News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

mikegreen

I'm hoping that Infracost doesn't need the entire state file shipped to an outside service/server, like the one mentioned here does.

State files should be considered secret....

  $ terraform state pull | curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @- https://cost.modules.tf/
Re:It’s Time for Real Time Settlement on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:46PM (#26007266)
But "When people invest" - This isn't investment behavior. This is speculation and most likely simple addiction to gambling behavior they drive and incent people to do.
Re:Show HN: Send a slack msg with AWS IoT button on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:34AM (#14892336)
It depends :-) Some seem to have a fall-back or fail-safe that isn't overwritten. Even with flashing known firmware, the reliability of the little guys was questionable. Random lockups and very touchy to power source.
Re:Show HN: Send a slack msg with AWS IoT button on Sunday July 30, 2017 @12:25PM (#14886621)
The quality and consistency of firmware/functionality/hidden stuff on the various 8266's I have leads me to avoid them. I had a pair that phoned home to some Chinese domain and registered all via HTTP, and a quick Wireshark yielded it phoned home for commands. Not on my network... You can pick them up cheaper on ebay, as well.
I had to disable uorigin adblock and use incognito.
Neat. One feedback - when using uorigin adblock adding anything throws a 500
Re:Ask HN: Experiences with cloud-based dev platforms? on Thursday December 22, 2016 @12:48PM (#13238923)
Disclaimer: I'm just a product/biz guy that codes on the side.

I started using CodeAnywhere earlier this year to manage a small PHP+mysql geospatial email system for an aviation charity I do the tech for...so wanted something cheap (its $120 a year?) and able to teach a non-tech how to go in and make a change (as I don't want them making edits in the github UI). I was also using my Chromebook a lot while traveling and using shared space, so I needed a decent dev environment without Chrome plugins/jankiness/slowness from a 4gb system.

They have Android and iOS apps that make changes when on the go a touch easier, though code on a Nexus is pretty rough on a plane :-)

So far, pretty good - initially they were making changes to how containers were created and destroyed, causing some changes in the syntax of how a container is defined thus causing mine to be troublesome. However, their support was pretty responsive and got it sorted out.

gomix.com as mentioned here already is pretty new but has been reliable for me so far. It is a fogcreek venture so I imagine it will mature pretty quickly.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016) on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:34AM (#12921212)
Sent something in a while back for the PM role, might be too senior but liked the product, never heard anything back.
I'm not terribly keen on providing my actual login to my bank. Ie, adding Betterment asks me for my user/pass Betterment user login (they don't offer 2 factor) - something anyone could then use to login and manage my money there.

I see you're using plaid underneath to connect; so giving some assurance that plaid is handling the data flow and sway will not be storing usernames/passwords would be nice (if that is true).

Do you have a source for

  "Slack stores data unencrypted on their servers" ?
"Also, how responsible is a civilian pilot for climbing through an instrument approach near a military airfield without radio contact?"

Other than responsible for not seeing a fast moving jet rear-end him, not very responsible. Even if he was under radio control and his head on a swivel, it would have have been near impossible to see the jet coming from behind and left at that speed. He wasn't "near a military airfield" - he had taken off from a general aviation airport just north of Charleston's International airport (CHS), also shared with military, however FAA ATC and rules prevail in this airspace. There is no "military airfield" difference around CHS. The F-16 was on a practice approach to CHS, just as anyone could do a practice approach to CHS by requesting to do so from ATC. One major contributing issue to this was the controller descending the F-16 to such a low altitude so far out (1600' at 34 miles out) [1]. This is well below any slide glope and frankly, as a pilot who flies IFR and no-radio-VFR, I would never expect to see a jet on an approach that low even 15 miles out.

The incident did not occur in the military operation areas (MOA) north of CHS.

[1] http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=...

I hear ya.

Can you provide points on where everyoneapi excels over Fullcontact or Whitepages (vendor we use, vendor we're evaluating)?

You don't want to say anything negative about your competition?

Why did you start a new service to compete then?

Without being able to see the site, just a guess-question here - but how does this compare to FullContact or Refresh.io (recently sucked up by LinkedIn)?
americanframe will print and frame for decent prices.. twitter/fb generally has discounts/promos as well.
That was quick: Farrah McGuire @farrahgirl04 SHS- Wichita is looking for a savvy Web Dev to add to the team. Is that you? Come join our sheephating culture! http://www.wehatesheep.com

From: https://twitter.com/farrahgirl04/status/519892091522936832

Re:Show HN: Open-Source, Free, Agile Project Management Tool on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @01:03PM (#8395994)
Nice. Clean layout. Much prettier than jira.

When viewing a story, it'd be nice to be able to change the status without going into edit mode. Or something like a transition (aka how mingle does it) to say "start work" or "done with testing"

Re:EveryoneAPI on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @02:20PM (#8390009)
On the CRM/targeted marketing side, there are use cases for finding out address and other personal info from any tidbit of information you have. Many times you only get an email or phone, or on the flip side a name + address.

Few examples: In a call center environment, looking up the name and address of the caller to know who you're talking to. Matching loosely on name and zip code can provide the operator with a good idea who they are talking to. The system can then match the caller to demographic and interest data to better support sales/marketing/routing decisions.

We use fullcontact to get social profile (twitter, fb, angellist, linkedin, etc) based on an email or phone number in order to better know the user and their social influence that they can have for our customers. Why? Many third party booking systems (flights, hotels, misc travel, etc) provide only the required fields to make the booking stick with the provider (hotel, for example), in order to prevent the provider from contacting the customer directly and taking away that third party booking service (Expedia, for example) revenue. As such, if Expedia only sends name and zip code, or name and phone number, we can match that with existing public data and/or look it up in fullcontact (or something like this phone reverse lookup) in order to get a more complete profile of a guest.

Re:Palantir Pricelist (page 27) [pdf] on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @07:35PM (#8327696)
Do not confuse the GSA schedule with actual implementation cost (or TCO as mentioned below). The prices are a starting point and as with any relationship, they can (and will, if the buyer is smart) be negotiated.

Source: sold & implemented alot of software for the gubbmint.

Re:How to Beat High Airfares (2011) on Monday September 15, 2014 @01:01PM (#8319963)
You have to book two one-way tickets. One IND-LAX thru DIA, and another one DIA-LAX. If you booked a round-trip IND-LAX, both thru Denver, and you skipped the DIA-LAX on the outbound, the rest of your ticket will be cancelled.

It can be substantial even doing it one-way, a popular route I flew into ORD was $454 each way on its own, but going thru ORD onto somewhere like MKE was $89-105 consistently. So even with the full-fare ticket back, it would reduce the price from nearly $900 r/t to $600ish. YMMV.

Re:Hacking a ping pong table on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @05:30PM (#8260276)
Side note to your side note is here: https://github.com/codedance/Retaliation
Re:Analyzing Flightradar24’s internal API structure. on Sunday June 08, 2014 @10:51PM (#7866789)
Very true if 5 years even makes it popular. Most regional carriers and even legacy carriers do not have ADS-B out in them. The adoption rate in general aviation is dismal. I believe under 5% is what AOPA is saying, my personal experience is 1 guy out of 30 owners I know has installed it. The benefits just aren't there yet.
Re:Analyzing Flightradar24’s internal API structure. on Sunday June 08, 2014 @10:48PM (#7866781)
Can you share how many and how far away? Are you near an ADS-B ground station (which will rebroadcast all traffic if a single ADS-B squitter/output is near) or only receiving active output from airplanes?
Humidity is a huge component of lettuce lifespan. You can't just plop lettuce into your fridge near 0c as it is quite dry (hence why fridges have crispers that maintain higher humidity for veggies, and are selectable to low humidity for fruits).

Frankly, if you're not using a head of lettuce in 2 weeks something is wrong with your eating and/or buying decision making :-)

farmedhere is the biggest I know of in the US: http://farmedhere.com/2013/urban-agriculture-grows-up

Re: cost -- "FarmedHere CEO Jolanta Hardej says a 5.5-ounce box of its arugula retails in local markets for $4.99, 50 to 75 cents more than imported organic arugula. Still, she says it sells out because it is fresher and tastier. "

That is a ton, price wise, considering it is over the price of the organic which is over the price of what most consumers are buying.

If you can use solar to power lights within your grow building, good, but you'll never make it a 1:1 sun:light ratio... Plus the cost of panels (going down).

I'm not a naysayer, just trying to be realistic. I have a fair amount of stuff growing in my basement in a mostly hands-off approach (reporting is here: http://www.oakwoodproduce.com/hydrolog/dashboard.html).. I think after a year I am breaking even or even ahead on kale, chard, lettuce, and for sure herbs. We haven't bought leafy greens or herbs in a long time, and often give away to the neighbors, food trucks, etc. My monthly cost is around $80 for lights and $20 for water/nutrients/supplies/seeds.

Tomatoes and peppers get pricey - need higher powered, hotter lights which need cooling and more electricity...

Right. But, having no herbicide/pesticide/chemicals used does not make it organic. Many folks want that "organic" label on it.
This is deducing that pesticides increase potassium uptake and storage in the lettuce which is not true. You can, however, use lower potassium levels for plants that will not be subject to disease or bug stress. But there is not a direct relationship here.
By being able to control the nutrients and how fast the lettuce grows. Potassium intake varies with how fast the plant grows, so adjusting the light and temperature (along with other nutrients, like nitrogen, salt, etc) allows the lettuce to grow quickly (possibly under lights 24hrs a day) without taking up excess potassium.

With a clean environment, potassium levels can be reduced as well, as high potassium soil (fertilized that way) will allow the plant to uptake more potassium and increase its resilience to disease and bug damage.

Growing more food per acre in an indoor hydroponic farm is a reality today. The problem is your romaine from that hydro farm down the road is $3.99, and from the traditional farm shipped across the country is $1.99. Lights are a big part of the equation. Most plants need 10+ hours of sunlight a day, so even if you put the plants on a rotisserie you still have to supplement with artificial light ($$$). The amount of water and land you save is immense, however, the water and land cost of putting a farm in an urban area counters that.

Pollination is easy - bees. Even basement/garage growers will use bees to pollinate. That said, you don't need bees in this example as you never want lettuce (or any leafy green) to flower. You can control the flowering with reduced temp and different light temperatures, too. In tomato/pepper/fruiting plants, you'll need manual pollination or a beehive in your hydro-warehouse.

Re: super-organic - Most hydroponic growing is not organic. By nature of adding nutrients (fertilizer, salts, ph adjustments) that replace what is found in soil means hydroponics is traditionally not organic. There are organic hydroponics going on (I am not aware of a large-scale one) and they are NOT clean nor bug free, given the nature of making organic nutrients (they smell like shit, really, as most are compost or something-rotting-based).

Re:Hiring Developers in a Remote and Distributed Company on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @08:24AM (#7804076)
Very interesting.

"But all in all, we take aboard around 20% of the applicants who started the recruitment process."

What is the % that take the survey and move forward?

Since the 'recruitment' process starts after passing the survey.. Have you given thought to analyzing the survey results of the 80% that don't make it, and see if you could better adjust the survey or conditions to weed out more undesirable candidates earlier? It seems quite resource intensive on your side to perform this process.

Older »