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Re:Let's Quit X on Monday January 13, 2025 @01:26PM (#42686725)
I don't think leaving tweets up is much of a good idea since they will be fed into grok. Additionally, they made it clear in the TOS that they will sue users for breaking the TOS, so imo it's best to get out of there sooner than later.
If this technology keeps evolving, football[0] could get real interesting.

[0] https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football/

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024) on Monday December 02, 2024 @05:15PM (#42300977)
Location: NYC

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: possibly

Technologies: Python, PowerShell, RMM, MDM

Résumé/CV: available via email or LinkedIn.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nichols

Email: [email protected]

I am currently working with RMM and MDM platforms to automate device provisioning. I am passionate about problem-solving and enjoy finding innovative ways to automate processes. I would love to continue working in this space or in a related field where I can leverage my skills.

Re:All Texts in Brooklyn on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:33AM (#41367988)
The first thing I searched for was my favorite graffiti[0]. I always see it while walking the dog. It brought up a lot of false positives like 'mart' and 'part' if they were at an angle or partially obscured.

I also tried searching for Blob Dylan since there always seems to be a bunch of those around, and it only brought up 2–3 results[1].

[0]https://www.alltext.nyc/?search=fart [1]https://www.alltext.nyc/?search=blob+dylan

Re:Infinitone Microtonal Saxophone on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @06:10PM (#40794249)
Wild that they may have come to basically the same design as the Moe[0].

It seems they reached out to Bart Hopkin when they were trying to patent it[1].

[0] https://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/moe/

[1] https://barthopkin.com/more-moe/

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024) on Monday June 03, 2024 @10:31PM (#40570121)
I'm wanting to transition to an engineering role, but I believe I am missing some of the skills needed for it. I am currently a Senior Windows Systems Administrator. My interests with work are currently around device management and automation, but would love to work in just about any field. I love to learn and am quick to pick up new skills.

  Location: New York City
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Maybe
  Technologies: Python, PowerShell, Docker, Linux, Git, OSQuery, Kaseya, Jamf, Jumpcloud
  Résumé/CV: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nichols
  Hobbies: Writing, 3D Printing, Electronics
  Email: [email protected]
Re:ModRetro on Monday June 03, 2024 @02:37PM (#40565878)
The FPGBC is closer to what this is trying to accomplish. Supports actual carts.

Edit: and it doesn't support Palmer Luckey

Re:Goldboot: Immutable Infrastructure for the Desktop on Monday May 13, 2024 @12:13PM (#40344903)
I'm a little bit confused about this. I was under the impression that images were dead.[0] What is the advantage of building images and having to deploy them locally either via usb or pxe?

I'm assuming this is for user's machines, but wouldn't it make more sense to use a config management tool?

[0](https://isimagingdead.com/)

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2024) on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:32PM (#38856862)
Location: NYC

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: n/a

Technologies: Python, Powershell, macOS, Linux, Windows

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nichols

Email: [email protected]

Windows Engineer looking to make the leap to programming full time. I love working with automation and API's.

Re:Mikiphone: The First Pocket Record Player on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:37PM (#37945911)
Wow, that reminds me of the soundwagon[0]. I always wanted one, but they are known as 'record/vinyl killers' as they essentially destory the record as it plays.

[0]https://odditymall.com/soundwagon-portable-record-playing-hi...

Re:Ask HN: How do you use Obsidian.md for note taking? on Monday August 07, 2023 @05:15PM (#37041046)
I have a script I run using Alfred on macOS that creates a daily template page with some default sections for a few different brain dumps. I have a to-do list that gets updated based on the previous items. It removes any completed tasks from previous days and carries over tasks that weren't completed.

I have a section for some daily writing where I try to do some stream-of-consciousness.

Another section is for meeting and calls where I tend to write what people are saying to cement it better in my mind.

I will also use these daily pages to create bigger notes.

Example: [[Raspberry_Pi]] is an overall header, so I may open it up and either add general notes to it, or go to the projects section and add another link to something like [[pico-projects]] or something like that.

Adding certain tags to these pages will automatically move them to different folders depending on how they are tagged. Daily, projects, pi, etc. will move items to their respective folders.

Basically my daily pages are places where I dump stuff I don't care to look for again and use specific pages to track everything else I care about and will revisit as needed.

Re:Argon One NVMe Board Slower Than SATA (For the Raspberry Pi) on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @11:36AM (#34340397)
That's pretty disappointing, I just picked one of these up before the holidays and haven't gotten around to setting it up. I had an extra NVMe and thought this was a easy way to upgrade the pi.
Re:Human Motion Diffusion Model on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @09:51AM (#33163357)
Re:Brickit: Make Art from a Jumble of Bricks on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:49PM (#32255868)
It took me clicking on the Instagram link to realize that this was talking about 'Lego' style bricks and not clay bricks.
Re:GOG responds to backlash following release of Hitman on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @09:44AM (#28682691)
> Hitman's main campaign and bonus missions can be played offline, but content including Elusive Targets, Escalation missions (bonus levels and challenges made by developer IO Interactive) and user-generated Contract missions require an online connection to play.

I think this article misses one of the major issues here. While yes you can play the entire campaign offline, you do not get access to the progression system. Sure you can beat the game with the very basics, but that isn't really the core of the game imo. Replaying levels with different strategies(weapons, tools, outfits, starting locations) is the real meat of the game.

This article is terrible, the reddit thread is far more useful.
Re:Crticial Ransomware Incident in Progress on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:31PM (#27715807)
Surprised to see something this big relegated to a reddit thread.
If you're in the US, might be worth checking out Kanopy[0]. It requires a library card, and a participating library. I haven't been able to use it as Brooklyn and NYC don't seem to be participating, so it might in fact be terrible.

[0]https://www.kanopy.com/

Re:MF Doom Dead at 49 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @09:29PM (#25600224)
On Doomsday! ever since the womb 'til I'm back where my brother went, that's what my tomb will say Right above my government, Dumile Either unmarked or engraved, hey, who's to say?
Re:Ask HN: Secret messages in public forums on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:33AM (#22063575)
I saw this a few years ago on Reddit and wish I had saved the thread because it was pretty interesting.

I was reading a thread between two users that seemed totally normal until a user posted a screenshot of their comments. It showed a second conversation between them that was happening in secret. If memory serves the person who posted the screenshot said it was an extension (possibly RES) where you view certain tags and allows you to see the extra comments based on the tags.

After seeing that I couldn't help but wonder how many secret conversations were happening out in the open on Reddit.

Re:Ask HN: Where is Half-Life 2: Episode 3? on Friday October 05, 2018 @09:54AM (#18148109)
A year ago the lead writer for the series released the story on his website:

http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/

I believe was meant for another thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17642751
Re:So Your Startup Received the Nightmare GDPR Letter on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @07:17AM (#17178052)
It loaded up just fine for me.
Re:How to become a part-time programmer on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:32PM (#17135486)
I really want to switch to part time work and this article is really motivating to take the leap. My skill set is in desktop support and I want to free up time for studying programming. Right now the job I have is fairly intense with a weekly ticket count regualarly reaching over 100 at times.

I'm nervous about asking my boss for less time at work, but at this point I'm prepared to quit just to get some of my sanity back.

Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @02:53PM (#17085319)
Just after I updated that comment I got another keyboard with multiple keys missing. I believe the keyboards are replaced for free as part of licensing them out.

I worked IT for a High School and kids would tear laptop keyboards apart. The school wouldn't replace them so I had to do my best to fix them. When I saw a keycap come off when I started here and they said replace the whole board I sighed with so much relief.

Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:02AM (#17082425)
That is correct, I just got a ticket in for another keyboard replacement due to a key popping off.

Edit: This is a new one for me https://imgur.com/gallery/QTFMw2D

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