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abbadaddaon Pilot Who Hitched a Ride Saved Lion Air 737 on the Day Before Deadly Crash

What are the odds this is completely fabricated by Boeing? Not saying I think this, but if it was a movie and this was a cover-up, this would be a great plot twist. I suppose I'm maybe just a little jaded from all the fake news these days.

abbadaddaon A DNS hijacking wave is targeting companies at an almost unprecedented scale

Via the article: "(FireEye) advised administrators to take a variety of measures, including:

* ensure they’re using multifactor authentication to protect the domain’s administration panel

* check that their A and NS records are valid

* search transparency logs for unauthorized TLS certificates covering their domains and

*conduct internal investigations to assess if networks have been compromised"

abbadaddaon Ask HN: What are the best banking offers for startups today?

"Just make sure to take the proper corporate formalities and never co-mingle funds. The most important thing at this stage (and the next stages as well) is to not waste time on things that are irrelevant, so don't make banking more complex than it needs to be. as you grow, your CFO or maybe even COO might have their own processes and preferences, so just keep it as simple as possible till then." - Could you elaborate on this please? I'm currently bootstrapping this myself and pre-revenue. I have a Stripe account and I'd like to set up subscriptions to deposit into a dedicated checking account. But how do I cease co-mingling funds? I'm the only investor, paying for expenses with my credit card, that I'm paying off with my checking account and savings. I'm trying to learn as much as I can now to (A) avoid doing anything stupid, like co-mingling funds, and (B) do things "right" as quickly and as easily as possible. I should have definitely specified that I'm not funded (at all) and pre-revenue.

Great advice all around. Much appreciated.

abbadaddaon Ask HN: Must a company be a Corporation to award equity?

Thanks for the detailed answer!

abbadaddaon Ask HN: What Alpha Test Legal Agreements do you need for your app?

Beuler?

abbadaddaon Ask HN: How does one overcome the need for instant gratification?

I second the suggestion for DeepWork. The bit on "Embracing Boredom" is a really good way to exercise that muscle. Also, think deeply about the axiom "think more, type less." Ideally you're programming to create long-ish term solutions. Programming for the flow or gratification does not lend itself well to that. On the other hand, if you're in competitive programming, think about the gratification you can get by writing clean AND fast code.

abbadaddaon No one is paying attention to the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II

Exactly. I created an account to say this. One of the things preventing many from donating is being sure the funds get to where they're supposed to go. And I think the urgency of this sounds important as well.