hawt's recent activity
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Comment on Plain Vanilla — An explainer for doing web development without tools or frameworks — just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in ~comp
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Comment on Personal blogging in ~tildes
hawt Link ParentAwesome thanks for the ideas! I actually toyed around with using Jekyll and GitHub Pages but like you I didn’t want to pay for GitHub Premium. I actually work for a DO competitor so maybe I’ll put...Awesome thanks for the ideas! I actually toyed around with using Jekyll and GitHub Pages but like you I didn’t want to pay for GitHub Premium.
I actually work for a DO competitor so maybe I’ll put something together for our upcoming hack week.
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Comment on Personal blogging in ~tildes
hawt LinkDoes anyone have recommendations for hosting a small blog? I currently run one for a community non-profit on nearlyfreespeech but it doesn’t play very well with Wordpress. Open to other low budget...Does anyone have recommendations for hosting a small blog? I currently run one for a community non-profit on nearlyfreespeech but it doesn’t play very well with Wordpress.
Open to other low budget hosts or a CMS other than Wordpress.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
hawt LinkI read all of the Cosmere books this summer/fall and while I tried to go back to Shannara series (Currently on Antrax) I had a hard time getting back into Terry Brooks writing (the plots are all...I read all of the Cosmere books this summer/fall and while I tried to go back to Shannara series (Currently on Antrax) I had a hard time getting back into Terry Brooks writing (the plots are all so similar) after Sanderson.
I’m now reading his Skyward series, it was YA so initially I was just going to pass on it but I heard good things.
The first book didn’t really grab me, but the. I read the Defending Elysium novella, which really sucked me into the world. Wrapping up Evershore and then going to dive into Defiant.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
hawt LinkRecently I got interested in PrivateGPT/ChatDocs and training it on my extensive library of coaching practice plans and drills so that I can say something like, “create an hour long practice plan...Recently I got interested in PrivateGPT/ChatDocs and training it on my extensive library of coaching practice plans and drills so that I can say something like, “create an hour long practice plan that has a 10 minute warm up, 10 minutes of footwork, 20 minutes of passing, 10 minutes of shooting, and a 10 minute cool down.”
The downside is that it runs super slow on my laptop, so my next step is going to be modifying it so that I can deploy it to Heroku and let them handle the compute.
Long term, if I want to commit to it, I could then turn around and sell access to it to other coaches.
My sister is a teacher and I think it could be cool to use all of her teaching materials to create lesson plans.
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Comment on What online subscriptions do you pay for? in ~tech
hawt LinkAside from some of the common ones (Prime, Max, PSN, Apple One), some that I really like are: -YouNeedABudget (YNAB $100/yr) -Kagi Search ($108/yr) -Private Internet Access VPN ($75/3 years?)...Aside from some of the common ones (Prime, Max, PSN, Apple One), some that I really like are:
-YouNeedABudget (YNAB $100/yr)
-Kagi Search ($108/yr)
-Private Internet Access VPN ($75/3 years?)
-Fastmail ($50/yr)
-Callsheet ($9/yr) slick looking movie database app
-Short Circuit ($30 lifetime unlock) -chatbot that lets you use use your own OpenAI API key
-Flighty ($45/year) flight tracking appI’m currently testing AdGuard DNS/NextDNS but not sure which one I’ll subscribe to.
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Comment on K.Flay - Hustler (2023) in ~music
hawt LinkBeen following K.Flay from the beginning, love the new album - thanks for sharing!Been following K.Flay from the beginning, love the new album - thanks for sharing!
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Comment on PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 USD in ~games
hawt LinkI use a PS5 controller with my iPad and the Remote Play App when I travel and it has always impressed me with how well it works (after hours of trying different port settings on my Eero)....I use a PS5 controller with my iPad and the Remote Play App when I travel and it has always impressed me with how well it works (after hours of trying different port settings on my Eero).
Honestly, this seems like a pretty good value for a standalone device with a bigger screen, DualSense controller.
I see it being more popular with my nephews than me at this point. A lot easier for them to ask for this than a phone or iPad.
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Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies
hawt LinkThis is more in video games, but you see it in shows. There’s always some ancient civilization who mysterious disappeared and left behind some random technology that only the hero can utilize.This is more in video games, but you see it in shows. There’s always some ancient civilization who mysterious disappeared and left behind some random technology that only the hero can utilize.
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Comment on Titan Quest II | Announcement trailer in ~games
hawt LinkI played a ton of Titan Quest back in the day, but never beat it as far as I can recall. Would definitely be interested in picking up this one for sure!I played a ton of Titan Quest back in the day, but never beat it as far as I can recall. Would definitely be interested in picking up this one for sure!
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Comment on Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads in ~hobbies
hawt LinkI love StoryGraph as a replacement for GoodReads. If you’re looking for an app that can track just about anything, Sequel is great (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sequel-media-tracker/id1630746993)...I love StoryGraph as a replacement for GoodReads.
If you’re looking for an app that can track just about anything, Sequel is great (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sequel-media-tracker/id1630746993)
I don’t know anything that does it all with the community of a GoodReads though.
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Comment on Where is everyone hosting their email these days? in ~tech
hawt LinkI switched from Gmail to Fastmail and couldn’t be happier. I thought about Proton mail, but I wanted to be able to use the iOS Mail app for autofilling codes and Fastmail works there. I spent a...I switched from Gmail to Fastmail and couldn’t be happier.
I thought about Proton mail, but I wanted to be able to use the iOS Mail app for autofilling codes and Fastmail works there.
I spent a week or so changing all of me emails to a variation of website@username.fastmail.com so that I can tell which website leaked my emails when spam comes and just block it and create like website2@username.fastmail.com.
I also updated all my passwords with iCloud Keychain generated ones so I feel relatively secure on the web now.
One thing that blew my mind is how hard some places make it to change your email. I had to call or email some companies, and others I found won’t let you change at all.
Occasionally something comes through my Gmail inbox and I update it. Well worth the $50 a year.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
hawt LinkI’ve been playing Diablo 4 - Season 1. I rolled a necro who is much more powerful than my Eternal Realm Rogue. The most hated changes were rolled back by the time I started but it does feel a lot...I’ve been playing Diablo 4 - Season 1. I rolled a necro who is much more powerful than my Eternal Realm Rogue.
The most hated changes were rolled back by the time I started but it does feel a lot more deserted now. It’s harder to find groups, LFG discords are pretty empty. I have a core group I play with but if they aren’t on I usually will just hop off. I’ll probably take next season off and rejoin in season 3 or 4.
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Comment on What upcoming books are you looking forward to? in ~books
hawt (edited )Link ParentI just burned through all 5 of the previous books after seeing the Red Rising recommended. I finished Dark Age the day before Light Bringer released and I should finish Light Bringer this evening....I just burned through all 5 of the previous books after seeing the Red Rising recommended.
I finished Dark Age the day before Light Bringer released and I should finish Light Bringer this evening.
I’m already looking for Red God and I’m excited to see how he wraps up the series.
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Comment on What upcoming books are you looking forward to? in ~books
hawt Link ParentThis is great news! I devoured those books about a year ago. Can’t wait for Book 5This is great news! I devoured those books about a year ago. Can’t wait for Book 5
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Comment on A "low-risk" AMA thread for everyone in ~talk
hawt Link ParentI have a few friends who still teach, mostly because they’ve been in it so long they’d lose out on retirement if they left. Most of them are miserable, they’ve moved out of the classroom if they...I have a few friends who still teach, mostly because they’ve been in it so long they’d lose out on retirement if they left. Most of them are miserable, they’ve moved out of the classroom if they can to other roles.
How we fix it? No idea. I think it’s probably beyond saving at this point.
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Comment on Red Rising series made me start reading again (no spoilers) in ~books
hawt LinkAlways looking for new dystopian series to read. I’ll check this out - thanks!Always looking for new dystopian series to read. I’ll check this out - thanks!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
hawt Link ParentI think Sand is just as good, if not better than Silo. The pacing throughout the Silo books was a little uneven to me, but the Sand books had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn’t...I think Sand is just as good, if not better than Silo. The pacing throughout the Silo books was a little uneven to me, but the Sand books had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn’t want to put it down.
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Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
hawt Link ParentOne thing I love about Apple Music/iTunes is that my personal library of songs is also synced. I believe the feature is called iTunes Match. I can listen to any song off the streaming platform and...One thing I love about Apple Music/iTunes is that my personal library of songs is also synced. I believe the feature is called iTunes Match.
I can listen to any song off the streaming platform and it also has all my demos, live recordings and b-sides that I’ve collected available within the app as well.
Sometimes I’ll share a playlist with my friends though and songs will be missing because I didn’t realize they were from my Matched Library but other than that it is seamless.
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Comment on First time homebuyer who just closed on a house, does anyone have any general advice? in ~life.home_improvement
hawt LinkWe live in Florida which had really high property insurance costs, so while they weren’t glamour, we really focused our first home projects on things that would pay off in the long run. Our...We live in Florida which had really high property insurance costs, so while they weren’t glamour, we really focused our first home projects on things that would pay off in the long run.
Our property insurance was almost $3,500 and didn’t cover our roof or water damage because the roof and hot water heater were both 22 years old. So those were the first things off our list. Our renewal rate for insurance was $4,900, but we were able to get it down to $2,000 after those projects. It lowered our monthly payment and allows us to save more for future projects.
This one of the reasons I love BearBlog, I spent some time looking into migrating my Wordpress blog to a static site powered by Hugo and automating the deploy to my NearlyFreeSpeech account when I stumbled across BearBlog.
The time saved was definitely worth the relatively inexpensive lifetime subscription.