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high_byte··on Ask HN: I lack foresight. How to cope?
this was beautiful. I love the chess story. thanks for sharing
high_byte··on Ask HN: Work Gamification
our small team (~10) got some Ethereum to do anything we want. some invested, some HODLd, some "invested" in risk free-money type of deals but whatever, we were allowed to do anything. whoever has highest ROI after 3 months wins.

but most of all it was a great experience to play with defi, talk strategies. great team building.

high_byte··on Ask HN: Any useful ways to either donate or monetize idle CPU time?
take your pick: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_distributed_computin...
high_byte··on Ask HN: Why do search terms like 'Generate -1 to 1' return nothing on Google?
yes but you can add quotes to avoid that from happening!
high_byte··on Show HN: I made a game with visually programable spells
wow this looks sick! can't wait to get home and try that :)
high_byte··on Ask HN: How do I protect myself against SIM swap attacks?
security researcher here, but cellular protocols are one of the few things I hadn't touched, only slightly faniliar from reading and hearing. so reading your title made me wonder what actually can be done, aside from everything people wrote here. seems like this is a gap in security, globally. it really seems to be (one of) the weakest link(s). all other answers are fine, under certain conditions, impractical in reality.

one of the things I do think can be an improvement is using virtual sim, such as twilio, then it's more manageable, get notifications, probably more secure than employee being socially engineered to give your number away...

high_byte··on DeepCreamPy- Decensoring Hentai with Deep Neural Networks (2018)
the world needs to know
high_byte··on Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default
ah interesting I hadn't realized. but for sure lots of problems will start occurring starting 2038
high_byte··on Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default
added a reminder January 18, 2038 :)
high_byte··on Ask HN: What are some compelling applications of computer vision pose detection?
full body tracking for vr without a suit or base stations.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Does anyone have a prediction for the next trendy name for blockchain?
unfortunately Metaverse is that name
high_byte··on Crazy self-spreading vaccine idea
mass-infecting unassuming people with foreign engineered agent. yes that sounds cool and all but legally speaking...
high_byte··on Ask HN: Which important problem are you working on?
I suggest contacting Citizen Lab for technical support.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Which important problem are you working on?
any links?
high_byte··on Ask HN: Which important problem are you working on?
this looks awesome.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Do you feel you are able to be yourself in your job?
I just joined a startup about 6 weeks ago. yesterday I've been told it was quite boring before I joined and they dread the day the company grows and HR starts watching you. unfortunately today I've been "language-policed" for the first time and probably not the last :(

it's been fun. that's one of the reasons I don't support rapid growth, but investors expect that (ceo said that) and nearly every day there's a new face and to be honest it looks like they will accept anyone who's willing to work there because offices not in central location. sad. I'd much rather keep a tight culture of close friends who are always on top of what's going on.

high_byte··on Ask HN: What is the best book on data visualization in 2021?
not a book but a collection + framework: ObservableHQ based on D3
high_byte··on Ask HN: Have you ever refused to interview because of ethical reasons?
what a strange question. your dilemma isn't about whether or not you should work there, it's about how to decline the offer. how about just say no/nothing and move on?
high_byte··on Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
marginally less suck-ish.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Blockchain success stories that did need to be decentralised?
What else should I say? I think existing (centralized) render farms just work well. Although there's the $RNDR token which seems more like hype to me than actual improvement and again, arguably (probably) worse.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Blockchain success stories that did need to be decentralised?
AMM - Automated Market Makers. Probably most (liquid) money is in those.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Blockchain success stories that did need to be decentralised?
Arguably (actually probably) decentralization overhead costs more than centralized farm.

To clarify for everyone else (building on top of parent comment) - distributed does not necessarily mean decentralized.

high_byte··on Ask HN: What hobbies do you have which help you rest your eyes?
hmm I'm in front of screens way more than I'd like to admit and I rarely feel strain. perhaps your habits need to change? make sure the room light is stronger than the monitor backlight for example. I spends maybe few minutes each day just adjusting brightbess and contemplating how hardware manufacturers rarely take this into account & daydreaming about starting a TVs/monitors company revolving around the concept of perfectly-dynamic backlight.
high_byte··on Ask HN: Folks who left tech later in their career, where did you go?
I was in a similar situation. wanted to leave the cyber security field, also the daily habits were difficult - sitting for endless hours, working with machines, chasing your own tail trying to keep up with newest tech...

I quit my job and some time afterwards lockdowns started. I found new passions in 3D & VR (blender, unity, quest 2)

I knew I will always love tech & science, just didn't know what to do for a living. after over a year of soul searching & job searching I nearly came to terms with my faith, as everybody told me: do what you're good at. so even though I wanted to freshen up, I was considered hobbyist (eg. 3d, ai, ds, basically anything remotely interesting to me that isn't cyber) and was difficult to find opportunities which were enjoyable. (lots of these are cool to study but job offers were boring because money easily corrupts...)

finally about a day before closing a contract (& dreading to do so) I found a Blockchain company. changed some habits, work out regularly & found good place socially & educationally & satisfying.

moral of my post is you just have to keep pushing forward, you can find new (or old) passions even with tech, or not tech, but you can.

good luck!

high_byte··on Ask HN: How to implement parental oversight for web user accounts?
sharing the account probably had the least security issues, considering the alternative is probably a proxy data processor & relayer. with respect to security the question is whether this proxy is the mom or some 3rd party provider. but I assume some automation is desired, in which case there are some companies that attempt to create such solutions but I cannot think of recommendations.
high_byte··on There oughta be a Blender plugin to animate growth
I love blender and how extensible it is! beautiful work. also love your channel name! :)
high_byte··on Ask HN: Code collab for teaching non-CS majors web JavaScript/HTML/CSS?
also glitch.com is pretty sweet!
high_byte··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Instagram?
Artist - ArtStation?
high_byte··on Glitch effect on text in pure CSS
Brave on Android - works beautifully!
high_byte··on Ask HN: Where to ask for feedback about a cryptography related tool
your only chance is to release it to the world and hope it gains someone's interest enough to invest time looking into it.
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