jon_adler

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by jon_adler 2y ago
A small world. I checked out his site and discovered I worked with his wife. He’s the Finch in Coleman Finch. Rachel is you are reading this, Hi! Hope you are well.
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by jon_adler 2y ago
Similar for me down south too (Cambridge). My first sighting and it is superb.
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by jon_adler 2y ago
Sad to discover that the (reasonable) reforms were quickly scuppered. https://theconversation.com/pokies-reforms-explained-how-goo...
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by jon_adler 2y ago
Reading the article, I just kept thinking of Donald Trump (as a “smart” embezzler).
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by jon_adler 2y ago
Possession of illegal firearms is a significant crime in the UK. He was accused and convicted of possessing a home made pipe gun found near the bunker. He denies it was his weapon. He wasn’t jailed for the bunker.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
This Aussie expat is very thankful for our local Tesco always having Vegemite stock. They also stock Bundaberg Ginger Beer (try it if you haven’t, another Aussie favourite).
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Why you hear voices in your white noise machine(wired.com)
26 points by jon_adler 3y ago|54 comments
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Thank you. This series of videos is extremely helpful for understanding the concepts referred to in the article.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Do you use Cloudflare for DNS? See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38232014
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by jon_adler 3y ago
My first thought too. Then I wondered how long it would be before scammers used a similar approach to try and get free hacking services from unsuspecting people. Sigh.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Many cloud concepts are transferable to the other vendors cloud platforms. If you are using AWS, you’ll find it easiest to start with learning that.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Have you considered Power Apps model-driven apps[1]? You may not be interested in a PaaS solution however it is very easy to create a CRUD app from a model! [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker&#x
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Were you aware of, or tempted by https://datasette.io/ for creating your solution?
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Somewhat related is Dan McKinley’s Choose Boring Technology. https://boringtechnology.club/
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by jon_adler 3y ago
1000 CHF notes must be a money launderers dream.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
My brother was given lines to write as a punishment in the early 80s. He wrote a for loop in basic and printed the result. The teacher didn’t know any better and was happy to accept the printout. Assuming he’d typed it all from scratch.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
True, however it also doesn’t impact other users and doesn’t justify reporting an incident on the status page.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
My car is a BMW 640d from 2016, a sports saloon. Diesel cars are quite popular in Europe.
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Illegal Streams Let Criminals In(bestreamwise.com)
2 points by jon_adler 3y ago|3 comments
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by jon_adler 3y ago
They require functional safety. Certification can be very expensive and take a long time. What seems old within the consumer electronics market isn’t necessarily old within the automotive industry.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
I imagine that the fraud rate in Europe is lower since the introduction of PSD2. This legislation required a combination of 2-factor authentication (3DS2) and transaction analysis to achieve low overall fraud rates.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
It removes an attack vector and thereby increases device security?
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Python is an interesting example to choose as a negative example. I presume you are referring to the evolution from v2 to v3. The popularity of Python has exploded in recent years, possibly as a direct consequence of tough decisions and bre
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by jon_adler 3y ago
No an eMacs user myself, but do you ever imagine a time when the software might be considered “done”?
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Anecdotally, I would say that flint stone walls are more common than wavy walls. I’ve see plenty of the former and none of the latter wham driving through the county.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Isn’t a warrant required in advance to place the recording device? Many unencrypted messages will be recorded automatically and be retrievable indefinitely.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
I really enjoyed the Xtree Gold vibes of the website. I used to own a Gravis Ultrasound back in the day, and this UI and music took me back there.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
Fastmail is an excellent example of a very reliable, slow changing product with a consistent price. I’ve been a subscriber for over 20 years, and I’m thrilled that it hardly ever changes in perceptible ways and just does it’s job. In more r
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by jon_adler 3y ago
This is probably because in London, the flat will rent in a few days anyway. There isn’t any incentive for relatable agents to try any harder.
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by jon_adler 3y ago
The estate agent percentage in the U.K. is typically around 2% of property value in total, paid by the seller, with virtually nobody using a buyers agent. I have never understood why fees are so crazy in the USA.

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