Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
mike_d
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
60 ms
·
931.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
DeleteMe collects your information then does searches for that info against the databases that power all the online "people search" websites. If there are hits, they pay to have them removed. If you don't renew your account,
932.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
> caused by a couple thousand Americans in a country of millions Chinese nationals account for half of all golden visas issued in Portugal. It is the same capital outflow that is ruining real estate markets worldwide. https://
933.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
> which transmits its location and height unencrypted on an open frequency Usually once every hour or every other hour for a quick second long burst, otherwise they are powered down and just floating. Pico balloons can't carry more
934.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
I'm well aware. I have enough other data points that I don't think public disclosure meaningfully makes the platform more secure. A little bit of PR buzz and customer complaints can get a handful of issues fixed, but this is a bit
935.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Oh no, it wouldn't be a FSD buyback, it would be a car buyback at damn near purchase price... which is why manufactures avoid it at all costs. § 30120(a)(1)(A)(iii) by refunding the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for depre
936.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
I have been to Barcelona and don't once recall seeing someone who owned a train. Having public transit is vastly different than a shared rail system.
937.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Almost all car recalls are voluntary because once it becomes a mandatory recall the government can require them to provide a buyback option to the vehicle owner.
938.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Finally the correct answer in a wave of "well ackusally" comments. A recall means exactly what it means. The manufacturer is responsible for a fix. If for whatever reason they can't push an OTA update to your car, Tesla is st
939.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
The only step OP should take is finding a lawyer that will work on contingency. There are plenty of employment lawyers who will take the case and bill you hourly, but if you can't find one to take it on contingency that is a good sign
940.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Publishing unpatched bugs is unethical, so no.
941.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
> if you only need email and basics It is worth noting one of the features you give up is any sense of security or privacy what so ever. Not in the "omg google is spying on me" paranoia sense, but in the real Zoho hires the abs
942.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Because the Builder's Remedy applies only to permitting for residential projects and homeless shelters.
943.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Builder's remedy forbids relevant jurisdictions from rejecting residential projects that do not comply with their existing zoning codes. A bulletin from the Association of Bay Area Governments alludes to being able to use environmental
944.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Which is not that uncommon. Registries undergo maintenance all the time. The only thing that is really impacted is the ability to register new domains and use them immediately.
945.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Remember when you downloaded Java and Yahoo paid to have their toolbar installed along side it? This is Microsoft testing that same business model but in a world where the browser has replaced the desktop.
946.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Because it is the law in the United States that agencies must transition to the centrally managed login.gov. ID.me never should have been rolled out in the first place.
947.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
It hasn't been litigated yet, but the closest analog is closed captioning. You can legally create closed captions for someone elses work, and you then own the copyright.
948.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Amazing. I was literally just building the same thing. I have a little over 50k podcast episodes with karaoke style word by word transcription. On to the next project I guess.
949.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
One of my favorite subtle features of ChatGPT is that it seems to have an "anger meter." If the user is hostile to the model it will eventually end the conversation. Once I was able to get it to completely kill my session and log
950.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
If you scroll down it asks you to select your average monthly electric bill. The fact that the maximum value is $500 is telling of how long it has been since this was updated.
951.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
They don't need to. He has been thoroughly and completely debunked for decades. Legitimate security researchers pay no attention to him, and neither should you.
952.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Please don't use unrelated posts to help peddle snake oil. https://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/steve_gibson/
953.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Every package is screened in some way, but very few are x-rayed. They are looking for drugs, currency, stolen antiquities, stuff like that. It is hard for a lay-person to look at a collection of electronics and know if it is the guts of a V
954.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
> And what exactly should be done about it? Re-form the Treaty on Open Skies, which already addressed and solved this problem in the early 90s. You simply let the other country know that you are flying surveillance equipment overhead and
955.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
Based on FOIA requests, the Navy did internal reviews and demos of the technology. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37134/emails-show-navy... On one hand I believe it is outside the realm of reality, but on t
956.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
The problem at 60k feet is actually you are above the weather and don't have a ton of wind to work with. Moving up and down in the minor wind currents is far more efficient energy wise and practically.
957.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
> explain how easy it is to generate as good imagery at 80,000 feet Camera gimbals provide image stability regardless of motion in 3D space. Digital post processing is used to clean up images from planes and other moving sources. > wi
958.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
As a data point: previously spotted surveillance blimps in the Asia Pacific theatre use a clear balloon. Either China wanted to see if it would be detected, or is woefully behind the US equivalents.
959.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
If we ever conjure a way to capture the human consciousness and preserve it before death, "AI" will be based on indentured servitude. The people given a second chance at life will be the ones who are quickest at identifying traffi
960.
▲
by
mike_d
4y ago
For a US based company? American laws win every time.
More ›