tomalpha

13 ms·

1. 181.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   There’s nothing in here that’s specific to startups IMHO though that doesn’t mean it’s bad advice. As others have mentioned it doesn’t feel like a complete list of stuff. Just to pick one I really do connect with: I’ve always paid a lot of
2. 182.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   It does, perhaps, have the advantage of not needed a satellite fleet to work. So therefore isn’t at the whim of said fleet’s owner, or someone with anti-satellite missiles. (Granted that the antenna size problem might be a killer)
3. 183.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   Thank you. That’s pretty much spot on for my thought process and interesting, possibly even positive for the future. At least I’m not going crazy. Or if I am, I’m not alone :)
4. 184.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   This was my reading of the paper/summary too - a demonstration of correlation but not the evidence of a causal link that the headline suggests. My understanding of neuroscience is limited however. Can someone with a better understandin
5. 185.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   Thanks. That sort of answers my question. I think that means that I disagree with the headline because this research doesn’t demonstrate evidence of the brain relying on beta rhythms to control thinking. (From my strictly lay reading).
6. 186.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   Also here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16251390
7. 187.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   I can’t tell from this, but does this demonstrate a causal link or is the headline somewhat disconnected from the paper? That is to say, does the brain truly rely on beta rhythms, or are they just a symptom of something else?
8. 188.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   Handguns are banned. Shotguns are relatively easy to obtain a license for (albeit with a reference check, medical history check, criminal record check and in-home-interview by police). Bolt action rifles (generally only .22) licensing is mo
9. 189.▲
   by tomalpha 9y ago

   Thanks for the info. It looks like we’ve a little while to wait, but there does at least appear to be a push for this kind of feature. I’ll keep my fingers crossed :)
10. 190.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    Their security page[0] (which I found by googling “How do I report a vulnerability to Stripe”) suggests “emailing” them at security@stripe.com Email is short for “electronic mail”. You can read up on what it is here[1]. [0] https:/&#x
11. 191.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    > This reflection system is based on preprocessor macros and templates. C++, at least in its current form, was not designed to make runtime reflection easy. This is something I’d love to see changed in an upcoming C++ standard. (I lose t
12. 192.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    If $X million is stolen every year by thieves, but it would cost[0] $2X to upgrade ATMs to prevent it then there might be a rational justification for the status quo. Or at least, one that the person(s) making the decision might use to rati
13. 193.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation supposedly does just this. There is a notable exception for “national security”, but it does at least help move in the right direction. https://www.csoonline.com/article&#x2F
14. 194.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    The decision on how much effort you expend to secure your particular system(s) often comes down your perception of risk and reward (and it's worth emphasising that word perception too). There's usually a cost associated with gre
15. 195.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    You still want to run as a regular non-root user, possibly different users. The key difference to the mainstream use case is that you're looking to minimise the impact of bugs and failures, rather than manage security and combat malici
16. 196.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    You might perhaps have a setup where trusted users are running trusted code, can guarantee* a lack of malicious intent, and primarily want the user-and-process-segregation system to prevent a single failure of a single process from affectin
17. 197.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    A good point, but normal for some people might be to leave it untouched whilst at home.
18. 198.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    Now that is quite interesting. As others have pointed out turning a phone off could provide evidence against you. Leaving it at home, or having someone else carry it with them could provide an alibi. It’s a truism, but location data for a p
19. 199.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    I suspect I would worry too. Really I was just picking up on the word “obvious” in the parent post. Whenever I see that I always wonder if the writer’s “obvious” is the same as my “obvious”. It usually is but, surprisingly often, is not.
20. 200.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    Taking this in good faith (I didn’t downvote you :-) I’ll take a stab at responding: I was curious as to whether there might be historical or cultural factors in play beyond the immediate political tensions. It’s also worth pointing out tha
21. 201.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    Thanks for the reply. Living on the (sort of) other side of the world, in the UK, I don't feel under immediate or direct threat from current tensions. I am truly thankful that, for my generation at least, that this is the case. It&#x27
22. 202.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    > I'm currently living in Japan. So obviously I have a plan for nuclear war. I can't tell whether this is meant seriously or not, but assuming it's serious, I'm genuinely curious as to why this is "obvious"?
23. 203.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    > I don't struggle with those interviews at all, they are outrageous and shameful. Sorry, I was being unclear in the context of an international audience: "I struggle with" translates from my-version-of-UK-English to my-US
24. 204.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    I always struggle with news interviews that go along the lines of “So you’re entire family’s been killed. How do you feel? ”. I realise it’s easy to lose the impact on people’s lives behind a few words in a headline, and maybe I’m just too
25. 205.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    This is a tough post to reply to meaningfully without seeming gushing or trite, so I’ll leave it at a genuinely meant: Good luck :)
26. 206.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    I (think I) get the point you're making and I broadly agree, but in the immigration case (on the way in to the country, rather than the way out) it's more than what they want you to believe: it's what they can and do enforc
27. 207.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    It wouldn't be too hard to assume they'd simply take that as a refusal (which it actually is). You might try to say that you've got some corporate policy going with your employer where someone else knows the password and yo
28. 208.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    Going through immigration and customs is definitely not the time to try develop a sense of humour ;-)
29. 209.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    This. Being "difficult" might be an option for US citizens, but if you're a visitor you're really only going to have a choice between cooperating and being refused entry. If you're refused entry you'll have a m
30. 210.▲
    by tomalpha 9y ago

    This is really worth emphasising. US CBP officers have wide latitude in denying you entry to the US if you're a visitor. This is especially true for visitors on the Visa Waiver/ESTA program as the reciprocal part of that waiver