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emit_time··on Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH
Yeah... that's the thing.

We're a windows shop 100%. So it's non trivial controlling other machines from a command line.

I miss it so much.

emit_time··on Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?
Woah... How much time do you spend reading?

Also, what do you do in general?

emit_time··on Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH
As someone who just started working as a developer and is using windows for the first time in 4.5 years, I can't believe how much I miss ssh and command line tools for everything...

ssh keys would solve so much trouble with scripting and credentials...

Also sudo...

emit_time··on How to balance full-time work with creative projects
"Adrafinil is a precursor to modafinil, meaning the body converts adrafinil to modafinil, and are often discussed together for this reason. Adrafinil is a mild stimulant designed to fight off sleepiness and fatigue."

You can buy it online, legally in the US anyways, probably in Aussieland too.

emit_time··on iSH – A Linux shell on iOS
Have you used iVim[1]?

[1]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ivim/id1266544660?mt=8

emit_time··on Ask HN: Over 60 = no engineering jobs?
Assume you make >$200 a day (~$70k). Assuming linkenin premium helps you get a job one day sooner, it's worth it.
emit_time··on Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way?
In a recent interview I had, president of the company said "we're a team, not a family"
emit_time··on Madrid announces new rules of the road in bid to banish traffic from center
Taxes (or tax credits etc.) to price in externalities
emit_time··on Should you learn C to “learn how the computer works”?
> It's why things like Go work fine, because the stack isn't special. It's just memory.

Care to elaborate?

emit_time··on A Brief Guide to CLOS (1998)
This is ironic, the job I have an interview for tomorrow uses a CLOS database, and apparently the whole backend is Common Lisp.
emit_time··on A Week on the Wrist: Apple Watch Series 4
That's what I thought, I was trying to find information on their policies about metadata collection or anything like that, I didn't spend much time looking though.

But given Apple's stance and track record with privacy I'd be amazed if they violated that with health data.

emit_time··on A Week on the Wrist: Apple Watch Series 4
From the CDC:

More than 750,000 hospitalizations occur each year because of AFib. The condition contributes to an estimated 130,000 deaths each year. The death rate from AFib as the primary or a contributing cause of death has been rising for more than two decades.3,4

AFib costs the United States about $6 billion each year. Medical costs for people who have AFib are about $8,705 higher per year than for people who do not have AFib.

AFib Facts An estimated 2.7–6.1 million people in the United States have AFib. With the aging of the U.S. population, this number is expected to increase. Approximately 2% of people younger than age 65 have AFib, while about 9% of people aged 65 years or older have AFib. African Americans are less likely than those of European descent to have AFib. Because AFib cases increase with age and women generally live longer than men, more women than men experience AFib.[1]

I think the inclusion of a ECG and afib detection is going to make a huge difference in many people's lives.

Also consider that they may have raised the price, but not hugely significantly. I've had two ECGs done in the past year, and I'm sure each one cost my insurance more than the price difference of the watch.

One of my friends is highly skeptical of Apple's privacy and who will have access to this data, but as far as I can tell Apple does not have access to, or share health data with anyone. Although, maybe we should be concerned about people giving insurance access to this data without realizing the implications to their coverage/premiums.

[1]: https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_atr...

emit_time··on What Most Remote Companies Don’t Tell You About Remote Work
As someone who plays an instrument, and would like to spend a decent amount of time practicing.

This is possibly a thing that is not very possible, and very cumbersome with long term travel. Especially if you would like to practice multiple instruments.

emit_time··on Ask HN: Is the new MacBook Pro worth its value for a developer?
I have a late 2013 macbook pro 13" ~500 cycles and 86% capacity
emit_time··on Ask HN: Is the new MacBook Pro worth its value for a developer?
UNIX backbone, with many powerful applications available.

Especially when you include Keyboard Maestro, Karabiner Elements, Hazel, Contexts, Alfred.

Also, tend to be good, lightweight machines, no hassle, and reliable.

emit_time··on Learning Math for Machine Learning
Seconded.
emit_time··on Apple's AirPods and Live Listen are a revolution for the hearing impaired
More like 1/40 the cost
emit_time··on How to get kids to pay attention
To the contrary, I didn't have a ton of responsibilities at home, some chores but not too many. My parents put a premium on schoolwork and grades.

I did just fine living on campus freshman year (just under four years ago now). I don't think things are inherently that complicated.

Maybe I had more exposure than I think, but in the age of the internet, it's pretty easy to figure things out.

emit_time··on Physics as a Way of Thinking (1936) [pdf]
> Just consider that they built structures that still exist today when we have difficulty building structures that last beyond 50 years before they have to be torn down due to failures in the materials.

That might have quite a bit to do with the economic incentives people base their decisions around when building.

Also, survivorship bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias)

emit_time··on U.S. Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal of App Store class-action lawsuit
> The App Store has pulled in $100BB over 10 years which is great

More specifically, they've payed out $100BB to developers

emit_time··on How to get rich without getting lucky
Oil changes are pretty easy to do.

Also, walmart f*cked my drain pan, so it had to be fixed for ~$150.

I will do my own oil changes now.

emit_time··on How to get rich without getting lucky
You're missing the part where you invest the money as you save it.
emit_time··on How to get rich without getting lucky
Disagree, the amount that can be saved by being frugal is pretty great. Lots of people throw money at cars, eating out, expensive hobbies, new electronics/gadgets... etc. etc.

The point is find eliminate spending on stuff that doesn't really make you happier, and focus on the things that do. Also, find cheap hobbies, reading, etc. etc.

emit_time··on Caddy – The HTTP/2 Web Server with Automatic HTTPS
As someone who is very very new to hosting their own services, this was an absolute piece of cake to set up. My first time dealing with reverse proxies and it took less than an hour to get going.
emit_time··on The joy of index cards (2009)
I just started carrying a notebook in my back pocket, and a pen in my front pocket.

Technology is great, but there are some things that I have a better experience doing on paper.

emit_time··on It's time to head back to RSS?
I am also using newsblur, after trying several other services
emit_time··on In Praise of ADHD
:(

Do you care to elaborate?

emit_time··on Digg Reader is planning to shut down on March 26
I'm using Feedbin for now. Tried hosting miniflux 2.0 but there seem to be a few bugs at the moment.
emit_time··on Inside X, Google's Moonshot Factory
I once asked a friend how hard it was to get a job there. He replied "two PhD's might get you an interview".

I wonder how hard it actually is, sounds like a brilliantly cool place to work.

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