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stefek99

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stefek99··on Libor: the bankers who fixed the world’s most important number
> I'd prefer shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenses.

:)

I'd prefer much more reasonable drug policies- how growing a plant can be deemed illegal?

(pharma, alcohol, tobacco industries are not happy)

stefek99··on How I got my attention back
I visited your website. Are you here for $$$ or fot the mission to restore cumulative time of 10 lifespans every day?

Consider - https://github.com/jefferyleo/f.lux - install manually via Xcode?

stefek99··on How I got my attention back
I hear your pain.

Some "common sense" suggestions: - move closer to job - work sane hours - change your job - arrange flexible hours with managers to travel off-peak

Something "controversial" - there were some threads about nootropics - some people say it's a "zero sum game" - taking credit from your brain bank account... Look at Modafinil (over the counter from online pharmacies).

stefek99··on WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
It's a typical example to CONVENIENCE.

It's convenient to re-send the message.

No one serious of privacy would ever use Facebook / WhatsApp.

So the title is a click-bait. The decision behind re-sending is based purely on convenience and cost-benefit analysis.

Actually I think they should display a notification / popup / warning whatever.

stefek99··on Startup Puts Everything You Need for a Two-Acre Farm in a Shipping Container
Love the profit margins!
stefek99··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)
I know that only US Citizens and Green Card holders can work for SpaceX.

I know that I might not be guy who flies to Mars in the first batch but I definitely want to add mine 2¢.

(mostly around intuitive user interfaces)

An alternative is to open subsidiary in the UK / EU...

stefek99··on 9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m one of them
Example: https://www.pinterest.com/mstefanow/jobs-in-london/

15 minutes walk and I was able to find 8 retails job offers. It was 4G upload speed that was slowing me down adding new posts...

Jobs are everywhere and I couldn't agree more: "they can't find a job in the area they want, in the industry they want, doing the kind of work they want, at the salary they want, working for someone else."

Ditto.

stefek99··on DeVry Agrees to Pay $100M in Case Alleging Deceptive Ads
I always assumed advertising is misleading, massaging data and presenting it in favorable light.

Here is a drop in the ocean. How many cases then FTC didn't detect the stuff?

Here it must have been really gross / blatant.

stefek99··on GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016
How come such a fantastic product is not massively profitable?
stefek99··on Yahoo installed a backdoor for the NSA behind the back of the security team
Ever since I started using email I though law enforcement has continuous, uninterrupted access to my communication.

News like this are no news to me :)

stefek99··on Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2016?
Long hours of doing nothing can lead to thinking "I'm wasting my potential here"
stefek99··on New NIST password guidelines: don't require character types or rotation
5.1.1.2. Memorized Secret Verifiers

I prefer plain English aka "passwords"

stefek99··on Ask HN: What is something you do for clients that consistently blows them away?
I do this all the time. "Got the message" + please allow some time...
stefek99··on Ask HN: What is something you do for clients that consistently blows them away?
Yeah, always taking screenshots + Screenflow (on Mac) or Camtasia / SnagIt (on Windows)
stefek99··on Developers’ side projects
"Most developers think that the work they do at work belongs to their employer, but anything they work on at home or on their own time is theirs."

NOT ME.

I dread the time when in order to pay my bills I had to sign a contract...

Released all my ideas to the public domain: https://github.com/genesisdotre/wiki/wiki/Ideas-released-to-...

"original matter, work or creation" - on my occasions I wanted to ask how about: 1) cake recipes 2) gardening 3) drawing with my kids 4) urine and excrements 5) photography

(if I was to create YouTube channel talking about philosophy that would inevitably belong to them as well)

Can we please introduce employment contracts that are fair to both sides?

stefek99··on I'm giving up on PGP
I gave up 3 years ago: http://blog.mostlydoing.com/2014/03/how-to-securely-store-pr... (I don't trust myself to securely store my private keys)
stefek99··on Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one week
For me Hacker News is the only source of news. I know that major events are surfacing anyway - I want them to keep surfacing.
stefek99··on Don’t Mess with The Google
Good thinking, same here.
stefek99··on Don’t Mess with The Google
I ratified peace treaty with Google - I trust their service more than my ability do properly configure backups and servers.

Example here? Someone abusing T&C and making profit on their phones... It's just like printing counterfeit money, stealing profit from the gov. No wonder why they got unhappy.

stefek99··on Music for Programming
Previously I was cleaning cookies / local storage (to have more free sessions). Then I downloaded MP3 and created playlists. At $29 I have no other option but to buy it... HURRAY! . . . . brain.fm is like matrix, I admit!
stefek99··on A Letter to the Berlin Startup Scene
Startup - low salary and high expectations regardless the place... And if management doesn't care about you just move on.

About the "what_doyouthink" - why such inconsistent underscores?

stefek99··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016)
I agree that most of the "Lead Developer" roles are in 60-75 bracket. Up to 0.5% equity (as opposed to share options) might be a deal-breaker...

Another aspect is a "do good" mission and willingness to kick-ass.

stefek99··on Links sent privately through Facebook Messenger can be read by anyone
Why asking friend to share a link? Isn't it easier to log in using secondary account...
stefek99··on A Message to Our Customers
"In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession."

Someone who believes in conspiracy theories would make a statement that "now it is official" :)

stefek99··on iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs
Has anyone read full Terms and Conditions?

I think most of the people clicked / tapped / pressed "AGREE".

So here you go.

stefek99··on TIOBE Index for January 2016
How do you explain JavaScript going down?

Is it because of the rise of languages that compile to JavaScript?

stefek99··on Ask HN: What visa do foreign YC founders use to stay in US beyond 3 months?
Sounds like a plan. Hack the system. I wish it was reality.
stefek99··on Be Suspicious of Online Movie Ratings
Hmmmm... I never took online reviews / ratings too seriously. Why would I bother about some random website?
stefek99··on Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK
I'm in the UK for 4.5 years and one of my biggest dreams is move to the US...

Main advantage of being contractor? Much better pay... They say - "no job security" - but there is no such term anyway.

stefek99··on Becoming a contractor programmer in the UK
I would all the formalities after landing the first contract.

It takes like 15 minutes online to establish limited company.

And when you buy insurance - how do you know which one? My current contract requires me to have 10 million employer liability insurance (I don't hire anyone) but I have to have it anyway.

I guess I'll add some comments in this thread... (if time allows)

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