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0xbadf00d··on Cisco switches hit by reboot loops due to DNS client bug
It's Always DNS
0xbadf00d··on Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method
So there does seem to be a recent Hype-train around improved note taking and Zettelkasten in particular.

I would 100% echo the timesink/tarpit comments insofar as unless you have a specific learning or knowledge management goal devoting time to this can be a fun procrastination game.

Many of the sources rate the book "How to Take Smart Notes" by Sönke Ahrens as a starting point (ISBN10 1542866502 , ISBN13 9781542866507)

There are a plethora of youtube channels and Productivity websites to be found so YMMV, I liked:

Bryan Jenks' - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5fd4SsfvECy0zzf8Cyo2...

Justin (Effective Remote work )- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkzyo69rqBoBJUyQ9jo53Bw/vid...

0xbadf00d··on Livestream of a guy writing a bootloader and kernel in 100% Rust
Project is here: https://github.com/gamozolabs/chocolate_milk

I found it pretty fun and educational to watch as a Rust N00b.

0xbadf00d··on Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper, water
I’m trying to understand the alternative - let contagion continue unchecked and overwhelm medical services?
0xbadf00d··on Using rope physics to simulate cabling a data center in VR
That was uncomfortable watching - having been responsible for data centers in a past life my nightmares were haunted by those with no, or worse, little knowledge re-patching critical infrastructure.
0xbadf00d··on Beans Were an Ancient Egyptian Emblem of Death
This reminded me of an article I read about the "Pythagorean" diet which not only excluded meat but also beans. Can't find the exact citation but summary with https://brooklynbrainery.com/blog/pythagoras-the-superior-ve... content here:
0xbadf00d··on The History of Video Synthesizers
On the subject of Video Synths - Teenage Engineering have a preview of their OP-Z:

https://www.teenageengineering.com/products/op-z

Based on their previous offerings I am very excited to see how this turns out (and a little worried for my bank balance)

0xbadf00d··on Scientists create the first mutant ants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Ants?
0xbadf00d··on Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?
http://packetpushers.net/ - great podcast for network-related industry news & opinion. Nice mix of useful information and personality bombast.
0xbadf00d··on Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read?
I would recommend "Sorting and Searching" Volume 3 from Donald Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming". Fantastic, in-depth read.
0xbadf00d··on The Algorithms Behind Moana’s Animated Ocean
Along similar lines there was a fascinating video about modelling different types of snow for Frozen which goes into some detail about the Material Point Method (MPM) algorithms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0kyDKu8K-k

0xbadf00d··on CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos for the first time
I would agree that this is a significant milestone - however I would have thought that there's still a large amount of randomness in protein expression meaning you would still be painting in "broad strokes" as opposed to granular detail of traits.
0xbadf00d··on User-space networking with Snabb
Very exciting topic - I would be really interested to see how various features such as Link aggregation (LACP) and Spanning tree protocol would be implemented within the framework.
0xbadf00d··on Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
Minaal Backpack - https://www.minaal.com/ I got the version 1.0 with kickstarter and have used it almost daily ever since. Lovely bag with thoughtful design for daily work use or as a weekend bag.
0xbadf00d··on Why does e to pi i equal -1? (2015) [video]
Very Nice Video - One of my favourite sub 5 minute explanations is Oliver Humpage's @ Ignite Bristol circa 2011:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHaPyuEkK4A

Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

0xbadf00d··on Amazon and Google fight crucial battle over voice recognition
Without having any "hands on" (or off) with either of these devices - Can anyone tell me if there is any training data held locally on either of these or do all voice commands get sent to Amazon/Goolge for parsing centrally?
0xbadf00d··on Bootstrapping a SaaS Startup from Scratch 
What a refreshing read, it came across as authentic advice with actionable points - I feel that the "value your own time above all else" and "prepare to be wrong" are all too often missed in the more glitzy & glamorous "I make n$$$ per month" posts.
0xbadf00d··on Ask HN: What is the best Hackintosh laptop for ios app developers?
I would say a good start is tonymacx86 - Hugely valuable resource fro all things hackintosh:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/laptop-compatibility.114/

0xbadf00d··on Ask HN: What is the best email you got from a recruiter?
You're hired at the market rate you specified :)
0xbadf00d··on Walmart’s Crime Problem
Not sure about an army, but I think the point is that they are actively consuming a public service more often because they have cut their own costs, instead of paying for a deterrent themselves.
0xbadf00d··on Walmart’s Crime Problem
It seems as though this is following a familiar pattern (as in the UK) of:

"Privatise the profit, push the risk/cost to the local community"

0xbadf00d··on Freedom and security issues on x86 platforms
There's an related Youtube video from Igor Skochinsky's REcon 2014 talk that I watched this week & found interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kCICUPc9_8

May be also be interesting to others wanting further information.

0xbadf00d··on Princess Pricklepants, Startup Founder Extraordinaire
This reads alarmingly similar to many techcrunch articles.

Perhaps techcrunch could be improved with the addition of plastic cows and/or hedgehogs.

0xbadf00d··on Dutch report: Buk missile downed MH17 in Ukraine
The question was around the Washington Post's political standing not the BBC's.

I wasn't implying anything about the reporting accuracy just commenting on the difference - it turns out less than I originally thought.

Always good to hear the BBC's perceived lack of bias - shame it seems the current political climate in the UK (Conservative) appears to be attempting to cut it's funding:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/bbc-licence-fee http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10901155/B...

0xbadf00d··on Dutch report: Buk missile downed MH17 in Ukraine
Always interesting reading the same news from different sources - the BBC story does not seem to mention the Almaz-Antey test firing of a newer model of the missile to disprove Russian involvement.

Where does the WP lie on the political Spectrum? As a Euro-bloke I don't know.

0xbadf00d··on Crowdfunding Is Driving a Board Game Renaissance
A website that recently rekindled my love of boardgames is http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/

I'm not affiliated in any way - I just really enjoyed it as an entity that is created out of a genuine passion for the medium mixed with a great "nuts & bolts" discussion of the mechanics of the games they review.

Enjoy!

0xbadf00d··on Packet Capture, Injection, and Analysis with Gopacket
Very interested in this and wondering about the possibilities of creating a software load-balancing instance with Go - rewriting source & destination addresses on the fly and tracking session states to failover between instances of the program.
0xbadf00d··on You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
I feel like I have taken the red pill while watching Inception.
0xbadf00d··on Why you should move your startup to a small fishing town
I really enjoyed the piece - but I wonder if the arguments made work for a highly focused coding bender and perhaps not day-to-day business growth of a startup where meeting face to face with other founders, potential partners & mentors would be facilitated by being in a crowded city as opposed to a Senegalese beach?