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Re:Calling All Hackers on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @06:36PM (#41314867)
This isn't just a call to all hackers...this is a call to all entrepreneurs. It really highlights the artificial success of many companies today.
Re:Vit D supplementation and incident dementia: Sex, APOE, and cogniti... on Friday March 03, 2023 @06:16PM (#35016314)
There's an app called Dminder that notifies you when the sun is in the optimal position (highest point in the sky) to generate Vitamin D based on your location.
Re:Vit D supplementation and incident dementia: Sex, APOE, and cogniti... on Friday March 03, 2023 @06:08PM (#35016257)
The most important first step is to test your current levels. Then you can use a Vitamin D calculator[1] to help get you a starting point for how much to supplement based on your desired target level -- recommended target range is 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L). Then re-test in 3-6 months to check levels and adjust supplementation as needed.

[1] Vitamin D calculator: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/dcalculator

Re:Replacing Dropbox in favor of DigitalOcean spaces on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @03:15AM (#25913612)
Take a look at duplicity. http://duplicity.nongnu.org/

It does encrypted, incremental backups and can sync to many protocols including S3, DO Spaces, Dropbox, rsync, Mega.co...the list goes on. Super easy to set up. This is my go to backup solution for the cloud.

Re:I3: Improved Tiling Window Manager on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @06:32PM (#25450231)
Ever since installing Arch + i3 on my old Macbook Pro years ago, traditional window managers feel so inferior now. I've been on the hunt, since, to find anything as close to i3 for MacOS as possible.

I did come close however...there's a hidden gem called Yabai[0] (formerly chunkwm) by koekeishiya on GitHub. For anyone looking for as close to i3 functionality as possible in MacOS, Yabai is definitely it. I'm really surprised I don't see more people recommend it as the developer has done an excellent job trying to bring the i3 experience to Mac.

[0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

Re:Tell HN: Zoom runs application from Time Machine backup when uninst... on Friday April 03, 2020 @06:26PM (#22774532)
If this is intentional, I'm just curious how it works. I feel like this could lead to a vulnerability or exploit.

Tell HN: Zoom runs application from Time Machine backup when uninstalled on Mac

Posted by vicken on Friday April 03, 2020 @04:48PM
from the self-post dept.

I noticed something really peculiar this morning when I was invited to a Zoom meeting. I had uninstalled Zoom the night before but when I clicked the Join Meeting link, I was still prompted by the browser to open the zoom.us application. I went ahead and clicked OK to open it and I got the OSX popup: "You're opening the application "zoom.us" for the first time. Are you sure you want to open...

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Re:Vitamin D Could Prevent & Treat Influenza, Coronavirus, & Pneumonia... on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:41PM (#22623126)
Did you take a look at the research section (https://www.grassrootshealth.net/research/)?

You can find the papers we've published that support our claims.

Re:Vitamin D Could Prevent & Treat Influenza, Coronavirus, & Pneumonia... on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:58PM (#22622815)
This is far from the truth. I work for the organization that put the paper together, GrassrootsHealth. We're a non-profit organization doing nutrient research, with a focus on vitamin D.

You can read more about the organization here: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/?post_projects=about-us

Ask HN: Does the Herman Miller Mirra 2 white frame get dirty easily?

Posted by vicken on Saturday October 10, 2015 @12:26AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm about to buy a Herman Milla Mirra 2 chair and am stuck between two color schemes.The first, safe option is all black for ease of maintenance sake. I wouldn't really have to worry about visible stains and discoloration over time and could be a little more "reckless" with it, if you will.The second option, the one I really want, is black back & seat with a white frame...

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Re:Is Private Internet Access injecting their own Google cert? on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @09:49PM (#9615638)
Sure thing, I snapped a shot of the error window when it popped up: http://imgur.com/y5tQbTn

I was connected to the US East server at the time.

Is Private Internet Access injecting their own Google cert?

Posted by vicken on Thursday May 21, 2015 @09:13PM
from the self-post dept.

I noticed something really strange happen today. I'm getting an invalid certificate warning ("This certificate is not valid (host name mismatch") while sending email through Google's smtp server. I decided to disconnect from PIA and send the email and, low and behold, no certificate warning. I reconnected to PIA, tried to send a test email, and got the warning again.Anyone else notice this?...

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Re:Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alt... on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @09:22PM (#7601542)
LiquidWeb looks very promising and fits right in my price range. Great find. LW is the top contender so far.

Great suggestions guys, keep em coming!

Re:Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alt... on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @09:18PM (#7601533)
Wow, these guys look pretty good. The prices are a little higher than I'd like, but definitely worth checking out, thanks.
Re:Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alt... on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @09:13PM (#7601518)
I strongly prefer it being managed so I don't really have to worry about server maintenance and such.

I don't host anything too crazy. I'm a web designer and currently have about 15 sites I'm hosting for clients, with a handful of them being WordPress sites, and the rest, simple HTML informational sites.

Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alternative?

Posted by vicken on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @08:44PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm sick of HostGator's constant outages, including today's. Can anyone recommend a solid managed VPS service not related to BlueHost/HostGator?I'm currently paying $51.95/mo for the following and would like to stay in the same price range for similar specs:2.3Ghz (1 core) 1024MB RAM 60GB Disk Space 1000 GB BandwidthI'd gratefully appreciate any input.

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Ask HN: Is there a "new" WRT54G?

Posted by vicken on Monday August 06, 2012 @09:48PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been using WRT54G routers with DD-WRT for years and am looking to get a new router. I haven't been keeping up to date on the latest and greatest in routers and am wondering if there's a "new" WRT54G, so to speak. Meaning, is there a better router out there that can run DD-WRT or can provide the same features & functionality?

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Re:Howie Mandel revealed NBC studio's wifi password live on the Today ... on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @01:18PM (#3982992)
haha Very true!