pennyintheslot

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Ask HN: Anyone here working at Meta on bot detection?
2 points by pennyintheslot 4y ago|0 comments
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by pennyintheslot 5y ago
The safest way to find out is to just give it a try. You will see quite soon whether you enjoy the ‘game’ of a specific platform or not. It’s unlikely that you will get good at something you don’t enjoy so I think the moment you can answer
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by pennyintheslot 5y ago
You assume here that you are aware of the fact that your device is in the hands of someone else. I could ask you for your device under the pretense of making a phone call and then secretly transfer your account to my device. I could then se
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by pennyintheslot 5y ago
Well, if I assume that I just got temporary access to someone’s unlocked device, then it would probably be a lot more convenient for me to quickly transfer the account to one of my own devices and then access it from there instead of access
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
The real tragedy of this whole crypto frenzy is how many people have apparently made it their life's mission to shill random coins on social media. Isn't it absurd that so many people's primary hope to acquire wealth is by pu
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
Apple seems to be far more concerned with getting their (30/15) percent cut than with how that revenue was generated. The App Store is full of such examples. As long as you pay the baron his share and don’t upset him with unwelcome tho
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
What’s bad about foreign capital influx? Someone has to plan these buildings, someone has to build them. It creates jobs in various sectors. We should be glad that the Chinese view our countries as safe and want to invest into them. The rea
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
If you're up for a humoristic take on microservices, you could have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
Thank you for sharing those! After looking through your suggestions, I think I better understand what I actually meant with 'intermediate-level learning resources'. I suppose what I am looking for are videos where people walk you
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Ask HN: Why are there almost no intermediate-level learning resources?
86 points by pennyintheslot 6y ago|37 comments
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
Thanks for the post! Why be entrepreneurial if you can just put your money in the SP500 and watch it go to the moon thanks to unlimited QE? The current paradigm is being kept alive by the Gov with all tools it has at its disposal (QE, bailo
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by pennyintheslot 6y ago
The core problem is too much regulation and the associated bureaucracy and legal percussions that come with it. Regulation is always presented as a tool to 'protect the public' but usually just serves to protect the wealth of the
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Ask HN: Are there other internet forums that have the discussion quality of HN?
2 points by pennyintheslot 6y ago|0 comments
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by pennyintheslot 7y ago
Is this getting downvoted by Chinese bots? I'm German and I've spent a fair share of time studying the history of my country. What we see happening in China in the last few years is an uncanny repetition of what we saw happening i
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by pennyintheslot 7y ago
:'D
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Ask HN: Thought experiment: What is the best city/country to hide from COVID-19?
1 points by pennyintheslot 7y ago|11 comments