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Re:Paper maps, two-way radios: how firefighting tech is stuck in the past on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:34PM (#24521618)
Follow on from this...

https://www.civtak.org/2020/08/20/the-future-of-firefighting...

https://www.civtak.org/2020/08/18/tak-aircraft-on-grizzly-cr...

Re:The Case for Lowering Your Expectations on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:08AM (#16374784)
“Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose.” - Jon Krakauer
Re:Ask HN: How do you organize data on your disk? on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @05:38PM (#11113697)
I started cleaning my act up after finding "shit to sort" inside a "shit to sort" folder, which was nested under another "shit to sort" folder. I remember also seeing another "shit to sort ACTUALLY THIS TIME!!!" folder within there somewhere.
Re:Ask HN: How does your company manage passwords on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @07:11PM (#10898711)
Password State: http://www.clickstudios.com.au
Re:The Big Read: Crossing the Antarctic by Degrees on Friday November 27, 2015 @03:49AM (#10636475)
Here is a link to Henry Worsley's website of the expedition - http://shackletonsolo.org.
Re:Why Can't We Build a Splash-Proof Toilet? on Monday November 23, 2015 @07:02PM (#10618239)
"It’s why lounges play slow music that influences people to linger and buy more drinks, why experts don’t recommend open office plans, and why elevator music developed as a way to make standing in a tiny, moving room seem more natural. Yet in restrooms, we’re left in silence to listen to each other’s bowel movements."

Sound is the least of the horrors I've experienced in the restrooms at places I've worked. People can be shockingly disgusting. Knowing you work with people that have no understanding of how to shit properly has you seriously questioning their ability to handle the complex tasks required of their employment.

Re:Ask HN: Best books you've read in 2015 on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @12:08AM (#10537724)
I have 3 x Audible credits. Can anyone recommend anything that maybe better as an audio book?
Re:When Posturing Meets Reality on Monday November 09, 2015 @11:30PM (#10537619)
Original Washington Post article - http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/11/05/net-of-... HN Discussion on above article - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10515817
Re:Coliving: Dorms for Grownups on Monday November 09, 2015 @11:08PM (#10537570)
33 and I still "flat" with other people. I've lived with same couple for over 5 years now in two seperate places. We've stayed together as it were as we get on and can manage our lives without annoying each other. The only reason to do it, it halves the cost of everything i.e rent, power, water and internet.

If I had't been so stupid with my finances in my twenties I might be in a different place but I would be wasting money without knowing it.

I've been lucky with the flatmates I have now. I've had some average ones before and I'm not sure If I will do it for much longer but it has it's upsides.

Re:Ask HN: Anyone else seeing Google Apps. install themselves? on Sunday November 08, 2015 @08:09PM (#10530874)
In my instance it seemed to just be a LaunchPad link added to 'Users\[my user]\Applications\'.

Easy enough to remove but still worrying that Google thinks this is okay behaviour.

Ask HN: Anyone else seeing Google Apps. install themselves?

Posted by _mgr on Sunday November 08, 2015 @04:45PM
from the ask-hn dept.

It appears that Google is using the Chrome web browser to install other applications. On OS X El Capitan I've found Google Search is now installed as a seperate application, or at least I now have a random link added in Launchpad.http://www.cio.com/article/2993065/os-x/os-x-el-capitan-remove-unwanted-google-chrome-apps-from-launchpad.html

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Re:In 5 Minutes, He Lets the Blind See on Sunday November 08, 2015 @04:05AM (#10528010)
http://www.hollows.org.nz

The Fred Hollows Foundation has been doing this since at least 1992 around the world including Nepal where Dr. Hollows and Dr. Ruit worked closely together.

Unfortunately Dr. Hollows passed away years ago but the foundation continues his work.

Re:Ask HN: Accounting for Self-Employed/Contractors on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @07:16PM (#10343104)
How is what different?

Ask HN: Accounting for Self-Employed/Contractors

Posted by _mgr on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @06:33PM
from the ask-hn dept.

For those of you working for yourself in a self-employed/contracting capacity how are you managing your accounts?Are you using something like Xero or an alternative? Do you have a completely seperate set of bank accounts or do you just have a side account off your main personal banking account?Any suggestions you may have on managing the communications side of things would be interesting as...

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Re:Ask HN: I can't get a job and it is bringing me down, what is going... on Thursday September 03, 2015 @07:13PM (#10168040)
Next best thing then. Work for a New Zealand company, but in the US.

https://www.xero.com/nz/about/careers/

Scroll down and you will see job listings and a whole section for the United States. Looks like there are even positions in New York.

Re:Ask HN: I can't get a job and it is bringing me down, what is going... on Thursday September 03, 2015 @06:58PM (#10167989)
Leave. Come to New Zealand.

We love the Irish, you'll fit right in and we have an abundance of Dev. jobs.

Re:A Western Kid Living in Communist Poland (2014) on Monday August 24, 2015 @11:17PM (#10114412)
I was discussing this with my partner last night trying to understand the pattern/logic behind it. Would you see this similar pattern when counting oranges or coffee cups?
Re:Ask HN: Best Small Company (~25-50 Users) Router Setup? on Monday August 24, 2015 @11:11PM (#10114378)
What's the area of the office and what barriers exist between employees? Concrete or internal metal/plaster walls? Other offices / businesses near by where the employees pick up the SSID's with full or near full strength?

I've found older Apple Airport Extreme's work really well and are easy to setup and manage. I can't personally comment on the current version.

Re:In defense of PowerShell on Monday August 24, 2015 @06:57PM (#10113380)
Yes it would be as the OP's question was about changing the binding. My bad.
Re:In defense of PowerShell on Monday August 24, 2015 @06:32PM (#10113284)
That example you gave is from 2008. You would use the current PowerShell Cmdlets provided for managing IIS.

  IIS:\>New-WebBinding -Name "Default Web Site" -IPAddress "*" -Port 80 -HostHeader TestSite
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee790599.aspx
Re:In defense of PowerShell on Monday August 24, 2015 @05:49PM (#10113111)
"I think many of the misconceptions I see on HN about PowerShell (and much of the Windows hate in general, actually) are because the typical use case on HN is quite a bit different than that of an internal IT department of a non-tech company, which is more Microsoft’s focus."

This, and vice versa that you see in other online communities. Debating your religious position is almost becoming safer than stating your technology choices, which like religion are quite often not your choices to start with.

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