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cpplinuxdude··on Scalar: Generate interactive API documentations from Swagger files
Will /token oauth bearer authentication be added anytime soon?
cpplinuxdude··on Life Is a Ponzi Scheme (2009)
Probably the most well-written piece i’ve read via HN.
cpplinuxdude··on Boeing 737 MAX crash and the rejection of ridiculous data
> Now if you worked at SpaceX and worked on testing their flight systems, then I'd be more inclined to trust you

Wow that's harsh. You may want to add a bit of sugar to that; it's not nice addressing fellow developers like that. Just a thought.

cpplinuxdude··on Boeing 737 MAX crash and the rejection of ridiculous data
I'm sorry i'll have to mention that the software can be thoroughly tested in simulation flights. Funnily enough i was involved with some virtualisation software used to test booking systems for Airports. If you can virtualise a booking systems, trust me you can virtualise the on-board flights systems.
cpplinuxdude··on Repl.it GFX: Native graphics development in the browser
When will we be able to embed repl.it into an iframe?
cpplinuxdude··on How we spent $30k in Firebase in less than 72 hours
That’s why you need good humans who’re expert at responding extremely well when things break. It’s one thing to prep for a whiteboard interview, it’s another to intuit that needle in the haystack.
cpplinuxdude··on The Wealthy Are Hoarding $10B of Bitcoin in Bunkers
I don't really get why when it comes to crypto energy consumption, the discussion board becomes reactionary. I mean portugal is now running on 100% renewables. Shouldn't this point be more about renewables? You know, what about the electric car? That'll consume lots of energy too.
cpplinuxdude··on Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual Currency
I happen to know an exec in gold mining (we had a brief fling), and she mentioned they do see bitcoin as a clear competitor to gold.

For what that's worth.

cpplinuxdude··on Show HN: Ping.gy – An app to connect with people within 1km from you
no users around me and I'm fairly central in London. Why not connect with the n closest users instead?
cpplinuxdude··on Cryptocurrency YouTuber Ian Balina hacked out of $2M during a livestream
Nope. Offsetting losses is therefor a very commonly used loophole. Hence the speculation.
cpplinuxdude··on Cryptocurrency YouTuber Ian Balina hacked out of $2M during a livestream
At the risk of sounding pedantic too, crypto is short for both cryptography and cryptocurrency. Knowing which one it refers to is inferred from context.
cpplinuxdude··on Tesla Roadster
Tesla is already established in the business of luxury electric cars. It's the low cost ones that seem to be the challenge.
cpplinuxdude··on Yahoo discloses hack of 1B accounts
What's I dislike the most about this situation is that I cannot even shut down my yahoo email account, as it could be re-created by someone else, i.e hijacked.

It's also terrible that such bad password policies are being pushed onto users, yet no guarantee of security is associated with them.

cpplinuxdude··on Ask HN: Insultingly Bad Bonus, Bay Area, Cause for Concern?
time.com/3342841/bonus-bad-news/

Yes it does, but I pretty much regard work as I do dating. In this respect being selective usually pays.

cpplinuxdude··on Ask HN: Insultingly Bad Bonus, Bay Area, Cause for Concern?
I'm a contractor.
cpplinuxdude··on Ask HN: Insultingly Bad Bonus, Bay Area, Cause for Concern?
It has occurred to me that bonuses don't suit me well. As a software engineer my ability to work rests upon many different layers of knowledge (my trade), assumptions (there will be electricity at my client's office when I arrive), beliefs (I will get paid).

I work hard to make sure each of these elements are in place, so that I can free my mind of them, and focus on my work.

Well a bonus turns one of my most important factors for employment into a variable, based on my performance. This is a cognitive load that I refuse to bear while carrying out my trade.

If you read up on research regarding bonuses they also seem to lead to worse performance when it comes to cognitive tasks, and I'm unwilling to work with a company that doesn't use data, facts and reason as some of their driving factors.

cpplinuxdude··on Quit Social Media, Your Career May Depend on It
I just got the best gig of my life through LinkedIn. But I was abroad so not really able to physically network as such.
cpplinuxdude··on Stark, Spare, Beautiful Midcentury British Safety Posters
What annoys me with British PSA's is that they're always stick rather than carrot.

I know it may sound like I'm whining, but hearing for the 50th time today that I'll get fined some stupidly high amount for not doing as I'm told can get weary after a while.

cpplinuxdude··on How I Became HackerRank 1 in Two Hours
http://shyal.com/blog/building-a-service-virtualisation-serv...
cpplinuxdude··on How I Became HackerRank 1 in Two Hours
Then flat out refuse. I just landed an amazing gig by writing a relevant blog post with code included. Else they could rely on some of your github code.
cpplinuxdude··on Why does Siri seem so dumb?
I'd like AIs to have settings so they start engaging me, rather me always having to engage them. e.g ask me what my tasks are today, or other types of interactions initiated by them at a propitious time.
cpplinuxdude··on World Population Growth
If they have their way then Nestle's bottled water will really be a luxury item you can't live without. Most likely quite literally.
cpplinuxdude··on Typora – A cross platform markdown editor
Very different beasts. :) Writing CAD software can be done with a surprisingly small number of libraries, which is not at all withe case when it comes to typesetting.
cpplinuxdude··on Typora – A cross platform markdown editor
View > Source Code Mode
cpplinuxdude··on Machine learning tool offers real time analysis of emails
Doesn't Boomerang require you to grant their servers the right to read all your email?

Seems like a high price to pay.

cpplinuxdude··on Why you should never use MongoDB (2013)
No matter the load. A blog is only reads. Any db system should be able to hold up.

It's a different kettle of fish when there's writes; but for reads, it should be a walk through the park.

cpplinuxdude··on Machine Learning and Ketosis
> What is an unhealthy fat?

Fat consumed with high levels of sugar.

Not everyone has the capacity to be strict with their diet, habits, or health in general. These people might still attempt the Keto diet.

The Ketogenic diet gets approached by lots of people with mental health issues (bipolar for one), and people who have issues being strict with their diet.

Advising them to get their blood work done, and heart checked is normal, and sensible. Getting your blood and heart checked regularly is a healthy habit, and provides vital feedback to understand exactly how your diet is impacting your health.

cpplinuxdude··on Machine Learning and Ketosis
A word of advice to those attempting a Ketogenic diet: get your blood work done on a regular basis.

If possible, get heart scans done once a year.

It's easy to slip into a sloppy version of the Ketogenic diet, at which point you're consuming lots of unhealthy fats and carbs, you triglycerides and cholesterol could shoot up and put you in shit street.

This is a strict diet.

cpplinuxdude··on Ask HN: Location-independent entrepreneurs, where do you live and why?
Marbella: beach. :)
cpplinuxdude··on Who's to blame for Tesla autosteer fatalities?
I like the premise of the article. This is now a black & white issue; it's not about how the onus is entirely on the user, or entirely on the machine. Instead it's about both assisting each other, but humans ultimately remaining at the wheel.
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