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Forplax··on Why does 1Password need to see all of Dropbox?
You can use a key file in addition to password, so yes.
Forplax··on MLB.com is using my Google Analytics code
Getting your car stolen sucks, but if you report it the thief may have to go to jail, and who's going to feed his family then?

Protecting wrong-doers because "we" have supposedly created a system that forces their hands makes no sense.

Forplax··on Ask HN: what is your salary?
> "typical employee"

of whom? Where? Doing what?

At least put some semblance of effort in when writing your next bragpost.

Forplax··on Show HN: Tired of doing coding interviews on Skype? We've built this
> 2. Ask candidates to implement a simple project (~8 hours)

I've never understood why employers seem to think asking for 8+ hours free work before even possibly getting an interview is fair to the applicant.

Forplax··on Have Liberal Arts Degree, Will Code
Do we really have 10-year-old "ace web programmers" running around?
Forplax··on The Indian sanitary pad revolutionary
If the subject is so shameful and taboo that the women mentioned in this article can't even dry their sanitary rags in the sun, do you really see them boiling a menstrual cup in the family's cooking pot once a month to sterilize it?
Forplax··on How to intentionally get denied entry into the United States?
I, too, am too chicken to get myself murdered.

"if I do something which brings dishonour to my family they'll kill me and my mother will get in trouble as well. I know it's hard for you to understand but this is how my culture is."

Forplax··on Show HN: Code Kingdoms – a game that teaches kids to code
We drive our kids to ballet class, but are reasonably sure they will never be professional dancers. Same for baseball, violin, karate, and so on. But those activities generally do grow things like teamwork, patience, coordination, fitness, etc. Not to mention an enjoyable sense of satisfaction when a difficult task is finally accomplished after a lot of hard work.

Enriching foundations and building useful skillsets is not the same thing as taking "full control of your kid's destiny".

Forplax··on I was partially deaf for the last couple of years
Normally I'm happy to jump into a "bash US healthcare" conversation, but as someone who recently experienced exactly this issue off-insurance, I can tell you that office visit + procedure runs anywhere from $200-$400 out of pocket. Since it's a 5 minute in-office thing, most of that cost would be hidden behind a copay to those with decent insurance.

Nothing like 500Rs, to be sure. But not quite four figures yet.

Forplax··on State of The Union address minute by minute on Twitter
> I apologize if it sounded like I was complaining. I only meant I chose this life.

That's nice, but earlier you did say:

> I don't appreciate the government intruding on my private life, forcing me to buy a product for at least $200/mo, a $200/mo I literally can't afford. (...) People simply have no money for $200/mo of extra costs.

Which seems rather straightforward. You want to be angry at the government for enacting the ACA, for "forcing" this $200/mo charge on not only yourself but also the "many others" in your same position. You're quite upset at this mandate that you and those many apparently can't afford. Backpedaling only after someone points out the obvious (vouchers, tax credits, etc) doesn't change your original message.