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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/cyansmoker; my proof: https://keybase.io/cyansmoker/sigs/qhReou3eDtWC8jOmRKO40u5Kb8h8x8f1QxbU17s-_rY ]

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cyansmoker··on Other sites like HN?
I am very curious about Facebook groups: did you find good ones? My experience with Facebook content has been total garbage and I'd like to know if my experience is just circumstantial.
cyansmoker··on Show HN: Embed your source code in PNG files
If you are like me, you spend a non-negligible amount of time creating architectural diagrams using a DSL (UML, python libraries or what not), exporting them to a portable image format and uploading these to some form of Wiki.

I would like to be able to edit everything I store in said Wiki, and this flow breaks when it comes to images. Inspired by draw.io, I created this simple util that lets me (and you) store the diagram's code with the image. Now, as long as you have the final image, you and others can keep editing your diagram!

cyansmoker··on $100k stolen in 60 minutes. Ethereum livestream scam on YouTube
Good point @reginold I am not familiar with Ether but if it's a cold wallet, you are right. If Ether is like Bitcoin and addresses can be derivations, would using these be enough to conceal the overall lack of return transactions?
cyansmoker··on $100k stolen in 60 minutes. Ethereum livestream scam on YouTube
Thanks. Wonder why they keep jumping wallets. Are they getting blocked as they go?
cyansmoker··on $100k stolen in 60 minutes. Ethereum livestream scam on YouTube
And Yes, I understand that for each "in" transaction, an "out" counterpart is displayed so I'm obviously only wondering about the "in" ones.
cyansmoker··on $100k stolen in 60 minutes. Ethereum livestream scam on YouTube
There is a live ticker box at the bottom of their web page. I wonder if these are actual transactions. If so, it's quite intense to watch folks lose their coin in real time.
cyansmoker··on Why not “Why not WireGuard?” (2020)
A few years ago, since I work for a company that makes switches and routers, I decided that our cloud VPN would be IPSec-based. It was going to be simple, and would work equally well with software and devices.

Oh, boy. It's not just ciphers. If you look at software alone, compatibility between the various *swan flavors is not exactly a thing.And what about IKE? By far the most misunderstood, haphazardly implemented piece of the puzzle.

cyansmoker··on Google destroyed our startup by terminating our Play Developer Account
OP talks at length about being hacked. This, of course, would ring some alarm bells as far as protecting their user base.

Then, you post this contact form, which is not protected by https.

So, google is not dev-friendly. We know that. We have seen legitimate horror stories.

However, at what point should google step in and protect their customer base from folks who do not care about their safety?

cyansmoker··on Witchery: tools for building distroless images with alpine
Actually, it's a good practice to reduce the attack surface.

Diagnostic tools are easily made available by installing an ephemeral debug sidecar.

cyansmoker··on Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse
"The functionality can be reinstated once proof of purchase *and a valid TV license* is shared"

What.

cyansmoker··on Dead Startup Toys
If you ever find one, here is how to make it work properly (but why would you need it?):

http://zteo.com/posts/sunday-hacking-cuecat-delicious-librar...

cyansmoker··on Show HN: macOS HNReader Application
You did but this is already a broken link ;)
cyansmoker··on PolitiFact retracts Wuhan lab theory ‘fact-check’
It's called transparency and working with the facts.

It seems that some people are only interested in pursuing an agenda.

cyansmoker··on Oracle Executive's Interview with Reporter He Sought Dirt On
Oracle dude:

"Ha-ha-sa! These are interesting theories. But you have no proof!"

cyansmoker··on Signal Tries to Run the Most Honest Facebook Ad Campaign Ever, Gets Banned
Every single word in his headline comes as no surprise to me. What about you?
cyansmoker··on Rookie coding mistake prior to Gab hack came from site’s CTO
> Hold the company responsible?

Technically, the CTO is an officer of the company. In a very real sense, he is (a piece of) the company. Furthermore, how would one "hold the company responsible?" -- review their security culture? Where do you think that culture comes from?

cyansmoker··on Weak Men Are Superweapons (2014)
All the examples in this article are about people not understanding the use of the oxford comma.
cyansmoker··on Logseq – The Open-Source Note Taking App
> Outlier – Can structure your notes how you wish

Outliner[*]

cyansmoker··on Show HN: BeautifulCode, generate beautiful images of your source code
Would you say it's a CARBON copy?
cyansmoker··on Jira on premises end of life starts feb 2021
One of the main differences: you can never "own" data center. As soon as you stop paying, you lose use of your software.
cyansmoker··on Mind-Melting Decision Proves a Dialer Can Never Be Too Old to Be an ATDS
I took the liberty of leaving a friendly comment.

Of course, now through the magic of Gravatar it looks like I'm talking on behalf of the entire HN community when my comment was merely tongue in cheek. Oh, well.

cyansmoker··on PG&E should be fined $166M for botched power shut-offs, watchdog says
In 2020, again, we have seem the same precautionary outages (last week)

What really bothers me if knowing that this is happening in part because their customers are paying for the company's unwillingness to perform preventive maintenance, as evidence by the Camp Fire.

cyansmoker··on Symptoma – Digital health assistant and symptom checker
So, not following the "horses, not zebras" model. Too straightforward I guess?
cyansmoker··on Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration
LOL @bug fixes:

"Default IP route configuration disappears after reset"

Literally the device's bread and butter and it fails that. Not sure I care about its management interface after reading that.

cyansmoker··on The joys of owning an ‘OG’ email account
Same. People signing up for various services, apparently not understanding that they will never be able to read anything sent to this email address.

I get emails from middle schools, online shopping of course, but also emails for at least a couple Trump supporters (not trying to profile; simply getting Trump campaign's constant barrage of emails demanding more money; nothing from Joe's side yet)

What I find particularly annoying is when parents use this account to register for a kid's school alerts. All sort of important stuff like "Do not send your kid to school this week!" or "Where did your kid go?" and because the school itself is also not super savvy, there is nowhere for me to send a reply saying "You need to fix this!"

cyansmoker··on Cooperative Linux – running Linux as a Windows driver (2011)
Man, without you I don't think I would have survived in the corporate world. If it wasn't for the fact that I could install coLinux to turn my work XP in an actually functional OS, I don't know what I would have done.

Nothing (almost!) against Windows, but with experience steeped in Xenix, Solaris and Interactive... let's say that coLinux was also pretty effective as an anti depressant :D

cyansmoker··on The Early History of F# [pdf]
> "Make illegal states unrepresentable" > (as is true with learning any functional language)

...unless you are using a language where types are not part of the contract and not used in dispatching, such as Elixir.

I have mixed feelings about that because, on the other hand, in runs on the BEAM VM and as long as lack of typing leads to a proper crash, you may be OK as long as your code is written correctly.

cyansmoker··on Unverified.email
Not being pedantic, then, but is GET even the right verb to create a resource?
cyansmoker··on Clear Your Terminal in Style
It absolutely is.
cyansmoker··on Time.gov was upgraded today
aaaand it's down.
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