u/faire-la-fete

I had this new kitchen installed a couple of years ago.

It's a wooden (veneer) counter top.

Near the faucet, water accumulates. Althought I have been careful to wipe water after use, over time, some stains have appeared. I decided to unscrew the faucet to see the extend of the damage and sand what I could.

I normally use something like linesee oil to protect the counter top. Mostly effective except around the faucet. And somehow water crept in (stain on the right hand side).

Any recommendation to protect the inside of the hole in the counter top?

Would covering the inside of the counter top with oil help?

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I have a few VFFs, I like them; except then it rains and I want to keep my feet dry.

I am looking at barefoot shoes/boots that withstand lots of rain - does that exist? (like hiking waterproof shoes or boots)

I saw vivobarefoot's "Tracker leather AT II" and "Tracker forest ESC". Does anyone have experience with them? Not sure I understand the differences between the 2. They also say "water resistant", so I am guessing not waterproof really. Reviews look mostly positive, but I saw a few posts showing some lacing hooks snapped off. I wonder about their durability. Maybe these are isolated case?

If I go for these kind of shoes, I would also use them for hiking.

Do you know of (good) alternatives?

As a solo-dev, I've been building DAGraph.com : analytics in the browser, canvas-based, reactive computation graph.

Some technical details for the curious:

• data-wise: it uses Apache DataFusion, Apache Arrow, Apache OpenDAL;
• dev-wise: 100% Rust, Egui, reactive_graph and Trunk (targets WASM and native).

No accounts needed. Data stays local. Still early, lots more features to be added, but looking for early feedback (user or dev).

I am interested in this space; and it's also a response to the frustration I have while using some other data tools (like spreadsheet, notebooks, some saas products...).

Happy to talk more about technical aspects.

Hi,

I've been wearing various VFF for a year now, they really helped me, feet-wise. I used them almost every day for walking and running.

Any recommendation for cycling, especially commuting, in the rain where it would be nice to have dry shoes at the destination (eg: work, etc.). If I plan to do cycling as a sport activity, I don't really mind getting my feet wet.

When I know it is going to rain and I have to commute, I sometimes carry another pair of shoes and socks in my bag. The shoes are lightweight and small, so it's ok.

However, I am looking for alternative solutions:

• covers / gaiters that work well with VFF? The ones I saw offer top cover only, so the sole is not really protected and VFF tend to absorb water from in between the toes.
• water resistant / water proof shoes (open to other brands, it does not need to have seperate toes);
• thinking of getting non-VFF barefoot shoes, I would think they fare better in the rain
• other suggestions?

(Edit: typos)

Hi,

I have been digging into how SQL engines work under the hood (parsing, query planners, optimization, execution) and DAGraph is what came out of that (building ontop of Apache DataFusion).

It is a reactive graph from simple arithmetic to advanced analytical queries in SQL (OLAP): wire queries, tables, and scalar/math nodes into a pipeline; change an input and everything downstream recomputes.

I also think it could be useful when you're starting out with SQL (OLAP). Chain queries and DAGraph parses your SQL to draw the dependency lines for you.

Caveat, worth being upfront about: it's OLAP-only. Good for learning analytics-style SQL; not the right tool if you're learning INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE (OLTP). It uses Apache DataFusion SQL, syntax close to Postgres.

It's alpha, lots still missing. Sharing my experience and looking for feedback while continuing adding more.

Try it: https://alpha.dagraph.com (no signup)

Site: https://dagraph.com

Hi!

I am building DAGraph, a reactive graph engine for SQL-based OLAP, spanning from simple arithmetic to advanced analytical queries.

Wire queries, tables, and scalar/math nodes into a reactive pipeline: change an input, everything downstream recomputes.

DAGraph screenshot

A few technical things that might be relevant here:

• SQL dialect is Apache DataFusion SQL (very close to Postgres) https://datafusion.apache.org/user-guide/sql/index.html
• No account, no upload, the data lives in OPFS (browser-local storage)
• Engine is Rust compiled to WASM; runs entirely in the browser.
• Reads/writes Parquet, tested up to ~1.8 GB files in browser. Can also read CSV.
• Dependencies between SQL nodes are detected by parsing your SQL, no manual wiring required
• Documents export with each SQL script in its own file, easy to reuse and version-control.

It's alpha and there's a lot still missing.

Posting mostly to get some early feedback while continuing adding more.

Site: https://dagraph.com

Free access: https://alpha.dagraph.com (no signup!)

Cheers!