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by bimmer44 6y ago
This is also a really good point - I was specifically thinking of PC's in my point above and you're right there is a lot more interest in old gaming systems. Maybe part of it is also the emotional connection and what does or doesn
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by bimmer44 6y ago
I'm definitely not arguing there aren't people collecting these iconic old computers - just the mismatch between how many people have used computers daily for 20/30 years now and how few people seem to collect them. In my sma
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by bimmer44 6y ago
Great article, thanks for posting. It makes me think about car detailers obsessing over paint matching for repairs on older vehicles. As a petrolhead I sometimes wonder to what extent there will be an equivalent collectors community of old
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by bimmer44 7y ago
Thanks for this interesting link - I take back my criticism of the article! Based on your comment and that of t3hz0r it sounds like the martian colonists would be fine with this setup, as long as they mainly worked and lived in shielded hab
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by bimmer44 7y ago
I believe this post ignores the implications of increased surface level radiation (Mars does not have a protective magnetosphere). See the two articles I link below. A structure like this might make sense for a shorter mission - but conside
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by bimmer44 9y ago
After completing the course I can't recommend Startup School enough. For a free course the value I got out of it was amazing. * Our group's mentor (James, co-Founder of Lista YC S09) was totally committed and freely giving of his
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by bimmer44 9y ago
It now looks like there were some technical issues with the demo day page and it's been taken down for now. The time limit for me to deleting my post has expired so maybe a mod who sees this can remove it?
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by bimmer44 9y ago
After completing the course I can't recommend Startup School enough. For a free course the value I got out of it was amazing. * Our group's mentor (James, co-Founder of Lista YC S09) was totally committed and freely giving of his
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Show HN: YC Startup School 2017 Virtual Demo Day(startupschool.org)
1 points by bimmer44 9y ago|2 comments
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by bimmer44 9y ago
This article is very detailed and includes examples of setting sshd to only use more secure options: https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.ht... There was also a lot of HN discussion about
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by bimmer44 9y ago
I've actually been building a tool that does just this during the current YC Startup School program. You can get on the launch list here: https://watchdog443.com My main focus is ongoing alerting of changes to HTTPS configs
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by bimmer44 10y ago
This is a useful resource - thanks for compiling it. I'd suggest allowing users to submit short reviews of each ebook. I'd imagine it would be useful to have some insight as to which book would be most helpful for different circum
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How Groove Built a $5m ARR Business with Content Marketing(groovehq.com)
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by bimmer44 10y ago
Web of Trust is a browser extension that claims 140 million installs. The marketing language on the home page [1] is all about how the extension will help users decide which websites to trust. Their privacy statement [2] includes a section
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by bimmer44 10y ago
In the article you posted the WOT spokesperson appears to say that they'll be making sure that data is better anonymized in future - not that they will stop selling it. I don't think this type of response is going to work out well
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Building a Developer Community from Scratch(blog.whatispinpoint.com)
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I’m a Venture Backed Startup Founder and I Just Had a Baby(medium.com)
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Be Afraid of HTTPS Public Key Pinning(smashingmagazine.com)
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Useful Newsletters for Full Stack Bootstrappers(bimmer44.com)
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by bimmer44 10y ago
I also found "The Power of Habit" a fascinating read. It's one of the books I recommend most often. Understanding your habits & learning new ones is such a fundamental/essential part of living. I almost wish "Ha
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Detailed Costs for Remote Workers in Cape Town, South Africa(bimmer44.com)
3 points by bimmer44 10y ago|0 comments
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by bimmer44 10y ago
People often think this sort of expiry is due to some shocking technical deficit - but it's actually more often due to things like organisational change (people not handing over responsibilities correctly) or important information (e.g
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by bimmer44 10y ago
Having these billionaires willing to throw money at competitive space flight is pretty great - I'm sure positive effects on commercial space exploration and global internet access will inevitably follow. I'm intrigued that they pl
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by bimmer44 10y ago
This makes sense - I think the Reuters article was quite misleading. I posted another comment [1] with a link to a Guardian article that supports what you wrote. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12463745
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by bimmer44 10y ago
I agree the posted article isn't particularly clear - found this one [1] on the Guardian that's better. The understanding I get from it is that MasterCard could be liable under UK law now that the EU court has decisively shown the
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by bimmer44 10y ago
I'm intrigued by this type of case - this article doesn't mention any specific legislative requirement that fees should have been less during the period concerned. It's a strange precedent that a company can be retrospectivel
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by bimmer44 10y ago
I agree it's definitely easier to do - and obviously already happening in this context. Also billboards that use Kinect CV to record emotional response. [1] I was just intrigued by the perceptions around this - people often have an ins
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by bimmer44 10y ago
Some business ideas from the 2.4GHz dystopia: * Using wifi in a movie theatre to build a Google Analytics equivalent for movie studios. Total heartbeat and respiration data for every individual "user session" across all screenings
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Bypassing PHP Null Byte Injection Protections – CTF Write-Up(securusglobal.com)
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by bimmer44 10y ago
I'd guess that this sort of bulk wind power is going to increasingly find favour with the big utilities over time. They don't like thoughts about homeowners buying in to a future with Tesla powerwalls + roof solar at plunging cost

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