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AaronMon ICE Planning $100M 'Nightmare' Domestic Spy Program

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me

Pastor Martin Niemoller

AaronMon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Pihole has worked reasonably well upto this point, however the web is catching up, lots of sites that use Admiral refuse to work with piehole running.

I suspect it will only be a matter of time before hardware manufacturers wise up and prevent you from using the TV if you block their ad network traffic.

AaronMon Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure in 2010 (2023)

I think the person above you is mistaken. The A380 is a quadjet. It is certified under FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations, USA) part 25 and JAR (Joint Aviation Regulations, Europe) part 25.

One of the requirements of FAR/JAR 25 is that the directional control can be maintained when two critical engines (that means under the same wing) fail.

AaronMon Atlassian to begin using customer metadata and and in-app data to train AI

Today, we already use this metadata and in-app data to improve your organization’s experience only. For example, we may identify and analyze similar content within your instance to better surface relevant results for your users.

Starting August 17, 2026, we will begin to use customer metadata and in-app data to improve our apps and experiences for all customers.

If your Atlassian organization has an active Enterprise plan, you can opt-out of metadata contribution.

AaronMon Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

If someone takes a loan out against an unrealized gain, that should immediately trigger a tax event.

The real solution though is for the legislative branch to not be beholden to those same people and be able to quickly and effectively close tax loopholes as they are discovered.

AaronMon Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux

For me, the biggest pain point is the way it decides which window to bring to the front. If I minimize a window, and then click on the application in the bar, it won't show the window just minimized, instead it always seems to show the older window. Really annoying when using an app with many windows

AaronMon SEC approves Texas Stock Exchange, first new US integrated exchange in decades

If trades were batch processed say every 5 seconds, and randomized in the case of ties would that solve the fastest connection issue?

AaronMon Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad with more than 240 onboard

Modern commercial aircraft is designed to operate on a single engine through all modes of flight.

One a plane reaches v1 during takeoff, it can lose an engine and still takeoff.

It an engine was lost before v1, the takeoff would be aborted.

Here is an Airbus doing just that.

https://youtu.be/5QMJ3_NiWbs?si=5nZ4yU7T7hsGSUu2

AaronMon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2025)

Lumin Digital | Senior Site Reliability Engineer | REMOTE (US based) | Full Time | 170k - 200k

Lumin Digital sells software to credit unions and banks. We are looking for a senior SRE that also has experience building and maintaining cloud based data analytics pipelines. We are also always looking for Staff level SRE's for more general positions.

We have a great culture, unlimited PTO (4 weeks a year minimums), and a pretty awesome team.

When you apply please mention this post!

https://jobs.lever.co/LuminDigital/005572eb-117a-4fdf-a9bb-c...

AaronMon Right to Repair laws have now been introduced in all 50 us states

Because the large corporations have virtually unlimited power to water down bills with campaign contributions. It takes very little to money to sway a representative federally. How much less do you think it takes to sway a state level candidate?

Spending cash on candidates to prevent bills like this is likely a rounding error on their yearly budget.

AaronMon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2025)

Lumin Digital | Full-Time | Remote (USA Only) | Senior Site Reliability Engineer | 170k+ https://jobs.lever.co/LuminDigital/005572eb-117a-4fdf-a9bb-c...

We sell an unlabeled front-end application to credit unions and banks that allow millions to bank digitally

Our stack runs on EKS in AWS. If you want to know more reach out. If you apply, mention this post please!

AaronMon Ask HN: Where to Work After 40?

I work for a place very similar to what you described. Its a really good gig

AaronMon Ask HN: How long do you think this AI wave will last?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle

I think we are probably somewhere near the peak of inflated expectations.

AaronMon Oncall shift should be Tuesday to Tuesday

We are on-call for 48hrs at a time, about once every 12 days or so, one day as backup, and one as primary. It's nice because it doesn't interrupt your week too much. The downside being that complex issues might require extra work while not on-call

AaronMon Tsung-Dao Lee, physicist who challenged a law of nature, has died

I attempted to explain my thought process further up

AaronMon Tsung-Dao Lee, physicist who challenged a law of nature, has died

I added a reply further up that attempts to explain my thought process

AaronMon Tsung-Dao Lee, physicist who challenged a law of nature, has died

Have them project an imaginary line from where they stand and in the direction they are facing. Have them mark the numbers 1 2 3 in the ground as they walk forward. Now have them stand facing the number two. Now you say if you are standing left side of the line looking left to right the numbers would go 3,2,1 if you are standing on the right side looking left to right the numbers would go 1,2,3

Edit: it's a bit silly though, I think if they could understand our language well enough to convey complex scientific ideas like an atom and its size, then smart people could probably find a good way to convey direction

AaronMon Tsung-Dao Lee, physicist who challenged a law of nature, has died

I thought about this for a bit. One easy to use explanation for left and right is a number line. Smaller numbers are on the left and larger numbers are on the right. It's still an assumption that alien species would count that way.

AaronMon Why Discover is no American Express

IMO, Discover's web and mobile application is better than AMEX.

AaronMon CATL electric plane to support 2000 km (1200 miles) flight

A Google search shows the Embraer Phenom 100 (5 max passengers) has a max takeoff weight of ~5 tons, it's operating weight though is under 4 tons. So it seems reasonable that the smallest class of jets could hit that weight or close to it

AaronMon Bar exam will no longer be required to become attorney in Washington State

In VT though its really difficult to become a lawyer this way, as an existing judge or lawyer has to be willing to apprentice you and prepare you for the exam. You also still need a 4 year degree to enter the program.

https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documen...

AaronMon FTC and DOJ want to free McDonald's ice cream machines from DMCA repair rules

Mcdonalds the corporation benefits from the argeement while the Mcdonalds franchises suffer from the same agreement.

AaronMon Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill

Sure, however, the bill also requires that a manufacturer does not "impose a substantial condition, obligation or restriction that is not reasonably necessary to enable an independent repair provider or an owner to diagnose, maintain, repair or update consumer electronic equipment that the original equipment manufacturer makes or sells"

My guess is there would be challenges in court if they made the certification process onerous.

AaronMon Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location

Google Maps?

AaronMon Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill

If you read the bill it states that a shop must "Possesses a valid and unexpired certification that demonstrates that the person has the technical capabilities and competence necessary to safely, securely and reliably repair consumer electronic equipment in accordance with widely accepted standards, such as a Wireless Industry Service Excellence Certification, an A+ certification from the Computing Technology Industry Association, a National Appliance Service Technician Certification or another certification that an original equipment manufacturer accepts as evidence that the person can perform safe, secure and reliable repairs to consumer electronic equipment that the original equipment manufacturer makes or sells".

The bill also requires that a manufacturer does not "impose a substantial condition, obligation or restriction that is not reasonably necessary to enable an independent repair provider or an owner to diagnose, maintain, repair or update consumer electronic equipment that the original equipment manufacturer makes or sells"

AaronMon Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill

If you read the bill, they clearly differentiate between a service provider and an owner. The bill does not require an owner to be certified to purchase parts, manuals, tools or make repairs. It does require the manufacture to make those things available to both.

AaronMon Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill

The bill clearly defines an independent service provider and an owner as different entities.

AaronMon Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill

I read things differently. Several sections clearly reference the owner of a device. For example under section C part i

(C) Makes parts available directly or through an authorized service provider to: (i) An independent repair provider or an owner at costs and on terms that are equivalent to the most favorable costs and terms at which the original equipment manufacturer offers the parts to an authorized service provider and that:

the word owner shows up 17 times in the bill, and seems to give the same rights to an owner, that an authorized repair shop has.

AaronMon They gave local news away for free. Virtually nobody wanted it

I live in a small (7000) New England town, and your right. Usually a few good stories a week in our paper that arent school sports.

AaronMon Almost every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret

Not only that, you can't just have one DBA. You need a team a them, otherwise that person is going to be on call 24/7, can never take a vacation, etc. Your probably looking at a minimum of 3.