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Jsharm

102 karma · joined April 3, 2018

A quantitative analyst.
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Jsharm··on Finding the Best Sleep Tracker
Really surprised that Autosleep performed so poorly. I've been using it for over a year and I'm pretty satisfied, and chose it because it was the only apple watch sleep app I could find that didn't require a monthly subscription. Admittedly I don't look at the 'score' so perhaps that's it, I just look at the overall 'quality sleep' hours and have found that tracks pretty well with how off-my-game I am that day.
Jsharm··on Upward Farms throws in towel ten years after founding vertical-farming business
Surely they threw in the trowel?

I'll see myself out...

Jsharm··on A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life
Thanks for this. Going to be much more conscious of who is watching me type my passcode.
Jsharm··on Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev
Wow this is really cool. I just tried the example on the homepage, that's magic! No email, username or password. Can someone explain what is happening?
Jsharm··on How criminals are using jammers, deauthers to disrupt WiFi security cameras
Honestly, cctv is a bit pointless anyway. My bike was stolen and the police had cctv footage from a neighbour but it was no good because they had their faces covered. Unfortunately, the best way to protect a bike is a stronger shed, or a car is fit a steering wheel lock.
Jsharm··on Nvidia in the Valley
Is a GPU previously used for mining worth anything in the second hand market? I was under the impression it thoroughly knackered them out.
Jsharm··on Things people blamed on bicycles
My bike was stolen on Monday and I'm honestly still grieving the loss. A bike is more than just transport, it's freedom, exercise and a million times better at clearing your head than any other mode of commute.
Jsharm··on SSH into private machines from anywhere using Cloudflare Tunnel
Potentially a dumb question but is it a bad idea to just use port forward 22 and use a (free) dns service? Can then ssh with a key as normal no?
Jsharm··on I changed my mind about advertising
I'm no fan of ads either but one undeniable benefit is equality; if Google cost money to use then those in poverty would simply be unable to use it. The service is paid for by the wealthiest (as these are the most valuable eyeballs to advertisers anyway).
Jsharm··on Professional maintainers: a wake-up call
Are the salarys on levels.fyi accurate? Looking at Dublin salaries, they seem very high?
Jsharm··on Activist arrested by London police after downloading docs found on Google search
Is he entitled to any compensation?
Jsharm··on Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2020?
Cone is one of the ideas where you think "How did I not think of that?" Awesome, congratulations!
Jsharm··on The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets
Sustainability clearly can be done so why isn't it?
Jsharm··on Instagram ads Facebook won't show you
Is there a way I can see this for myself? Ie who facebook thinks I am? Is there something similar for google or other ad networks?
Jsharm··on LastPass Android app has got 7 trackers in it
Eurgh it was so much work to get my parents used to using lastpass. I even pay for premium for the whole family, can't face having to migrate them all.
Jsharm··on Shopify says remove Stripe billing or get booted from their app store
What do you recommend instead?
Jsharm··on “Steven, Bill Gates called. Call him back.”
$100 million (assuming he still has them)!
Jsharm··on Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in the future
The fees alone must have been astronomical. I was astounded that it took 4 hours last week for a transfer of mine to confirm (4 confirmations were required for the broker to recognise it as legit). And I'd paid $15 in fees!
Jsharm··on Nike's new sneaker innovation? No hands required
This is awesome, my wife breaks down the heels on her runners the whole time
Jsharm··on Show HN: Leet Resumes – a free technical resume-writing service
Are the skill progress bars really recommended? Why is 'Adaptability' 80% full whereas 'Agile Processes' 100%?
Jsharm··on Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?
I built an Alexa skill and put a lot of work to take it from hackathon project to polished product but even now it only gets 6-10 unique users a day. I keep chipping away on it but no idea how to market it further.

For the curious - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharman-What-Animal-Am-I/dp/B081GV8...

Jsharm··on We made our SaaS home page cookie-free
Naively did not realise using cloudflare as a cdn meant subjecting users to cookies. I don't have a consent banner... Does Netlify?
Jsharm··on Starting a physical product company? You’re gonna need a lawyer
Hacker News tends to hate IP but I thought the article was very informative, really appreciate the costs breakdown. Maybe worth mentioning the legal up side company but I don't think it changes the advice.
Jsharm··on Say goodbye to hold music
We did this at a hackathon once https://devpost.com/software/easydial - Very cool to see this in production!
Jsharm··on Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, leaked search algorithms
I was thinking this, $100k for taking on that level of risk?
Jsharm··on House Costs Just $20k-But It’s Nicer Than Yours
Why does a mortgage cost the bank $2300?
Jsharm··on I Know What You Download on BitTorrent
I have not downloaded any of these, how are these associated with my IP address?
Jsharm··on Most-streamed track of the day by country
This is exactly the discussion that occurs every general election in the UK. ie First pass the post vs proportional representation.

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

Jsharm··on Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
Can you publish your own content alongside the RSS feed articles? Or is it purely aggregation?
Jsharm··on How to play board games online with your friends
I'm surprised there is no mention of jackbox. It's setup to be played by a whole load of friends around the same tv, using their phones as handheld answer devices. We made it work over discord video chat with one person sharing their screen and was a hoot. Quiplash is a lot like cards against humanity and drawful is neat play on pictionary.
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