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cottsak··on Can we trust Microsoft with Open Source? (2021)
`dotnet watch` works fine. Why is this current news?
cottsak··on Anyone can access deleted and private repository data on GitHub
this is why when I'm building confirm UI, I prefer the term "destroy?" on the confirm action. It's much clearer to the user that this is a destructive and irreversible action and we will be removing this data/state.

*obviously doesn't apply to soft deletes.

cottsak··on Anyone can access deleted and private repository data on GitHub
Key takeaways for me:

1) Never store secrets in any repo ever! As soon as you discover that its happened, rotate the key/credential/secret asap!!

2) Enterprises that rely on forking so that devs can colab are fucked! Protecting IP by way of private repos is now essentially broken on GH!

3) what the actual fuck github!!??

cottsak··on DOJ to offer Boeing "sweetheart" plea deal in pursuit of criminal charges
that was sarcasm. hence the :p
cottsak··on Show HN: I made a search engine for Hacker News
maybe add metadata to the index, but not the full page content, else you're just gonna build another google
cottsak··on DOJ to offer Boeing "sweetheart" plea deal in pursuit of criminal charges
This highlights a greater point --

This deathtrap bureaucracy is so entangled with government departments that you really have no practical hope of fighting it or keeping it accountable. It might as well be considered part of the US government now.

If we adjusted our perspective like this, it makes more sense why you can't "have justice". The ego of the US military complex is so massive, there's not telling it that it's wrong.

cottsak··on DOJ to offer Boeing "sweetheart" plea deal in pursuit of criminal charges
That turned out well didn't it? :p
cottsak··on DOJ to offer Boeing "sweetheart" plea deal in pursuit of criminal charges
it's not like US departments can't function with shit placed "under the rug" or anything...

:p

cottsak··on Show HN: SQLite Database Explorer
i was looking for the screenshot too.
cottsak··on Show HN: SQLite Database Explorer
This is the kind of laser focus I need with my side projects!! not even looking around. Just grinding out an idea!! amazing work!
cottsak··on Tesla Settles Fatal Crash Suit Ahead of California Trial
The inference that an out of court settlement instead of trial by jury means an unjust outcome is an oversimplification at best.
cottsak··on Tesla Settles Fatal Crash Suit Ahead of California Trial
First glance at that website https://motherfrunker.ca/fsd/ and I find this:

"September 2014 They will be a factor of 10 safer than a person [at the wheel] in a six-year time frame"

Which you can mostly write off with this data https://electrek.co/2024/05/22/tesla-finally-releases-autopi...

So maybe FSD isn't complete, but Tesla Autopilot has made a measurable improvement to fatalities and injuries on roads. The data shows this clearly.

cottsak··on YouTube now requires to label their realistic-looking videos made using AI
> Risks of not disclosing

> It can be misleading if viewers think a video is real, when it's actually been meaningfully altered or synthetically generated to seem realistic.

> When content is undisclosed, in some cases YouTube may take action to reduce the risk of harm to viewers by proactively applying a label that creators will not have the option to remove. Additionally, creators who consistently choose not to disclose this information may be subject to penalties from YouTube, including removal of content or suspension from the YouTube Partner Program.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14328491

This is censorship. That's all.

cottsak··on YouTube now requires to label their realistic-looking videos made using AI
agreed! this is another censorship tool.
cottsak··on Show HN: Aldi Price Map
you Americans need to think about your "LEGOs" problem
cottsak··on Learnings from our years of Kubernetes in production
The challenge with these editorials is that you can never really capture the opportunity cost from the author - they didn't build the monolith without the complex infrastructure as an alternative in parallel.

I wonder how much 'sunk cost' and other psychological factors play into the statement: > We started with Kubernetes a bit too early,

It feels like a "it wasn't that bad". But if you consider the dedicated resources, costs of pain and suffering that may have been avoided with a simpler architecture and infrastructure, I'm forced to wonder if this short comment hides a lot under the covers.

Engineers can have very high pain thresholds sometimes.

cottsak··on Elon Musk to advertisers who are trying to 'blackmail' him: 'Go f–- yourself'
Legend
cottsak··on Optus cell and internet down across Australia
I think that’s how they respond to a major issue- they take down all the radio connections while they isolate the issue. Otherwise reconnect attempts will overwhelm the systems
cottsak··on When MFA isn't MFA, or how we got phished
great insight:

> in practise the only one it really solves for most setups is people choosing bad passwords or reusing passwords on other insecure sites. Pretty much every other threat model for it is wishful thinking.

Why is no one talking about this?

cottsak··on When MFA isn't MFA, or how we got phished
gross
cottsak··on AdNauseam: uBlock Origin fork silently clicking ads on behalf of users
s/fork silently clicking ads on behalf of users/fork defending users by silently clicking ads

I came here with the revised title assuming malicious intent from the fork. I now know thats not how it works. So my title rename is just a suggestion to further clarify the intent. hth

cottsak··on 40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of fuel mid-flight
the writing here is first class
cottsak··on Toyota has been developing a solid-state battery for EVs with a range of 745mi
Toyota routinely seem to be developing all kinds of new things… all of which are not production vehicles that anyone wants to buy in any serious quantity.

It’s a distraction tactic.

I don’t know what they’re buying time for but it had better be good else this won’t end well for Toyota.

cottsak··on Thunderbird 115 “Supernova”
wat! thunderbird is still a thing :o
cottsak··on Threads has passed 2M sign ups in the first 2 hours
My thoughts too. I don’t need more apps
cottsak··on Threads has passed 2M sign ups in the first 2 hours
What does that mean? Doesn’t the blue tick verification on Twitter require a valid credit card ?
cottsak··on Threads has passed 2M sign ups in the first 2 hours
good luck Zuck!
cottsak··on Tesla Fleet Telemetry
Tesla doesn't provide this. Also, its beside the point...

Which is: Tesla doesn't even want collect telemetry and then re-share it to 3rd parties. Tesla wants to provide a mechanism for the car to connect directly to a customer-authorised 3rd party telemetry collection service. This relieves Tesla from having to function as a middle-man and facilitate things like claims in tokens and granular permissions.

cottsak··on Gail.com FAQ
but if you run a business, don't underestimate the value of a short, and well-named .com

preferably one without hyphens too.

cottsak··on Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
or simply post it to HN and nerds will bite your head off 90% of the time just cuz :p
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