Hacker News Reader

Or the OP downloaded the HTML page[1] instead of the raw file. The HTML for a signed-out user is about 64kB.

1: https://github.com/nanochess/Invaders/blob/master/invaders.c...

oopson Ask HN: Does anyone still use IRC?

IRC was a pretty big part of my life. I remember when EFnet split to form IRCnet like it was yesterday. I’m probably still connected in a detached screen(1) session somewhere.

oopson Block Fingerprinting with Firefox

I agree. Maybe they could differentiate the two versions with a badge or some adornment in the UI which appears grayed out in the “free” edition. I guess it’s the same as asking for donations but maybe not as blatant. Also not sure why they stopped selling merch. I would buy some right now.

oopson DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

Instead of deleting posts or garbling them, one could replace them and add new posts that portray a false persona.

oopson Democrats to push to reinstate repealed 'net neutrality' rules

I’m not sure I trust them to act in my best interests.

oopson Democrats to push to reinstate repealed 'net neutrality' rules

Maybe you can if you have enough influence / money.

oopson Democrats to push to reinstate repealed 'net neutrality' rules

> It's also been some time so it would be good to see how the predictions panned out. Some of those were pretty grim

> I can't say I have seen any changes in the 2 or 3 services I have.

One thing is for sure: if it hasn’t happened yet, it’s only a matter of time.

It will happen gradually until it is the new norm. Same thing that happened with privacy.

oopson I Hit $115k/Month with a Status Quo Improvement

The difference between me and this guy is I would never have gone to market with a product that locked up the UI when trying to send 1000 emails. And I’ve never made $130k/month.

oopson I Hit $115k/Month with a Status Quo Improvement

Sounds like you could use some empathy towards people with drug addictions.

oopson Reflections on DOOM's Development

> Django (iirc)

Dwango! :-) There are still modern doom servers online using the Dwango wads. I spent so many hours deathmatching on those maps. Good times.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWANGO

oopson Why you should never, ever, ever use MongoDB

Are you saying things have changed, or just that it should be labeled 2015?

oopson Ask HN: Ultrabook for programming?

What sort of software are you planning to write? e.g. apps, webdev, games, command-line utils, etc.

In what language?

Do you need to be able to code while offline?

An iPad with the keyboard case could work, particularly if you'll always be online. You can just use it as a dumb terminal to ssh into a more powerful remote server.

Another idea is the old MacBook Air 11". It doesn't meet your requirement of being a tablet but it's just as portable and would give you a lot more grunt. You can probably get a refurb or used one fairly cheap. 8GB RAM, SSD, good battery life...

oopson Does LinkedIn access your email or contact list?

Did you use the same Wi-Fi network as those people at some point? Maybe it's something like that.

My throwaway account at work is always being recommended someone that once visited my home and used the Wi-Fi, and to whom I have no other connection.

oopson My Most Important Project Was a Bytecode Interpreter

Nice read! Reminds me of nand2tetris that was posted not too long ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12333508

(You basically implement every layer starting with the CPU and finishing with a working Tetris game)

oopson Common: Co-Living Startup from a General Assembly Founder

Their prices are pretty high compared to typical rentals in the same neighborhood. You could get a 1 or maybe 2 bedroom apartment for the same money.

oopson Ccat – syntax highlighting cat

I do something similar except with "view" aka "vi -R" aka read-only mode.

A couple things I like about "view":

1. No warning screen when using "view file.c" if you or someone else happens to have the same file open for editing.

2. No "unsaved changes" prompt when quitting "view -" (or in other words, no need to force-quit with :q!)

Edit: Also worth noting is that "view file.c" vs "cat file.c |view -" gives vim a better chance of getting the syntax highlighting right since it knows the file extension.

oopson Bootstrapping overseas as an American

The IRS page reads as though one must meet both those criteria, not just one of them?

oopson Bootstrapping overseas as an American

On that IRS page it says:

"For this purpose, foreign earned income is income you receive for services you perform in a foreign country during a period your tax home is in a foreign country and during which you meet either the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test."

It sounds like one must also be tax resident in the foreign country for this to work?

oopson Mail-in-a-Box

oopson Show HN: Dead simple photo sharing

The code/library/service responsible for storing the original file on S3 is most likely setting "response-content-disposition" to "attachment" when it stores the file on S3. That tells S3 to deliver the file with "Content-disposition: attachment" in the HTTP headers which is what causes browsers to save to disk instead of display.

You want "Content-disposition: inline" or no content-disposition header.

oopson Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles

I have my homedir in git too and also ignore just about everything. I ended up using gitignore as a whitelist instead of a blacklist, e.g.:

    /*
    !/.gitignore
    !/.gitmodules
    !/.gitconfig
    !/.zshrc
    !/.zshenv
    !/.zsh
    !/.tmux.conf
    !/.vimrc
    !/.vim

oopson USCIS Reaches 2014 H-1B Cap

I changed jobs this way recently and it took ~6 months to receive a decision from USCIS.

Others have been done much quicker but I would be prepared to wait going this route, and also take USCIS's processing times with a grain of salt.

If the E-3 allowed for premium processing[1], portability[2] or the 240-day rule[3], I would try I-129 again otherwise I think I'll just apply for a new visa outside the US.

1: Pay an extra ~$1200 to hear back from USCIS in ~2 weeks.

2: Permission to start work for a new employer upon filing the I-129.

3: A 240 day grace period during which you may continue to work for your existing employer after your status expires.

oopson USCIS Reaches 2014 H-1B Cap

For short trips of 30 days or less, to Canada, Mexico or adjacent islands excluding Cuba, it seems you can re-enter on your expired visa and your new I-94, once your extension of stay has been approved. 22CFR41.112(d)[1]. If it were me I would get a new visa though.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2...

oopson The Making of Doom: Id's shooter masterpiece

Doom II is possibly my favorite game of all time. In the early-mid 2000s there was a pretty active multiplayer scene around a port called ZDaemon[1] and another called Skulltag. Conplete with a GameSpy-like client for finding and joining servers, new modes of play like CTF and monthly tournaments. Not sure what it's like today but worth a look if you're liking ZDoom.

1: http://zdaemon.org/

oopson Ruby on Rails SQL Injection

FYI you can get Rails security alerts directly to your inbox via http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security

oopson Amazon RDS MySQL Now Starting at Just $19 a Month

I stumbled upon this http://enterprisedb.com/cloud-database recently which may be of interest. Haven't tried it myself though.

oopson Why is this so hard... Apple

I'm browsing from my phone so I haven't been able to try this yet but it looks like you can disable Automatic Termination with:

  defaults write -g NSDisableAutomaticTermination -bool yes

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48780/is-there-a-wa...

oopson Learn R two minutes at a time

The http://www.destroyallsoftware.com screencasts are great. A bit longer but still nice and dense. Both Ruby and Python plus other random stuff. Totally worth a look if you haven't already seen them.