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vinnymac··on No one is certain what Roman bronze dodecahedrons were used for (2018)
I was using Chrome on macOS Monterey when I attempted to read the article. I am not sure why, but I had a large number of ads, and blocking them resulted in missing stylesheets and images. So I opted to use the solution above as a workaround.
vinnymac··on No one is certain what Roman bronze dodecahedrons were used for (2018)
On desktop the site was covered in ads and auto playing video. With blocking enabled, the experience was even worse, with stylesheets and images missing. I don't know why this article in particular was so bad, but I've personally never experienced this from a site I visited here before, fortunately the workaround above allowed me to read the article as they intended.
vinnymac··on No one is certain what Roman bronze dodecahedrons were used for (2018)
This site was unbearable to read. So I dropped it in https://archive.today for convenience, and it helped a lot.

See for yourself: https://archive.ph/wNMDd

vinnymac··on LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised
Confirmed. I deleted my account, received the error above. Then when attempting to login again, I was told my email was mistyped.

I stopped using LastPass a long time ago, but this has definitely put them on thin ice for me, I won't be recommending them going forward.

vinnymac··on Cpuid: EAX=8FFFFFFFh: AMD Easter Egg
Seeing as the K5 manufacturer processor ID was “AMDisbetter!”, it seems they’ve had some light hearted messages hidden for quite a long time.

It’s a fun way to pique interest, when folks find these in the wild on actual machines.

vinnymac··on A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
This article gives me hope. My grandfather has Lyme disease and it took a very long time to identify, he’s very old and spends a lot of time outdoors, so the disease has made life much harder. I live in an area with a lot of white tailed deer. I get at least 600 on my property a year, as it’s a highly trafficked area with a lot of bedding and running water. Last winter my wife had one embedded in her that I had to pull out, and I immediately got worried about Lyme disease. Every day around 5pm a baby doe comes to our backyard to eat some greens and I receive my reminder that the summer season is coming to a close and ticks may become rampant again.

More than anything, I hope we can improve our identification of this disease, a vaccine would absolutely be a game changer, if they can make it happen.

vinnymac··on NodeJS security cheat sheet
This work is very exciting. Thanks for sending me the link, greatly appreciate it!
vinnymac··on NodeJS security cheat sheet
I wouldn’t recommend NPM audit. You’ll spend more time dealing with false positives, than fixing anything of significance.

When everything is urgent, nothing is.

vinnymac··on Virtual DOM is pure overhead (2018)
Strangely, after having read the article, now I am wondering why the React team can't just borrow some of these optimizations. It would take a massive overhaul, but it's not like React has ever stood still, it's constantly evolving and changing. I wouldn't be surprised if the under the hood stuff continues to change in a huge way, just like it did when React Fiber was completed.

At the end of the day, I've never spoken to a developer who was using React because it was fast, but because it was easy to use and understand.

vinnymac··on Police have been quitting in droves in the last year
Most people I know can't distinguish the difference between an anonymous hacker and their IT department. Many roles are vilified by society due to ignorance, not just the police. I hear about the good software developers are doing in the world, much more often than I do the police. That certainly has an effect on everyone's perceptions of these roles in society.
vinnymac··on Why is Git so popular and frequently used?
I've never worked with anyone who publicly said they disliked git. Those who didn't understand it always preferred to use a GUI, such as Source Tree, Github, or VS Code.

Personally, whenever git was unable to do something I needed it to, I have always been able to add a git alias to my `.gitconfig` that became a new part of my workflow, essentially extending the CLI. I've found it to be easy to work with, and the amount of great tooling I've found built on top of it is amazing.

I've never used a version control system other than git though. So I am heavily biased. Before I was introduced to git, I didn't use version control at all, and so maybe it's a case of the grass is always greener. But I came from a place without any grass at all.

vinnymac··on Boring Problems Need Attention Too
Agreed. If you are going to base a salary on imprecise concepts, then the pay will be imprecise. Concepts from the real world don't always fit nicely with the strict rules that we attempt to program them in. Trying to solve this problem by changing the constraints may prove to be easier than programming a precise solution around an imprecise concept.
vinnymac··on Ask HN: Does anyone else find the AWS Lambda developer experience frustrating?
I could have written your message word for word. I recently had a very similar experience moving to AWS Lambda using AWS CDK and SAM. It is pretty shocking how unhelpful the AWS documentation can be at times.

Each use case is so unique, that it is likely difficult for them to account for every single situation where Lambdas are being used. Instead they opt for a generalized and non-specific documentation site, which results in docs I find practically useless.

I frequently find solutions to problems for AWS on someone's obscure blog, who after many days of suffering stumbled onto the answer, rather than finding anything of use directly from those who wrote the software.

Does a site exist where programmers can submit useful findings? Similar to stackoverflow, but rather than asking for questions, you just submit answers. I would think being able to search across such a crowdsourced utility would save programmers a ton of time.

vinnymac··on Bitcoin is a ‘boon for surveillance’, says former CIA director
If the currency is acquired through mining, then it doesn't have to flow through an establishment that has a financial license. It can still be traced, but identifying the individual is much more difficult.
vinnymac··on Ask HN: Team fun event ideas during WFH?
The other day my team played https://codenames.game to decompress, it was a lot of fun. If you have a large group, just break it up into multiple sessions. Can go crazy and do a tournament if you'd like.

I find a lot of these remote games have a large impact on productivity in the day. They are a great way to start conversations and get to know each other.

vinnymac··on Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace
10k miles on Autopilot over here. Made me go from hating driving to loving it. I’ve been seeing just as much hate for Neuralink as Tesla had early on, which has me excited. Let the public put pressure on them, then when they come out with something even a little impressive, it’ll blow everyone’s minds.

Unfortunately with the way things are, outside of public research, the only way to fund a project of this nature is with large amounts of hype.

vinnymac··on Ex-Neuralink employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s pace
I find it strange that you point out that policy makers do not comprehend these concepts, yet believe it will be voted out.

They are just as likely to create policies to the benefit of their wallet, especially when they do not comprehend a topic.

vinnymac··on Significant JavaScript projects from 2006 to 2020
The fact that these weren't even mentioned in the text after the diagram was disturbing to me.
vinnymac··on Music Grid
If you liked this check out my friends project in a similar vein: https://geneticbeats.com/
vinnymac··on You can bypass YouTube ads by adding a dot after the domain
I never knew this bothered other folks as well. There are dozens of us!
vinnymac··on 1-on-1 meeting questions
I have always done "walk'n'talks" as well, and have found them to be much more effective over the years. I always preach about them when I get the chance. It's unsurprising to me that sitting in a claustrophobic 2-person room, where it can feel like an interrogation, is less effective.
vinnymac··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2020)
Feather | New York, New York | https://www.livefeather.com

At Feather, our mission is to transform humanity's relationship with material goods to create a healthier and happier planet. You’ll join a fast-paced, innovative team whose passion lies in delighting customers and helping people live lighter.

Stack - We use typescript on both the backend and frontend. The backend is hosted on AWS where we leverage Redis and MySQL with NodeJS. The frontend is hosted by AWS as well, where we utilize the latest versions of React and Redux.

whoami - I am one of the newer engineers at Feather and am loving it. We are growing fast and exploring uncharted waters in the reverse logistics and subscription spaces. If you are interested in joining the team take a look at some of our opportunities below.

Senior Data Scientist - https://boards.greenhouse.io/feather/jobs/4438706002

Full Stack Engineer - https://boards.greenhouse.io/feather/jobs/4136171002

Senior Backend Engineer - https://boards.greenhouse.io/feather/jobs/4355190002

Senior Frontend Engineer - https://boards.greenhouse.io/feather/jobs/4409878002

Connect with me directly - vincent@livefeather.com

vinnymac··on NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]
Interesting, I have had the exact opposite experience personally. I have used the customer service in the past to fix a problem I caused (payment related), and they were prompt and helpful. Not only that but I get the best speeds (300 Mbps) from them over any other VPN I have used, and my connection is rock solid.

This story doesn't make me happy with NordVPN or TordGuard as a service however.

vinnymac··on A Newly-Generated Create-React-App 2.1.5 App Has 1,568 Dependencies
Additionally if you find local development unpleasant you can always try remote development via something like https://codesandbox.io/ which will setup a project with everything you need.
vinnymac··on Tesla’s Model 3 Is Becoming One of America’s Best-Selling Sedans
I think you have some good points here. Just wanted to point out that the audio can be controlled by the steering wheel, and they could easily add an update so that the air could be controlled by the same mechanism if they wanted to. I haven’t found that to be an issue personally, but if you drive one try it out.
vinnymac··on Ask HN: What is your best advice for a junior software developer?
Write everything down. Even better commit the things you write down. Take notes, document best practices, scribble on your hand, whatever you can do to remember that obscure command that person executed that one time while you were half awake.
vinnymac··on IOTA: A tangled mess
Why would you use a wallet that is in active development and has an alpha group working on finding bugs and huge issues like this with your REAL seed/account?

This sounds like either you were tricked into using this wallet because someone said you would be better off, or you just went against all the warnings the devs have repeatedly made.

vinnymac··on Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
I usually have around 100+ tabs open in Chrome at any given time on my 2014 macbook pro. I have been testing out Firefox 57 for about a month now. I am very impressed by the devtools UI and the customization features. The speed is something I don't have to worry about at all, and makes it easier to compare Chrome to Firefox. I am fortunately not in a situation where any of my addons/extensions are unsupported on either browser. It has been fun to compare them and I think I will be switching completely to Firefox.
vinnymac··on Simple React Patterns
Not sure what you mean by 'just syntactic enhancements'. Check this out https://esdiscuss.org/topic/javascript-vision-thing#content-...
vinnymac··on It’s time to kill the web app
Your perspective is very interesting to me. It makes me think that as software gets better/easier to write, as web development has become lately, people want to question why it is becoming better/easier. I think this self-reflection we have all been doing on the web is what is causing people to post so many threads and articles with this being the topic.
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