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Apofis··on Gov.uk drops jQuery from their front end
The problem is that a lot of old school website devs can write jQuery and very very little actual JavaScript.
Apofis··on State Dept Guidance on DPRK IT Workers [pdf]
Yes, and permanently.
Apofis··on Dall-E 2
So I can't do Teddy Bears Riding a Horse?
Apofis··on Are we wrong about Web3?
How's filecoin better than Dropbox or Google Drive?
Apofis··on Impulse Space is betting on a future where launch is cheap
Presently the biggest challenge confronting the private space industry is creating a market and creating demand. This is no different than any other industry, however.
Apofis··on Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
I really wish more would have a scannable QR code for Venmo/Paypal. More outreach needs to be done in this regard to educate. Both issue debit cards.
Apofis··on What is money, anyway?
Money isn't complicated. Save money, invest it into index funds long term, don't spend more than you earn, make sure you purchase a property, and never rent. We got through COVID due to monetary policies the Federal Reserver, White House, and Congress enacted, all levers that would disappear in this "paradise" crypto nerds/enthusiasts sell where our government loses all control over money.

Further, Venture Capitalists borrow money from Investment Banks who borrow money from the FED, how do we all envision this process working if our government can no longer issue money? A nebulous "DAO" with smart contracts? I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that.

Apofis··on Are we wrong about Web3?
Honestly, until any of this 'Web3' malarky has even a chance in hell of being superior to AWS or Azure I think most of it is worthless. None of it has a trajectory of becoming superior so far and most of it is incredibly slow, expensive, and wasteful (as far as electricity goes).
Apofis··on Chrome 100
Apple is working with Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others to make web standards work more consistently across different browsers.

https://web.dev/interop-2022/

Apofis··on US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent
I run in the mornings and the change this past week made it ridiculous... I get up at 5:30 and get out for a run by 6:00 and it's not dawn until about 7 AM. I got really used to getting to the nearby beach right on time to see a beautiful sunrise before heading back. Hopefully, it'll pull back soon.
Apofis··on Launch HN: Living Carbon (YC W20) – Trees that capture and store more carbon
You guys are amazing. This has been one of my wet dreams as far as a natural carbon capture mechanisms go. It always seemed like a no-brainer to me. I wonder how far this can go? I know it's a fantasy, but imagine we can get sequoias to grow at a monstrous pace? It'll be a massive boon to CO2 draw-down, which is the real issue since not a single country on earth is on track to meeting 2050 Paris Accord goals. Good luck guys and hopefully maybe one day in the future we may partner on project. Keep on rockin'!
Apofis··on Vue 3 as the New Default
Ooh, you guys also get upgrade anxiety like me. Slow your roll, the latest and greatest will get there. You can always contribute otherwise.
Apofis··on Yes, I can connect to a DB in CSS
Calm down, Satan.
Apofis··on WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack
Alright, who's the funny guy? https://i.ibb.co/Xpbm1hR/funny-guy.png
Apofis··on WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-core-vulnerabi...
Apofis··on WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack
90% of installations don't do this.
Apofis··on WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack
Okay, I won't argue with you. You are clearly a Wordpress Architect.
Apofis··on Myths about cooking steak that need to go away (2013)
Serious Eats is such a disaster for someone that prints things.
Apofis··on WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack
Wordpress is one of the most insecure platforms out there. Avoid using it if you care about security.
Apofis··on Gobolinux : Redefining Linux filesystem hierarchy
I appreciate the really in depth reply; however, they truly do sound similar if Flatpak was the only package manager installed in the OS. The PopOS! distro is like this and is working on relying more on Flatpak than Apt, for example.
Apofis··on Gobolinux : Redefining Linux filesystem hierarchy
I'm confused how Gobo's app directory structure is different from the structure Flatpak uses internally. Please elaborate.
Apofis··on Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?
Why is it so unbelievable that someone could disrupt any of these companies? Aside from Apple and Netflix I don't think the rest are doing a particularly good job. Apple iTunes had it's lunch eaten by Spotify (45.83B) and just look at https://killedbygoogle.com/
Apofis··on IRS: Stolen property must be reported as income on taxes
Thank you! I was wondering how this works in practice.
Apofis··on Gobolinux : Redefining Linux filesystem hierarchy
How's this different from FlatPak?
Apofis··on What does a Principal Software Engineer do?
Not everyone can do the same thing over and over again their whole life. Soon, I'm going to scream if I have to build another website or app... thankfully I'm making a massive career shift into Aerospace.
Apofis··on The Arctic Is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World
I'm honestly greatly disappointed that the Academic Establishment is pandering to politics this hard that they are underplaying their own results. It's horrific. They did the same thing with COVID. This sort of behavior will be the end of us all and is highly unscientific and unethical. They are literally getting people killed.
Apofis··on The Scientific Paper is Obsolete (2018)
I don't know about this... considering how well some of you guys write papers, I'd rather look at the results and the code than read your paper.
Apofis··on California halts Pony.ai's driverless testing permit after accident
What's amazing is that it's on Google Streetview already! Wow. Google sent a drone out to get a photo right away. Amazing.
Apofis··on Why does the stock market look like this while the world is falling apart?
Why does everyone think Wallstreet are amateurs? This is hilarious.
Apofis··on Nike Acquires NFT Startup
Splendid... all the crypto hubbub is finally revealing it's true value. Loyalty rewards. I'm going to the bank.
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