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imperialdrive··on Exploiting QUIC's Path Validation
Good write up. Thank you for explaining the fix as well!
imperialdrive··on ChatGPT for Teams
Just had to say that the original comment, and then yours right after, is a great combo. Laughed my ass off :)
imperialdrive··on Pocketbase: Open-source back end in one file
Wanted to say thanks for the comment because TIL redbean, which in turn led me to learn about Justine Tunney, who appears to be a super-human programmer based on what I've read so far. Lots of inspirational discoveries on HN this weekend for me—Thanks ya'll!
imperialdrive··on Pocketbase: Open-source back end in one file
This looks too good to be true for a project I had in mind—kudos!
imperialdrive··on Sony software updates breaks movie theater projectors
That's terrible. Very curious who pushed that button and why. Just confirmed they're closing all locations.
imperialdrive··on Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
Played A-LOT of it :)
imperialdrive··on Suno AI
Just came to post the same thing, bummer.
imperialdrive··on RAG to Riches
I found it pretty darn entertaining and got excited to support the writer before realizing it was (actually?) a clever ad? hah.
imperialdrive··on Advent of Code 2023 is nigh
Gosh I'm feeling extra special this morning as an absolute infant beginner tinkerer that figured solution in powershell to part II after a few minutes of closing my eyes, but I highly doubt I'll be able to say that about the next one if they get harder. The example was so excellently written though, which helped a ton.
imperialdrive··on Analog Devices Apollo MxFE 0.5 to 55 GHz Ecosystem
What would someone do with one of these?
imperialdrive··on If needed, you have a role at Microsoft that matches your compensation
I certainly agree. It is absolutely silly, but time and time again it is shown that money moves people. However, I also believe that once a majority of them get 5-10 years in and continue maturing through that, as we all do, they return to OpenAI (or whatever is around in the future) to contribute back in a way that helps all our children's future, not just their own.

The things I stand for now would not have held in the face of millions in comp 10 years ago, so I don't expect the same of others. I only hope they earn whatever it takes to get them to the next level sooner than later. AI does appear to be worth a good fight for humanity.

imperialdrive··on Increasing QUIC and UDP Throughput over Tailscale
Y'all are impressive—Kudos!
imperialdrive··on Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO
Their app was timing out like crazy earlier this morning, and now appears to be down. Anyone else notice similar? Not surprising I guess, but what a Monday to be alive.
imperialdrive··on A brain injury removed my ability to perceive time
Very similar happened to me smoking the first time. Mostly due to not knowing limit. Looking back I'd say it was like ~5x what would have done the job. To this day I need to carefully dose. Awesome time vs anxious time is not far apart dose-wise. Glhf!
imperialdrive··on Grammarly editor writing services are malfunctioning
Thank you for making my morning with that comment :D
imperialdrive··on X Engineering Year Retrospective
That project must be so much fun to work on. I'd pay just to shadow it.
imperialdrive··on Disc Brakes Took over the Cycling World. Here's Why That Was a Mistake
Uhhh yeah, do yourself a favor, pay no attention to this article. Always buy hydraulic disc brakes whenever possible. The rest of the bike can be whatever, but when it comes to stopping power, you will smile endlessly from the smooth yet responsive safety hydraulic disc brakes provide. They are inexpensive and easy to replace, and need much less maintenance to adjust. Every single time you brake, at all, you will be thankful. The only thing close to as important IMHO is good lights.
imperialdrive··on Patreon Redesigned – a new brand identity built for, and with, creators
How does it load with FireFox for folks? Signed out homepage scrolls kinda funny. Looks really cool otherwise.
imperialdrive··on Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production
It is: The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese.
imperialdrive··on Why’s that company so big? I could do that in a weekend (2016)
Very curious to hear more about the installer engine built in Powershell. thnx
imperialdrive··on Why is Y Combinator so defensive lately?
Money and power make people do things they would likely regret otherwise.
imperialdrive··on Uber Eats will start accepting food stamps for grocery delivery in 2024
Uber should be compensated appropriately, just as the food markets should. If folks want to get delivery, so be it. If the government/people want to provide the food benefit more effectively (in some manner that gets nutritious food to those in need every-single-day) it should come up with another method vs 'stamps'.
imperialdrive··on Accidental Empires, Chapter 11 – Font Wars (1992)
Really enjoyed this subject, and style of writing. Thanks OP.
imperialdrive··on BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription
We're living in interesting times.

Grandparents often would not believe the headline, and that's understandable. However, they would also sneer at such a sneaky idea as what BMW brought to the table. They're at peak marketing if they actually believed whatever professional advice led to charging for heated seats in a supposedly "luxury" brand vehicle. Wow

imperialdrive··on Slack’s migration to a cellular architecture
Agreed. Teams is already the most painful experience, and it's about to get even worse with the new 2.0 version being deployed.
imperialdrive··on Sidewalk Garden
San Francisco is a heck of a place, that's the nicest way I can put it.
imperialdrive··on Browsers barely care what HTTP status code your web pages are served with
At first we agreed; having a future with primarily "Power Users" in mind would be pretty empowering. Then,

At second; it would likely mean many folks lacking in other skills, unbalancing what little we have in the society of work.

At third: include all the error detail you like, simply put it behind a "click here for more details" side door.

imperialdrive··on Netscape Meteors
Me too, but gosh darn that was a nice trip through a blast from the past! Thanks for the warm fuzzy feelings OP. What a time to be alive :)
imperialdrive··on Kevin Mitnick has died
Storytime: He randomly came over for dinner while cruising around LA with a friend of a friend, aaages ago... asked if I had a disposable tablecloth, luckily yes. Orders like 10 entrees/appetizers/desserts for delivery for just the 3 of us. Over a few hours picking at food, drinking case of beer etc., the entire table was covered in tech gibberish, diagrams, code etc. Really wish I saved that, but at the time I was like "who IS this guy?" and it was a disgusting mess. I do recall appreciating that level of openness and bonding, and have never had such an experience with anyone else like that in the industry since then. RIP
imperialdrive··on S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocketing.’
I'm on the streets of SF for hours a day, every day, mostly on bicycle. Often at night, when these AVs are at their peak output. The difference in their behavior is scary noticeable, especially within the last 30 days. I'm very curious about the programming reason behind it.
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