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seems to be becoming the norm... uber eats decided to just not show up. can't contact driver. can't contact uber. why offer support if you have a billion users? sounds like massive overhead. so lose a few users, it's cheaper.

high_byteon Ask HN: Terrified I wont find another job

if you enjoy finding & fixing bugs, you might enjoy bug bounties! try hacker one! https://www.hackerone.com/

high_byteon Ask HN: Wikipedia articles that made you say "wow "?

this one is interesting! I really see the future becoming more like the network states balaji is talking about.

specifically this one is interesting, crowdfunded an island! I dreamt about exactly this around the same time - but this guy actually did it! :D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Islandia

high_byteon Ask HN: Are there examples of zero-click exploit chains targeting Linux systems?

plenty. here's one of my favorites:

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dr...

fyi linux being linux is more of an umbrella term for a collection of operating systems, with usually basic linux kernel + additional kernel features + user mode & desktop stuff. many times it isn't a generic linux vuln but something more specific (comparable example is a Samsung-specific vuln which is subtype of Android) unless it's really core linux bug.

high_byteon Show HN: I Made a Chrome Extension for Vocabulary Building

I like the concept but I'm always reluctant installing extensions. especially something that doesn't need to be an extension, I'd much rather have such website as my homepage.

high_byteon Show HN: Host a Website in the URL

you could save yourself from serving all the websites (and server costs) with just one character! pass the base64 in the hash field by simply prepending # to it. also it seems the URL length limits do not include the hash, so maybe notsosmolsite.zip? ;)

high_byteon Dear GitHub/Microsoft, I'm open source programmer, I feed on stars

seems like you can filter by stars on the homepage

high_byteon Is technical analysis just stock market astrology?

me (it does not work well)

high_byteon Zippyshare quits after 17 years, 45M visits per month makes no money

why close and not sell? with 45m visitors surely someone knows how to monetize it.

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

you would probably love Cowspiracy and the less gruesome and more wholesome The Game Changers. both on Netflix.

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

you mean you were wrong to use tabs your whole life instead of space? ;)

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

not everyone in prison. many are smart, cautious and/or experienced. I would even say most are not while most people in prison are not "always bad" but situational.

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

I just tried this. it does actually feel better already just by lying down! can't wait to sleep tonight :)

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

my cousin taught me that frying cold pizza in a pan is 1000x better than microwaving. I could only think of the hundreds of microwaved pizzas I've lost the opportunity to do this to. it's even better than when you just order it!

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

good for you. if you gonna smoke at least don't litter :)

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

holding pens & pencils wrong. I've known since I was in like 2nd grade when my teacher told me. I only tried to change it in my twenties with some success in my mid-late twenties. I work on the computer mostly so I rarely write, but I keep trying to improve!

see second image here to see what I mean by wrong: https://thecrackedamethyst.tumblr.com/post/180226225116/appa...

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

such a fun thread. I started reading when there were 600 comments, I only managed to read a few and now there are 900. but I'm learning a lot! I even improved my shoe tying skills!

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

I had a similar experience. I was independent fairly young, lack of experience is expected but without well-defined goals and mentorship I didn't leverage it to the fully. tip for others in similar situations: being independent doesn't mean you go alone.

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

it's psychological so it is different.

from my experience I could simply outright stop and be fine with it. I might want later on, I might not, but it wasn't physical dependency.

what I realized many years ago is that getting "high" is, imho, actually overdosing. you should treat it like any other drug. let's say you wouldn't want to overdose on ibuprofen for example, or sleeping pills. you could but the outcome reverses to negative. so the same is for cannabis, you want to hit just the sweet spot. the problem is that every strain is different, it is also heavily based on your situation (e.g. same amount could have very different effects if you're hungry/thirsty or even just in a different mood; same with different strains) and these (more often than not) don't come with a prescription and well defined dose.

you would be surprised how little it takes to "overdose" (according to my definition, ie. get high) and how little you actually need to gain the positive effects while avoiding negative effects. for that I realized smoking socially helps a ton, but you still need to be accountable for yourself.

personally I rarely smoke weed now since I very rarely get net positive effects. when I do it performs miracles, but more often than not it's neutral or net negative effect. maybe it changes with age. a lot of people say they remember it differently from when they were younger.

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

I LOVE IT

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

wow. just go the other way around. very subtle it does feel stronger. will have to check it out throughout the day though

high_byteon Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you realized is wrong?

brush before and have a good wash after as well

high_byteon Ask HN: What're the craziest hacks you've done to launch?

what's good $40/hr if you get the job and 5 others in one hour? :)

high_byteon Can a Human See a Single Photon? (1996)

Not 1 but 5-9 photons, still less than billions :)

pretty amazing

high_byteon Exploiting null-dereferences in the Linux kernel

8 days to exploit :) pretty neat.

and 2 years on servers? still worth a shot. I bet it can be much faster in certain scenarios.

high_byteon Ask HN: Did something at Twitter break in the last day or so?

yes it's been going on for more than a day

high_byteon The State of HTTP in 2022

HTTP is such a mess. only a new protocol can save us, but at this point this is near impossible.

high_byteon SQLite's Automatic Indexes

I think EXPLAIN is a little known feature that gives a lot of insight about database internals, especially in Sqlite.

Funny you posted this now, I just recently researched Sqlite internals for my own project. Maybe you will find it interesting: https://twitter.com/high_byte/status/1607853384123703296

Interesting blog, I love that you keep consistency writing for so long.

high_byteon Ask HN: What brick and mortar business would you start?

That is quite a large area. Here's a fun idea if you're really feeling experimental: start a DAO that decides what to build. They can invest, offer expertise, vote on decisions such as how (and if) to divide the area, etc.