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pstadler··on German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol
Haha, I had no idea this existed.
pstadler··on German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol
"The Kampfanzugskode isn't working well." - "Why can't we use KI to improve it? I've heard from Hans that this Klaus Kode is good at Programmierung." - "We can only use Mistral because of Regulierungen." - "Let's open source it then, so others can use Klaus Kode." - "Ja! This is indeed a legit Schlupfloch and a fantastische Idee!"
pstadler··on Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3
I've been using it for local development for a while now. My goal was to replace MinIO, which I could run and configure with a single Docker command. VersityGW works just as well for that.
pstadler··on Herdr now connects to multiple servers with a single client
You're right! I've changed the title from the previous "Herdr now connects to remote servers".
pstadler··on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung
This and high resolution displays, for me at least.
pstadler··on Care more about the stabilizers in your mechanical keyboard–here's why
What is submarine marketing? Asking as a non-native English speaker.
pstadler··on Lazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or finger
Check out drawmote from the same author, where this library is being used.

https://drawmote.app/

pstadler··on How to make websites that will require lots of your time and energy
I'm struggling to find any meaningful takeaway here. This post has zero value.
pstadler··on Why I'm skeptical of Ground News
NordVPN, they're the most aggressive.
pstadler··on "Swiss Cheese" Failure Model
This model is a applied in aviation safety. Mentour Pilot[0] is referecing it from time to time in his videos, mostly when existing systems and/or procedures fail to prevent accidents from happening.

[0] https://youtube.com/@mentourpilot

pstadler··on Left-Pad (2024)
The version history of the kik package[0] is odd. It has been replaced with a security holding package nine years ago[1].

[0] https://www.npmjs.com/package/kik?activeTab=versions

pstadler··on Never Missing the Train Again
There's a Swiss equivalent of it mimicking tram boards:

https://tramli.ch/en

pstadler··on Show HN: I made CMS less than 15 kilobytes, flat file
XSS in action: http://old.net.eu.org/index.php?p=</title><script>alert('xss...
pstadler··on The Geiss screensaver and Winamp music visualization plug-in source code
I remember being blown away by the dancing bear from Lionhead Studios[1]. It was promotional material for their video game Black & White.

[1] https://winampheritage.com/visualization/black-and-white-dan...

pstadler··on Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet
There's a YouTube channel[1] explaining the difference between North American cities and European ones. As a resident of Amsterdam he covers this city a lot.

I'm from Zurich, Switzerland. I don't own a car because everything I need is either in walking/cycling distance or reachable by public transport. While I've been well aware of the car dependency situation in North America, watching a few episodes from the mentioned YouTube channel, made me realize that this is a self-inflicted problem because of car centric zoning and development rules. The often cited "greater distances" are in fact the result of these, not the cause.

[1] https://youtube.com/@NotJustBikes

pstadler··on OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman
Roko's Basilisk.
pstadler··on One sleepless night can rapidly reverse depression for several days in mice
One of my teachers told us to make sure we’re getting a good amount of sleep two nights before an important event (exam, job interview, competition, you name it). One can easily cope with a single sleepless night, but not with two in a row.
pstadler··on Ode to the M1
UTM runs GUI apps, while Orbstack doesn’t. It‘s kind of like VirtualBox vs. Docker Desktop.
pstadler··on Ancient Earth globe
Geo-Cosmos at the Miraikan[1] museum in Tokyo comes to mind.

Absolutely stunning.

[1] https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/exhibitions/tsunagari/geo-...

pstadler··on The Password Game
You can re-roll the captcha.
pstadler··on Modern Mono
Whenever I‘m trying a different font, it doesn’t last for long. Not only does Iosevka support all kind of variations (as in: there’s a style for everyone), it‘s also very narrow. I always find it odd when looking at different fonts taking up 1.5 times the horizontal space, especially in terminals.

I‘m using a mixture of SS10 and SS05.

pstadler··on Setting the clock ahead to see what breaks
Doesn’t sound great. It‘s also an industry plagued by legacy systems.
pstadler··on Setting the clock ahead to see what breaks
This is not only a bold claim, but utterly wrong. Every single datetime you’re storing should absolutely contain a timezone, preferably UTC.

I‘ve been bitten by dates lacking timezones in various situations during my career and it has always been a pain in the ass to debug and resolve all those random problems they‘re causing.

Do. Save. Dates. Containing. Timezones.

pstadler··on Raspberry Pi Pico W: your $6 IoT platform
While a WiFi enabled Pico is incredible, I don't understand why they're still using Micro USB over USB-C in 2022. Is there any good reason for choosing one over the other?
pstadler··on NextDNS API
My devices in my home network (2 adults, 1 small kid) did around 1M queries in the past 30 days. Close to 70k were blocked. Using this service has a huge positive impact, but can be a bit on the aggressive side depending on your settings. I‘ve added a dozen of domains to the allowlist during the past two years. Happily paying for it.
pstadler··on Umami: Own Your Website Analytics
ElephantSQL has a free tier: https://www.elephantsql.com/
pstadler··on Today is the two year anniversary of This Website Will Self Destruct
Stumbled upon this post on Reddit[1] where the author of the website is apparently answering questions. Interesting experiment.

[1] https://reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/ugyfqp/tod...

pstadler··on Ask HN: Why are there so few fanless laptops with Intel/AMD?
Used an MBA M1 for a year before switching to a MBP 14" M1 Pro. The MBA is the best laptop I‘ve ever had. Fanless, light, insane battery life, always cool and blazingly fast. No noticeable difference between the M1 (8/7 16GB) vs. M1 Pro (10/14 32GB) in daily use, although I don’t usually depend on long running processes going full throttle.

I believe the entry-level MBA is the best laptop you can buy when it comes to price-performance ratio.

pstadler··on Ask HN: What to do instead of drinking alcohol?
Even though this post may seem funny to some, I can underline what OP wrote. I used to drink a lot. Usually went out for drinks 3-5 evenings a week. Always social drinking and never missed a day at work, but it was certainly too much. The birth of my son changed everything. Not only have I been barely drinking for the past two+ years, but drinking is making me quite hanxious the day after and I‘m suffering a lot more than I ever used to in the past.

I don’t miss alcohol, but I do miss the social part. Having kids is taxing, but also incredibly rewarding.

pstadler··on Cheezam – Shazam for Cheese
Switzerland disagrees.
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