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MindTwister

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MindTwister··on Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies
Several years ago I was doing advertising websites, one of our customers was (Pfizer? Bayer? both were customers) they had developed a drug against Dupuytren's contracture[1] and apparently found it effective enough against Peyronie's that we were asked to create a website describing this (possibly off label) use of that drug.

Honestly I have no idea if it was effective or not, nor do I know anything about the side effects, but just in case you were unaware of that particular option I want to put it out there.

From what I can find, doing an online search along that path it might have been Xiaflex/Xiapex by Pfizer.

(Not paid by anyone in this particular business anymore, just remembered it when I read your comment).

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contracture

MindTwister··on Write HTML Right
What immediately came to mind for me was this (short) Ted talk https://youtu.be/zAFcV7zuUDA
MindTwister··on Advanced console.log Tips and Tricks (2020)
Are you lamenting that you reach for `console.log` first, instead of using the `debugger` statement, or are you wishing there was a `debugger` statement, because there absolutely is a `debugger` statement. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...
MindTwister··on Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps from the Play Store
Thank you, I had no idea what the subject was from the headline
MindTwister··on Google Earth Timelapse
Atatürk Dam is impressive/scary https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse#v=37.57077,38.47465...
MindTwister··on They Don’t Make Music Like They Used To
You wont notice any difference until about a minute in where all the instruments come into play.
MindTwister··on Mastodon for Metalheads
For those reading the comments first, this is not the first Mastodon that came to mind in the context of metalheads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(band)
MindTwister··on What I learned from reading over 100 weight loss studies
There is also "slankekur" which more or less translates to "slimming-cure"
MindTwister··on Firefighting Robot Snake Flies on Jets of Water
I thought the same thing.

"I really hope they got permission to ruin the lawn"

MindTwister··on A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet
Original here, in better quality: https://twitter.com/landru79/status/988490703075463168
MindTwister··on Undiagnosed adult ADHD could cost UK billions a year, report finds
A close friend of mine has been in and out of the job market for years with various diagnosis, including stress, depression, anxiety, OCD, one doctor even suggested brain damage.

She was diagnosed with ADHD and ADD a few years ago, got medication for it which cleared up most of the above symptoms. She has now held a steady job, although at a reduced workload, for a few years.

MindTwister··on How to find hidden cameras (2002) [pdf]
People who fly FPV order these cameras all the time.

This one is about $8 https://www.banggood.com/600TVL-8_0MP-14-2_8mm-CMOS-FPV-170-...

How about this one for $22 with a 5.8GHz transmitter https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-TX01S-NTSC-Mini-5_8G-40CH-2...

MindTwister··on A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
His Hololens Super Mario is awesome as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN95nNDtxjo
MindTwister··on Prenda Saga Update: John Steele Pleads Guilty, Admits Entire Scheme
For those not wanting to click through that site, here is the youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObZDipKRH0c

MindTwister··on Pebble's next step
That is an awesome looking watch, thankyou
MindTwister··on The MIT License, Line by Line
Huh? I submitted this 23 hours ago with the exact same url, glad to see som discussion though.
MindTwister··on Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned to solder
I just order my ESP8266 bare bones from Banggood, about $3, free shipping and if you order them in bulk you save even more.

The ESP8266 works great as a standalone device and you can even flash it with the Arduino firmware, though I prefer NodeMCU.

MindTwister··on Ask HN: What's the best tool you used to use that doesn't exist anymore?
Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan

I have no idea why they made it wireless, it ate batteries like crazy, but its still the best trackball I've ever owned.

Having the ball at your middle and ring finger gave better control than the thumb driven ones.

You can still get it on places like amazon, but at a ridiculous price, 10-20 times what it originally retailed for.

MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
Thankyou for the clarification
MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
Ok, just to make things clear, and to make sure I understand, an attack could look like this;

1. I trick you into using my GitEvil Repository Service (GERS™).

2. After you upload your data, I swap target site information (in this case name) with the name for GERS™.

3. Next time you log in to GERS™, you accidentally send the login information for target site instead.

4. Profit

In that case, keeping with the wish to keep the manager searchable without the master password, would it be possible to mitigate this by HMAC'ing the encrypted password with, for instance, the site name?

As should be obvious from the above, I'm no crypto expert.

MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
I'm not sure why that happens, but for me the language gives me 2 extra bits of information.

1. Cool, it'll run anywhere i need it to (presumably) without dependencies.

2. Cool, I love that language, I wonder how they did it.

For many other languages, the checkbox for 2 will be ticked as well though.

MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
From the context, malicious means either "tampers with your data" or "will attempt to decrypt your data", not "may find your outdated MySpace profile"

In that sense it certainly is usable without private repositories.

MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
Off the top of my head it should:

- Work offline

- Work on multiple platforms

- Encrypt the passwords

- Backups/distribution should not be dependent on a single provider

- Ease of use (command line is fine, great even, but for the love of god make it simple)

- Not require me to remember to copy around an encryption key

- Open source is a great bonus

MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
Is the above and the replies by the author really so unworthy of discussion that they require a downvote? Or is someone just disagreeing?
MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
I wouldn't call this a serious privacy breach, you could just use a private repository.
MindTwister··on Show HN: passgo, a command line password manager written in go
Yay a password manager I might actually use, very impressed so far.
MindTwister··on USB soldering iron test and teardown [video]
If he didn't like it you would know it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASnLL6ebaco

In the end you need to balance the pros and cons and see which comes up on top in your particular use case.

Personally, for my use cases (field repair of RC gear), I might buy one after this review.

MindTwister··on Powa failure – where did the money go?
Sounds plausible, the whole article had a disconnected feel to it, possibly due to lack of narrative.
MindTwister··on Powa failure – where did the money go?
I dont know, it "feels" machine generated, or translated.
MindTwister··on Powa failure – where did the money go?
Does anyone else find the writing style kind of odd?
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