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The conceptual difference is the file format, as with klog the main idea is to have a format that looks and feels “natural”. So when opening a `.klg` file you don’t need to know much about the format …
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The tagging capabilities is a bit of an experiment because I know that some people would be interested in doing analysis on their data. I thought it was a nice add-on, because it basically comes for f…
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Same for me – I have one file per client per month. At the end of the month I do `klog eval 2020-12.klg` and copy&paste the result to the invoice. Do you have that Perl script online somewhere? Wo…
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Yes, I use it regularly to log my working hours since ~2 months. However, initially I started with a different format which was basically just a YAML schema. That worked well for processing the data, …
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In regards to org-clock-in specifically I would say that I don’t have to use Emacs. On a serious note, the main idea is to focus on time tracking (not todos) as in keeping a record of how you spent yo…
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Hello HN! As a daily user (and enthusiast) of plain-text file formats such as markdown, ledger or todo.txt, I thought that there should also exist an equally simple way for tracking time. After some p…
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ElGamal can be used, for example – you find a discussion of possible encryption schemes for Mental Poker in this paper[1] for example, but it is quite theoretical. I’ll also link that in the post. [1]…
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In Germany an agreement is binding regardless of whether it’s given written or verbal. In practice, an oral agreement is harder to prove of course, especially when it comes to the details of it. But t…
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It’s the “Input” font family by David Jonathan Ross. https://input.fontbureau.com/
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I can very much relate to the learning traits that you described. Even in hindsight I’m not sure how well it would have worked out for me studying CS back in the day, let alone doing it on my own. But…
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Yes, I definitely profit from basic skills that I acquired in studying mechanical engineering, as you mentioned. However, when applying for jobs I didn’t have the impression that my prospective employ…
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There recently also was an entertaining podcast episode with Thorsten Ball on SE Radio, in which he talks about compilers vs. interpreters and about his book as well: https://www.se-radio.n…
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E.g. §5 UWG [1], the law against unfair business practices (“unlauterer Wettbewerb”). See also [2]. [1] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/uwg_2004/__5.html [2] https:/…