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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/client4; my proof: https://keybase.io/client4/sigs/Zflt6o9cmfRH3OP9VxRJmep5tqv2VkyUFNzc1WBJMDQ ]

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client4··on Nike Statement on Xinjiang
The previous comment is thinly veiled sarcasm.
client4··on Return of Stallman sparks outrage among open-source and free software leaders
I'm not outraged.
client4··on Ask HN: Digital Nomads: What's Your Setup?
I traveled across Asia for 3 years. I had a Mission Workshop Radian and attached Spar which I loved. As for data you should expect to do most of your work in co-working or coffee shop spaces as cellular data still doesn't cut it if you're on video calls all day. As for the rest of my tech set-up (loosely):.

* Bose in ear noise cancelling headphones with microphone

* 2xPhones (A pixel 2 main and Huawei P30 Light backup) this is because I'd be screwed if I didn't have a phone.

* Lenovo X1

* RAV 90w charger with two USBC ports

* iPad pro (downloaded Netflix content, games, books)

* Earpod Pros

* A 1000mah charger I got as conference swag

* Misc cables/micro SD cards

Largely I considered a drink or food every two hours as rent for coffee shop space where I would do bandwidth heavy work (and charging). Another 2-4 hours of work I would hotspot my phone and largely use ssh.

client4··on We found and fixed a rare race condition in our session handling
It would be super cool if they did more work to prevent brute force account takeovers.
client4··on [dead]
I think this topic was covered in the previous 50 articles discussing the energy impact of cryptocurrencies /s
client4··on Ark 1
I always thought a Tesla camper would kill it. Extra power sled, reimagined hitch system, butterfly solar panels, auto leveling, and starlink, among other ideas.
client4··on Flameshot – Superb Screenshot Tool
I loved Flameshot! Though as far as I'm aware it still doesn't work with Wayland.
client4··on Security professionals often warn against Telegram
Keybase handles that, zoom purchase aside.
client4··on Fitbit is now officially part of Google
I think the concern centers more around Google's horrific customer service and wanton axing of services.
client4··on Intruder at the top of the 20 meter amateur band?
More like Chicago to Seattle.
client4··on Simjacker vulnerability exploited by surveillance companies
I'm for cool research, but I am also tired of the trend where security companies come up with a flashy name, logo, url, etc. for every exploit/vuln.
client4··on Hackers used SolarWinds' dominance against it in sprawling spy campaign
In 2001 you could download Solarwinds from an unsecured FTP server. It looks like things have remained the same.
client4··on Precursor’s Custom PCBs
Bunnie's blog is one of my favorites on the web. His H1N1 post is especially interesting as it's a different perspective on analyzing a virus.

https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=353

client4··on Tell HN: Thank You Dang
Thank you, dang!
client4··on Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security
Doh, I didn't even notice the uploader. Thanks for pointing that out and confirming my observation.
client4··on Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security
Is that a young Joe Grand next to him?
client4··on My fiber optical modem broadcasts a poem via ethernet frame 0x8300
I always thought it would be a unique method of prayer (for an existing or new religion) that used part of the IPv6 packet header or an ICMP packet. We would be sending prayers at random with a ttyl to be broadcast across existing networks, and routers/endpoints could choose to listen.
client4··on Ask HN: What's your favorite “forgotten” technology / software?
I’ve been fascinated with Trinary computing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer

client4··on Dick Costolo on leadership at Coinbase
Hasn't this horse been beaten repeatedly on other threads? Dick Costolo's take doesn't add anything to what has been previously discussed.
client4··on VMware Cuts Pay for Remote Workers Fleeing Silicon Valley
Haha hi from Montana.
client4··on On finally learning to program at the age of 40
Just interviewing other lawyers for their “if it existed I would buy it” software would show there’s a lot of opportunity. A friend of mine has been looking for a service that emails her whenever a local municipality does something with easements/property access.

This actually took me down a long rabbit hole of how local government software is horrible and someone could crush this area — my only concern would be lack of traction as local governments seem to prefer operating in obscurity/making it difficult to hold them accountable.

client4··on Why are there 5280 feet in a mile? (2009)
I used to run a bar trivia at Lewis & Clark Brewery. I had diverse questions per round, and one of my favorite things to ask were obscure forms of measurement as the round "hard question", like how many gallons are in a bushel? (I generally also counted it right if it was close enough).
client4··on Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data
I did some research on early Android sending a bunch of data back to Google's servers, a few months later the information was encoded/encrypted before being sent over the wire. I'd be curious if the next app version of Kindle started obfuscating what it was sending back home.
client4··on Mark Zuckerberg Is Despoiling a Tiny Coastal Village. The State Invited Him
This was discussed 6 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24147284&goto=news

This article is written just to flame Facebook and provides little value.

client4··on Pure Skill Minesweeper
Is the company you "work" at hiring? ;)
client4··on How social justice slideshows made by activists took over Instagram
Instagram is my last Facebook product; I'm very close to removing it. I left Facebook because I don't care to read anyone's political rants. Insta was dog/nature/travel photos from people I know or have met. Lately I've been unfollowing people reposting social justice slideshows or anti-covid rants...which has kept me around longer. Now in the last week insta takes you to ads and "recommended" posts instead of older posts and no option to disable.

It's probably healthy for me to axe this last social network.

client4··on Ask HN: What do you use for SSH key management of teams?
Signed certs for ssh is IMHO the best solution for managing this problem in larger orgs. Nice to see Facebook published their process around it.
client4··on Ask HN: What do you use for SSH key management of teams?
We use the Keybase SSH CA. It's secure, removes the need for individual ssh keys, a d moves things over to chatops.

https://keybase.io/blog/keybase-ssh-ca

client4··on Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?
Sssssshhhh. Giant bears roam the streets and everyone walks around with guns.
client4··on Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?
Montana has terrible internet, no local tech jobs, and is below zero for weeks in the winter. I recommend Colorado.
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