Hector
@hctr.dev
Software developer 🔨 | Self-hoster 🏡 | Lvl 1 game dev 🕹️ | Occasional writer ✏️ | Runner 🏃 | All welcome 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | He/Him
Website: https://hctr.dev
Banner image from: https://nightsky.hctr.dev
Website: https://hctr.dev
Banner image from: https://nightsky.hctr.dev
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Hi! I'm Hector 👋
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
When you schedule messages on Slack, do you mention it was scheduled? 🤔
I usually don't, but I often wonder if I should. Just in case something changes between the time I wrote the message and the time it gets received. Is there any "scheduled message etiquette" I should know about?
I usually don't, but I often wonder if I should. Just in case something changes between the time I wrote the message and the time it gets received. Is there any "scheduled message etiquette" I should know about?
May 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
When you schedule messages on Slack, do you mention it was scheduled? 🤔
I usually don't, but I often wonder if I should. Just in case something changes between the time I wrote the message and the time it gets received. Is there any "scheduled message etiquette" I should know about?
I usually don't, but I often wonder if I should. Just in case something changes between the time I wrote the message and the time it gets received. Is there any "scheduled message etiquette" I should know about?
Why is it that banks have such bad security practices when compared to pretty much anything else?
One I came across:
- User IDs are sequential
- Passwords are 7 characters (only numbers)
- 2FA only with SMS
- Login asks for only 3 digits of your 7 number code
🤯
One I came across:
- User IDs are sequential
- Passwords are 7 characters (only numbers)
- 2FA only with SMS
- Login asks for only 3 digits of your 7 number code
🤯
May 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why is it that banks have such bad security practices when compared to pretty much anything else?
One I came across:
- User IDs are sequential
- Passwords are 7 characters (only numbers)
- 2FA only with SMS
- Login asks for only 3 digits of your 7 number code
🤯
One I came across:
- User IDs are sequential
- Passwords are 7 characters (only numbers)
- 2FA only with SMS
- Login asks for only 3 digits of your 7 number code
🤯
Random app idea I had yesterday: A dating/meeting app where you find people you are interested in based on each others code.
It would connect to your Github and pull random pieces of code to show other people (nothing else about you). If you both like each other's code you could connect 🫶
It would connect to your Github and pull random pieces of code to show other people (nothing else about you). If you both like each other's code you could connect 🫶
May 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Random app idea I had yesterday: A dating/meeting app where you find people you are interested in based on each others code.
It would connect to your Github and pull random pieces of code to show other people (nothing else about you). If you both like each other's code you could connect 🫶
It would connect to your Github and pull random pieces of code to show other people (nothing else about you). If you both like each other's code you could connect 🫶
This morning I finally took the time to clean out my phone's USB-C port. Now the cable actually goes in all the way and doesn't fall out all the time! So satisfying 😌
May 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This morning I finally took the time to clean out my phone's USB-C port. Now the cable actually goes in all the way and doesn't fall out all the time! So satisfying 😌
TIL: Minifying the output HTML of a Svelte build is a bad idea 🤔
I noticed HEAD elements were getting duplicated and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out Svelte actually uses comments in the markup to handle updates without duplication! So I broke it by removing them 😅
github.com/sveltejs/sve...
I noticed HEAD elements were getting duplicated and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out Svelte actually uses comments in the markup to handle updates without duplication! So I broke it by removing them 😅
github.com/sveltejs/sve...
Duplicate `head` elements occur when html comments are stripped · Issue #8112 · sveltejs/svelte
Describe the bug The solution to the duplicate content svelte:head element bug (and also this one) requires HTML comments to be present in order to function correctly. Many minification tools strip...
github.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TIL: Minifying the output HTML of a Svelte build is a bad idea 🤔
I noticed HEAD elements were getting duplicated and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out Svelte actually uses comments in the markup to handle updates without duplication! So I broke it by removing them 😅
github.com/sveltejs/sve...
I noticed HEAD elements were getting duplicated and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out Svelte actually uses comments in the markup to handle updates without duplication! So I broke it by removing them 😅
github.com/sveltejs/sve...
Yesterday I published a complete rewrite of my website! 🙌
It's now completely written in Svelte
hctr.dev/post/rewriti...
It's now completely written in Svelte
hctr.dev/post/rewriti...
May 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Yesterday I published a complete rewrite of my website! 🙌
It's now completely written in Svelte
hctr.dev/post/rewriti...
It's now completely written in Svelte
hctr.dev/post/rewriti...
I'm rebuilding my website (again) and I'm almost at a point where I'm happy with the new design. But then I go back to the live version and I think "hmm, this looks better than I remembered. Is the new version actually better? Or just different?" 🙃
May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm rebuilding my website (again) and I'm almost at a point where I'm happy with the new design. But then I go back to the live version and I think "hmm, this looks better than I remembered. Is the new version actually better? Or just different?" 🙃
Yesterday I finally upgraded my laptop from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22.1!
My favourite "feature" so far is that the fans no longer spin up as soon as I plug in the power 🤯
My favourite "feature" so far is that the fans no longer spin up as soon as I plug in the power 🤯
April 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yesterday I finally upgraded my laptop from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22.1!
My favourite "feature" so far is that the fans no longer spin up as soon as I plug in the power 🤯
My favourite "feature" so far is that the fans no longer spin up as soon as I plug in the power 🤯
Came back to an old project I worked on a few years ago. Just wanted to make a few tweaks, nothing major.
Now I'm trying really hard to resist the urge to rewrite it all 🙃
Now I'm trying really hard to resist the urge to rewrite it all 🙃
March 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Came back to an old project I worked on a few years ago. Just wanted to make a few tweaks, nothing major.
Now I'm trying really hard to resist the urge to rewrite it all 🙃
Now I'm trying really hard to resist the urge to rewrite it all 🙃
Reposted by Hector
If you're an indie maker or interested in dev, I'm putting together a starter pack. Drop your @ here, and I'll make sure to include you. Power to the people! 🚀
go.bsky.app/AFG1Sgc
go.bsky.app/AFG1Sgc
November 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
If you're an indie maker or interested in dev, I'm putting together a starter pack. Drop your @ here, and I'll make sure to include you. Power to the people! 🚀
go.bsky.app/AFG1Sgc
go.bsky.app/AFG1Sgc
Reposted by Hector
If you're an indie hacker and wondering whom to follow...
Here are two starter packs featuring 210+ Indie Hackers:
Part 1 - go.bsky.app/7PVRQFX
Part 2 - go.bsky.app/GHWuWr6
Let me know if you want to be added 👇
P.S. Guys, please, repost this 🙌
Here are two starter packs featuring 210+ Indie Hackers:
Part 1 - go.bsky.app/7PVRQFX
Part 2 - go.bsky.app/GHWuWr6
Let me know if you want to be added 👇
P.S. Guys, please, repost this 🙌
November 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM
If you're an indie hacker and wondering whom to follow...
Here are two starter packs featuring 210+ Indie Hackers:
Part 1 - go.bsky.app/7PVRQFX
Part 2 - go.bsky.app/GHWuWr6
Let me know if you want to be added 👇
P.S. Guys, please, repost this 🙌
Here are two starter packs featuring 210+ Indie Hackers:
Part 1 - go.bsky.app/7PVRQFX
Part 2 - go.bsky.app/GHWuWr6
Let me know if you want to be added 👇
P.S. Guys, please, repost this 🙌
Spent an hour banging my head against Nginx to get a reverse proxy working. Turns out the only problem was the port being closed on the firewall 🙃
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Spent an hour banging my head against Nginx to get a reverse proxy working. Turns out the only problem was the port being closed on the firewall 🙃
You can now click on stars to open the corresponding post! ⭐
On desktop you need to be *very* fast though!
nightsky.hctr.dev
On desktop you need to be *very* fast though!
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 20, 2024 at 5:17 PM
You can now click on stars to open the corresponding post! ⭐
On desktop you need to be *very* fast though!
nightsky.hctr.dev
On desktop you need to be *very* fast though!
nightsky.hctr.dev
This is very cool! Yet another visualisation of all the activity happening on Bluesky 💙
I built a silly usage of the Bluesky Firehose just to get my feet wet and see what was possible. It's kinda fun to just watch. www.emojirain.lol
🌧️ EmojiRain - Live 🦋 Emoji Visualization
It's 🌧️ emojis! 👀 Watch 🦋's emojis rain down in real-time. ✍️ Long posts = 🐌 slow fall!
www.emojirain.lol
November 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This is very cool! Yet another visualisation of all the activity happening on Bluesky 💙
I added a little feature on nightsky.hctr.dev 👀
You can add a bsky handle to the URL to highlight new posts from that user!
Just add "?u=" to the end of the URL. For example: nightsky.hctr.dev?u=hctr.dev
These stars will have a different colour and won't disappear until you refresh ⭐
You can add a bsky handle to the URL to highlight new posts from that user!
Just add "?u=
These stars will have a different colour and won't disappear until you refresh ⭐
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 20, 2024 at 11:23 AM
I added a little feature on nightsky.hctr.dev 👀
You can add a bsky handle to the URL to highlight new posts from that user!
Just add "?u=" to the end of the URL. For example: nightsky.hctr.dev?u=hctr.dev
These stars will have a different colour and won't disappear until you refresh ⭐
You can add a bsky handle to the URL to highlight new posts from that user!
Just add "?u=
These stars will have a different colour and won't disappear until you refresh ⭐
The response to this has been staggering. I expected that maybe a couple of people would think it was neat. I never thought thousands of people would try it! 💙
For those who may be curious, the source code is now available here: gitlab.com/hctrdev/bsky...
For those who may be curious, the source code is now available here: gitlab.com/hctrdev/bsky...
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 18, 2024 at 9:37 PM
The response to this has been staggering. I expected that maybe a couple of people would think it was neat. I never thought thousands of people would try it! 💙
For those who may be curious, the source code is now available here: gitlab.com/hctrdev/bsky...
For those who may be curious, the source code is now available here: gitlab.com/hctrdev/bsky...
OK, this went a bit viral 😅
I never thought so many people would enjoy this! It's been so lovely reading everyone's comments this morning. Thank you 💙
I never thought so many people would enjoy this! It's been so lovely reading everyone's comments this morning. Thank you 💙
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 AM
OK, this went a bit viral 😅
I never thought so many people would enjoy this! It's been so lovely reading everyone's comments this morning. Thank you 💙
I never thought so many people would enjoy this! It's been so lovely reading everyone's comments this morning. Thank you 💙
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 16, 2024 at 11:05 PM
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Reposted by Hector
Just be you. Be your authentic self. Joke, talk about stuff that fascinates you, the things you love, that you hope for & your passions. Connect with ppl honestly. Be brave enough to be authentic and open to others doing the same.
November 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Just be you. Be your authentic self. Joke, talk about stuff that fascinates you, the things you love, that you hope for & your passions. Connect with ppl honestly. Be brave enough to be authentic and open to others doing the same.
Hi! I'm Hector 👋
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
November 15, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Hi! I'm Hector 👋
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
Time for a quick #introduction I think:
- Software developer (10+ years)
- Backend & a little frontend
- Go
- Kotlin
- Svelte 🧡
- Exploring gamedev with Godot 🕹️
- Hosting my own stuff for fun 🏡
- Hiking, nature & traveling
- Learning digital art
- Plant-based 🌱
#promosky
Reposted by Hector
Bluesky by the Numbers today:
1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)
Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!
We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.
Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!
Holy Moly
1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)
Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!
We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.
Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!
Holy Moly
November 15, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Bluesky by the Numbers today:
1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)
Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!
We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.
Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!
Holy Moly
1.3M people Posted 6.5M posts
2.3M people Liked 37.5M posts
2.9M people Followed 41.5M people (!!!!!)
Over 1,000,000 people joined the network!!!!!!
We broke all-time traffic records by over 30% today across the board.
Follows are up 20x from 2 weeks ago!
Holy Moly
I'm a bit new to this frontend development business, and I am genuinely enjoying it, but does it always turn into a kind of art project? 🤔
In terms of UI I'm usually only worried about what to write in log messages.
In terms of UI I'm usually only worried about what to write in log messages.
November 15, 2024 at 12:23 AM
I'm a bit new to this frontend development business, and I am genuinely enjoying it, but does it always turn into a kind of art project? 🤔
In terms of UI I'm usually only worried about what to write in log messages.
In terms of UI I'm usually only worried about what to write in log messages.
The screenshot is from my self-hosted Grafana instance, which is pulling system metrics from my laptop using Prometheus. All over my @tailscale.com network.
I think it's clever. Useless 99% of the time, but who cares? Graphs are cool 😎
I think it's clever. Useless 99% of the time, but who cares? Graphs are cool 😎
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 PM
The screenshot is from my self-hosted Grafana instance, which is pulling system metrics from my laptop using Prometheus. All over my @tailscale.com network.
I think it's clever. Useless 99% of the time, but who cares? Graphs are cool 😎
I think it's clever. Useless 99% of the time, but who cares? Graphs are cool 😎
Reposted by Hector
okay well we're gonna add over 1 million users in a single 24 hour period today, so please bear with us.
November 14, 2024 at 5:06 PM
okay well we're gonna add over 1 million users in a single 24 hour period today, so please bear with us.