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Comment · 5 years ago
I almost never see a captcha. On a static fiber IP - 1GB. Use chrome. Not sure if that matters.
Comment · 5 years ago
Don't forgot room dynamics - you push a 5.1 (and all the weird speaker factors) and then your corners are muddy yadda yadda.
Comment · 5 years ago
One issue in hi-fi audio is the surprising lack of good source material given the passage of time.

For example - 20 years ago it feels like you could by a SACD with some classical music on it - and the quality was pretty darn impressive. I remember multi-channel audio in these.

Despite 20 years of tech - when I try to stream or even buy some multi-channel audio for my HiFi rig it's basically super annoying as far as I can tell. No clear disclosure of actual channels / format etc.

Am I missing something? SACD had 5,000+ titles out, you could just grab one and it worked.

What's the current approach here for high quality multi-channel audio?

My home setup is Klipsch 5.1 if that matters, but I'm happy if things play 3.1 if needed.

Comment · 5 years ago
for the last 3 years I've been reading of these breakthroughs. They are not just 2x Lithium Ion, they are usually 10X!! or in this case 60X creating an "EV Range Breakthrough" to quote the title exactly.

You have a 60x EV Range breakthrough - and you are still a small company not snapped up by some monster. How in the HELL is that possible. 60x range is 20,000 miles for the tesla Model 3. How is this amount of energy even carried safely?

I've become jaded to these announcements. Glad someone is coming out with a checkbox for them.

Note that for EV's COST has become a key driver - 315 miles range is "good enough" if you get to leave your house every morning with a full charge. Hopefully the 60X improvement creating this "range breakthrough" translates into a 60x cost reduction given you can use a much smaller battery for the 315 miles.

Comment · 5 years ago
Most just grab location data from your cell phone which is already tracked.
Comment · 5 years ago
Same experience - I also went all in on tile - it really does not have the density of reporting and I'm also pretty sure lacks privacy protections apple has.
Comment · 5 years ago
1) Where would you put it, there are already TONS of options for wifi / bluetooth / audio etc. This is where I would expect it.

2) You can just disable this stuff when you first get your phone it walks you through these prompts there. If you don't enable it - it is not enabled.

3) Spam should be opt-in - most people don't want it. But a lot of Apple stuff should be opt-out, because people do want it. Ie, turn on GPS / location features - folks really want weather, maps with turn by turn etc. Apple already over prompts on setup for my tastes.

Comment · 5 years ago
Perfect - this is exactly what I want vs paying $15K.

Running errands, no need to it. But I drive to clients and other longer trips, this is game changing if I could go full hands off and work during that time.

Uber runs about $100/hr I think - so if I could use my own car and not have to take uber (I often take uber precisely so I can work) then it's perfect. If price is 1/10th of the the marginal cost even better.

Comment · 5 years ago
I've actually worked in govt systems. If you think the whole endless threats of jail make for more secure systems you are truly clueless.

These systems are RIDDLED with the WORST outdated crap you can imagine. Absolute insane hoop jumping so plenty of pressure to work around security just to get jobs done (seriously - start with the help desk if you want access - they are so used to password resets the procedures become a joke - literally - what's the username and that's it, because if you have thousands of folks on 30 day password rotations with insane complexity all you do is password resets endlessly). Password sharing can also be crazy so passwords float all over.

The govt has had it's top stuff leaked. Office of personnel management leaked insanely sensitive stuff. They contract with the WORST folks in security. It's really crazy.

Google has never asked me to rotate my password. I have non-SMS two factor authentication options, they do pretty sophisticated rate and geo monitoring so you are not annoyed but pretty secure.

Cyberattacks, mechanical failures, weather disasters, meteor strikes, terrorist bombs, stupid construction workers ALL could affect this pipeline. People on HN have no risk perspective. Make the system resilient to a proactive few day outage. Why does this system have to run 365 / 24 / 7? Have you mitigated EVERY possible issue - including disgruntled employees? No - then instead of over doing one corner, design some give in the system.

Comment · 5 years ago
Their approach makes a lot of sense. Corp network hacked - so to be careful shut down pipeline until you've really made sure that you are fully safe pipeline side as there now may be more attack vectors.
Comment · 5 years ago
Do android handset makers do these notifications? I mean - it's very likely that a LOT of chinese apps in particular (which these were) may have security holes, including ones that are there for govt purposes.

Did the directly affected companies do the notifications?

I thought Apple had sort of a separate setup in china (data center etc) to mitigate some of the issues there impacting the rest of their user base.

Comment · 5 years ago
To sign up for most google accounts you must be able to pass a phone number / SMS screen I think. Or have they gotten rid of that?
Comment · 5 years ago
Huh? This wasn't an apple hack. This was developers using counterfeit xcode I believe, and those developers apps were then hacked using non-genuine development tools.

The lesson here is that it's probably important to do things like the non-apple battery warnings etc because the scammers and hackers will not stop attacking the platform.

Comment · 5 years ago
Isn't there a trademark infringement risk to put the AWS brand as the lead item? I'm surprised AWS approves of that vs the more common for AWS model for third parties targeting AWS. But great to hear AWS have such a relaxed view. The legal side would probably throw a fuss over this type of thing.
Comment · 5 years ago
AWS Enhancement Suite sounds like an AWS product. Consider calling it:

Enhancement Suite for AWS or

Deref Enhancement Suite for AWS

to avoid confusion?

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