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Re:Ask HN: Codepen Style SQL Server on Sunday November 26, 2023 @07:42AM (#38421181)
I found https://www.db-fiddle.com but it doesn't have the GUI element to let you navigate around the tables.

Ask HN: Codepen Style SQL Server

I've tried a few searches and can't find it but it feels like it should exist.Is there a Codepen style (online playpen) SQL server and GUI client thing? Let's you make a toy database and query it within your browser, and persist the data against an obscure URL.

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Re:Strada - Create fully native controls, driven by your web app. on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @06:29PM (#37591011)
Is there a cause for concern that a strada app might conflict with the App Store review guidelines?
The bathroom hand drier they invented is/was cool. No heat and knocking the water off with a faster jet of air by pushing it through a smaller hole was a decent improvement.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2021) on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:37PM (#29406657)
char.gy | Ruby Engineer | electric vehicle charging | Full-time | Remote in the UK and London

char.gy manufactures, installs, and runs electric vehicle chargers, and specialises in fitting them to lampposts.

Our service is very much in demand at the moment and we're growing!

We're hiring full stack Ruby Engineers.

https://apply.workable.com/char-dot-gy/j/244B5D2C0D/

Hi, I'm the author. I made this itch-scratcher for myself and now I'm seeing if people want, or even understand it.

I have 3 calendars (personal and 2 work ones) and I often find myself copying events between them. Copying holiday between them.. flights.. early starts etc for the people who look at my calendars (family and colleagues). Keeping these events in sync is occasionally super annoying.

This lets you sync events between them..

Only Google calendars for now. I'd probably tackle Microsoft calendars next if people actually use it.

Any feedback very welcome!

Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:14PM (#22119543)
Well.. the DuckDuckGo and Google implementations are a little different but on both sites the ads are designed to blend into the organic results. If we weren't talking about the icon we could talk about the background colour, font, text colour, layout, URL in green etc. I don't begrudge DuckDuckGo, they have a very large competitor on their hands and wish them a lot of luck.
Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:53AM (#22108635)
Even though I want them to have more ad cash, DuckDuckGo isn't vastly better: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=buy+printer
An official party social media account changing it's branding to masquarade as a fact checking service during a televised debate? The intent to mislead is clear.
So you think it's wrong.. but a reaction to something wrong is purely political gaming? Illogical.
Re:We Need to Dream Bigger Than Bike Lanes on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:50AM (#21332935)
If this is predicting electric bikes that can keep up with the current speed of the roads, I don't think it sounds meaningfully different from light motorcycles in terms of infrastructure. The vulnerability of the traveller sounds the same. But perhaps the lighter vehicle and environmental benefit will help it reach a critical mass where change will happen..

I think we're generally headed for slower roads in built up areas. It's the cheapest option. 15mph roads will probably be safe enough for cyclists and I personally believe stopping distances have got to come down a lot if we're ever going to let the robots drive cars in towns.

Re:How to Design for the Web in 2019 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:32AM (#20174113)
> This one remains the most important principle and it’s not without reason. Well paid focus groups have shown that the very first thing a user wants to do when visiting your web site in their web browser is to install a mobile application.

_hangs head_

Re:Goodbye, EdgeHTML on Friday December 07, 2018 @05:17AM (#18626436)
I have tried them but it wasn't simple to use multiple profiles at once, nor was it obvious which profile you were using. I felt as though Firefox was discouraging their use. Are you using them?

Here is an article that talks through the steps (on windows but it's similar for others) https://www.howtogeek.com/209320/how-to-set-up-and-use-multi...

Re:Goodbye, EdgeHTML on Friday December 07, 2018 @04:31AM (#18626238)
I tried to move from Chrome's profiles to Firefox's container tabs. I prefer Chrome's take on it where sessions are shared across all tabs in a window rather than across similarly styled tabs in the same window.

.. I just went to find the github issue for other people with a similar need[0] and found someone has posted a link to an extension called sticky containers. A new tab opens in the same container of the last one. It's actually pretty close to what I'm after..

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sticky-contai...

[0] https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/issues/3...

Coconut oil is one of the more stable fats at high temperatures - which is a health benefit.

Or rather, it's less of a health detriment.

Interesting idea. Would you charge the same amount in poorer countries? Twitter's multicultural/multilingual user base is such a good thing.
My backup is a RAID 1 NAS which I backup to two external drives once a year. One goes in the shed and the other to my Dad's house. Disappointingly amateurish... but cheap and more secure than any online backup.
Re:California's DOT Admits That More Roads Mean More Traffic on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:32AM (#10614752)
"Did anyone actually expect that building more roads would lead to no increase in road usage?"

I think that's exactly it.

Perhaps all road building initiatives should be publicised as short term congestion relief and long term preference of cars over other forms of transport.

Re:Why Homejoy Failed on Monday October 26, 2015 @01:16PM (#10452787)
I hope my next failure will be documented with an animated metaphor of a robot failing apart.
Re:It Is Time For Basic Income on Saturday March 22, 2014 @02:38PM (#7450264)
The money does go back to the tax payers.. Its redistributed amongst the tax payers. Its pretty much the core concept.

You thought that I thought they just sent the cheques back in the post? That would be bizarre indeed!

"250M people contribute $20k. 300M people receive $16.6k."

Re:It Is Time For Basic Income on Saturday March 22, 2014 @03:54AM (#7448214)
It’s the redistribution that you’re missing.

300M * $20k does equal $6 trillion but it is returned to the tax payer who stumped up the $6 trillion.

The 50M who aren’t contributing tax represent an actual cost of $1 trillion. The remaining $5 trillion is redistributed.

250M people contribute $20k. 300M people receive $16.6k.

300M * $20k - $6 trillion == $0

Thanks for commenting - I think that's a great idea. The widget fits with my desire to let the publisher be independent of a marketplace.
Developer here!

Honesty.io is an experiment to pass on the Humble Bundle style "pay what you think it's worth" mechanic to all independent publishers (not just games).

No attempt has been made to create a marketplace. I am undecided. I see the value of a marketplace to a new publisher but I believe the future of publishing is niches.

Minimum prices and disabling the charitable donation and tip are features I've considered but am concerned they dilute the altruistic message?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!