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gemanor··on Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up
It's also interesting to see the affection of learning English in school as a child in this research. In Israel (where I live), there is a big argument lately on the importance of learning English as part of the mandatory school materials.
gemanor··on Opal Now Supports AWS' New Cedar Policy Language Along with OPA
With the growing popularity of the new Cedar language, developers are looking for a way to run it seamlessly along with other Policy as Code solutions such as OPA, OSO, etc. OPAL is a tool that allows developers can spin up authorization systems that include auto-deploy of policy engines, GitOps operations for the policy as code config, and automatic data fetching for the decisions. By supporting Cedar along with OPA, OPAL now allows developers to spin up authorization systems with live updates and auto-sync without the administrative hassle.
gemanor··on Multi-Factor Authentication for Developers
Agree, the adoption is the key here.

Regarding AuthZ, dynamic authorization layers that combine policy as code and synchronization engines such as OPAL[1] can make the authentication session smarter and more dynamic to multiple factors. Think of AuthZ layer that combines session geolocation, IP, fingerprints, etc. that enquires every time a new vector needed for the authorization action.

1 https://github.com/permitio/opal

gemanor··on Ask HN: Is there an app you use that have no clear successor?
If the IP is not the app, yes many. - Regional content (foreign language books) - DJI Fly - Uber in some particular locations - Phone hardware camera (iPhone, Google pixel, etc.)
gemanor··on Multi-Factor Authentication for Developers
Having MFA as a rule of thumb in an application is good, but it is also assumed we continue to use passwords. I personally preferred offering a passwordless solutions that includes MFA in it than bringing MFA to the picture and keeping the less secured way to authentication alive. Also, an advanced authorization system could take into factor some vectors that traditionally was belonged to MFA and create a better UX with advanced security.
gemanor··on YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking
YouTube knows that people who insist to not watch ads/pay premium will find a way to watch it for free, and they don't mind it. They mind of people who got the ad blocker as freeware and watched YouTube without ads when they don't mind getting it. Looking at YouTube numbers and the growing hype of Arc browser and other freeware blockers, make sense of such a not-insisting ad blocker wall.
gemanor··on China Open Sourced Its Windows Alternative
I bet they advertise it as a proof they have no spywares there.
gemanor··on What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license?
I like ultralights myself and paragliding for fun. I'm speaking at the point of having a picture of a piper super cub (required license) in the header and write 'this is the airplanes you can fly with no license'.
gemanor··on Hallucinate This – An authoritized autobotography
Does Amazon going to pay ChatGPT royalties for this book?
gemanor··on What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license?
Having a picture of a Piper Super Cab in the header and gliders with tractor engines in the content, sounds like clickbait. I'm a big fan of ultralights and paragliding, but they have more in common with gliders than with aircraft. Also, maybe UPO, but simulators teach more about airplanes than those tools.
gemanor··on Noodle – The Open Source Education Platform
For the last few months, it seems like the only growing projects on GitHub are only the ones related to AI, but this one surprised me. I'm far from my school days, but I played with it a bit, and it seems very promising, also pretty fancy, and has this slick feel of the product that changes how we think of school systems.
gemanor··on Twitter pays $107,247 to user via Ad Revenue Sharing
Capitalism - Elon style
gemanor··on Why did Apple abandon the web?
The appstore is a monopoly platform for Apple. If they will create a web ecosystem they will have to share the cake with other providers (cdn, hosting, serving, etc.).
gemanor··on Twitter pays $107,247 to user via Ad Revenue Sharing
They paid it to an account that is popular because they retweet other tweets. Twitter is a true Perpetuum Mobile.
gemanor··on CWE Top Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
When I wrote typescript, it was half a joke as a result of the language ranking in one of the comments. As you said, the most important factor is the platform, not the language itself. Writing the software in a language that run well on the platform you aim for, is the right decision.
gemanor··on DJI Drone Rescue Map
Neither the website nor the video represents the tools, they represent the wielders. I don't think the Chinese government (one of the most prominent DJI investors) is the most ethical organization in the world, but they at least try to pretend to be.
gemanor··on CWE Top Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
I'm really waiting to see all those shift-left startup founders that will craft a new world of developer-oriented products from this list. IMHO, the real way to look at it is how we can influence developers (by choosing the suitable languages, platforms, architectures, etc.) and then measure them after they find the vulns.

From the optimistic side, it looks like the safest language to write an app today with is TypeScript.

gemanor··on DJI Drone Rescue Map
I just woke up in the morning to the sadness of the new Elbit video[1] that make human life look like an RPG game, then this one made me a little bit happier

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7yIzY1BxuI

gemanor··on [dead]
On one hand, the common assumption today is stars===growth, but in the other hand, from the data seems like most of the repos grow their stars as a viral effect and not by real usage or engagement. What's your take from reading this data and article about GitHub open source growth engine?
gemanor··on [dead]
When I lifted the pen to write my first-month job summary, I didn't think it'll reach 2000 words. IMHO, that meant there are so many things in the DevRel landscape that we all have to uncover and talk about more. I'll be happy to hear your thoughts, and continue this learning together.
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