Vue & its documentation.

I can't tell same much good words about React, since after spending a month with it I couldn't figure out how to solve some basic edge-cases (like finding proper way to style components - are you kidding me, React is like 3+ years old, used by thousands of developers and people are still arguing about proper way of styling its components? In Vue you just put it into `<style>` block of Single File Component, or serve generic ones in the global stylesheet file and that's it, simple as that.)

But I think it's just a matter of personal preferences - Vue just suit me better, while React doesn't. I don't like react personally - but I do respect the people who created it and these who uses it on daily basis. Period.

Every developer can choose hers/his tools that suits best, but calling someone because of that a noob is... just unprofessional.

I will take an opportunity and share here a link to one of my notes about the related topic: 'If Vue.js is worth a shot?': https://lukaszkups.net/notes/is-vuejs-worth-a-shot/

enjoy ;)

Re:Advice to new programmers on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:17AM (#19033302)
Ah sir, you could just ask me directly https://lukaszkups.net/notes/tips-for-beginner-programmers/ ;)
Re:Ask HN: How do you organise your hard drive? on Sunday January 06, 2019 @01:53PM (#18839860)
besides standard folders that are delivered with the OS, I tend to create folder `/projects` with my personal side-gigs and `/work` with commercial projects for other people. nothing fancy.
Re:More games should be honest about death on Saturday December 29, 2018 @06:32AM (#18783160)
One great example of emotional game can be a Hyper Light Drifter - especially if you know about its author's illness.
Re:I quit Instagram and Facebook and it made me happier on Sunday December 02, 2018 @04:54PM (#18584810)
I think it.. depends - I use instagram as my inspiration feed - it's full of nice things, not other people's lifes - so I think it depends who are you following or what content are you interested it - most of my instagram feed contains professional lego builds, custom mechanical keyboard or bauhaus-like designed products.

Same for twitter - despite the fact I'm now slowly move into joining some weekly emails about the stuff I'm intersted in I still use twitter as a my main source of news about front-end tooling / programming / entrepreneur / design stuff.

Re:Ask HN: What are you thankful for? on Friday November 23, 2018 @07:50AM (#18516085)
Great parents, lovely family (wife, kids), being healthy and able to work hard to provide them everything they need in life.
Re:DevOps for a Commodore 64 on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:29AM (#18389288)
The same thing got around my head as well - I think I'm gonna try Azure soon for one of my little side-projects to see how it's gonna work out.
Re:Is Gutenberg the End or a New Beginning for WordPress? on Thursday October 25, 2018 @08:39AM (#18300402)
good point. I've never met any client that would like to write in markdown though, but I love it, tbh. My most desirable feature of markdown editor is drag&drop images that turns automatically into `![img](xyz)` tags - I wish more editors offer such feature.
Re:Paper Airplane Designs on Thursday October 18, 2018 @02:26PM (#18250803)
we have similar contest, but in the University, and it was for the longest (time) flight, not the farthest. Among all guys that tries different setups the contest won... a girl (to make it even more awesome, I think she was the only female contest member :D) :)
show this stats next time the junior dev will say that she/he will develop own WYSIWYG editor in like 1-2 weeks for the project needs ;)
Psygnosis and Metal Fatigue game <3
yeah but with consistent design ;)
I've created a script that installs all necessary stuff for me if I would need to reinstall my system - saved it on remote repo to just download & run it after fresh system is installed: https://github.com/lukaszkups/linux-installation-script (it might be now pretty outdated)
Re:Why I Bid $700 for a Stolen PSN Account on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @02:55AM (#18182580)
The first question I had while reading this - can't Sony check the localization or something like console ID that the account is logging into? I can't believe stealing these accounts is so un-revertable! :|
BTW. I'm interested in politics (only to get to know what's happening), but nothing more than that - I prefer reading stuff about entrepreneurship or technology than this.
I've noticed that many people comment my attitude like this, but I've noticed that the less I care, the more happy life I live (and my friends as well).

Caring about politics is a total waste of time and energy - in my opinion it's just better to turn these resources into e.g. earning more money than e.g. thinking how much politicians are "stealing" it from us - I think that's the main reason why people are so angry these days and live unhappy lifes

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