melonkidney

Slightly off topic... UK road signs have a very clear and consistent color scheme based on the category of road. E.g., blue background for motorways, green background for A roads.

This scheme was (maybe still is) reflected in the color of roads on printed maps. Google Maps also used this scheme some years ago.

I understand their reasoning, but the day Google standardized on the current yellow & white scheme was a sad day for this UK Maps user.

If you need to change your 'amazon' password, you click 'generate different codes', yes. That action will be remembered in your browser's local storage. So when you need to use your amazon password again, it will automatically advance and generate the correct password.

But if you come from a different browser, you'll need to click 'generate different codes' again to advance to the correct password.

For services where the password frequently changes, I don't think there's a very practical way to use this. At least not across several different browsers.

The "verification code" is a 6-digit hash calculated from the seed password. The idea is, you'll become used to recognizing the same verification code whenever you type your seed password - then you can quickly spot if you ever make a typo in the seed password.

Around 5 years ago I wrote something very similar, for the same reasons as you. It was never intended to be more than a proof of concept, but I've ended up using it most every day.

Mine is web based, but all implemented in the front-end; no data is ever sent to the server.

I was debating whether to post the URL, because I don't really want a bunch of people to start depending on it the way I do (I have zero plans to maintain/improve it). But I feel like there may be sufficient interest. So the URL is in my profile for the next 48 hours.

You're absolutely right, thanks. The joys of sharing via mobile...

To pick up on one point from the (fascinating) article:

> In the other direction, the U.S. hasn’t made a huge dent in China. Obviously, the Great Firewall played a huge role in keeping a lot of U.S. companies out of the Chinese market, but in the few cases where a U.S. company got a crack at the Chinese market, like Uber China, the results were mixed.

I'm genuinely curious to know which non-Chinese apps/services have managed to establish themselves in China. I feel like an argument could be made for LinkedIn... Are there obvious ones I'm missing?

I'm not sure how to interpret what's happening between the US and China at the moment - especially from a business perspective...

If I'm a US company operating (i.e., selling) in China, should I be worried? What if I don't operate in China but have outsourced manufacturing/coding/whatever there - should I seriously be looking at relocation?

Right, and I must admit that was my initial reaction. I honestly hope that one positive from all of this will be that working from home (and remote work generally) becomes more widely acceptable.

Unfortunately, in this instance, what I'm hearing from people on the ground is that the balance has swung a bit too far into "cabin fever" territory at this point.

From a business perspective, be prepared for an extended period working from home, and be prepared for productivity to drop. Prioritize and set expectations accordingly.

I have colleagues in China who are facing down their fifth week working from home. At the beginning, they tried to maintain their normal (and excellent) level of output. But the stress of quarantine is starting to show.

Disruptions to normal routines, such as kids stuck at home and reduced/no access to childcare, are the non-newsworthy but most challenging issues for a large number of folks.