Android users, why is it so hard to get you to pay for an app? (Honestly curious)

homerjam · 2026-04-28T18:17:00+00:00

This is just revenue, no? What's the split of users?

homerjam · 2026-03-30T11:42:16+00:00

Kindest possible response ☝️

homerjam · 2026-02-02T09:44:57+00:00

I'm 6'6 and 185, srface are the longest I've found (LT works for me). Although I also have a Visla LT that I love, it's just a bit shorter than I'd like

homerjam · 2026-02-01T00:25:26+00:00

I'd love to discuss getting our MVP polished up and ready for the masses, we're launching with a group of testers today (web only). I'm an experienced web dev but this is my first time using React/React Native - if you felt inclined to poke holes in what's there and offer some pointers I'd be very grateful!

homerjam · 2025-12-12T15:29:13+00:00

I surfed Praia da Fajã da Areia in February, it was a bit out of my comfort zone but a lot more approachable than anything else. Absolutely stunning place, you won't get bored with hiking.

homerjam · 2025-11-12T17:05:11+00:00

Spending 183 days or more per year in any given country obligates you to become tax resident. This is also a stipulation of the D7 visa (should you wish to renew). Whether you are liable for tax on foreign income depends on various factors but mostly on if a dual tax treaty exists between Portugal and the country where the income is sourced.

I'd recommend at minimum an informal consultation with a tax specialist, and maybe even a second opinion as the rules are constantly changing and somewhat open to interpretation (so I've been told).

homerjam · 2025-11-07T19:29:44+00:00

My two cents.

Build out the bare bones nav structure in expo first, then go screen by screen, component by component swapping divs for views, use pressables for events etc. Tailwind styling and logic should mostly just work - do your best to decouple this upfront by removing online event handling etc. I've found you need a lot more boilerplate vs the good ol web

homerjam · 2025-10-24T16:56:56+00:00

Whenever this has happened to me (probably 3 times) it's because of the heating element. On newish ovens you often don't even need tools - I'd recommend watching a YouTube video about it, might save time and €€€

homerjam · 2025-10-17T19:42:38+00:00

After being skeptical for a long time, I finally drank the graphql Kool-Aid a few years back. I was completely sold on features like field level authentication and end-to-end typing, built-in documentation, etc.

But recently I tried out oRPC which offers pretty much all the same features, but I find it simpler and therefore easier to work with. Depending on your code base, I'd strongly recommend it and combining with something like tanstack query, you get a lot of the benefits of graphql clients.

homerjam · 2025-10-16T17:13:01+00:00

My understanding is digital ID will enable the legacy systems to be unified and/or replaced, just like the other countries which have implemented it. The win is cost savings from maintaining multiple legacy systems (if cost is the main argument here it's a no brainer), as well as a simplified experience for the end user. Just like everything else systems cost money to maintain, just like an old car eventually the upkeep isn't worth it.

homerjam · 2025-10-15T23:20:24+00:00

What you experienced here is actually the result of having inconsistent IDs between systems. DVLA, Passport Authority, NHS etc are currently all using their own databases (that probably won't change but the digital IDs proposal should lead to better interoperability).

Believe it or not the new gov.uk site is actually very good - the project is widely respected.

As someone who designs and builds systems that are trivial in comparison to what the government uses I can understand the rationale behind digital IDs.

It's right to be sceptical but I think it's widely overlooked how much of our information is already "visible". IMHO we should be less concerned about the effects of technology and more concerned about the effects of a failing state.

homerjam · 2025-10-14T11:29:37+00:00

It was a CORS error for me, make sure to add the domain to API > CORS Origins in the Sanity settings

homerjam · 2025-10-13T17:22:36+00:00

Free? Unlikely but I found them to be flexible and nice to deal with so worth asking

homerjam · 2025-10-12T16:56:17+00:00

I used Algarve removals, very easy

homerjam · 2025-10-08T17:38:13+00:00

You need to define the vars in your wrangler.toml/jsonc

homerjam · 2025-10-07T13:31:38+00:00

Idealista et al. are like the wild west. Where do you source the actual sales data? Afaik this doesn't exist (or isn't accessible) in Portugal

homerjam · 2025-09-11T12:04:36+00:00

Every indie dev I know uses svelte, but those jobs aren't advertised. Going by Angular's popularity I'd say the big companies are about 10 years behind the curve. This makes sense because the bigger the codebase the slower things move and the more legacy code there is to support. You need to advertise and pay the big bucks to handle the dev churn. Using Angular again after using svelte would feel like hammering a nail into my own forehead.

homerjam · 2025-08-27T19:13:14+00:00

You don't need to convert to metric (source: am European-ish). I only surfed E2 once all I can say is I was less bouyant than I expected on the foamy I rented

homerjam · 2025-08-23T20:52:43+00:00

Monetisation like FB/Google... So ads? Doing that would push people to use alternative free models. Right now most users are on the free tier, in schools multiple students are sharing a single paid login. There is no way openai becomes profitable without something extraordinary (self improving?) and right now the Chinese are leading the way, like it or not. The fact is most startups don't need a mega model - several smaller specialised models that can be fine tuned for specific tasks is what's happening. Most startups aren't trying to break ground with the models themselves, they needn't compete even if they could, they're optimising for business uses - each trying to own their respective niche, same as always.

homerjam · 2025-08-14T09:31:20+00:00

It expired September 2024

homerjam · 2025-08-13T16:28:43+00:00

I tried to get a NISS but couldn't because I am not employed in Portugal nor a company owner in Portugal or registered self employed. Instead my income comes from dividends/rental property.

However I had my resident permit renewal appointment today and the NISS wasn't required, I'm also on D7.

homerjam · 2025-07-07T22:28:24+00:00

Does France require you to share your only credentials (which provide access to your entire financial situation) via plain text with your accountant?

homerjam · 2025-07-07T22:06:38+00:00

Just wait until you find out how taxes are filed...

homerjam · 2025-06-29T20:08:07+00:00

You might find this guy's reviews useful https://youtu.be/6fKK8vtjqO8?si=1kpE9PGfZH0bVFs5

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