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MentallyRetired··on macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty password
Apparently El Capitan is vulnerable too.
MentallyRetired··on macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty password
As a programmer, the thought terrifies me.
MentallyRetired··on Tesla’s promises don’t compute with current physics and economics of batteries
> based on Bloomberg's estimates

Oh, good. I thought they were going to bring in a battery expert to disprove the battery experts that work for the company who, according to Bloomberg, has the most advanced charging systems on the market. Whew! Dodged a bullet, there.

MentallyRetired··on FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see
I mean... http://www.iflscience.com/technology/country-net-neutrality/
MentallyRetired··on Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?
Same.
MentallyRetired··on Ask HN: I'm lonely. Are there any video chat support groups for solo founders?
Hey, shout out to peoplespace! I've been by there but didn't fully take advantage of it. I used to live right at main and jamboree, and later at 55/macarthur. :)
MentallyRetired··on Bill Gates buys land in Arizona to build 'smart city'
I'm literally typing this from Celebration, FL, where I live. Disney doesn't own the place, they just put forth the planning. They do retain some land in the area through various sub-companies, though.
MentallyRetired··on Update: We Will Replace Your Logitech Harmony Links
Let's not continue to find a reason to be outraged. That's the stuff mass media wants people to do. I feel like this community is better than that.

They made a mistake and they've owned up to it and are doing the right thing.

Thank you, Logitech, for listening to your customers.

MentallyRetired··on Using React 16 to open new window with shared state
Could this be exploited for state rehydration across multiple tabs?
MentallyRetired··on Orchid: a new surveillance-free layer on top of the existing Internet
What would convince my mom to use this though?
MentallyRetired··on Netflix: Removing client-side React.js improved performance by 50%
Duh.
MentallyRetired··on Redux-zero: A lightweight state container based on Redux
And there are zero of them in redux-zero... zero reducers... ;)
MentallyRetired··on Problems with MacBook butterfly switch keyboards
What, you don't like hunting-and-pecking your function row?
MentallyRetired··on Cali Police, Civil Liberties Groups Agreed on Transparency, Gov Brown Vetoed It
What purpose would uploading a law enforcement agencies policies and training materials serve? I'm sorry, but with the limited information in this article, I agree with Gov. Brown on this one. ...and it's drafted by the EFF, who would likely use the article to voice their side of this discussion.

Disclosure: I'm a regular EFF donor. They're a great org.

MentallyRetired··on The End of the DreamHost vs. DOJ privacy case
This is amazing. Thank you, Dreamhost, for defending your customers' rights.
MentallyRetired··on Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
I actually really like windows 10 mobile, but as a developer my attention span is limited and the market just wasn't there.

That said, I think if they announced convergence on all devices, released some really nice hardware (surface phone anybody?), and marketed convergence as the Next Big Thing, they could have made some serious in-roads in market share.

"Your all-in-one wonder device is ready!"

MentallyRetired··on Stressful lives of older tech workers
This article is from 2015. Too old to be relevant.

Kidding, of course. I wasn't panicked about my age until I read this thing...

MentallyRetired··on What should follow the web?
They don't because those are different protocols. I'm assuming he means SPAs/PWAs/hell even XUL, and not some kind of byte code application.
MentallyRetired··on What should follow the web?
RIP you glorious protocol
MentallyRetired··on What should follow the web?
That's not what protocols are for, though. It would still be served over http, so what you're looking to replace is actually the world wide web, or www. In other words, http://app.microsoft.com is what you meant.
MentallyRetired··on PlainJS – Vanilla JavaScript Repository
DHTML, the framework!
MentallyRetired··on Winamp2-Js: A Reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and JavaScript
Make this work with spotify then publish as an electron app and I'll use it for sure
MentallyRetired··on Monsanto’s Weed Killer, Dicamba, Divides Farmers
It divides farmers and they wanna put it in our food? Jesus H!
MentallyRetired··on Wal-Mart Offers Linux as Windows Alternative (2003)
15 years and Linux still has barely improved the usability for the average user.
MentallyRetired··on A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
How'd you like to be the guy pressing the button for 40 years?
MentallyRetired··on Bezos should put his billions in public libraries
Or, you go earn billions, and then you can decide what to do with them.
MentallyRetired··on JrGQL, a GraphQL alternative
Bless your little heart. graphQL is a pain in the butt.

Now just marry the mutations to the GET/POST/PUT/DELETE operations of REST and I'll be smitten. No parent +/- node needed, and there are already a ton of REST libs out there.

MentallyRetired··on Ad blocking is under attack
After you delete the div, go to the body tag and delete the relevant class, or add style="overflow: auto !important;" to the body tag.
MentallyRetired··on Ad blocking is under attack
From Admiral's responding blogpost:

> 5. We asked them 24 days ago to remove functionalclam[.]com on the original commit.

> Transparent engagement between publishers and visitors is a critical piece of that.

Umm, no? Admiral created an account that they hoped would be mistaken as an official github bot or something. And then, instead of asking, they threatened disruption of the repository.

So, in summary, they:

* Tried to hide their identity * Tried to trick people into thinking they were Github * Threatened, not asked, to remove the site from the list

Look, I'm okay with them wanting to remove a server that helps inform users that they'd like to show ads on their customers sites. At the very least, though, be honest about it.

Also, bless the EFF, man. Heading over there to donate right now.

MentallyRetired··on 8 ways to tell you’re building something nobody wants (and what to do about it)
Incorrect link?
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