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some1elseon Bitwarden Completes Third-Party Security Audit

I use the desktop app. With a global hotkey it's easy to paste passwords into SSH logins, secrets into vi, etc. With the added benefit of not having to rely on Chrome to isolate your entire password archive from the internet.

some1elseon A mysterious grey-hat is patching people's outdated MikroTik routers

Some black hats also patch the systems they compromise. Depends on the purpose.

some1elseon Javascript: call functions without using parentheses

The pitfall being that this approach only works with string arguments. Having some Ruby experience, I don't like any of the JavaScript DSLs using template strings for function invocation so far (like styled-components and graphql), and would rather just use macros:

- Sweet.js: https://jlongster.com/Stop-Writing-JavaScript-Compilers--Mak...

- Babel-plugin-macros: https://github.com/kentcdodds/babel-plugin-macros

some1elseon Google wants websites to adopt AMP as the default for building webpages

Repeat `keyword3` to increase it's weight: `keyword1 keyword2 keyword3 keyword3`

some1elseon Apple self-driving car in accident: California DMV filing

On the other hand, Apple's design mistakes have proven extraordinarily disappointing and costly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8). That type of performance with a 40 times more expensive product could decimate their offshore savings in years.

some1elseon SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 – Onyx RealityEngine² [video]

Could anyone use an SGI Indigo 2 Impact (the purple one)? I've got one in Slovenia, ready to part with it for 100€ + shipping. My mother threw away the screen, keyboard and mouse (thinking I won't need them), so it's just sitting around. The box is still fully operational, with Photoshop for Irix installed.

some1elseon Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

Endangered species matter. I've never seen an animal rights activist dispute the fact that endangered species matter more than the rest. What is the charter of "All lives matter"? What is the objective output of that movement other than negating the fact that endangered lives matter more?

some1elseon Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

It's ridiculous to diminish the plight of whales because smallpox are also nearly extinct. Go for "smallpox matter" instead, and see what people really think.

some1elseon Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

The way I read the article is that HR told the complainers that everyone is entitled to their opinion.

On the other hand, how many Marxsists are hired into Wall Street companies, and what is their sway on the company culture?

some1elseon Some Facebook Employees Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

Views are free to be had, and command no respect whatsoever. I respect criticism of any human rights violation, the rest of the list doesn't pertain to me. I support the freedom of people to have those views, but also welcome the prudent choice of restricting the ability to utilize the most powerful medium of our time to spread hatred. Hate all you like, but you don't get the platform on the count of first amendment.

Disclosure: I spent a bunch of time in 2016 and 2017 reporting European hate groups and pages for violations of TOS. Video montages that recycled unrelated footage for misinformation about the immigrant crisis (for fear-mongering purposes) weren't enough to achieve a takedown, but gradually most of them progressed far enough in their rhetoric, to objectively deserve removal (Look up European identity movements).

Downvoters: I'm also talking about private Fb groups where assaults on asylums were organized.

some1elseon More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

I wouldn't describe those as "slavish". Unless we're in a negative feedback loop, we should probably follow established principles and improve them constructively. I have seen some conspiracy videos where authors refer to psychiatry as an educated guess. I have never seen a lucid individual diminish science like that. Can you elaborate on what you see as "dogma" in this respect?

Disclosure: I smoke more than most.

some1elseon More Americans report near-constant cannabis use

I find a little pot "here and there" is great, but I've seen horrific results of near-constant use. Strains differ in effect, and being hooked on smoking weed instead of aiming for a desired outcome can get the majority of people in a tight spot. It doesn't help that cannabis comes in so many different flavours, particularly where it's is illegal, and any kind of weed will do. While last week's package made everything click, next week's shipment can help a person end up neglecting their self-interests.

some1elseon A Desktop App Idea That You Can Develop and Even Sell

Also, you could make an app that helps hungry people get a free meal. The software would align all the desktop windows to pixel perfect layouts, and funnel all the profits to soup kitchens.

Edit: To clarify, I've tried streaming with OBS and never experienced this problem. I can use the trackpad and resize handles effectively. From the business side of things, I think the scale of the problem is so minute, there isn't a viable revenue flow to support a single developer working on this. Seriously, let's have a count of everyone who would purchase this app. Reply with commitment to buy if you're interested.

some1elseon Ask HN: Where can one learn about the history of the internet and the protocols?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z685OF-PS8

This April 2006 Google Tech Talk by Van Jacobson of PARC proposes a content-addressing based replacement for the IP protocol. But before doing so, he explains what shaped the telephony and the current networking paradigms.

some1elseon Removing jQuery from GitHub.com frontend

The thing that I found surprising is their foray into web components: https://github.com/github?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=-element&type=&la....

Custom elements are probably a great fit for .erb templates.

some1elseon Rubylike Frontend [video]

It's really hard to understand any criticisms you mount against React in the beginning of the presentation, other than the DOM is not slow. Would rather have seen this as a blog post instead. I find Imba appealing, but this talk is far from "React is a big mistake, I explain you gently"

some1elseon “Cost of Living” pay for remote workers is BS

I'd speculate that the reason for failure in many off-shored projects had a lot more to do with the type of developer that's willing to commit to a lower hourly-rate, than with remote work & management limitations.

some1elseon Beyoncé's and Kanye West's listener numbers manipulated in Tidal

Notice how kanyewest.com loads some analytics scripts multiple times. I think inflating stats might be part of "the game". Like renting expensive things for videos used to.

some1elseon My account is sending spam emails

Most people don't realize some services you "Logged into with Google" can also send emails in your name. I didn't come across anyone checking authorized apps in that thread. While this appears to be a spoofing issue, I suggest pruning the list of authorized apps frequently: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3466521?hl=en

some1elseon How not to replace email: lessons from Google Wave

We once collaborated on a design document in Wave, before discovering that printing wasn't really supported by the app. I was very impressed and excited by Wave, but we all just needed better Google Docs.

some1elseon The ReMarkable E Ink Tablet

What author refers to as "stylus lag" is actually a limitation of the E-ink display.

some1elseon Googlebot’s JavaScript random() function is deterministic

I employed a seed-based deterministic random function in a WebWorker once, to noisily but predictably drive an animation. I suppose one could use the same approach to have a decent non-deterministic source alongside Google's patched seedrandom.

some1elseon Show HN: A Decentralized StatusPage on IPFS

It's decentralized. Maybe you were referring to distributed networks?

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*nnpzTe1hx74WKICL3G...

some1elseon Partial Application and Lambda Parameter Syntax for JavaScript

Nice article. I still prefer arrow functions over positional arguments though, because this approach trades some clarity for syntactic sugar. Until partial application becomes part of JavaScript, the import statement will probably outweigh the informative "boilerplate" it helps obscure anyway (there's rarely more than one use case for partial application inside a well-factored component).

some1elseon Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive

Obnoxious pop up, pressing escape opens Squarespace login

some1elseon Plain emails not only save time but work better (2016)

How big was the mailing list? In other words: What is the sample size for this experiment?

some1elseon Keyboard latency

I'm looking for a low-latency, NKRO, chiclet-style keyboard. Would freak out if it also had individual LED backlights. Build it, and I promise to successfully market it as a musical instrument.

P.s.: I currently use external Apple keyboards to perform & make music (with things like http://qwerkey.xyz).

some1elseon Keyboard latency

The dot sizes of screens are decreasing. Also the resolutions were lower, so we had to save space.

some1elseon Russian Hackers Stole NSA Tools from Contractor Who Used Kaspersky Software

Why would he bring classified malware anywhere near an anti-virus? Isn't it the job of AV software to detect and report new cases of malware?

some1elseon Show HN: Moocha.io – A search engine for MOOCs

Feedback for the authors: Make it about planning. There are so many great courses, and no time to go through with all of them. Bookmarking & organization features can capitalize on a huge oversight by the MOOC providers (i.e.: there are no bookmarking features on Udacity & Coursera).