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Anti-aging: Vitamin D shaves three years off your biological age(newatlas.com)
4 points by mmh0000 1y ago|4 comments
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by mmh0000 1y ago
Really. A youtube video of a random guy in a dingy bedroom with no sources does jot lend a lot of credibility to anything being said.
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Laser Scarecrows [pdf](rvpadmin.cce.cornell.edu)
2 points by mmh0000 1y ago|0 comments
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by mmh0000 1y ago
Now, this is the kind of obscure hacking I'm on HN for! Also, I wish I had known about that little trick ... years ... ago.
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To That (Glue Advice)(thistothat.com)
1 points by mmh0000 1y ago|0 comments
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by mmh0000 1y ago
There are many reasons to poo-poo on Bitcoin, but, please pick a valid one. The transactions-per-second problem has been solved for over a decade and is widely implmented: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Network
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by mmh0000 1y ago
The thing on a tank is called a “muzzle brake” and it greatly reduces felt recoil. Also available on many smaller guns. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzzle_brake
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by mmh0000 1y ago
[citation needed]
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by mmh0000 1y ago
Derogatory slang for North Koreans[1] Though not commonly used; though it does pop-up from time-to-time[2] [1] https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Norks [2] https://www.nationalreview.com/the-fee
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by mmh0000 1y ago
A quick comparison: think Linux Kernel (window manager) vs Linux Distribution (desktop environment). A window manager is part of a desktop environment. A desktop environment is usually made up of: - A window manager (i.e. kwin, xfwm, i3, et
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by mmh0000 1y ago
<beep beep sarcasm detected> But, for anyone on a site literally called "Hacker News", a DIY dropbox should be trivial. The fact that anybody, especially, "nerds" or "hackers" would pay good money for wha
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Because Debian is very (overly, to many) committed to free software[1] This is great from a copyright and freedom point of view. But, if you're an end-user who just wants to get stuff done and have things work. Pure Debian gets in the
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by mmh0000 2y ago
To alleviate anyone else's confusion: This is about Chris Krebs. Some random lawyer without an I.T. background The krebsonsecurity guy, Brian Krebs, is a different person.
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Highly true. Yet. If you complain or even offer patches (which will, always, without fail, be rejected). You'll get told off by the GPG devs with something along the lines of "encryption is supposed to be hard".
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by mmh0000 2y ago
It is a magic comment though. It's a comment ignored by the interpreter (bash, python, whatever). The kernel just says "Hey! You can't execute a text file, you weirdo! I'll just read the very first line of the text file
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Well... To be fairrrrrrrrrrr If you used Ayva's fiber internet that video would download instantly =D
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Looks like the zoom.us domain has a problem, currently suspended with a serverHold. ⟩ whois zoom.us Domain Name: zoom.us Registry Domain ID: D1813391-US Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com Registrar URL: www.markmonito
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by mmh0000 2y ago
I will start by saying, I completely agree with you! But, then, I have to behave like a typical computer nerd and say.. Well ackchuallyyyyyy: > "This is not a really a problem in "regular" programming languages"
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by mmh0000 2y ago
You should really read the "Why" section of the README before jumping to conclusions: ``` some web services use the TLS and HTTP handshakes to fingerprint which client is accessing them, and then present different content for diff
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Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers(github.com)
545 points by mmh0000 2y ago|155 comments
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Debit cards link directly to your bank account and have very few consumer protections. Good luck getting your money back from a bad merchant. Especially if it's A LOT of money. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/cr
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HP printers try to send data back to HP about your devices and what you print(robertheaton.com)
8 points by mmh0000 2y ago|0 comments
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Sure! Here's HP¹. You can look up others on your own: ``` Product Usage Data – We collect product usage data such as pages printed, print mode, media used, ink or toner brand, file type printed (.pdf, .jpg, etc.), application use
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Until you install the windows print driver. Which phones home to the manufacturer with your ip address, other computer details, and the discovered printer’s serial number.
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by mmh0000 2y ago
I'm suprised "privacy conscience" people use Signal. Like... Sure! let me just give you my PHONE NUMBER THAT LINKS DIRECTLY BACK TO MY REAL-WORLD IDENTITY so that I can send "secure" text messages. Signal promoters
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Well... not entirely true. Cell Providers will sell data to anyone, then companies like Tectonix GEO[1] will slap a pretty UI on top of that data. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=cq2zuE3ISYU...
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Then Explain: Firetruck — It's not a truck that is on fire nor is it a truck that delivers fire. Butterfly — Not a fly made of butter. Starfish — Not a fish, not a star. Pineapple — Neither a pine nor an apple. Guinea pig — A rodent, n
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Think about it all the time. But, I find it overwhelming and shutdown. I'll just enumerate my random thoughts * If you're worried about nations, remember that they can, quite literally, send ninjas-in-attack-helicopters at you. *
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Please take this as your official notice that you use dates completely wrong and the world thinks you are a terrible person. If you would like to be a good person, please correct your horrific use of dates immediately Medium/Small&#x2F
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by mmh0000 2y ago
Chromium is Chrome with "less" (but, still substantial) Google. ungoogled-chromium[1] is Chromium with no Google. [1] https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium

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