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by nixgeek 4y ago
I think Microsoft’s Trusted Root Program [1] is still important even with Edge moving to be a Chrome derivative, and it being missing in the announcement is interesting given three other major programs have approved for inclusion. Inclusion
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It looks like Fastly started working on Certainly sometime before March 2019, because that’s when they filed a trademark application. [1] Three years seems like a long time to be working on a CA! [1] https://uspto.report/TM&
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If we had more independent issuers offering free signing via ACME that would be good for the internet. Let’s Encrypt isn’t exactly a SPOF (single point of failure) but also it isn’t like there are 13 equivalents.
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What liability do you perceive Microsoft might have from an end user who bypassed software mechanisms to prevent installation on unsupported hardware?
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by nixgeek 4y ago
When HP made a big push towards open plan offices, one of the CEOs at the time, Meg Whitman, also moved into a “cube”. It’s fair to says hers was bigger than average, and access to her meant walking directly through the desk areas of two as
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Twitter actually tried to provide accommodations in their offices recently and ran into issues because of zoning and permitting. Some occupations (i.e. firefighters, doctors) do have short-term accommodation on the premises. It's compl
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by nixgeek 4y ago
At 750/mo of spend it’s weird to me you’d endure a significant migration because Akamai put their corporate branding on something they bought and when your customer experience hasn’t fundamentally changed.
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by nixgeek 4y ago
No disagreement on blast radius and the point on training new managers, instead what I find less logical is when a 50+ person organization has 25-30% of people as manager roles, meaning this isn’t an exceptional or temporary situation (i.e.
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by nixgeek 4y ago
I’ve noticed that in larger technology companies there has also been a trend towards getting a “Manager” title but leading a team of 1-2 people. Maybe there will be intent to grow this to 3-4 people or more in future years, but that hinder
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Many companies have ways for employees to refer new people into the recruiting process. It’s usually as easy as entering a name and email. Then when you apply Recruiting will see it comes with a referral from one or more existing employees.
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Wow, I worked for over a decade in UK prior to emigrating and I was never subject to >1 month notice.
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Why is it normal or acceptable that men earn more than women? It’s been studied for a long time and there’s evidence [1] of some closure across recent censuses, but we’re far from done. [1] https://www.census.gov/library&#x2
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This in itself is a huge problem and addressing it requires some combination of: (i) regulation backed up with investigations and significant fines for violation; (ii) transparency into pay equity; (iii) corporate action, optimally because
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by nixgeek 4y ago
That’s unusual, in UK it’s more normal to see one month notice periods except for jobs which are “Key Person” risks to a company and where they need or want more notice to start a search, or to transfer knowledge and responsibilities. What
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Tonal. Peloton. About 60 minutes a day and 5 days a week.
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What’s stopping you changing it back?
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You’re correct, bathrooms in UK are zoned and most houses aren’t big enough to meet the distance requirements from the “wet zones” to accommodate a regular socket/outlet. Shaver sockets are typically going to have ingress protection.
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by nixgeek 4y ago
A shock on 120VAC can absolutely kill. It’s not the volts which kill you, it’s the amps, and it’s specifically why GFCI trip at somewhere between 5mA and 30mA (depending) — it’s because those are not levels as likely to cause fibrillation.
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by nixgeek 4y ago
RE: UniFi, they need to each be flipped into "Standalone" mode and then you just follow the instructions over here: https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/221314008-UniFi-Video-... I mostly ended up
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by nixgeek 4y ago
No, I’ve never tipped them. Once asked if that was expected and she said no. I believe Men’s and Women’s is 8-10% commission rate, but believe Kid’s is higher. Shopping in Men’s a single jacket from Armani runs about $1500-1800, formal trou
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by nixgeek 4y ago
A lot of current season clothing will have MAP (minimum advertised pricing) agreements in play meaning you’re probably paying list almost anywhere which is an authorized retailer. Now, what you can do is figure out what brands suit you and
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Interesting, I have a preferred stylist at Nordstrom in Seattle and there’s never been even a suggestion she would charge $175 (or anything) for services. Definitely possible to not take along your “hired help” and be successful! I spend 60
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There’s another aspect though - when you come to sell the home it’s easy to market Crestron, Control4 and others specifically because they are standard (albeit expensive) solutions and have a whole ecosystem of consultants who can be brough
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HR: “Next year we’re going offsite as part of annual performance discussions”. “We will be traveling via bus to a Dave & Busters nearby”. “Those of you who meet expectations will board the bus at 8AM to go have fun, thank you for your c
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You definitely are rated at Microsoft on “Impact” annually, and this has an impact on your compensation.
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No F1 driver is doing a 3-point turn using a 14:1 steering ratio either.
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Another thread which may need merging to this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34255189
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What's tricky is this is not the first interesting recent post from Rob, he previously posted on "An Update on CirclCI Reliability" (Dec '22) [1] and "CircleCI remains secure; be vigilant and aware of phishing attem
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It’s stated on the job description. ”LWN is located in Colorado, but we are willing to consider applicants from anywhere in the US who can legally work here. The salary range for this position is from $70,000 to $140,000 per year, along wi
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by nixgeek 4y ago
Most of the newest scanners are Millimeter Wave and don’t have any radiation concerns. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/airport_scan.htm I believe they have obsoleted all the backscatter scanners at this point.

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