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Hi! I'm a Ruby on Rails developer and I like to post videos about software engineering and other topics that interest me.
Microsoft Captcha now too hard for some humans
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W2 employee vs 1099 contractor for tech workers | Which is better?
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I recently did some calculations to decide whether it would be more tax advantageous to do software development as an employee or contractor. In this video I walk you through the math comparing the benefits and tax outcomes for a hypothetical W2 and 1099 worker. Patreon: www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Bitcoin: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Background Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Eter...
IntelliJ - How to setup the Python SDK with WSL and Pyenv
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Set up your development environment for Python with IntelliJ 2024.1.1 so that it can resolve dependencies within WSL/Pyenv Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Background Music: LPChip - Internal Mechanics
Canon R50 for solar eclipse pics - this is the result!
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Canon R50 for solar eclipse pics - this is the result!
Verizon 5G Home Internet | 5 months review, good and bad
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Follow up to my first video reviewing the Verizon 5G home internet service. Covering EMF, connection speeds, and overall service. Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Patreon: www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan 0:00 The EMF issue 1:53 Additional Hardware - Wifi adapter 3:51 Verizon gift card deal 4:54 Speedtest script results 7:36 Ethernet is better for intranetwork transfers 8:12 Con...
TOMY Collector FIXED my USS Enterprise model! 🖖 Thanks TOMY!
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After a viewer noticed a defect in my warp engine nacelle Bussard collector, TOMY Collector stood by their warranty and fixed it! Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Music Used: Scott Buckley - 'One Eye on the Stars' Star Trek: Picard Main Theme Re-orchestrated ua-cam.com/video/4STVg5APNzg/v-deo.html...
AI will revolutionize search! But not yet because this... 🤔
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I use ChatGPT's new web search feature to see if it could help me find something quicker than if I used Google. The conversational approach provides an interesting new way to search, but it's got some limitations. After uploading this video, I found an article talking about the new Like and Subscribe button feature. Obviously, both AI systems weren't equipped to search this source of informatio...
I tested Verizon 5G Internet for EMF radiation and this is what I found!
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After accepting a free 30 day trial of the Verizon 5G Home Internet service, here are my thoughts. I compare the hardware and quality of service against my current AT&T DSL Internet service, and use a GQ EMF-390 meter to examine the RF radiation emitted by this device and my existing 5G WiFi router. The GQ EMF-390 meter used in this video: amzn.to/3FWsvJh The Safe and Sound mmWave meter that I ...
I BROKE my TOMY Collector Star Trek USS Enterprise model 😟 ...a candid unboxing and review!
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Winston reviews the TOMY Prestige Collector die-cast USS Enterprise model, the product of a crowdfunding campaign from July 2022 which cost $600. While it has a sturdy frame, incredible detail, and some awesome features - some quality aspects may disappoint collectors. Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMq...
Learning to code is now harder than ever
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Lately I've been feeling like my job as a software engineer has been getting a lot more stressful. There are just so many new developments in the world of programming that it's difficult to keep your skills sharp. Over the last 10 years or so, we seen several the rise of new programming languages, new frameworks, and on the horzion, AI threatens to either take away job or at the very least mate...
What did people do before the Internet?
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Ever wonder how people looked up trivial information before the Internet? Here's what it was like growing up in the 90s. Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Source Material: www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-born-1997-wonders-anything-204244171.html Outtro Music: CO.AG - Escape the Apex ua-cam.com/video/...
DHH strikes back at t3.gg Theo! Typescript Meltdown continues
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The outrage response to David Heinemeier Hansson's decision to remove Typescript from Turbo may misrepresent the silent majority. Twitch streamer t3.gg Theo was behind some of the chaos. My thoughts as a Hotwired user. Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Outtro Music: CO.AG - Escape the Apex ua-cam.c...
DHH REMOVES TypeScript from Turbo Rails 8 | Developers Revolt! | My thoughts (as a Rubyist)
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David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, decided that the hassles of using TypeScript outweigh its benefits. In this video I explore his reasoning. Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS Outtro Music: CO.AG - Escape the Apex ua-cam.com/video/fcVyWFKpHjw/v-deo.html
Google Bard - incompetent employee or AI gaslighter?! (for coding assistance)
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As a coding assistance tool, Bard can lead you astray by being confidently wrong in its information. Is this an error of design, or does this AI take on sociopathic human tendencies to gaslight its user? Please support my work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/winstonkotzan Tip me in BTC! Bitcoin Address: 13FKUusPH1UPvgSkoQRRy6hEg4hyMqKzLS 0:00 Bard vs ChatGPT for coding 1:02 Bard usefulness 3:20 Bar...
Google Bard AI prefers you say "please"
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I was using Google Bard to quickly lookup some things in Ruby, and out of curiosity asked it how it feels about being told "please". What it says suggests it may be more than a computer program 🤷♂️... Outtro Music: CO.AG - Escape the Apex ua-cam.com/video/fcVyWFKpHjw/v-deo.html
How I use ChatGPT to write programming code! 🤖🏖
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How I use ChatGPT to write programming code! 🤖🏖
Javascript's rapidly changing ecosystem and tech company layoffs
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Javascript's rapidly changing ecosystem and tech company layoffs
ESBuild 0.17 deprecated watch, rebuild, and broke my program! (And why I hate JS dependencies 😡)
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ESBuild 0.17 deprecated watch, rebuild, and broke my program! (And why I hate JS dependencies 😡)
University education inadequately prepares you for life (and being a self sufficient engineer)
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University education inadequately prepares you for life (and being a self sufficient engineer)
Don't get typecast in your developer role!
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Don't get typecast in your developer role!
Is Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Gameplay Unbalanced? | Tips for Success!
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Is Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Gameplay Unbalanced? | Tips for Success!
ERB vs HAML vs Slim vs Liquid 💎 Rails frontend template languages
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ERB vs HAML vs Slim vs Liquid 💎 Rails frontend template languages
How to use ESBuild to load font files for Bootstrap Icons
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How to use ESBuild to load font files for Bootstrap Icons
How to run a Javascript following a Turbo request
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How to run a Javascript following a Turbo request
Upgrading Rails 3 code for JQuery/AJAX to Rails 7 with Turbo
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Upgrading Rails 3 code for JQuery/AJAX to Rails 7 with Turbo
Ruby Struct vs class with Rails ActiveModel Attributes for enterprise scale data
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Ruby Struct vs class with Rails ActiveModel Attributes for enterprise scale data
How to use NPM Javascript components with Stimulus JS and Rails (ft. js-datepicker)
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How to use NPM Javascript components with Stimulus JS and Rails (ft. js-datepicker)
You shouldn't learn Ruby on Rails as your first programming language?
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You shouldn't learn Ruby on Rails as your first programming language?
How to handle complex business logic data in a Ruby on Rails application
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How to handle complex business logic data in a Ruby on Rails application
5G internet is garbage. Plus, you compared to DSL 😂. Bro, compare to fiber.
I might do that eventually, but need to get more strawberries.
I saw something similar but with trains, rails and shit.
I also made the mistake of drinking a glass from the first batch. Hopefully i didn't drink a glass of water filled with heavy metals.
You talk about AT&T in comparison with Verizon, I use Comcast and planning to switch over to Verizon due to a better pricing. Are the specs of AT&T and Comcast, the same? Great info.
The AT&T I had was DSL over copper wire (traditionally land line phone service). The Verizon is entirely a wireless connection to a cell tower. Different technologies
Thank you for such a complete and well-done evaluation! It was very helpful. Keep up the good work!
Great! however any phishing site would install SSL too :)
Correct. SSL only protects the communications between you and the server through encryption. You can still visit the wrong website and mistakenly share your personal data.
Nice video .... Your voice reminded me of " Bowfinger " Eddie Murphy character 🙂
Great video! Any tests of the newer Verizon 5g home internet?
No still using that older version box and probably will keep it for a while.
I signed up for the Verizon 5G Home Internet service back in December 2023, and in my case, the promotion offered (for 100 mbps download and 10 mbps upload speed) was receiving a Verizon e-card (gift card) in the amount of $50.00 and also an Amazon e-card in the amount of $50.00. I received both e-cards in a timely manner, and easily found out on the Verizon site that the Verizon e-card could be applied to my bill, which was $50.00. Did that. Piece of cake. Free month, yay. *Not sure why you said you could only use your e-card in the amount of $200.00 to buy stuff specifically from Verizon and not apply that to your bill, unless I am missing something here. So far, my service has been acceptable for my Internet needs, except for one recurring problem. I do a speed test randomly, and sometimes, a few times a month, I notice that my download speed has been lowered 50% or so but the upload speed is unaffected. Apparently, the 5G 'sugar cube' gateway changes over to the 4G LTE back-up system, which is fine 'n dandy, but does not change back to the 5G service and the expected download speed, unless I unplug the gateway, wait several seconds, plug it back in, and then wait for that glorious steady white light to appear. Added note: I get e-mails from Verizon regarding billing BUT I also keep getting a pre-printed notice in the mail about being unable to text me (which could jeopardize autopay and lose the $10.00 per month discount). Autopay and paperless billing gets auto-toggled off and I have to toggle them back on every month. Very frustrating and annoying for sure. The 5G gateway, since it works on the Verizon celluar service, has it very own cell phone number, and DUH, it can not receive texts. When I try to change that number online to my cell phone number (my cell phone uses Tracfone service that uses Verizon's towers), there is currently no way to do so and Verizon has not been of any help at all (they seem clueless) as to how to rectify the problem.
15:16 EMF levels
I bought Verizon 5G Home internet yesterday. This issue of 5G radiation exposure was in the back of my mind. I hope you are right that the levels stay low.
LOL there are 4 lights!
We've used a distiller for about 30 years (2 different ones). It takes about 5 to 6 hours to distill. Every couple of months you fill the distiller with white vinegar and let it sit for several hours. Then all the hard deposits clean out easily. I save the used vinegar and use it again a few times. Then I put the well used vinegar to sit in the toilet to clean out calcium deposits. Our water tastes fine. We don't use the charcoal filter. I'm 75 and never been to the ER, never hospitalized, never had surgery, and never have broken a bone.
over here it worked adding @import 'bootstrap-icons/font/bootstrap-icons' to application.scss and then make it available with Rails.root.join("node_modules/bootstrap-icons/font")
I had my 5 home internet taken away from me without notice. All of a sudden after 2 years with it, Verizon tells me it's not available at my address because they don't have a slot for me. They only have a limited number of slots and I guess they decided my slot should be given to someone else. Idk how this stuff works. All I know is my line for my home internet was deactivated without any notice.
I recently switched from AT&T DSL to the Verizon Home Internet. On the plus side for Verizon, you can take the white box and plug it in anywhere there is a Verizon signal. If you have a second home, a vacation or hunting cabin, a hotel, a vacant rental you're doing work on, or even to your job. Say you're a security guard in a guardshack and there's no Wi-Fi provided, if there's electricity u can bring the Verizon white box, plug it in and ur good to go. You wouldn't do that with a DSL router. I've considered picking up at 12v dc adapter that converts to 110 and plugs into a car's cigarette lighter or charger outlet. With all the warnings about free WiFi like Starbucks or McD's, why not?
Try passthrough mode it's bridge mode so you can connect to your router, and your Verizon will work perfectly if you have any issues you can factory reset your gateway and start over if you make any mistakes.
I’m just curious if you ran a cycle of water Through a reverse osmosis countertop filter and then a cycle through a water distiller would that have any benefit or a waste of time?
I pay for unlimited Data and my phone is saying that I have reached my limit. How could that be when I pay for unlimited Data.
that is the picky shit
How can I add a camera to my router? I don’t see anything in the app.
Camera would be a separate piece of hardware. There are many kinds of camera systems so it's hard to say without more details.
Great video, thanks
It’s such a huge improvement over Spectrum. And half the price. It’s good enough for online gaming too.
What is ethernet?
When you connect the cable directly from the computer to the router. Not Wifi.
@@WinstonCodesOn is the new wifi out similarly fast?
@@petehboy2 Wifi 6? As I show in my video, Ethernet is the best. Wifi 6 gets you up to the 300Mbps download speed of the outside internet, but network transfers within the local network are not as fast as having both computers connected via Ethernet. Slightly more lag too on Wifi 6 vs Ethernet. I would have kept he box in the room with the Ethernet cables connected, but I had concerns about the health effects of RF radiation.
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After seeing this video, I was kind of relieved that I could not buy this, being from Canada. I personally would have paid more if it was better manufactured and key elements like remote and USB power source. At best this should be around the $300.00 range. 1. Disappointed with the stand. 2. Screw hole could have been made into docking ports. 3. Light bleeding though poorly finished product. 4. Weathering was poorly done by manufacture.
if you angled the panels with the sun you would charge it up faster you have to chase the sun of course you are only getting 5% a hour and you need at least two panels hooked up at the same time this is a joke
In a realistic setting you probably are probably going to by busy with other things and can't micromanage the angle of the panel as the sun moves.
@@WinstonCodesOn in a realistic situation I would not leave a 1000 dollar generator and two panels for it in my yard without being there so someone can walk up and just take it and I would be micro managing it with the sun dude because that is the best way to get it charged with the solar panels just telling you I would not leave it alone for a minute just asking for it to be stolen
at 0:54, after performing merged, will it not create an additional new commit of merge?
When do perform a merge of a PR on Github it adds a commit message that a PR was merged.
You talk to much
unless your router is putting out 1000+ watts and your house is a faraday cage to keep the rf emissions inside or your standing next to the cell tower there isn't anything to worry about
500kbps during the day, and 2mbps at night. Worst internet.
I'd suggest putting the router box in a different location, probably closer to a window and higher elevation if you can. If you live in an apartment building there might be a lot of interference with the signal.
Lmao fr there's no way it's placed correctly, try in front of a window?
Informative video. Have you ever used your meter to measure radiation from a 4G phone v. 5G phone? Just curious. In the end it doesn't matter because eventually they'll turn off 4G anyway.
Thanks for making this video. Very comprehensive review.
Can you share what background tool you are talking about “sidekick”?
When you're using Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq is a background job queue library. If you have a resource intense operation, you put it in the Sidekiq queue so that it runs asynchronously and doesn't slow the performance of the main web server thread handling your HTTP requests.
This was excellent
I have it through Total. Its good so far, but there is one strange thing about it. There are a few foreign sites that are in English that I visit often and after I switched from T-Mobile to Total, I couldn't go to those sites unless I activate a VPN and set my coordinates abroad. I didn't even have this issue with Spectrum.
I have to respectfully disagree with you here. DHH has been actively anti-JS/TS for a long time and his actions here are just another example of him acting like a BDFL (Benevolent Dictator For Life). He didn't consult the community or the maintainers one bit and pretty much ignored all of the feedback he received on this, which is a very immature way of maintaining an open source library. It doesn't matter if he created it or not, these days Rails and its various packages have a community of maintainers and contributors, which is why his actions were seen as anti-community and broke the social contract in how such libraries are maintained in a democratic manner. Ie. him not liking TS and forcing this change may be at odds with the other maintainers and contributors, and without providing a reasonable alternative such as JSdoc can definitely be seen as a step backwards. Yes I appreciate what he has contributed to the web dev ecosystem and I do enjoy his hot-takes, but as Rails' popularity and usage continues to decline, this is just another example of how out of touch he is with the community. Rich Harris removed TS from Svelte but engaged with the community to explain why (pain to maintain) and provided an alternative (JSdocs) which still gives end users the same advantages of TS, but makes things much easier for package maintainers.
Thanks for the info. I had my order in but wanted to do my research before pressing the button lol. Think I'm going to go ahead and switch from spectrum
Yooooo I’m literally doing the same thing hahah
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Im def thinking of getting this..but not a broken one
Cope harder
Thank you for the video! Very useful
WickedPDF is dead. If I need to make a web page PDF, I used Grover. But most other times I use Prawn. I wish Prawn was faster with tables though - if you have a big table that bleeds onto the next page that slows it down. So far I haven't seen anything that beats Apache PDFBox in terms of speed, but that is only available on Java.
Hey i have a question! Can i take the Verizon 5g router anywhere i go or do i have to use it for the exact location i ordered for?
That's a good question! I haven't tried that! I would call them to check. According to this FAQ page: "You may be able to bring the 5G Home Internet equipment with you to a new address, but you must get our authorization first" From what they told me at the store, they have a system in place to limit the number of customers using it in an area so that the towers don't get overloaded. www.verizon.com/support/using-5g-home-faqs/#travel
I just signed up today. It said it can only be used at my address.
I'm currently in my trial period. So far, speeds (250-300mbps) has been great, with the exception between 5pm-6pm, then it drastically reduces to 35-40mbps...not sure why?? Also, I have slot of WiFi devices, Alexa Echo's, smart plugs, thermostat, garage door opener, etc etc etc. I can't seem to think I have to change each one individually to the Verizon Modem. I hear I don't have to do this, so I am asking, what is the easy way?
I had that problem with IoT devices too. I went into the router's config and made the Wifi name and password identical to that of my previous router. All the devices switched without me having to change any settings. That is a dramatic drop in speed. Maybe there is too much airwave traffic in your area at that time and the network gets slow. The towers don't have the capacity to handle the data usage. Doesn't seem to be an issue in my location.
You should do 3 cleaning runs first according to manufacturer
I boil the water first, add salt to the final product
Thank you for this!
Thanks for posting this! I’m switching now from xfinity. Verizon is Soooo much cheaper and a better deal. I may need help getting everything set up properly though lol.
Setup is easy. You plug it in and then you can almost immediately connect to it and set the Wifi password. It just takes a few min to connect to the tower. I added the automatic power backup to keep it running when the power in my house goes out.
I’m also in the process of switching from xfinity to Verizon. Yes xfinity is expensive.
@@AbandonedExplorationUrbex1979 The most annoying part of Xfinity is they give you a halfway decent rate to begin with, but dramatically increase the price the following year. I hate playing that game with them.
What is the difference between power station and a battery ? And how much the power station can hold in kilo watts.
Marketing magic
@@WinstonCodesOnso power station is just good looking battery. And as any other battery it just relatively has the same capacity and functionality. Am I right ?
@@AliAhmed-jh1hd Probably also has some built in electronics to better regular the charge and discharge of the battery within it. The status indicator, USB plugs, AC converter, etc.
If your going to be in the path of streaming or not shielded from router Plan on having a tumor or cancer or long list of other problems. Believe the scientists that were not paid by your service provider.
Watch my follow up video. I moved the box because of that concern. I think it's out of the way enough that I'm less concerned, but still considering a switch to fiber.
Others pointed it out, still the point is not that DHH doesn't like or use TS, it's that the Type Definition, therefore the API definitions are effectively rug-pulled for outside users who might have different options on TS.
Have you looked at the library? You almost never interact with it directly. There's basically no use for definitions for me as a user.
Having Types has proved itself to be superior in almost all context even Ruby has adopted Type hints by now