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happywolf··on Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money
Exactly, and this kind of selective ignorance actually costs everybody dearly in the long run. Because we just cannot please everybody.
happywolf··on Let us serve you, but don't bring us down
Seeding peers or machines are meant to mitigate this issue.
happywolf··on Silver Bullet: Markdown-based extensible open source personal knowledge platform
Another similar (well, to some extend) open-source VS-Code based note-taking tool: https://github.com/foambubble/foam-template
happywolf··on Rolls Royce plans UK class of mini-nuclear plants
Saw an article on using iron powder as energy source. Seems interesting but unfortunately I can't find the link anymore.
happywolf··on Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy?
It depends how a country classifies casualties outside those confirmed cases. Autopsy usually would not be viable given the scarcity of health care staff.
happywolf··on Overthinking it and the value of simple solutions (2019)
A lot of technologies are getting way more complex and confusing than necessary. Just look at the market of time management. Tonnes of tools, software, coaches, websites, books, etc. You name it.

I recently found out that a simple .txt file serves me exceptionally well (a good IDE plugin definitely helps, too!). No more messy software, apps, journals, etc. which I feel are making my time management tasks even more challenging.

happywolf··on Time Machine in macOS 10.15.3 is very slow on first full backup
My code folder is a sym link to a folder in my iCloud drive. The beauty is all my code will be sync'ed to cloud automatically, and the bonus is I can see this folder in every machine that syncs with the same Apple account. I believe this approach works with any cloud drive like DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, etc.
happywolf··on Ask HN: How does your company keep track of lessons learned?
Nice sharing. Like the tip on 'Own Tools' that has been applied in numerous situations. Sometimes a quick-and-dirty script(usually bash or python) will accelerate things considerably.
happywolf··on Ask HN: How does your company keep track of lessons learned?
<sarcasm> My company is awesome in the sense to make sure it doesn't forget, it repeats the same mistakes every couple of years </sarcasm>
happywolf··on Breach at IT Outsourcing Giant Wipro
I worked with some other outsourcing companies from other part of the world, and seen exactly this pattern: The initial team was sharp and smart, to gain stakeholder confidence, they stayed for a few months, setting up demo and prototype. Later they would slowly bring in other team members and started to withdraw themselves from the project. Eventually, those A-team was gone.

Those late-joiners had absolutely no clue on what was going on, and also didn't have the competency at all to hold the helm. Result? A much mediocre rewrite of the whole platform which never fulfilled the requirements.

happywolf··on Ask HN: What tech stack would you choose for a serious, long-term business app
Is your business just starting, or already have some customers? How much funding you have, and what are the skillsets of your staff have?

A safe place to start would be Linux + Postgres + Java Spring or PHP Laravel.

My experience is the market has more Java or PHP engineers (compared to say, Elixir).

happywolf··on How I scratched my entrepreneurial itch while teaching English in China
A few thoughts after reading the article:

(1) The writing style isn't impressive given the author claiming to be a native English speaker and a teacher. A bit wordy and incoherent.

Example: I was in China from February 2007 until June 2010 I lived in 3 cities while I was there, 2 years in Harbin (where they have the Ice Festival, and a wicked beer garden in Summer), 1 year in Shenyang (awesome city where I started my first business) and 1 year in Changchun (where I started my second business, and met my amazing wife).

(2) Pretty obvious advertising on Ninjodo, and I feel this is the main theme of the article instead of 'sharing of lessons learned'

happywolf··on PayPal Redirects Charitable Contributions Without Consent, Lawsuit Says
Then using a credit card will be the best bet as you can file charge-back.
happywolf··on PayPal Redirects Charitable Contributions Without Consent, Lawsuit Says
The good'ol cash or physical check will always work. Don't believe so called the 'new money': you lose all control of your own money and at someone else's mercy.
happywolf··on Despite revoked CA’s, StartCom and WoSign continue to sell certificates
Maybe a bit off-topic, I encountered a pretty rude experience with StartSSL's free certificate validation process and from then on I would rather pay some money to other vendors than getting a free cert from StartSSL.

But I have been using Let's Encrypt which is pretty automated, and did I say it is totally free? Awesome is a word I will describe this kick-ass product.

happywolf··on Ghost Stories
tl;dr version please...
happywolf··on Ask HN: Hiring managers, what tech skills will you be hiring for in 2017?
I kind of agree this strategy, but do note I am not looking at being cheap. My people are paid well above market rate, the point is I need execution and work done, there is a limit on how out-of-box and creative an employee should be. One can question the technical solution or even the business model, but after a decision is made by the business owner, execution must be done instead of incessant arguing over the merits and demerits of such decision.

As such, I tend to hire those who don't take oneself too seriously. The OP's redflags I feel are corollary to this observation.

Be humble and get shit done.

happywolf··on Ask HN: Hiring managers, what tech skills will you be hiring for in 2017?
I guess this asks mainly is to weed out those who are not truly 'Nix-ish' people...
happywolf··on Show HN: Whosfiring
Suggestion: Ability to filter by region (APAC, NA, EMEA, etc.) would be awesome.
happywolf··on A Method I’ve Used to Eliminate Bad Tech Hires
We can treat that as a consultation gig which may lead to an offer. It is up to the candidate to declare this income to the tax authority.
happywolf··on New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
I am a developer and I have a mechanical keyboard hooked up to the rig, so I seldom use the mac keyboard anyway. My main complaint would be the hardware doesn't seem to get better. The USB-C ports I do see them coming, but given my 2014 MBP is still running strong, I will hold on to upgrade for a little longer.

Nah, I am completely out from Linux around 5 years ago. Had spent my fair share of time and effort (~10years) using Linux, solving some corner cases that hit me along the way. To me, using Linux is just like driving on a highway with sink holes sprinkled along, the ride will be gay and smooth _until_ you hit those holes. Either you fix those yourself (It is open-source remember!?) or hope for some kind souls to help out.

Thanks but thanks...

happywolf··on Samsung Stops Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Shipments as Safety Suspicions Spread
Singapore as well. My iPhone 6 had a bloated battery, instantly replaced without any question. My LG Nexus had a bloated battery, all emails and FB messages ignored. Tell me who to love.
happywolf··on Crystal: Fast as C, Slick as Ruby
What advantages Crystal has compared to other more modern languages that aim to compete with C? For example D and Rust.
happywolf··on Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards
Why a negotiating ploy? I doubt there is any other replacement for Walmart that accepts Visa and offers comparable level of price and range of products. Thoughts?
happywolf··on Microsoft sells patents to Xiaomi
Remember Nokia.
happywolf··on How an Army of Ocean Farmers Are Starting an Economic Revolution
The 3D vertical farm reminds me something a bit tangential, but similar that you can do at your own home. It is called window farms: http://our.windowfarms.org/

The idea is to use recycle matters to build a home garden. Nice and innovative. Also, its build has been open sourced. Worth to take a look.

happywolf··on Banned by Amazon for returning faulty goods
Amazon doesn't have the best PR lately. A few months ago it was in the news on the harsh working condition, and now it is shutting down customer accounts. Most likely Amazon has its own reason, but the information so far doesn't shed any light on if the customer has indeed abused the system.
happywolf··on Why I stopped using StartSSL (Hint: it involves a Chinese company)
No contradiction. It can treat paid customers as kings, but it doesn't mean non-paying customers are beggars and thieves.
happywolf··on Why I stopped using StartSSL (Hint: it involves a Chinese company)
What happens if that was your software? Will you think it is good? Hope whatever you have for a living is NOT up there for free due to 'popular demand'.
happywolf··on Ethereum: Rise of the World Computer
Need somebody to shed lights on this: my understanding is Ethereum started with pre-farmed ethers and opened for sale in bitcoins.

My two questions:

1) Any info on how many ethers the founders/founding company had farmed and holding in vault?

2) If Ethereum takes off (financially), and these early members start to dump the ethers for cash, will it crash the Ethereum economy?

Bitcoin could have exactly the same issue, but I feel the difference is most people then wasn't sure if crypto currency would fly, and it is fair to reward on the risk for those who trusted and held bitcoins.

Ethereum sounds like a more refined and polished business endeavour, and I feel it gets too much hype lately.

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