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ethanzh··on How to Yubikey
SoloKeys[0] are one alternative

[0] https://solokeys.com/

ethanzh··on Ask HN: Secure and simple way for secret/credential management in a startup?
AWS Secrets Manager with strong a strong least-privilege, regularly-reviews IAM configuration has worked well for us
ethanzh··on Apple’s iPhone Passcode Problem WSJ
The journalist interviews a police chief in the video who claims "99% of these cases" involve an iPhone rather than Android
ethanzh··on Symbolic Programming with Clojure [pdf]
I was never able to fit this class into my schedule at UT, thanks for posting
ethanzh··on Ask HN: Good opportunities in the music industry for a software developer?
It was paid, I should’ve clarified the role was as a SWE intern
ethanzh··on The benefits of ‘Dry January’ last longer than a month, studies show
One thing to note about melatonin is there’s little consistency between the dosage listed on the bottle and the actual dose. Not a problem if it works for you but just something to be aware of, more info on the second heading here [0] if you’re interested

[0] https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/10/05/ask-me-anything-ne...

ethanzh··on The benefits of ‘Dry January’ last longer than a month, studies show
I’m in a similar situation and agree with everything you’ve said. Although I enjoy the ritual aspect of weed I’ve also found that I enjoy the actual effects far less than I used to, and when I take a few weeks off I don’t really miss it.

The worst part is the 3-4 days after quitting falling asleep becomes quite difficult so I need to make a point to go on long runs/bike rides to fall asleep easier

ethanzh··on The benefits of ‘Dry January’ last longer than a month, studies show
I’ve only started to notice this in the past year or so, it’s a bizarre feeling compared to just a normal hangover. Certainly dissuades me from drinking too much now.
ethanzh··on Ask HN: Good opportunities in the music industry for a software developer?
I interned at a company called Chartmetric one summer that you may find interesting. Happy to chat if you have any questions!

https://chartmetric.com/

ethanzh··on ‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer, say scientists
Do you have any pointers or a guide you followed? I’d be interested in trying this
ethanzh··on 6M Acres of Public Land in the US West Are Corner-Locked
We have this in Norway, it’s called allemannsretten “every man’s right”
ethanzh··on Password Requirements: Myths and Madness
sso.tax lists tons of examples of the price increases you’ve mentioned
ethanzh··on Apple introduces end-to-end encryption for backups
I think your iPhone is the dedicated Apple hardware in this case
ethanzh··on Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridge compressor autopsy
I believe they switched from frying them in beef tallow to vegetable oils
ethanzh··on Flânerie: The Art of Aimless Strolling
Sounds similar to a Lindy Walk as defined here ([it] isn’t just a beeline from Point A to Point B; there should be no set destination, with turns made at random to stimulate the mind): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/style/lindy.html
ethanzh··on Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
I spent many hours studying in the map room of the PCL in the basement. Nice to see that they’re all digitized
ethanzh··on William Cook has died
Dr. Cook was probably my favorite professor I've had here at UT. I had the opportunity to learn functional programming from him in both Haskell and Agda through the two PL classes he taught here. May he Rest In Peace.
ethanzh··on Ask HN: How/Where do you store/backup your photos safely?
Primary storage on my MacBook, 182GB backed up to Adobe Creative Cloud (up to 1TB).
ethanzh··on On Marketing Haskell
If your alma mater is what I'm thinking of (UT Austin) I can maybe share some insight on the current situation. The introductory courses are all still taught in Java and the lower-division systems courses are taught in C. From what I know about the curriculum it is entirely possible for a student to go their entire undergraduate career without expanding from these two languages (maybe they'll need Python for a class or two). This past semester I took our PL course which was taught in Haskell. I thought it was an interesting course and strengthened my base in FP (my high school taught CS courses in Racket where I started my foundation). However this was not a large class and from discussion with peers there is generally little interest in learning "esoteric" languages such as Haskell.
ethanzh··on Tech’s coveted internships are getting canceled due to Covid-19
I got an email from my recruiter at a medium-sized VC-funded startup in Mountain View basically saying “if things don’t change by June we won’t be able to continue move forward with your internship”. I appreciated the transparency and that’s about as good of an an answer as I could’ve expected given the sheer uncertainty of everything going on right now.