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I read it differently, especially in light of Schrems II. EU-datacenters from any of the big US-based providers does not automatically make you comply either.

I think it depends on how you read the Schrems II ruling and how you read Hetzners words.

Any of the big cloud providers can claim that they comply with EU legislation, but they also have to comply with US-legislation and if 3-letter agency wants to have some data from one of their subsidiaries in EU, then they can/will decide which contract to breach.

I read Hetzners statements as being that they can no longer guarantee that they will not be forced to do the same - but that can be my reading of their statement that is wrong.

If I already had them as hosting-partner for a solution that fell under Schrems II, I would have them confirm this, to be sure.

From here: https://docs.hetzner.com/general/general-terms-and-condition...

Conclusion:

In summary, you as a customer do have influence - to a certain extent - on shaping who has access to the data on your servers. EU and US authorities do have to follow the laws and legal procedures in requesting data. However, this may give you a false sense of security since some authorities have been known to stretch or violate agreements. If you require a web hosting company that has absolutely no connections to the USA, then unfortunately, we may no longer be the best choice for you. Since Hetzner US LLC is part of the Hetzner Group, there certainly is a connection. We hope that we have explained things clearly from our point of view using the two above case studies.

To the best of my knowledge, this is already too late. I remember reading through their FAQ and seeing that hence they now have a US-based owner, they are then within reach of US 3-letter agencies.

Personally I underestimated the effect of small, on the surface unimportant, human interactions. I love being alone and I recharge from solitude. But the small encounters at the coffee machine or just smiling to a colleague is still human interactions where another human being recognises you and you have a brief connection.

During covid and WFH I did not have those and that had a noticably negative impact on my mental wellbeing. Even to the point that I thought everyone else was the culprit and if only I had to deal less with people then it would get better. But that was not the case.

WFH is of course different if you have a family around you, but I still think that there is an important factor in seeing other people even if it feels superficial. That was at least my own conclusion.

I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks a lot for sharing!

It is bleak and in-your-face. But I like it.

I wholeheartedly agree with his underlying message, that all of it is just distractions, that may keep you from living.

As others have mentioned and requested; it could be interesting to learn more about this space?

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I have been a very happy customer for several years. I even really like their web interface.

Really successful people get a lot of offers to say "no" to.

It was probably Derek Sivers, whom is mentioned elsewhere in this thread, that said: Early in your career, or when just starting something new - say "yes" to everything. You are collecting opportunities. Later once you have found or reached a sustainable level - then you can say "no" to everything.

I see what you did there...

And raise you with: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33656628

This looks absolutely brilliant! Thanks a lot for sharing!

How has the meds changed your life? And have you done anything else apart from being prescribed medication?

Has Joplin become any faster? I tried the switch a year or two ago. The export and import went somewhat smoothly, but Joplin was so incredibly slow to sync that I ended up going back to Evernote. I do have many years of notes in Evernote, but it just took forever, both in initial sync but also opening on phone even after the initial sync. Something in their algorithm was just very slow back then.

That is actually a very good idea. I am pretty certain that I will love it. The main feature drawing me in is the screen on the back, which will keep me from constantly looking at pictures right after I have taken them.

Thanks a lot for your thorough reply and explanations. I learned a lot about grain, photography and film that I had not known before :)

Even though I do shoot some film myself, I fully support your statements about "film look" and "no photoshop". It is arguing to a non-existing ideal of "pure photography" as being not edited in any way. The entire point of photography is a representation of a point in time. It is interpreted by your eyes, your lens, your camera, your film or digital sensor, the development process, the scan, your monitor etc. etc. etc.

So edit away and make the images you like. Whether they are a result of 10 hours of photoshop or miliseconds of exposure is not important.

Build will always be more expensive, finish later and require more maintenance than your worst case scenario. If your competitive edge over the competition lies within the bounds of what you are building, then it may be worth it.

Building it is one thing. Maintaining, updating, running the development team, hiring/firing etc. comes along as second order consequences.

So I would approach the question from the point of whether this is the "secret sauce" that keeps the competitive edge. If not, then I would buy it from others.

I agree and have no qualms about adding it either in post or by deliberately shooting high ISO to enhance the grain.

That is a very interesting explanation. I prefer looking at images with grain. I wonder if that is why.

Where have you found the explanation? Is it something you have inferred yourself or has it been studied?

I bought my X-T2 several years ago for the same reason.

Speaking of grain. The Fujifilm sensor actually adds quite pleasant grain at higher ISO. So I sometime shoot with deliberate high ISO because I like the look that comes out of it.

I am a little jealous on your X-Pro3. The X-Pro3 is high on my wishlist :)

I was not aware of the origins of the term, so thanks for that.

But then the question lurks; was the hackers inspired by the movies or was the movies inspired by the hackers :)

What inspired these "Cypherpunks"? I have become more and more interested in figuring out where these thoughts actually originated from? Are there any books or other resources that dig into this early "hacker mentality"?

How did you make the shift? I have actually had a lot of the same thoughts. It seems like a lot of the abilities and "thoroughness" needed in tech, would be transferable to law. I can only say that I spent quite a lot of time reading legal documents as part of technical and security-related due diligence and my background reading specifications and planning software architecture, is directly transferable.

I wholeheartedly disagree. There are certainly people involved with motorcycles that seek attention and try to be as anti-social as possible. But that is by no means representative of the overall motorcycle community. They are just the ones that makes the most noise (pun intended).

Motorcycles acts as therapy for a lot of people, myself included. Without them, my life would be a lot less enjoyable.

Thanks for sharing. It is by no means new and I have seen it before. But that is such an incredible presentation!

Working in real projects at industry. Early on I was exposed to a large project in the airline industry, with an incredible architect. Lots of time had gone into preparing the project and codebase to make sure that developers could be productive without stepping on each others toes.

Being exposed to that project and an architect willing to explain not just what but why, really put me in the right mindset early on. I learned principles instead of technologies.

It's a balance. But the camera is still the tool you use to take/make the pictures.

A bigger or newer hammer won't automatically make me better at driving in nails. But it is still a tool that I use to perform my trade. If there is a hammer that makes it easier, more enjoyable or even one that inspires me more (bad example with hammers probably), then it can make sense to buy that one.

Objectively there are probably more cases of the equipment out-shining the user, than users held back by their equipment.

But if people want the latest and greatest - go ahead.

There was this discussion about recovering from burnout a while back. Perhaps it can help: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33260525

But I can fully understand you, I don't think I completely burned out, but I was somewhere along the spectrum. I was, and am, in a priviledged situation where I can afford to take some months of work. Initially it did not feel like it helped all that much, but on later reflection it at least "stopped the bleeding".

I am in a better place now a year or two later, but my perspective on work has probably changed forever.

I can see the value. The interesting thing is whether people will notice and follow along. But of course just the act of writing in a setting where people potentially will read it makes you think a little more thoroughly even of "random" thoughts.

I think you should consider making tags case-insensitive. I would just lowercase them all :)

I signed up. I actually have 2 personal blogs, so I am unsure about whether I will use your platform.

But there is something about the unfiltered short format that I like and even though I have thought about publishing shorter style posts on my own blogs, I for some reason never get to it.

I am a big fan of the design as well! Nice job.

I have a 50mm prime as well, which is what I shot the images with. I have a lab locally process and scan the images. So unfortunately I do not have any further details about ingredients etc.