Robelius

As someone who doesn't work much with software teams, can someone fill in my gaps for understanding timeline.

I'm imagining after a security issue is identified, the steps taken are roughly in the below order and close-ish for the date. I guess my question is, why does it take 20 months from start to blog post?

-Contain the issue (1wk) -Remove the threat (1wk) -Build up remedies (a few months) -Check and recheck what happened to make sure you're accurate when submitting final reports (a few months) -Release a blog post (1month)

The timeline is a cool day by day instance, but I just don't understand the larger timeline.

Reading the second part out of context is funny since it can really be applied to any society.

Unrelated, but Beehive Holdings is a great holding company name for Bumble.

Whenever I see a comment like this, it's hard not to take it personal. When my parents came to America as refugees, they wanted to come to CA specifically because there was already a community and an understanding that the social programs were better than the alternative of TX.

Of course they tried to take advantage of programs like food stamps. They took advantage of it because they met what the government considered as qualified. The alternative, which my parents did have to do at times, was skipping meals so their kids had enough to eat. It's not taking advantage of a system if the people meet the requirements. No one says they're taking advantage of a coupon at a grocery store, it's there to be used.

Drifting off onto topics when listening/reading is what I enjoy the most! When I'm reading fantasy, I'll have to pause after a cool fight scene while my imagination reverts to a 6 year old thinking of all the scenarios where the protagonist is winning or saying a line and being smooth. When I'm reading/listening to non-fiction and trying to understand the writers intent or what the words means to me.

Not saying that your way is wrong or any less of an experience since the way you enjoy it the most is what matters. For me, reading was painfully slow and I thought listening to audiobooks would be a more efficient way of going through books. I listened to audiobooks at higher than 1x speed, thinking I would get the same experience and remove the wasteful rabbit holes that I would go down when narrators spoke too slowly, but audiobooks weren't doing it for me like reading was. When I went back to books, I realized the mental rabbit holes were what made books enjoyable.

I'm back at using audiobooks as my primary method, but now I'm aggressive with the pause button as soon as I feel myself drifting.

Again, not saying that my way is superior. I just think it's funny how people can see the same situation play out, and have very different takes on it.

The part where you said “Time to void your warranty” was one of the best one-liners I’ve seen in a while. It definitely marks the point in a project where you tell yourself that you’re either committing to finishing this project or committing to wasting a lot of money.

Could you explain what key rotation is? First time I’ve seen this term.

There's always going to be someone more knowledgeable on a topic than the person teaching others. I think the more fair question to ask is if you are providing value and teaching other people who stumble onto your content.

PHB Effect?

Nah not enough spaghetti

I think that’s a little unfair. The executive branch has always taken more and more power. Obama was guiltily of it. Bush was guilty of it. And nearly every president before them.

The expansion of executive powers us usually makes sense to the party in power, and doesn’t make sense to the minority party. But there was always an understanding that everyone was a rational actor with these powers. No one ever stopped and asked what would happen if someone a little more irrational now had these expanded powers.

Reading your blog post brought back memories. The first Hacker News article that got me to make an account was How To Become A Hacker[1]. That led me down a rabbit hole as a high schooler that got me into software and later hardware. There's definitely a direct line from me reading that article to me becoming a hardware engineer.

I hope your article helps create the same effect on an unknowing high schooler. Thanks for putting it out there!

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#nerd_connect...

Is there actually any numbers people can point towards?

I’ve read similar comments over different forum postings about advertisers tending to cut advertising during times like these to help their financials. And it makes sense to me. But now I’m sitting here, just wondering if anyone has actually looked at numbers during other financial downturns. Or is it just some catching conversation that’s been kicking off....maybe I need to go outside and smell some fresh air.

It also has an .xml extension. For some reason, I always imagined someone writing bills in Microsoft Word.

Now I'm curious. I assume they used typewriters before XML, and and writing before that. Anyone know how the length of the bills have changed over time, and how that maps to different technologies?

I have similar experiences with H&M, and a lot of other cheap basically colored shirts. It’ll feel great at first. Then I’ll leave it in the dryer for a few minutes too long, and the fit completely changes while the material looks degraded.

I’m more than happy to spend $30+ on a simple shirt that won’t change its fit after a few cleanings, but struggle to find a consistent brand.

If anyone has recommendations, please let me know.

A topic I can comment on!

I got my degree in Manufacturing Engineering, and work in hardware engineering. Funnily enough, I’m writing this on a shuttle that left the factory today on my way to the hotel.

The go to for my undergrad was Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing [1]. It gives a surface level understanding and isn’t too dry most of the time. It’s an interesting book that you can just open up and learn something new in. It’s more of a reference book than the “narrative” books that were linked too. It’s probably what people think of as a “Manufacturing Book.”

Then there’s the Bible, Machinery’s Handbook [2]. This probably isn’t what most people are looking for in a manufacturing book. Think of it as more of a giant list of tables and suggestions when trying to actually build something. It’s the one book I’ll always have at my desk, regardless of what I’m working on.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Modern-Manufacturing-Mat...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Toolbox-Erik-Ober...

On mobile, so fingers crossed on the formatting!

Baby shark. Doo do do do dooo

I don’t have kids, but I do have a lot of nephews. Every time I visit, I’m always amazed at how catchy the content is.

Let's move fast and break things, including our ethics.

Counties have done unethical experiments on humans before, and maybe they do it now. Why should we hold ourselves to a standard, if other groups do not? I couldn't possibly think of a reason why the scientific community would hold themselves accountable, rather than think they know best and act as if they were superior to the larger community they work to improve. I mean, that mindset has never gone wrong.

Personally, I like seeing a community doing some attempt at self regulation. Maybe it's not perfect, but it's better than nothing.

> Image search site results are the same thing: I just want the raw image URL!

For what it's worth, Google removed direct links to images as part of a settlement.

https://9to5google.com/2018/02/09/google-images-features-get...

> These iPhone price graphs would be better if they accounted for inflation

I started normalizing the prices to 2018 prices after reading your comment, up until I realized the title points out that the values are inflation adjusted.

Also followed the links to find the original posting if anyone was curious.

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/9v45n9/the_cost_of_...

I've had a tab open in my browser for 5 weeks that's a $15 item on Etsy and $10 in shipping. It's the stupidest thing since I would have bought in a heartbeat for $25 and free shipping. I know it's dumb to linger on something so small, but now that I saw this I can justify the additional cost of shipping. I don't get how my brain can rationalize things, but apparently Etsy know.

Five weeks of hesitating, all to be brought in by a catchy video.

A few decades ago, China becoming a global superpower just was not going to happen.

Isn't the point of having different viewpoints so that they can argue over what is ethical? What's the point of a board to make decisions if everyone fundamentally believes the same thing? At that point, you already made your decisions and are trying to reinforce them in an echo chamber.

When some people say they want a diverse field of thought, what they really mean is they want a diverse field of thought that they agree with. I don't agree with some of her views, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't have a voice.

I’m Eritrean-American. Before clicking the link, I laughed in my head and thought what would the chances be that it’s Asmara.

EriTV, the state sponsored new channel and only news station, tends to showcase individuals that exhibit “Eritrean excellence.” This includes professional Eritrean cyclists that compete internationally, making most respect or appreciate the sport. Even the Eritrean community that I’m a part of in the US will come out and support an Eritrean cyclist if race through our city.

Last time I visited the country, cycling was normal for transport but still too expensive for a lot of people. Most relied on black market parts to afford maintenance. But like the article mentions, cheap and legitimate parts have been coming in since the open border with Ethiopia. There’s still plenty of black market dealings, but business is hurting for them with this increased competition.

I think this is true for all Eritrean athletes too

I had a similar issue with Chase calling me, as a follow up to fraudulent charges on my card. They were asking for basic identifying information, but I didn’t feel comfortable so I hung up.

I then called Chase and asked if it really was them that called, and they confirmed it was actually them. But then they also apoligized and resumed the previous call from where I hung up.

It was just nice to not be judged for being cautious.

Dropbox link https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

I typed up a long message to share an experience, but feel like it would be better in private. Is it alright if I can reach out to you via email?

- From a black male entering the tech industry

>There will always be people offended by something.

Trying to remove bias from a system is about trying to remove bias from a system. People tend to agree that removing bias from a system rather than intentionally creating a system that discriminates.

Looking at AA 2017 earnings

Total operating revenues: 42.2B

Net income: 1.90B

For a profit of 4.5%. Where are you getting your numbers from?

https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/17cae9f4-5...