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Re:Hex: Introducing Generative Data Apps on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:56PM (#48117619)
tl;dr: Hex now allows you to use the full power and flexibility of AI code generation, while using the trusted data, context, and governance of Hex's platform.

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We've been a customer for a number of years now and I personally think the way Hex is approaching the intersection of self-service, vibe-coding/AI and governance/maintainability is directionally really smart.

As an admin, being able to see what our team is asking and get feedback on where context is poor (unclear dbt models, not enough context/guides to disambiguate inconsistent language etc) has been awesome. Then this latest stuff effectively bringing a replit/v0/lovable codegen combined with the jupyter-like Python/SQL cells is a real cherry ontop to handle the "why can't we just connect claude cowork directly to Snowflake" question that comes up

Here in Australia we've had contactless for close to a decade I'd guess. All our terminals have been updated so the only place you really see a terminal that can't do contactless these days is broken ones where that component seems to be malfunctioning.
Strength training 3-4 days per week
Re:TypeScript 3.7: The Biggest Features and How to Use Them on Thursday September 12, 2019 @05:56PM (#20956891)
I spent a bit of time in Swift and came back to web and got into frontend which certainly filled a gap for me!

Now we just need `if let` and `guard let` in TypeScript and we'll be good!

Re:TypeScript 3.6 on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:21AM (#20826661)
`unknown` is also a really convenient type too: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/t...

I think of it as "I don't care what the type is, but I also shouldn't be able to do anything with it"

Politics and lobbying mostly I'd guess. Resources sector are the major donors to the two major parties. Resources supported boom growth through the 2000s but we didn't do a great job transitioning to "new technology industries".

There is a national debate on the outcome of the Adani coal mine which in oversimplified terms is willing to risk X0,000 tourism industry jobs to save X00 resources jobs.

"Australians are good at two things, digging things up out of the ground and selling property to each other"

Re:Become a Facebook-Free Business on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @06:43PM (#18721110)
Might have been after you commented, but at the bottom of the article:

>Apologies for the Facebook Like button on this Medium page. We’re just about ready to get off Medium as well, so that’ll take care of that!

Re:Forget Fortnite–my son is still obsessed with Minecraft on Sunday December 16, 2018 @04:23PM (#18695328)
Notably, "Battle Royale" is available on iPad and Switch which presumably captures the younger/more casual kids. "Save the World" however is not available on iPad or Switch.
r/weightroom tends to higher quality than r/fitness
Except the law doesn't kick in until the New Year.
Re:Fast software is a discipline, not a purpose on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:49AM (#15711673)
The general consensus is there's not really such thing as 'tone' - usually that's just a matter of low bodyfat % which shows your muscles more promimently.

What you're talking about somewhat though is balancing hypertrophy and strength goals - where someone may wish to increase their reps to say 8-20 which is demonstrated with studies to increase muscle size, but is poorer for progressing with strength (where 3-8 reps is more effective)

Re:Ask HN: Services ripe for disruption? on Thursday September 07, 2017 @08:25PM (#15197009)
eBay does have some stake to some patents in the domain though:

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-effects-of-eBays-patents-...

Re:Ask HN: Do you turn your phone off ever? on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @05:20AM (#14348341)
The low battery sound has always been silent for me when the silent rocker is switched. Do not disturb then means nothing on the screen at all.
Re:Ask HN: How do you make money from your side projects? on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @05:44PM (#13980997)
Able to give any context of what the SaaS product is, industries it targets, average monthly user revenue or even how long you've been running it?
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