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Re:Ask HN: Is Java in Decline?
on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @02:35PM (#38181686)
NoItIsNotInDeclineDueToItBeingAbleToBeWrittenOnceAndBeingAbleToRunEverywhere
Re:Good Bookmarking Tools?
on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @02:33PM (#38181659)
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Re:MIT physicists turn pencil lead into electronic gold
on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @11:18AM (#38178679)
Title is misleading. I thought this was some sort of modern-day alchemy that yields actual gold, as in this type of gold, chemical element symbol Au: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold
Re:Ask HN: Are You Religious?
on Monday November 06, 2023 @12:15PM (#38165396)
When my national census form arrives and asks what religion I follow, I put 'Jedi'.
Blinded by the Light DOM
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Re:F*** Paywalls
on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:17PM (#38143068)
Looks like they use some sort of proxy:
https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%...
Typically news sites rate limit how much a particular IP can be used to read articles. I assume the proxy IP is different each time.
Re:Ask HN: How would French police locate suspects by tapping their de...
on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:07PM (#38142942)
For smartphones, assume an always-on wiretap situation. But for laptops, it may be harder depending on how hardened your setup is, and how tight your opsec is. There is the possibility that if you're a high value target and you bought your laptop online that it could be bugged, but you would have to be someone like a drug trafficker or a journalist or some other high profile person.
Re:Ask HN: Is Linux Mint a good choice for a laptop with 8gb of RAM?
on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:04PM (#38142910)
You're right, Ubuntu feels bloated to me. It's subtle, but noticeable. Mint is a good lightweight alternative. 8GB is enough for everyday computing, although some people multitask with several apps open which can choke things a bit.
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F*** Paywalls
Re:The People Who Ruined the Internet
on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @01:19PM (#38101498)
'The People' when really it's mostly bots these days, and getting smarter with LLMs too. Only a few blogs/articles are written by actual humans, and something strange has happened to my cognitive abilities lately; is discerning whether an article is written by an LLM or a human. I regularly play a game called 'bot or not' now.
Re:Ask HN: How to Get Noticed
on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:20PM (#38100521)
> whom I chat with over IRC
What, IRC is still used in 2023? There is a panoply of other discussion forums to shill your talent/products/services.
Re:Ask HN: Virtual Desktop is a hacker tool?
on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:18PM (#38100468)
> How do you defend against hackers using these to attack your SaaS server?
This is a broad question. There are multiple ways to defend, besides basic security like firewalls. Blocking nefarious IPs or domains only gets you so far, as something will slip through the cracks. Try reading this: https://opsec101.org/
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Re:Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for creatives?
on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:30PM (#38089295)
There is Designer News:
It's not just about design, some other creative-themed things get posted.
Re:Ask HN: What are your hacks to learn faster?
on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:28PM (#38089269)
Apart from cheating with nootropics, I start small and build momentum.
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Re:Razor 1911
on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:39PM (#38071862)
You can browse chiptune/keygen music here: https://chiptune.app/