derekp7

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by derekp7 7y ago
The only way this works on HN is through active efforts to remove some of the anonymity -- I'm not talking about actually finding a contributor's real-world identity, but making sure that the same person doesn't create 5000 a
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by derekp7 7y ago
For dealing with "bad actors", the problem is anonymity. Systems such as moderation, adding people to an ignore list, etc are all defeated because bad actors can get unlimited anonymous identities. Ways of combating that (such a
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by derekp7 7y ago
xargs is also more efficient than -exec, as it stuffs multiple files to the target command. Esp. for rm, instead of executing a copy for each file.
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by derekp7 7y ago
I was thinking more of the simplified HTML/CSS specification for AMP. Or at least that what I thought AMP was. I did a quick google search, first link was to the Google Amp guidelines, which has a link to ampproject.org. I can'
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by derekp7 7y ago
Sounds like you want browsers to have a restrict:GoogleAmp mode
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by derekp7 7y ago
The thing is, in a couple jobs I had there was negative tension, as if management or others in the organization were in a constant battle to find something wrong with you. Something that could get you fired or keep you down. So you had th
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by derekp7 7y ago
The biggest thing that fixed my burnout was actually getting laid off during the recession (09). And being unemployed for a few months. Fortunately this was in the summer, and I spend many days up at the camper (we had an already paid for
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by derekp7 7y ago
There is a certain weirdness that still can't be captured in a static archive, including sites that had dynamic server based content. But also the overall feeling of the internet back then. For example, pre-web I recall being able to
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by derekp7 7y ago
For some reason, about 15 years ago in the US it was almost impossible to get a top loader washer (out of 30 models on the floor, only a couple "value" models would be top loaders), because of efficiency requirements. Then they s
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by derekp7 7y ago
Every old model I've used had a water level selector. Small, medium and large. Even going back 50 years. Now the modern washers don't trust you to make the proper selection, and often don't get your clothes completely wet.
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by derekp7 7y ago
You could have a cable that is unidirectional, with a bidirectional connector. On a $100 motherboard, who cares if the connector raises the price by another 50 cents? You can even have a round cable with pins radiating out from the center,
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by derekp7 7y ago
I read that as They don't just affect our hardware, but also our software.
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by derekp7 7y ago
What would help your case (with regards to downvotes, and for your words to have greater impact) is to convey additional information instead of just repeating the same thing. For example, you could state that "Market share reflects sa
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by derekp7 7y ago
I think the biggest reason people don't see a bicycle helmet as necessary is from personal experience. I grew up on the 70's, long before kids helmets were in vogue. And I had several bicycle accidents. Once I hit a curb, went o
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by derekp7 7y ago
You generally don't have ice in your beer. Because ice makes beer gross (I'd like to find the scientific reason why, but it just does). Soda and water are typically served with ice, and it is difficult to drink it without a stra
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by derekp7 7y ago
Take "fully loaded nachos" as an example. After a few hours, the chips are really soggy and gross. And a good steak, rare to rare++ (or even medium rare) is delicious when it first hits your plate. But once it cools down, and y
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by derekp7 7y ago
Even on a piano, two notes that are played independently, then later mixed, sound different than if those same two notes are played together on the piano. Something to do with the sound from one note affecting the string vibrations on the
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by derekp7 7y ago
So it's basically like seatbelt use. There are certain types of crashes where a seatbelt could cause more harm than good (such as crashing into a lake, the seatbelt gets stuck, and the victim can't get out). However these are ra
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by derekp7 7y ago
Is this only for regular (broadcast / commercial) TV, or does it include other things that you would watch in front of the TV (movies, or streaming episodic content)? Because for broadcast, I can see using a phone during commercial br
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by derekp7 7y ago
It's been a while since I was at a company that had that clause in it, but if I was in that situation in the future then at the minimum I'd want to ensure that I could still work on open source projects on my own. I was wondering
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by derekp7 7y ago
The only time that SMS is worse, is when it is also used as a lone factor for password resets. Which many services do.
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by derekp7 7y ago
Breakage due to OS upgrades is one thing. But at least make sure that the software doesn't do anything obviously bad. For example, I was dealing with a "security product" (basically something that profiles activity on the O
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by derekp7 7y ago
I see a market opportunity for monitor-sized screen protectors coming up. Actually, for our TV at home, I had to cut and frame a piece of plexiglass to protect the TV from the grandkid.
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by derekp7 7y ago
This is between the Milwaukee / Chicago corridor. In my case it is in Illinois about an hour north of Chicago, and the mortgage on my current house is 3 years old (bought for 162 K). In my case I put about 11% down, so I'm payin
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by derekp7 7y ago
It supports the possibility of panspermia.
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by derekp7 7y ago
And for me, $1200 a month is my entire mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, and upkeep on a 1500 sqft house, in a pleasant neighborhood, surrounded by pleasant urban area. In an area that has a large number of corporate headquarter
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by derekp7 7y ago
Personally I would like an ad blocker that only blocks annoying ads, or ads that contain malware. I would also be willing to pay a monthly subscription for an adblock service, where the subscription gets divvied out to the sites I visit. I
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by derekp7 7y ago
That writeup, while accurate, was back in 2013 before Starship / Super Heavy was a serious concept. And if everything pans out with it, we can get huge amounts of stuff up a lot cheaper. It even says that an ion drive (based on 2013
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by derekp7 7y ago
I had a real-life experience with this phenomenon recently, when I got a robocall made by an interactive voice responder. The dialog at first sounded almost human, but there was something that was just a bit off with the responses not quit
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by derekp7 7y ago
I'm not really convinced that this (or the Tesla X or Y) are SUVs, despite the manufacture claiming otherwise. To me these are really just hatchbacks, with a bit higher roof line.

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