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fattybob··on America’s stealth aircraft you've never heard of
Makes me think that they would probably account for all UFO sightings !!
fattybob··on Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right password, recovery email
I have the same issue / I guessed it was hacked and taken by some other, luckily I got it isolated from all my logins and i made a new account ! Can’t help but wonder who has it, also cannot comment on how unhelpful google are in resetting the access!
fattybob··on Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gateway to urban progress
Except when it rains
fattybob··on Some things I realized about AI while contemplating slide rule prices on eBay
This raises an excellent point - I know that in work and life situations I routinely run through simplified estimates in my head maths before I follow up with details analysis - the quick mental review usually being sufficient to either support or not support a forward step in an operation, I have known many superb managers and company leaders acknowledge the value in such methods and a quick look in details can save millions from what can appear to be a snap decision! It works and I’ve been involved in many similar decisions - I’ve also seen such raised questions from “guesstimates” dismissed resulting in huge lost time and revenue. I’m not too sure where this distrust in clear thinking originated but I have noticed that it is mostly larger / wealthier companies that trust the slow detailed analysis over the smart thinking of their staff - but sometimes that can be a I’d approach - depends on your budget perhaps!
fattybob··on Ask HN: Company I just started working for has security policy NO Firefox
Yeah , in the past I’ve worked for many similar companies, if it’s not part of the operating system amir they one associated with the OS - then that’s the IT policy - that’s when I bring my own laptop and use my own phone- two phones always in pocket!!
fattybob··on Apple Finds Its Next Big Business: Showing Ads on Your iPhone
I think that they would lose customers in droves if they did such badly - a bit like google losing to alternative search engines due to them pushing paid ads first. I’m already rethinking alternatives along the lines of Ungoogled phones - but I still like ios as it just does what it’s supposed to do kinda well. But if I see an ungoogled phone I’m likely to get it as a second phone - or maybe a first phone and iPhone becomes media phone!!
fattybob··on To uncover a deepfake video call, ask the caller to turn sideways
Just ask to zoom into their ear !
fattybob··on A Madman’s Guide to Wagner
I can recommend the Mozart operas - my favourite and regular listen being Cose Fan Tute - it’s fun and incredibly emotional too!
fattybob··on Ask HN: Burnt out developer trying to move out of Iran, advices?
Follow your wife on a spouse visa , she should be able to get a good job in Australia or UK, you might also want to consider Singapore and Malaysia too. I suggest you work hard an md focus on getting a qualification- degree in comp sci or something, accountancy may maybe, then you too can qualify for an employment visa as well as your wife. Having qualifications is everything when you are outside your home country - and you often end up only being a ale to get employment visas that are relevant in your qualifications - same for everyone that one i believe.
fattybob··on Ask HN: iOS app for playing MP3 music collection?
Take a look at Doppler, I can play my own mp3 files as well as iTunes on Doppler, there are others, but that’s the neatest solution I’ve found
fattybob··on Ask HN: Anyone else quickly losing confidence in Amazon?
I don’t think I’ve ever had confidence in Amazon - possibly because out side of the US they are simply lacking in almost all ways.
fattybob··on Ask HN: Could you share the notes you took on a typical work day?
When working, my notes are almost always confidential - operational situations in oil and gas exploration and drilling. I wouldn’t be considered suitable for my job if I started publishing the stuff anywhere - I’ve had staff that thought it smart and self elevating to broadcast operational info - they can face instant dismissal - quite foolish some people
fattybob··on Nearly 20% of active Twitter accounts likely to be fake or spam
I am also an avid twitter reader, but seldom post, I would assume valid counts of users would recognize users who at least access and refresh their feeds
fattybob··on Why isn’t there a decent file format for tabular data?
Take a look at LAS std - commonly used in oil Field electric log data, it has its positives re indexing
fattybob··on My lazy Wordle strategy: same words every time
I usually employ two entry words that employ the vowels, sometimes the second word isn’t necessary, but often I’ll just throw it in - it kinda makes the first two lines of play redundant as a game, but I can’t really think of a better way to solve!
fattybob··on K-9 Mail 6.000
Here is an interesting option: p=p email

https://www.pep.security/en/

fattybob··on K-9 Mail 6.000
I’m using p=p on iOS - I saw it flagged as a K9 equivalent somewhere so tried it, and so far it’s good and table for me - let’s me see a lot of mails without the “external content” which at times , mostly, is just great
fattybob··on K-9 Mail 6.000
On iOS I’ve been using and appreciating the clarity of what I first saw (most likely on this forum) as an iOS equivalent of K9 (I used that by preference on android) anyway - the app is tricky to type - p=p. But that =I actually 3 - - sorry I don’t know how to display that. Anyway, for iOS I love it as my K9 equivalent, I’m guessing they have an android app too??
fattybob··on macOS’s ancient problems still exist in 2022
oh my! Apple just don't seem to appreciate classical music in any way!!!!
fattybob··on Cryptocurrency is akin to ‘Ponzi scheme’
Doesn’t that also apply to most currencies?
fattybob··on Facebook staff now to be known as “Metamates”
For me it brings to mind a brand of prophylactic- from Quite a while back, not sure they’re still around!!
fattybob··on Tell HN: Give OneNote another try for note taking or dumping thoughts
Many years ago, I was impressed by a colleagues efficiency in generating meeting notes in his iPad using OneNote, so I again gave it a go, in fact I’ve given it another go several times, as for note taking it can be really great. However, what keeps pushing me (hard) away from OneNote is, every time I tester my device, it asks me for a Microsoft system moving, which uses some absolutely horrific ID that is just a pain, and for some reason or other, it’s never made it into all of my other auto login apps - not sure why really, anyway, it’s a nightmare when you open the app to take a quick note, and are subjected to a long tedious app and system login that could only ever have come from Microsoft! They have to maintain their reputation I guess!
fattybob··on Satya Nadella: Microsoft has “permission to build the next Internet"
MS network again!!
fattybob··on Origin of the Bluetooth Name
I got myself a charging port (iPhone) adapter for headphones - just for such a use case, long flights. But can still face a problem if needing to charge while listening to music / audio book.
fattybob··on Bolt founder on Stripe/YC
might help Bolt if you could actually open their web page!
fattybob··on iPhone Hidden Trackpad
Great stuff, resolves one of my biggest issues on iOS keyboard editing - getting that cursor just where you want it wastes too much time in for me, this makes the workflow smooth and predictable- I like it! Oh, I just noticed that the motion when you press and move the cursor normally appears to have improved too!!
fattybob··on Show HN: ThinkType – Write Down Your Thoughts
Quite a few things out there that can manage that, I’m currently using FSNotes on iOS, but for years I used simplenote / notational velocity - as easy as it gets for data entry
fattybob··on /tap – Powerful and customizable note-taking system
Joplin in the past was kinda awful but I have to say that recently it has been really very good, well put together and runs well, not had any issues in maybe a year or more, my only gripe is the encryption is a bit all or nothing , but I’m sure that’ll improve in time too, i can recommend Joplin, still in use on my machines.
fattybob··on Show HN: Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface
Nice app, shame about the monthly fee for images, a one off fee may get you a large user base!
fattybob··on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?
Good design? I have a brompton bicycle which certainly scores high, and also a strida bicycle which scores high also , even though quite different in design.
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