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MikeKusold

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MikeKusold··on CEO Jack Altman’s email to Lattice employees
It's because they are depreciating assets. If you don't have plans to hire again in the near future, there isn't much of a point in holding on to them.
MikeKusold··on Tell HN: LinkedIn is giving out my phone number without consent (?)
Opt-out for Apollo[0]. They'll tell you if they have data on you or not. For example, my work email was able to be deleted but one of my personal emails had no data.

[0]: https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy/remove/

MikeKusold··on MacBook owners have two months to claim up to $395 over butterfly keyboard woes
Thanks for the tip. I never heard of that project before.
MikeKusold··on MacBook owners have two months to claim up to $395 over butterfly keyboard woes
Which is extremely annoying. Many new iOS features, like E2E encrypted backups and the shared photostream, require all devices to be on the latest OS.

Apple is forcing me to replace my otherwise functional device. I'll have to look into putting linux on it, because I won't be able to sign into my apple id on it.

MikeKusold··on A 3D-printed ethernet RJ45 clip to secure/repair/fix broken tab (2020)
Are you talking about those blue outlet boxes? If so, those provide a lot of fire safety that your 3D Print does not. You really should rip that print out of the wall.
MikeKusold··on Podman Desktop: A Free OSS Alternative to Docker Desktop
Proxmox allows you to launch LXC containers via a UI. I use it at home and I'm able to run Docker in both a privileged LXC and an unprivileged LXC.
MikeKusold··on Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
Anecdotal evidence, but I've never had someone ask me to join Telegram.

In terms of encrypted messaging, the popularity in my friend group is:

1. iMessage

2. Signal

3. WhatsApp (only for talking to non-US people)

4. Matrix

MikeKusold··on Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
It's various levels of encryption that are acceptable depending on your risk level.

I'm mainly concerned about SMS spoofing and mass surveillance. iMessage protects against that. The only way the government can read your messages is by serving Apple with a warrant to obtain your iCloud backup.

If I had a lower risk tolerance, I would disable iCloud backups to improve my security.

MikeKusold··on Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
Just use iMessage. It's not as secure as Signal since the server has the keys, but it's the easiest way to ensure that the majority of text messages you send are encrypted.

There was just an article that said that 88% of teens have an iPhone. That means that almost all of their communication is encrypted.

MikeKusold··on LastPass: Notice of Security Incident
If you're looking to move off of LastPass, and your company has a 1Password Business subscription, then you can get a free Family Account.

All your data is kept separate from the company, and if you depart you just need to add a credit card.

https://support.1password.com/link-family/

MikeKusold··on Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
I love Keybase, but I would never recommend it today.

Zoom acqui-hired the team in 2020: https://blog.zoom.us/zoom-acquires-keybase-and-announces-goa...

MikeKusold··on How I clean my glasses
I've ruined my coatings by wearing them in the sauna before. Sauna temps tend to be around 180.
MikeKusold··on Guest WiFi using a QR code
If you want to 3D Print your QR code, this site generates an STL: https://printer.tools/qrcode2stl/

If you add the key tag, you can hang it on the wall. Works well with a light-color background, and a dark foreground.

MikeKusold··on Ask HN: What do you use VMs for regularly?
My i7-8700t supports GVT-g which lets me split up the igpu for passthrough. I have a Windows VM with HW accel and a Linux VM with HW accel running off a single optiplex micro. Both vms are doing lots of video encoding.
MikeKusold··on Valetudo: Open-source cloud replacement for vacuum robots
If you want to use Valetudo, Z10 Pro and L10 are the only two recommended models.
MikeKusold··on Valetudo: Open-source cloud replacement for vacuum robots
A robot vacuum doesn't replace an upright vacuum, it supplements it.

Our robot vac gets ran daily, and each day the bin is almost completely filled with dog hair. Then periodically we use the upright, and it still always manages to pull up lots of debris from the carpets.

MikeKusold··on GitHub will require 2FA by the end of 2023
The blog post only mentions Mobile Push and WebAuthN. Is Github deprecating TOTP 2FA?

I also can't believe how many people are complaining about requiring 2FA. I have 2FA enabled for every single service that gives you the option. Backup Codes live in my password manager, and I have multiple yubikeys that I enroll whenever it's an option. It's been 10 years since I started doing this, and I've never been locked out.

MikeKusold··on Report: 90% of nurses considering leaving the profession in the next year
It's the difference in working at a public company that offers RSUs and bonuses vs working for a startup. Your base salary will be somewhat similar, but startups can't compete on total compensation.
MikeKusold··on Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
You don't need an fstab entry on linux. You can just use the `mount` command.

mount -t nfs ...

MikeKusold··on twitter/the-algorithm
Twitter has a history with this.

- Rogue Twitter Employee Briefly Shuts Down Trump's Account [0]

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/us/politics/trump-twitter...

MikeKusold··on Exit interviews are a trap
One of the hosts on the podcast Softskills Engineering shared a story around Exit Interviews.

Exit interviews don't provide any benefit to the person leaving, so the out-the-door coworker asked their remaining teammates what they would like him to say during his exit interview. The remaining teammates essentially said that they would like more competitive pay, so the departing person kept bringing everything back to that topic during the interview. A few months after he left, the remaining teammates let him know that they all received raises.

MikeKusold··on Groundbreaking set for bridge billed as world's largest wildlife crossing
Colorado has a bunch of these, albeit on a smaller scale. Colorado Parks & Wildlife released a study on the effectiveness of these.

https://cpw.state.co.us/hwy9

> The research documented 112,678 mule deer successful passages through or over the seven crossing structures. Combined with an overall success rate of 96% of mule deer utilizing the structures, these results indicate that the project has been highly effective in accommodating mule deer movement.

MikeKusold··on Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone
Paying with your phone is actually more secure than the old mag-swipe method. Your phone will tokenize your credit card information, which makes it significantly harder to track credit card usage across various merchants.

Of course it isn't as private as cash, but it is a step forward from mag-swipe.

Square has a good explainer if you want to read more: https://squareup.com/us/en/townsquare/what-does-tokenization...

MikeKusold··on MariaDB to go public at $672M valuation
MongoDB IPO'd for ~$30/share. They peaked in November at $590, and are currently at $409.

If you invested you would have made a nice chunk of change. MongoDB does have a hosting service though which could be driving a decent chunk of revenue.

MikeKusold··on Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants
The American Chemical Society is a pretty reputable source.
MikeKusold··on Intel completely disables AVX-512 on Alder Lake after all
Are you doing a full pass through or vGPU?
MikeKusold··on DIY Onewheel – open-source self balancing skateboard
You want to ride non-motorized trails, but you aren't willing to put in the effort to get good with a mountain board. Instead you are adding a motor and riding it on non-motorized trails. There are plenty of dirt bike trails in CO that you could instead ride on legally, but you choose not to.

You're just selfish and disrespectful of public lands.

MikeKusold··on DIY Onewheel – open-source self balancing skateboard
E-Bikes on National Wildlife Refuges must have 2 or 3 wheels, pedals, and less than 1 HP [0]. You're OneWheel doesn't meet any of that criteria (you claim 2HP in another comment, but it's really besides the point). I wasn't able to find any reference to "light electric vehicles" in the actual ruling [1].

I'm aware that Boulder has different rules than most of CO. JeffCO allows Class 1 bikes on MTB trails [2]. A OneWheel isn't a Class 1 because it isn't pedal assist.

You disrespect public lands by violating the rules that govern them. There are legal ways to skateboard on MTB trails, but they don't include a motor. Earn your turns, or stick to paved surfaces.

[0] https://www.fws.gov/refuges/biking/e-bikes.html

[1] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-22...

[2] https://www.jeffco.us/3618/e-bikes

MikeKusold··on DIY Onewheel – open-source self balancing skateboard
Because they are human powered and not motorized. I think you'll find that I'm fairly consistent in my definition on non-motorized vs motorized.

MTB: Non-motorized

Dirt Bike/E-Bike/One Wheel/Jeep: Motorized

MikeKusold··on DIY Onewheel – open-source self balancing skateboard
> It’s not about the motors,

It 100% is about motors. Get a mountainboard if you want to ride legally and stop acting like a martyr.

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