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Microsoft is the devil! Microsoft is the devil!
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PascLeRasc··on FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank
That's fascinating. I'd love to watch a documentary about that.
PascLeRasc··on I Broke into a Bank Account with an AI-Generated Voice
Right now, the only options are Charles Schwab with a workaround [1], and Wealthfront and Betterment with native OTP 2FA. These are actually pretty great accounts regardless of security, >4% interest on savings and no ATM fees ever. The only credit card I've been able to find with non-SMS 2FA and no SMS fallback is the Apple card.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/hvvuwl/usi...

PascLeRasc··on New headless Chrome has been released and has a near-perfect browser fingerprint
This is off topic but when did we get the ability to use spaces in URLs?
PascLeRasc··on We reduced our iOS app launch time by 60%
Twitter's web app was at that conference doing a workshop on ways to disable right-click Open in new tab.
PascLeRasc··on Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
SAP Concur
PascLeRasc··on How likely is losing a Google account?
I can't find any information on what happens if you stop paying for a Fastmail account. 1Password for example freezes your account in read-only mode. It's documented that Fastmail will re-use addresses for free trials and when a user requests to cancel [1]. It isn't clear what would happen if for some reason your card expired, they stopped accepting it [2], or your bank messed up and blocked the transaction [3].

To me, this introduces a new way to lose your account that isn't there with a free email service like Gmail.

[1] https://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?p=622760

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29988359

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/d1okxu/cha...

PascLeRasc··on Sh1mmer – An exploit capable of unenrolling enterprise-managed Chromebooks
I think between school shootings and failing to do anything about Covid there's worse things happening to kids.
PascLeRasc··on Giving Four Months’ Notice or Paying to Quit Has These Workers Feeling Trapped
The remarkable thing about the law is that it doesn't matter what you (ignorantly) think about it. Indentured servitude is illegal and it's incorrect for you to have a problem with that.
PascLeRasc··on Strava hikes monthly subscription price
Old Twitter was and current Strava are about as good as they can be. You can't complain about no new features when you haven't articulated what's missing.
PascLeRasc··on Strava hikes monthly subscription price
They don't need to show innovation when the product is complete. Twitter with the new innovative "For You" tab is much worse than when it was coasting with nothing new. Same with electron 1Password 8.
PascLeRasc··on Software horror show: SAP Concur
That's a nice feature considering how much they go out of their way to override the native context menu and disable middle mouse button click so you can't open two expense reports in two tabs.
PascLeRasc··on Software horror show: SAP Concur
When my company needed photos of everyone they announced a new policy and then 10 minutes later sent aggressive emails to each manager asking why they thought it was professional for their subordinates to be out of compliance. We use Concur too.
PascLeRasc··on Software horror show: SAP Concur
SAP Concur somehow permanently kills the KeyPassXC extension for me on every browser, every computer. I think that's pretty impressive.
PascLeRasc··on Apple Books digital narration
Thanks for this. Can you do Go Dog Go next?
PascLeRasc··on Bike Frame Stiffness
There is some wasted energy from flexing during really hard pedaling, but off-road this can actually make you more efficient when the frame keeps the rear wheel attached to uneven ground.
PascLeRasc··on Freeform: a new app designed for creative collaboration
Typing latency is measured in the tens of seconds.
PascLeRasc··on Freeform: a new app designed for creative collaboration
People who value their sanity and/or are opposed to having ads and tabloid headlines built into their work computer.
PascLeRasc··on Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B for mistreating customers
The idea that closing your oldest credit line immediately puts you out on the street penniless is a redditism that's been parroted too much. That old account closed in good standing will continue to support your credit score, and if you have another credit card that's been open for a few years, the score hit will be 10-15 points. You shouldn't feel like you're trapped with Wells forever.
PascLeRasc··on Windows 11 update added 'Search' label to taskbar search button – how to remove?
Almost like Microsoft can only make UIs worse.
PascLeRasc··on Windows 11 update added 'Search' label to taskbar search button – how to remove?
Last time I mentioned this here I was condescended to that this is a group policy setting. I'm not allowed to change them or request a change, but maybe you can.
PascLeRasc··on Windows 11 update added 'Search' label to taskbar search button – how to remove?
For my work computer the Start menu takes 4-5 seconds from hitting the Windows key to opening, and another 2-3 seconds to register what I'm trying to type in. I didn't see that test included in the article, do you have a measurement on your machine for this?
PascLeRasc··on No, Google did not hike the price of a .dev domain from $12 to $850
A Firefox extension that replaces the word Google with Microsoft would get everyone to calmly explain Hanlon's razor to each other and say that whatever's wrong is acceptable because they were worse in the past.
PascLeRasc··on Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
Not who you asked, but my employer won't allow me to change it.
PascLeRasc··on A surprising way to lose your files on Windows
The tone of that article is so condescending. "Students act like they have a robot who will fetch them everything they want on demand" Yes! That's the point of a computer. Your machine should do work for you.
PascLeRasc··on A surprising way to lose your files on Windows
You're thinking this through much more than Microsoft ever did. The OP was only saying to pretend that you can't log into an existing account.
PascLeRasc··on KeePassXC: Beware of unofficial Microsoft Store listing
The desktop app is ok, but the browser extension takes a lot of maintenance to keep using autofill. Each install is usually only good for a couple days before it can't find the desktop app anymore and there's no way to fix it without reinstalling and manually setting up sane keyboard shortcuts.
PascLeRasc··on The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition
Thank you so much for making a keyboard without a Windows key and for selling it separately as well. The product page says it’s only compatible with the Chromebook edition though, does this just mean the function keys won’t be mapped or that it won’t work at all?
PascLeRasc··on Ask HN: What's happening with Gmail spam filtering?
Same thing here, I can't think of a single spam email I've received since before the pandemic.

As a side topic, I've heard a lot of people say that the Gmail UI has changed and that it's unusable now. This is what mine looks like and I really like it, is it not how everyone else's looks too? https://imgur.com/a/3ahD0Ta

PascLeRasc··on Ask HN: How does your company handle late running projects?
My company is trying to address this by changing our 15 minute daily status update meeting into an all-day 8 hour Teams call so the 4 project managers can interrupt me and the other engineer to ask what the difference between SQL and Excel is.
PascLeRasc··on EVGA terminates Nvidia partnership [video]
The video says they have around 280 employees. That seems really thin for a company that's so well-known and produced so many products for so long, especially also making PSUs and accessories too. They must be really efficient.
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