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alexandre_m··on Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant
> public safety minister defended Bill C-8 as a means to crack down on hackers and ransomware fraudsters

That kind of threat mostly comes from overseas anyway, so this doesn’t actually solve any real problems.

Case in point: the recent Salt Typhoon incident (spoiler: it was China) https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/salt-typhoon-canada-cyber-s...

Just another authoritarian attempt by the Liberal government.

alexandre_m··on The AI coding trap
Product != Artifact

Artifacts are snapshots of system knowledge (code, builds, docs, configs, etc.).

The product is the living whole that emerges from these artifacts working together and delivering value.

alexandre_m··on Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
It seems the best way is to sponsor a seat and not a particular individual. That way you can rotate persons for the same paid h1-b seat.
alexandre_m··on Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run one GPT-4 locally?
Perhaps if you only need to run some old PHP app.

What kind of disk and how much memory is in there?

alexandre_m··on Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake product reviews
If you buy from china, it’s going to take weeks. If you buy from US and live in Canada, you’re going to pay a lot of customs.

In 2007, I bought a used MacBook on Ebay for $870, with shipping it was about $900. That was back when the currency was on parity.

It arrived with $300 custom fees. I could have bought a new one at that price.

alexandre_m··on In praise of “normal” engineers
> When your teams are used to operating with a mix of genders, racial backgrounds, identities, age ranges, family statuses, geographical locations, skill sets, etc — when this is just table stakes, standard operating procedure — you’re better equipped to roll with it when life happens.

Resilience doesn’t come from having a “diverse” team on its own. What a shallow take.

True resilience comes from mature teams with strong processes, clarity of roles, and the ability to adapt and recover effectively.

alexandre_m··on Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit?
Trump tariffs are a leverage to make better international trade deals.

They were always meant to be temporary.

alexandre_m··on We identified a North Korean hacker who tried to get a job at Kraken
Easy, but expensive way.

Are you really going to do this for all candidates that make it to the final round of interview?

Are you also going to compensate the time for the candidate if he doesn't get selected?

Unless what you're proposing is more a formality, and that unless the person doesn't show up he's guaranteed to get the job.

alexandre_m··on Apple says it will add 20k jobs, spend $500B, produce AI servers in US
> to justify decisions made out of personal ego

Yes, and no.

Sure, Trump is using all kind of tricks to put pressure against his trade partners to secure some wins that will solidify him as a change agent to boost America, which will appeal to his electoral base. At the same time, it may actually bring good results to the US economy, bringing major investments in the country and negotiating better trade deals.

You may not agree with the means to get there, but you can't deny there's an argument to be made about his "America first" policies and why it could benefit the average people in the long run.

alexandre_m··on Apple says it will add 20k jobs, spend $500B, produce AI servers in US
Zero fentanyl is a fantasy and will never be achieved. That thing is way too small and can be carried around too easily*

Tariffs are just a lever to get things done on the international front.

Canada has been neglecting security for a long time, so it's a wake-up call, and it's not a bad thing to put this out publicly to change things.

CBSA only inspects about 4% (some sources say even 1%) of all containers that ship in Vancouver. Quebec-Vermont* border control has been a joke for years.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug6Ryxza0tE * https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/article...

alexandre_m··on Apple says it will add 20k jobs, spend $500B, produce AI servers in US
The Fentanyl numbers are nothing in comparison to Mexico, but that doesn't mean it's not a problem.

Also it's not only about drugs, but also humans smuggling (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fentanyl-dr-smuggler-1.737348...), and overall border security.

- According to CIS, the number of Canadian crime groups producing synthetic drugs doubled between 2023 and 2024 - There's a lack of Canadian agents who are tasked at preventing this and current legislations make it very inefficient between federal and provincial law agents - There's an upward trend in Fentanyl seizures in Canada the last 2 years - Fentanyl is now being produced domestically in Canada

All of that is within the control of Canada with better policies.

alexandre_m··on Understanding gRPC, OpenAPI and REST and when to use them in API design (2020)
> what is the cli tool I can use to test grpc

Use https://connectrpc.com/ and then you can use curl, postman, or any HTTP tool of your choosing that supports sending POST requests.

alexandre_m··on Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers
Yes, everything that Trump does is bad.

Or then, consider that with his policies put forward the president brings investments to the US.

alexandre_m··on Steam games will need to disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
> and I really don't know of any other solution

Behavior AI-driven anti-cheat system running on the server side.

alexandre_m··on CNN and USA Today have fake websites, I believe Forbes Marketplace runs them
That would be an aggregator, like allsides.com
alexandre_m··on Docker Desktop Alternative
It's nice, but only for personal use.

Be aware that you need a license if you use it at work.

alexandre_m··on Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
The internet of 2024 is much different than the internet of the 20th century.

It’s become centralized and controlled by the hands of the few.

This is not an improvement.

alexandre_m··on Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
> If you get caught driving a getaway car for an armed robber, you are going to jail.

Bad analogy.

Better one is that your a taxi driver and someone who committed a crime hops into your car for a ride, then you’re found guilty by association.

alexandre_m··on Writing documentation for your house
Unless you're selling to a family member, you just can't expect these things to last.

I share the feeling though.

alexandre_m··on Omegle 2009-2023
I misinterpreted parent's post underlying message then, fault on me.

There's certainly a strong link about kids doing bad in school and the housing quality and home atmosphere.

alexandre_m··on Omegle 2009-2023
There's a lot of money to be made in this industry.

There was a local university student in UQAM who made the news a few years ago and she publicly bragged she was earning a million a year.

Not everyone is going to be a top earner like this, but don't be delusional that it's only an option for lowest income individuals.

alexandre_m··on Studio Ghibli set to become subsidiary of Nippon TV
@dfxm12

What did your itinerary look like?

alexandre_m··on The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes
They don't have a message. They're PR work.
alexandre_m··on HashiCorp adopts Business Source License
You have to acknowledge that all these OSS projects officially backed by a corporation don't want you to contribute certain features that are part of their enterprise offering. As soon as there's an "enterprise" tier, contributions are not only based on their merit, but also evaluated as a threat to their business model.

Sometimes it's not even obvious for external contributors, but there may be some small overlap with other paid features that are part of their product roadmap.

If a project on Github only has maintainers from the corporate side, you can be certain that they will ultimately drive the product for their own interest solely.

We should always pay close attention to the governance model of projects we depend on or that we wish to contribute to.

alexandre_m··on The pull request hack is fucking magic
Most project dependencies management process is flawed.

We shouldn't blindly upgrade modules/deps minor or patch versions to latest with a single command. SemVer encourages this, but we should be more careful.

The software supply chain for a lot of OSS is flawed as well. We need software signatures, and less central artifact registries that can be compromised easily.

I don't have a perfect solution for all these problems. Rewriting code instead of relying on external deps, vendoring, automated vulnerability scans, higher scrutiny for all external code, and tighter processes for code management.

alexandre_m··on B.C. government hit tweet limit amid wildfire evacuations
Exactly.

You should publish to multiple platforms if the message is deemed important. Nothing wrong with duplicating messages across private and public infrastructure websites.

alexandre_m··on I am drowning in mutes: The current Threads experience
Well they're capturing additional text-based interactions associated with your identity and demographic.
alexandre_m··on Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second console war to Sony
Marketing mostly.

Final Fantasy was already a guaranteed hit in Japan, but the success in the west can be greatly attributed to a successful marketing campaign by Sony.

Additionally, the non-medieval theme really helped setting it apart. There were guns, cars, televisions, and motorcycles!

It's fascinating to recall the TV commercial in North America featuring the motorcycle cinematic scene, which, ironically, constituted only 2 minutes of the game 50+ hours of gameplay.

Regardless, FF7 was an exceptional game that truly showcased the remarkable progress in video game development, appealing to a wider audience.

I still have goosebumps thinking about the first chapter of the game. It really was something when it came out.

alexandre_m··on Reddit Strike Has Started
The 3.5 trillion budget in 2021 with broader socialism policies would be a good example.

However, it doesn't have to be limited to legislations passed, but rather what is widely being discussed and pushed forward by the Democratic factions, the biggest example is the "Green New Deal"; more government intervention, increased spendings, massive expansion of state power.

alexandre_m··on Reddit Strike Has Started
The Democratic Party is no longer center-right, not since at least 2016. The progressive faction has taken a lot of place. Just look at AOC and the likes.
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