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tobltobs··on Safari to snub new security certs valid for more than 13 months
Trying to find something from Apple, but only can find https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210176 which talks about 825 days.

Here is another one with some more meat then the register article: https://www.cbronline.com/news/apple-tls

Another one: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/ssl-certificate-validity-wi...

> Apple announced their unilateral decision at a face-to-face meeting of the CA/Browser Forum (CA/B Forum) on Feb. 19, which is the industry standards group that consists primarily of certificate authorities and several of the major browsers.

> While there’s been no formal posting anywhere that we’ve found by Apple about this change, we were able to verify this information with some of our CA partners who were in the meeting.

tobltobs··on Varoufakis to Publish Notorious Eurogroup Recordings from 2015 Meetings
My first thought was: "Did he write a new book?"

And indeed, "Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present" will be published soon.

tobltobs··on Stranded after driving out of cellphone range in app-powered smart car
> So we initially had it towed to our AirBnb because we had Wi-Fi there and thought that would be enough to start the car, having our phones securely connected to Wi-Fi.

> But it turned out it actually needed to be towed ... to the nearest town with cell service.

> I'm a tech reporter. I'm pretty tech savvy.

tobltobs··on Over 150k botanical illustrations enter public domain
It looks like they all are compressed with a quality of only 75. Are they available somewhere with better quality? Also is there some metadata available?
tobltobs··on Google AdWords charged me for clicks in Istanbul while location-targeting the US
He has been working for two years in the AdWords team. Sure it is possible to work somewhere for two years and don't get even an basic understanding of the product, but it is unsurprising if somebody would call that surprising.
tobltobs··on ISOC sold the .org registry to Ethos Capital for $1.1B
That is a very naive view of private equity buyouts.

The domain business of .org is run by Afilias, they pay about $2 per year for a domain. That is a extremely low price and it would be very difficult to manage to get a lower price anywhere. In fact Afilias might not be motivated to continue with such a generous price if they are a for profit registry now.

In reality value is created by private equity buyouts through an aggressive use of debt, which provides financing and tax advantages and freedom from restrictive regulations.

tobltobs··on Ask HN: Why use an SPA?
Shiny New Thing Syndrome.
tobltobs··on Ask HN: Why are there no powerful free refactoring libraries for text editors?
Using Emacs or VI for Java is something for masochists. Helping them with refactoring support would take away their fun/pain. Doesn't use the Java LSP the Eclipse IDE? Maybe it would just be easier to configure your IDE like emacs.
tobltobs··on Information Regarding Ethos Agreement to Acquire PIR from the Internet Society
Interesting that the Contact on this Page for the "Public Interest Registry" is handled not by PIR but by "Jackson Street Partners, LLC is a specialized communications firm offering real-time issues / reputation management services to corporate clients and individuals". The contact for Ethos is also handled by a reputation management firm, sardverb.com in their case.
tobltobs··on Why I Voted to Sell .ORG
What comes up in Google are websites, those websites are from a domain, those domains have a TLD.
tobltobs··on Why I Voted to Sell .ORG
> during which domain owners can lock in a 10-year registration at pre-increase rates.

That is not what is written in the Registry Agreement.

"Registry Operator shall offer registrars the option to obtain domain name registration renewals at the current price ... for periods of one (1) to ten (10) years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten (10) years."

tobltobs··on Why I Voted to Sell .ORG
> This transaction will put that bigger mission on a solid footing

I don't understand how that should be true. Either Ethos would have too pay too much or Ethos would have to be able to run this business more cost effective. Both sounds questionable.

> While it's true that running .org provided a relatively steady income stream, ... > Establishing a more diverse portfolio of investments will allow us to have more predictable revenue over time.

Relatively steady sound pretty predictable to me. It will be interesting to see who from the inner circle will benefit from those future "investments".

> Even in the worst case, ... the Registry Agreement for .org requires a 6-month notice period during which domain owners can lock in a 10-year registration at pre-increase rates.

That is wrong: "Registry Operator shall offer registrars the option to obtain domain name registration renewals at the current price ... for periods of one (1) to ten (10) years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten (10) years."

tobltobs··on Audi to cut 9,500 jobs to fund electric car push
That is quite a positive spin for the real reason, which is that Audi's car sales are stagnating since 2015.
tobltobs··on RISC-V Foundation moving to Switzerland over trade curb fears
Especially Delaware and all the other US tax heavens.
tobltobs··on GNU Radio first steps: a FM receiver
The ads/content ratio of this site is about 1/30. Where is the problem?
tobltobs··on The California DMV Is Selling Drivers’ Personal Information
In Germany and Switzerland communities do the same. This data includes name, age, religion, car insurance and number plate, address, former address, marriage status.
tobltobs··on Magdeburg Water Bridge
Thanks for pointing out this mistake. Here is one of the canal bridges which have been built around 1670.

https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-canal_du_R%C3%A9pudre

and one from 1690: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesse_Aqueduct

tobltobs··on Magdeburg Water Bridge
Imho even more amazing are those water bridges of the Canal du Midi. Built around 1670.

https://www.beziers-in-mediterranee.com/sites/ot-beziers/fil...

tobltobs··on Her Amazon Purchases Are Real, the Reviews Are Fake
> but Jessica told BuzzFeed News she doesn’t think she’s gaming the system; she’s trying to help brands grow their businesses in Amazon’s massive marketplace. “I’m just a pawn in their marketing scheme,” she said.

> Jessica’s activity, as far as Amazon is concerned, looks legitimate. She makes purchases from her own Amazon account and credit card, so her reviews are labeled as a “verified purchase.”

Don't know if Jessica or Amazon is the bigger crook here.

tobltobs··on How Google uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and contractors for search results
A search for "slang dictionary" gives me your site as Nr.1 result. For "slang words" you are somewhere on page 4 or 5.

A Google demotion looks different. What do you expect? Ranking on the first page for every slang word?

tobltobs··on One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle Class
What about politics as the art of compromises? What you are describing will lead eventually to a civil war. But maybe you forgot the sarcasm tag.
tobltobs··on One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle Class
> Discussions in most places

But usually on HN with other topics such a primitive black and white thinking is in the minority and will be laughed about or just ignored. Why not if it comes to politics?

tobltobs··on One-Percenters Close to Surpassing Wealth of U.S. Middle Class
Why do such discussions on HN always end in some crude left vs. right fights?

Later addition because most answers say that this is normal for politics:

Usually on HN for other topics such a primitive black and white thinking is in the minority and will be laughed about or just ignored. Why not if it comes to politics?

tobltobs··on Man Underpaid Property Tax by $8.41 County Seized Home, Sold It-Kept Profits
That was more like the devil's clown.
tobltobs··on Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
That is a well known fact. But what does that have to do with "The Bitcoin rally of 2017 was caused by Ethereum, ...."
tobltobs··on Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
Because Bitcoin is great for ICOs?
tobltobs··on Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
Again the question is "How tied?"

I tried to get some info on their page and about the fifth sentence is:

> In the unlikely case of a black swan event, the system will employ Emergency Shutdown, a last resort to guarantee the stable price.

Hmm, I didn't wasted my time reading any further.

tobltobs··on Google Announces .new Domain Availability
What has the "where you built it" to do with the domain name?
tobltobs··on Google Announces .new Domain Availability
And how is that supposed to work in reality if your project takes more then 100 days to build?
tobltobs··on Google Announces .new Domain Availability
Well intention doesn't help you if the execution sucks.
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