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by borski 6mo ago
It’s because it’s aphyr. If ‘tptacek posts a blog post, I bet it similarly does well, on average, because they’re a “known quantity” around these parts, for example.
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OpenCode Limits Sidebar Plugin(github.com)
3 points by borski 6mo ago|0 comments
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by borski 6mo ago
This is a comment from someone that has never used these tools for vulnerability research. That much is very clear.
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by borski 6mo ago
For sure; the container you set within which you choose to be submissive matters a lot, of course. Particularly, it matters because it lets you remain in control of how and when and what you submit to. :) The issue of being in the milit
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by borski 6mo ago
The difference here is that I’m already earning points. I’m not doing anything new to earn them; I mostly remember “restaurants on this card, online shopping on that one” and apps like CardPointers can assist if needed. But this isn’t about
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by borski 6mo ago
Transferring is almost always the more fruitful option, but it depends on the award deals.
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by borski 6mo ago
That's fine, I wasn't trying to convince you. :) I was just clarifying that there isn't a human alive who actually likes being told what to do. There is usually a reason they do it anyway, but it is rarely because they like
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by borski 6mo ago
People have never liked being told what to do. Even in the military, it's rare that anyone likes being told what to do. The point is that you do it anyway, because you are disciplined and believe in the chain of command, provided you
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by borski 6mo ago
There will always be other places that don’t care. But I think it’s okay to appreciate the world around you and spend time being present while waiting for someone. We used to do this all the time. People watching is fun.
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by borski 6mo ago
A Claude Code subscription is a subscription to … Claude Code … which is an interface. The API keys are how you use models directly.
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by borski 6mo ago
It uses Seats.aero under the hood, which is a Roame competitor, but I’d love to integrate it with others. Seats.aero is the only one with an API, though, which I believe is a mistake on Roame and others’ part. The actual searching for activ
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by borski 6mo ago
It’s not nearly as complicated as you make it out to be, and the literal point of what I posted is to try and simplify it. An MLM or timeshare it is not. Yes, it has gotten harder than it was a decade ago. But it is far from a “scam”
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by borski 6mo ago
This was 70k round trip SFO-OSL, for 1 passenger. In general, good deals on international flying is the main win with points. Domestic can be useful too, but usually less so.
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by borski 6mo ago
It was 70k/pax round trip business class. Yes, I agree it was a great deal.
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by borski 6mo ago
OK, so you've calculated I've saved $2200/pax. Fine. For the record, I already took that into account. My goal with these flights was to save cash, because at the moment, cash flow is the issue I'm solving for. At other
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by borski 6mo ago
hey, check it out :) https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/pull/1 I don't know anything about capital one so can do that at a later point
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by borski 6mo ago
$600/pax (which I disclosed) is hardly 50% of the ticket fees, which were, as I mentioned, $3500/pax or so otherwise.
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by borski 6mo ago
Okay. Like I said, you don’t have to like it. I was happy with the deal I found because my goal was saving cash, and using points I already had. I am not trying to prove a point past that. $600/pax is a lot less than $2900/pax. Sa
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by borski 6mo ago
In my personal instance I actually have added the list of Chase The Edit as well as AmEx’s FHR/HC hotels. The problem is there’s no easy way to to search AmEx/Chase for those. I’ve never booked on super.com usually because I’m n
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by borski 6mo ago
I agree; I attempted to clarify that with my “not using words carefully” but that is a fair criticism of what I wrote.
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by borski 6mo ago
I agreed with you; that is why I said I wasn’t being careful with my language.
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by borski 6mo ago
Thanks for proving my point, as I was booking for 2pax, which is about $3500/pax indeed. And the 140k pts was total for both (+ ~$1200 total for fees, etc., in the interest of full disclosure). I was booking over 3 weeks, late August t
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by borski 6mo ago
Nope. I just booked biz class flights to Scandinavia in August for 140k pts. Cash was about $7k for the same flights. In part, the reason I built this wasn't exactly to optimize 1.5cpp vs 2cpp, although that can be useful too... but ra
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by borski 6mo ago
Sure. Technically and legally, you’re right. In reality, it makes quite a difference if public opinion is on your side or not. “We decided to commit fraud by providing fake compliance reports” reads very differently from “we let homeowners
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by borski 6mo ago
Oh man, do I hear that. I suspect you’ll like this; let me know what you think! Feedback greatly appreciated
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by borski 6mo ago
I ignore the law every day when I jaywalk. Technically, you’re right that that is also breaking the law. I wasn’t being careful with my words. How and why matters, though.
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by borski 6mo ago
Yeah, precisely.
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by borski 6mo ago
You’re right, you can’t. Unlike Zenefits, which had (allegedly?) committed fraud for part of their business in the interest of moving faster, and then Parker came back with Rippling… These guys’ entire and actual business model was frau
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by borski 6mo ago
Ignoring a law is different from knowingly and intentionally breaking the law, especially when that law is actual intentional fraud. Also, there was no “endgame.” They weren’t trying to change the law; they were exclusively breaking it for
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by borski 6mo ago
For creating an itinerary, for sure! This is more about handling travel point hacking, credit card points and their transfer partners, comparing cash vs point prices, etc. Plus, I like Atlas Obscura more than general internet searches for &

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