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mabey··on Boeing has temporarily stopped making 737 Max airplanes
they enforce data caps on home internet
mabey··on Amazon S3 will no longer support path-style API requests
Out of curiosity what cloud service do you prefer?
mabey··on How to Spoof PDF Signatures
I am looking into how to implement pdf signing with certificates for a side project I am trying to turn into a business (think signing an offer letter). can anyone point me to some good resources for learning more? I have only a basic understanding of cryptography. or if you'd be willing to chat sometime id really appreciate it.
mabey··on Is There a Fourth Neutrino Out There in the Universe?
Yeah. I have the sticky header bookmarklet saved first in my bookmarks so I can hit it whenever I browse Medium on mobile.
mabey··on With more students boasting flashy GPAs, academic honors lose their luster
article without paywall: https://outline.com/HeY8AN
mabey··on Hype and plunder: Domo a new low for self-indulgent IPOs
I hate MLMs as much as the next guy, but "Silicon Slopes" does have some legitimate tech companies as well: Podium, Canopy Tax, MX, InsideSales, Pluralsight, Lucid, HireVue, Entrata, Workfront, Ancestry, Jolt, Teem to name a few.
mabey··on Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean
Recently finished In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton. Extremely interesting read about a navy ship that sank near the end of WWII. The crew were not rescued for over four days.
mabey··on Tom Petty has died
He may still be alive, albeit barely. https://twitter.com/tmz/status/914953557614268416
mabey··on Uber drivers gang up to cause surge pricing, research says
Yup. Last week I left a Dodgers game in about the eighth inning, and there was a huge parking lot full of Ubers and tons of people were standing around waiting but couldn't find drivers. The drivers wait until the game ends and the masses exit so that the real surge pricing kicks in.
mabey··on New Skype Update Is Horrible
Wow, I never knew that was the reason why Apple used to charge for the updates. Thanks for the link.
mabey··on Only 4% of Uber drivers remain on the platform a year later, says report
I briefly lived in Mexico last summer and this was my experience. Drivers would give out their personal number. This was also a more tourist-y area and they would try to pitch me on local spots that I should visit.
mabey··on AT&T, other U.S. advertisers quit Google, YouTube over extremist videos
"300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute." so, 18,000 video hours per hour https://fortunelords.com/youtube-statistics/
mabey··on What I learned from being a web developer for 17 years
bit disappointed he never learned how annoying autoplay videos are...
mabey··on How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists
>The keyboard is getting better, but I still think it needs more travel time.

I wish Apple would use the same keys that they use on the new Magic Keyboard. Definitely less travel than outgoing MacBook Pros but still clicky and usable.

mabey··on Disney IT workers allege discrimination in lawsuit over replacements from India
This was encouraging to read after just applying to a few IT internships with Disney. /s
mabey··on Programming from A to Z
Looks like a quality channel for learning new programming skills. Can anyone recommend any other youtube channels for this sort of stuff? I've heard funfunfunction is also very good.