jeffk_teh_haxor

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Comment · 7 years ago
I've come to the realization that planetary colonization is sort of a dangerous and anesthetizing science fiction fantasy. It allows us to mentally defer our reckoning of the finite nature of our planet and its resources.
Comment · 7 years ago
Prusa makes the best open source 3D printers. This makes it cheaper. No different than when RaspPi announces a new board.
Comment · 7 years ago
If the period lasts months, then sure. People go on meds for temporary events all the time, e.g. Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Comment · 7 years ago
That's usually SOP at companies which have suicides. Suicidal ideation is contagious. They'll bring in a grief counselor, and encourage you to talk to them, instead.
Comment · 7 years ago
My brother, a GP doctor, said that he writes a lot of scripts for antidepressants every performance review season. Performance management sucks.

The racial tenor of this article seems bizarre and over the top, though?

Comment · 7 years ago
* Everything is a "workflow" and you often find yourself stuck in some terminal error state for no reason. * No JSON, everything's a page load. * ...or, if there is JSON, it's done badly and you have an unholy combination of janky SPA functionality across multiple pages. * Arcane timeouts * "Disable your popup blocker" * Insane data validation errors. * Poor SSO integration.

I could go on.

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The HN hivemind leans very pro-regulation these days.
Comment · 7 years ago
Misaligned incentives cause good people to make bad decisions.
Comment · 7 years ago
Also, what if the TV communicated with its OEM's backends instead, which communicated with malicious third parties behind the scenes?
Comment · 7 years ago
Is this a fiat gateway for USDT? (aka Tether, the "stable coin" which is the subject of NYAG’s lawsuit: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/20978/ny-attorney-genera...)

EDIT: Ahahahaha. Nope. You can buy USDT but you can't cash out. Note that there is a tab for "USDT Markets", and there is no USD entry in that list. Hotel California-coin.

Comment · 7 years ago
Most--if not all--coins are just scammy as hell, and the US has resources to fight crypto-related crime.
Comment · 7 years ago
What if the communication is benign? What if the TV is simply refreshing a list of recommendations? Everybody - including this forum - is so primed to read nefarious motives into basically anything a computer can do now. Soon we're not going to be able to write a single "hello world" app w/o having to fill out a ream of EU paperwork and get licensed and bonded in advance.
Comment · 7 years ago
I like clipless because they enforce better form and don't stray into the chain.

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