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1_1xdev1··on Self-host your mail server
> but I still get the benefit of noone but me having access to my received emails.

Other than every smtp relay hop and any network tap along the way that could keep a copy. Hope you're encrypting and not worried about the envelope. Email is fundamentally not private. Self-hosting doesn't help all that much (though it may keep it out of certain companies' hands, aside from the emails copied to or sent from that provider)

1_1xdev1··on Get Shit Done: A meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven dev system
What do you mean by cli wrapper?

Superpowers and gsd are claude code plugins (providing skills)

1_1xdev1··on Elasticsearch was never a database
You have to slap something durable and a queue in front of it.

Elastic’s own consultants will tell you this …

1_1xdev1··on Kagi News
Sure you do, to understand actual patterns in actions of members of the party.

And ignoring that, it’s general context. Part of the job of a journalist.

1_1xdev1··on Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website
DOGE noticed. They might have "fixed" the vulnerability by now

https://doge.gov/workforce?orgId=69ee18bc-9ac8-467e-84b0-106... is what's linked to by the "Workforce" header, and it now looks different than the screenshots

1_1xdev1··on Dumb TVs deserve a comeback
Sceptre exists on paper but they’re almost always “sold out”
1_1xdev1··on Python type hints may not be not for me in practice
Like `ParamSpec`?
1_1xdev1··on Solid back end language to learn
That was not an argument I made, and I don't know what AI has to do with it
1_1xdev1··on Solid back end language to learn
> Because it’s a) scripting language b) not even a good one.

> Even if modern versions somehow overcome those limitations - nobody would bet an expensive project while there are plenty of more relevant alternatives

No, b) is absolutely your opinion (how can "LangX is not a good scripting language" be "statistical fact"? Come on.)

a) -- depends on your definition of expensive, but, again, I point to the tons of new (and old) companies choosing python all the time, even if some other language is "better" (for whatever your definition of better is)

We agree that neither PHP nor python would be good fits for building a database or similar. Doesn't make my points wrong.

1_1xdev1··on 'I grew up with it': readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
It's unbearably slow even opening and filtering a small CSV file (100s of rows).
1_1xdev1··on Solid back end language to learn
Have you looked at startup jobs? Python is still super common despite a).

Regarding b) -- that's just like, your opinion, man. (I'd choose python over it any day, personally, but PHP with laravel is pretty great)

1_1xdev1··on Ask HN: Should you reply STOP to unwanted texts?
How does one “open an email”

Same thing

Your messaging client may helpfully request the url they sent you to show a url preview.

In an email, your client renders the html including img tags (yes, this can be disabled, and may not even be default for most people anymore; it’s still a thing)

1_1xdev1··on Ask HN: Should you reply STOP to unwanted texts?
Not really true, if you have an iPhone, at least. URL previews are loaded on message open. A network request to the url they sent you. They know when you opened it

Unless the behavior has changed (maybe it has)?

1_1xdev1··on Tell HN: GitHub now recommends using its own `gh` tool to clone repositories
Guessing here:

Do you have `gh` installed on the machine where you see this happening? Maybe they know and are just giving a “helpful” default

1_1xdev1··on [dead]
1. Why wouldn’t you vote? I don’t get it. You can vote and leave out particular elections. Or you could write in your own name. Educate yourself and make the best informed decision you can.

2. Voting status is not a protected class. If they want to fire you over it, they can. This seems absurd though.

I’d suggest you find another job if you think you’d be “into trouble” by voting a certain way or not voting.

Perhaps just keep your personal opinions to yourself if you think you’ll be ostracized… but I would not want to work in such a place.

1_1xdev1··on Governor Newsom signs bill to protect kids from social media addiction
Punishment is effectively not allowed at many schools because parents suck.

Kids complain to parents.

Parents complain to teacher. Teacher tells parent to pound sand. Parent complains to administration about unfair teacher. Administration takes a “customer is _always_ right” mindset for various reasons, and teacher told to not enforce. Or the rule is changed.

Some parents refuse to allow their child to do anything wrong (by moving the goalposts of “wrong”, assuming their child is always right, etc), some have anxiety if they can’t reach their child instantly via text, some parents refuse to enforce rules they don’t understand or agree with.

1_1xdev1··on A lonely man in his 30s found welcome and community at spin class
It also works if you think of women as people instead of sexual objects.

But it also requires the women to think of you the same way (this is, rarely, a problem)

1_1xdev1··on Vulnerabilities in the Feeld dating app
I used the app briefly a few months prior to their discovery. The app was riddled with bugs. Things like chats not loading (received the push notification, but in the app not visible until force quit/reload). I’m not surprised it took them so long to remediate. I would guess a shoestring contractor dev team.
1_1xdev1··on DOJ claims Google has "trifecta of monopolies" on Day 1 of ad tech trial
Doubleclick existed before Google bought them. Apple has an ad network. Meta has an ad network. Breaking google’s ad network off doesn’t change anything for the small businesses who want to spend $50 to reach 100 millennial women interested in home goods.

The ad exchange buys user profile data from those who collect it (which also happens today in addition to first party collection)

Or, am I missing your point?

1_1xdev1··on Ask HN: What is the need for Jira status workflows?
Strictly speaking it doesn’t.

It ensures someone else has moved the card to the next status (or, that automated tests have passed and moved it to the next status by automation)

You can permission who can move to what status.

As a random dev, I personally wouldn’t recommend it unless there are legal requirements for such separation (or your org has lawyers that think such requirement exists)

1_1xdev1··on Inside the "3 billion people" national public data breach
Pretty sure the FBI and equivalent agencies already have access to every state’s DMV records so it’s sort of a distinction without a difference.
1_1xdev1··on Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say
You’re right but I don’t think we’re solving for the same thing.
1_1xdev1··on Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say
It’s way more private than all of your transaction history rolled up by your card issuer.

Does some central authority have access to and the compute power to correlate all of the data available in those video feeds? No

1_1xdev1··on Ask HN: Those who run mainly Linux and game on Windows, what's your setup like?
I assume no based on your comment, but have you ever run into issues where your vfio setup didn’t work with AAA games with intense anti cheat? Like cs:go/cs2 or valorant? That’s what’s always held me back
1_1xdev1··on Reverse engineering Ticketmaster's rotating barcodes
No, you actually can’t for the tickets the article is talking about. This is increasingly common. It’s insane
1_1xdev1··on Ask HN: Would an app for cross-border collaborative family budgeting be useful?
Skip the conference calling feature
1_1xdev1··on The forgotten war on beepers
> The only acceptable way to be white these days is to agree with everything that is in vogue in SF and Cambridge in the last 6 months.

I feel sorry for you if this is your lived experience. This isn't normal, even in HCOL left-leaning US cities. You might be the problem.

1_1xdev1··on The forgotten war on beepers
But then anyone else that can see my phone screen can read them :)
1_1xdev1··on To make a fortune, target bored young men who want to make a fortune
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/coomer...
1_1xdev1··on To make a fortune, target bored young men who want to make a fortune
Equating starting a business with gambling in a casino is asinine.

You have a lot more impact as a founder over whether that business succeeds than you would ever have over a wager in roulette or a 4 game NFL parlay on Sunday.

Both are risks. Only one is a gamble.

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