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elchief··on Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine our privacy guarantees
Is this Europe's plan? Pseudo tarrifs via regulation to boost local industry?
elchief··on DuckDB Doesn't Need Data to Be a Database
it doesn't cache, nor does it respect HTTP_PROXY which is kind of annoying
elchief··on Making EC2 boot time faster
I've noticed that Amazon linux 2023 boots faster than Ubuntu too
elchief··on Why I love Laravel (2022)
Stuck on a php 7.2 app at work, but we do use Laravel Valet (easy php, nginx, dns, and ssl on mac), and Eloquent, and they're great

Watched a course on Livewire, and really looking forward to using it in the future

elchief··on Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone
fixed, thx
elchief··on Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone
ooh, labor times too, to see if you're getting screwed by your mechanic...

and use rockauto.com for cheap parts (not affiliated)

elchief··on Ask HN: How to manage phones and PCs for elderly parents?
do your parents write a lot of code?
elchief··on Ask HN: How to manage phones and PCs for elderly parents?
> Simply creating a non-admin account

tried that on my father's computer, and he decided it was "broken", so took it into a shop to get re-installed...

elchief··on Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise
"Amazon Linux customers are not affected by this issue, and no action is required. AWS infrastructure and services do not utilize the affected software and are not impacted. Users of Bottlerocket are not affected."

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2024-...

elchief··on Study puts fermented foods, not fire, as pivotal moment in human brain growth
Less so, chocolate and salami
elchief··on Things unexpectedly named after people (2020)
Caesar salad after a Mexican chef not the emperor
elchief··on Things unexpectedly named after people (2020)
I assumed Lake Worth, Florida was a cheesy reference to the local wealth but it's named after Mr. Worth
elchief··on Revolutionizing PostgreSQL Schema Changes with pg-osc
there's a "limitations" toward the bottom
elchief··on Apple Vision Nope: Why I returned mine
I mean, it's less than the original macintosh (which would be 7k today)
elchief··on Ibogaine banishes PTSD, small study finds
my friend is currently in prison in Canada for administering Ibogaine for opioid addiction, which caused a person's death

from what I understand, the person had done some other drug, lied about it, and the combination was lethal. and my friend didn't follow all the precautions necessary either

elchief··on Studies suggest that relying on will power to break habits is hopeless (2019)
use your lack of will power to your advantage

fill your fridge with healthy food, and force yourself to leave the house if you want junk food

elchief··on Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release?
the company might not do a criminal background check, but the immigration officer sure will...

another country is very unlikely to let someone immigrate (or even visit) with a criminal record

elchief··on Gemini AI
is it going to be pronounced Geminee (like the NASA project) or Gemineye?
elchief··on Lack of sunlight during the day is worse than electric lighting at night
> One of the things that flies and privileged people have in common is napping and sleeping at night

Come on

elchief··on Ask HN: Are job referrals worthless now?
I just got a job based on a referral from a friend that works there.

1. Small company 2. He's senior and has a strong rep

elchief··on In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_of_Thieves_(film) is not as good as Heat, but is an homage, and is a pretty fun LA bank heist movie
elchief··on The B Lane Swimmer (2009)
similar to https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/why-b...

"Why Bronze Medalists Are Happier Than Silver Winners"

elchief··on BASH Stack – Bash Awk Sed HTMX web framework
It's a real simple web framework that uses shell files to return responses
elchief··on BASH Stack – Bash Awk Sed HTMX web framework
Not mine, just saw it today, and thought it was interesting

https://github.com/cgsdev0/bash-stack

elchief··on The longest word you can type on the first row
how about on the left side of the keyboard? STEWARDESSES is the longest i can think of
elchief··on Beyond SQL: A relational database for modern applications
Isn't there one of these every 6 months on here?

Dread it, run from it, SQL arrives all the same

elchief··on Asteroid ZTm0038 with a >3% impact probability
TDB is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycentric_Dynamical_Time ?
elchief··on Microbial Odor Profile of Polyester and Cotton Clothes After a Fitness Session
Icebreaker sells some good stuff. Get em on sale though
elchief··on Plans develop for high-speed rail in the PNW
Take the $50B and build something that'll make a dent in climate change
elchief··on Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old
what happened to that startup that was trying to do this in humans?
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