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PNewling··on Who and What Is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?
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PNewling··on Digging into the odd history of Blade Runner’s title (2017)
Definitely read as it is a classic, just prepare yourself for a lot of talking about sheep (I think it was a sheep, it's been awhile).
PNewling··on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?
>Both companies and applicants dance way out-of-step with each other on this.

100% agree with this. The previous commenter's company probably does want exactly those things, but as you said, some other companies have HR write the job postings and it is just a game of telephone with what the hiring team actually needs.

So they only way to find out is to apply, especially if you are currently unemployed you don't want to risk something just because you don't 100% line up to the position.

PNewling··on Taylor Swift fans causing record-breaking seismic activity during Seattle shows
Part of this comes from the fact that Seattle's SODO area is built upon slews placed over glacial rock so the reverberations from the Stadiums basically bounces down and is reflected back.

I'm trying to find where I heard the whole description of this, I believe it was from `hugefloods` youtube channel.

I believe it was this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuK2kGeV15Q But I don't have time again to search through it, so this is pretty lazy proof, sorry.

PNewling··on Death Valley Just Had the Hottest Midnight on Record
I guess I would invest in the market leaders in Europe? These links have some market share and forecasts, this is not really my area so I have no if the sites below contain bias.

https://www.factmr.com/report/europe-air-conditioning-system...

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/european-air-condit...

https://www.hvacinformed.com/companies/distributor-western-e...

PNewling··on Simpsons Hit and Run source code (2003)
Neat, I was not aware of that. Thanks!
PNewling··on Ask HN: What one skill are you proud of developing on your own?
I wish I was better about this. I still use anki for my online masters program classes, but as soon as the class is over I stop and forget about +80% of what I had learned.

Out of curiosity how many cards are you re/viewing per day?

PNewling··on Simpsons Hit and Run source code (2003)
It werfers the nebels. Not sure why the German language' put-together-able-ness always tickles me. I've always loved when language works like that:

Spanish: paraguas - which is umbrella in english looks like it comes from 'para aguas' or 'for waters' English: billfold - a wallet where dollar bills are folded

PNewling··on People are paying to break printers with sledgehammers in smash rooms
>I have the unit blocked in my router so it can't surreptitiously update its firmware and start doing this.

Maybe this is a silly question, but how do you do this without blocking wifi printing? Are you just stopping network egress from the printers IP address?

Edit - by wifi printing I mean on the same network, in house.

PNewling··on DARPA Seeks to Shield Blood from Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
Like most government agencies I assume most of the work is done by some form of defence contractor.

That being said, I'd like to hear stories from anyone who has worked there as well.

PNewling··on A gigantic landslide shows the limit to how high mountains can grow
I don't think I have ever heard of this, have any more details?
PNewling··on Apple forced to make major cuts to Vision Pro headset production plans
This is a good counterpoint to what was posed above.

That being said I feel like this is almost the obverse, they have a product that sells well so they don't need to follow each trend that comes out. So they can pick and choose which way they run with things.

PNewling··on Sears offered complete houses in large DIY kits
As a person who grew up and still lives in and around Seattle, I agree with everything you've said. Only thing I would mention though is:

>typically they are worth millions

That might be just a more generality of single family homes in the Seattle area than a nod to their craftsmanship.

PNewling··on Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing
Have you tried using the 'old' reddit? Replacing 'www.' with 'old.' will move you over to the old style of reddit and will keep you there when clicking through links.

https://old.reddit.com/r/all/

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