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Re:Backblaze S3 API is having some downtime on Thursday November 19, 2020 @06:48AM (#25148569)
It doesn't reflect well on their monitoring/on-call setup that everyone else was paged before them, assuming they are indeed unaware.

Perhaps the first they'll know of the problem is when they read it on HN

Show HN: Productlauncher.io

Posted by slice-beans on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:16AM
from the show-hn dept.

Hi HN. Just wanted to share a little side project I've put together.https://productlauncher.ioI've noticed a lot of people here suffer from abandoning their projects once they reach 80% complete and I am a fellow sufferer. To try to combat that I made productlauncher.io - a simple tool which launches for you, whether you like it or not. The process is simple:- Add your project details - Add an...

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Re:I wandered off and built an IDE on Friday April 06, 2018 @11:50AM (#16774170)
https://makebook.io/

It's pretty good so far

Re:Ask HN: Does anyone use an alternative to a password manager? on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @03:37AM (#16050693)
I also use pass and sync it with my android phone using OpenKeychain to manage GPG keys and PasswordStore as the actual password browser. Copy/pasting randomised passwords on both desktop and mobile is easy once these are set up.
Re:Ask HN: I'm a generalist developer I'd like to specialise. What sho... on Monday August 15, 2016 @03:14PM (#12292697)
Now that you've mentioned this I think it may become a theme, and rightly so. Perhaps a change in focus and a bit of reflection on the different business domains that I have experience in is in order.
Re:Ask HN: I'm a generalist developer I'd like to specialise. What sho... on Monday August 15, 2016 @03:12PM (#12292692)
Thanks for the input, really good points. The machine learning angle is interesting and something I'll look further into as I do have some undergrad maths experience.

Ask HN: I'm a generalist developer I'd like to specialise. What should I choose?

Posted by slice-beans on Monday August 15, 2016 @02:10PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am currently lead developer in a small web dev agency in Manchester, UK. I'd like to improve my skills offering by choosing a technology specialism and doubling down on that until I reach expert level, making me into one of those much discussed T shaped people. I hope this will also help me find a niche if I decide to start freelancing/consulting.- I am currently capable working with PHP,...

( Read More... | 7 comments | 17 points | on HN )
Re:Show HN: ShowList – Share Bands You've Seen Live, Discover New Bands on Saturday August 13, 2016 @01:59PM (#12282353)
Looking forward to it. I'm on twitter @slice_beans or you can find an email address on https://slicebeans.com/contact
Re:Show HN: ShowList – Share Bands You've Seen Live, Discover New Bands on Saturday August 13, 2016 @05:43AM (#12280893)
Looks cool. Very similar to a service I built a few years ago: https://lanyard.fm which has setlist integration and even generated Spotify playlists of the setlist using live versions of tracks at one point. If you'd like to chat about any of the problems we faced let me know.

The site was never monetized, it was a side project between me and a couple of other guys. We struggled with data until it eventually dried up completely last year. To remedy that I've been working on a live music version of musicbrainz.org in my spare time although progress is slow. If anyone is interested in getting involved in that hit me up

Re:Two tools for quick and easy web application load testing during de... on Friday August 12, 2016 @12:45PM (#12277012)
Locust is really good, allows custom scripts for user behaviour, and works well spun up on multiple cloud instances http://locust.io/
Re:This JPEG is also a webpage on Thursday August 11, 2016 @12:25PM (#12269558)
It was shifty eyes. But good imagination skills +1
Re:This JPEG is also a webpage on Thursday August 11, 2016 @03:02AM (#12266671)
I visited some other black listed sites <.< >.> and discovered the pattern, then dug around in the router settings to see what had changed. Disabling parental controls sorted it and I can now see the squirrel/chipmunk/unidentified rodent.

Lesson learned: just use a VPN.

Re:This JPEG is also a webpage on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @06:15PM (#12265107)
BT Home Hub 5 (Type A) Software version 4.7.5.1.83.8.204.1.11

But, false alarm anyway, nothing interesting is happening. The firmware had updated and reset parental control settings on the router. The domain is on some blacklist apparently so it was redirecting to a page to finalise parental control preferences.

Sorry it wasn't any more interesting than that.

Edit: the reason it took me a while to figure this out was that the settings page it was redirecting to was nothing to do with parental controls!

Re:This JPEG is also a webpage on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @04:29PM (#12264555)
Here's the request and response from router: http://pastebin.com/e7rxLsGJ

The router itself is a BT Internet (UK) branded one. Not sure of the exact model but I'll try to find out...

Re:This JPEG is also a webpage on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @01:20PM (#12263360)
Interestingly, this page is intercepted by my router which then just sends me a redirect to one of its settings pages. Odd.