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Fiveplus

5,004 karma · joined April 9, 2019

Jack of all trades, master of none.

bll2ptpdn @ mozmail.com

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Fiveplus··on How Vivaldi browser is different from Google Chrome
I was using Vivaldi when something needed to be done using Chromium. After MS updated Edge, it got an outstanding built-in text-to-speech engine, I couldn't find any more merit towards moving back to Vivaldi (since I love using that feature, it was a deal-maker).

note: I'm already using a windows machine and am not much of a privacy evangelist. But, Vivaldi is an excellent browser with a neat feature set and I totally see its appeal to power users.

Fiveplus··on Dialup: Serendipitous Voice Chat
Two thoughts.

One: Must've been one hell of a premium domain name price (assuming it was bought from someone else).

Two: Why must you need the user's home or other mailing address, telephone number, mobile number, device location, credit and debit card numbers? [1]

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[1] https://archive.is/xrKRd

Fiveplus··on Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
Prime Jordan > Prime LeBron, that's how I put it.
Fiveplus··on Solving Algorithmic Problems in Python with Pytest (2019)
Someone on our school's group chat shared they had a technical interview where she was asked to write code on a shared google doc. I really hope that was an outlier.
Fiveplus··on Cloudflare’s privacy-first Web Analytics is now available for everyone
My website, like many, uses Cloudflare's CDN.

I occasionally spend time going through the analytics section inside the dashboard. I suppose those are data points gathered by your edge servers (?). If true - how is that different from what is launched today?

Fiveplus··on Why is the Google Cloud UI so slow?
Can a googler chime in to explain why Gmail is so slow at loading even on the most robust PCs with high speed internet?
Fiveplus··on Reddit Claims 52M Daily Users, Revealing a Key Figure for Social-Media Platforms
Good UI, bad UX.
Fiveplus··on Tell HN: Levono won't process orders from ProtonMail addresses
I've been told adding a custom domain to ProtonMail requires an upgrade to their 'premium' services, which, is payable. Wonder if there is a way for those of us who own a domain get forwarding with their free plan. Genuinely curious.
Fiveplus··on Show HN: Slyde – A new privacy-focused general social network
Yeah, it seems like a firefox-specific issue. Replicated on windows here.

Works absolutely fine on Edge though.

Fiveplus··on Email a Dumpster Fire
Is someone handpicking the ones to be printed or is this automated?
Fiveplus··on Show HN: Dev community that lets you blog on your domain for free
Wow, Arbitration is such a get-out-easy-card and characteristic shady corporate way of circumventing accountability. I normally don't thank people for sending me a down a rabbit hole, but here's an exception. Learnt something new today, thanks.
Fiveplus··on Show HN: Dev community that lets you blog on your domain for free
Please elaborate on this, I'd like to learn more about the implications of finding this word in the terms, speaking as a complete noob on the issue.
Fiveplus··on Voters overwhelmingly back community broadband in Chicago and Denver
How's the internet service in Chicago these days? Is it AT&T? If not, who's running the show?
Fiveplus··on A US Visa in 937 Days
Ahh yes! the Get-Your-Friend-To-Call-A-Congressman approach. Works like a charm every time ;)
Fiveplus··on Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app after upgrading to Android 11
>Removing the ".nomedia" file from my snapshot folder solved the issue. Not sure whether I created the file or not, but apparently excluding it from the library breaks snapshots. Hope this helps!

That seems like it.

Fiveplus··on New youtube-dl release: v2020.11.01.1
Was kinda hoping it would be called v2020.11.01.1 - The Streisand Release.
Fiveplus··on Cloudflare One
>The metaphor that makes sense to me is that the identity provider issues passports and Cloudflare One is the border agent that checks that they're valid. At any particular moment, different passports from different providers may be allowed or forbidden to enter just by updating the instructions the border agent follows.

Can someone please elaborate on this metaphor? I don't quite get it in context.

Fiveplus··on Why Is Slack Still So Terrible?
what language is ripcord written in?
Fiveplus··on PayPal is currently blocking all transactions containing the word “tardigrade”
There was a time I was excited to get a PayPal account owing to all the (perceived) hype around it.

I made one and linked my card but rarely used it. Once I had to pay to an online merchant and for some reason the card didn't work so I hooked up my savings account. Months go by and since I never came around to using the service again, I wanted the account closed.

But before that, as a personal preference, I wanted to manually remove the card and account link. The card worked fine but it won't let me do it with the bank account. Took 3 separate chats over a week to get it done and I finally closed it to never look back. I have no idea of the dark patterns exist anymore.

Now I just use cashapp to send and receive money with my friends. Left such a salty taste in my mouth, I'll never give PayPal any business anymore, just seems sketch.

Fiveplus··on How Akbar came to love books despite never learning to read (2019)
Where is @dang when you need him? Look at this thread and all the newer comments.
Fiveplus··on Show HN: I built FabHomePages so your home can have its own homepage in minutes
Oh yeah I logged in to tell you that. I was having a lot of fun customizing the details of a page when I met with a 500 error. Love the idea and execution, the best part would be the presentation mode. Are you planning to add an optional background music option in the future?
Fiveplus··on This Is What Your Unsolicited Advice Sounds Like
It's a series of images and I'm choosing not to rehost them. Here's [1] the direct links, hopefully it opens for you.

[1] https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5f406669322964f142b45249/...

[2] https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5f4066699a557880d973bc91/...

[3] https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5f406667d1dbd65a6a995d23/...

[4] https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5f406667dcb11d2009b4d0f1/...

[5] https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5f406667165d4d7af1f9bd6f/...

Fiveplus··on Knuth versus Email (1999)
Having refuted the central point of this entire essay, why do you think he wrote this in the first place?
Fiveplus··on “What's new with Firefox”: Release notes or an ad popup for Firefox mobile?
I believe this is a better link: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/80.0/releasenotes/
Fiveplus··on Chrome, Firefox extension that blocks NSFW images using TensorFlow JS
>One day someone will release the ‘detect and block anything resembling kpop’ extension for Twitter and I’ll be happy.

Not only kpop, but entire "fandoms" as a whole. When that software finally arrives, I want to be able to refer back to this comment and say I read it here first.

Fiveplus··on Show HN: Search for ingredients to pair with other ingredients
I looked up 'potato' and ended up with a lot of obscure but delicious options. Looks like a win to me. I do have a little suggestion btw: Any reasons you did not put the search bar on the middle of the screen on the mobile version? I think that would be more intuitive for the user.

Anyways this is an amazing project, good luck!

Fiveplus··on In October 1953, I coined the word 'software' (1995)
That's an interesting piece of info. Thanks for sharing!
Fiveplus··on Ask HN: Best way to publish a free book online?
Oh I see, my apologies for an incorrect suggestion in that case.
Fiveplus··on Show HN: Gomp – a tool for comparing Git branches
Another neat command added to the arsenal. Thanks for linking this here.
Fiveplus··on Show HN: I'm building a catalog of cloud architecture
Hey Jeremy, congrats on the launch! Neat product, wish you luck. In the article, I did find a couple of minor errors you might want to look into. Not meant to nitpick, just a human version of spell-check :)

"Do this startup will be alive 6 months from now?" can be "Will this startup be alive 6 months from now?" and

"Do my architecture will remain usable if I want to stop using Revolv?" can be "Will my architecture remain usable if I want to stop using Revolv?" Good luck.

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