gizzlon

> Become an expert in 1 thing

Any suggestions to what that could be?

I'm a backend developer looking to specialize in something with a clear demand.

Top-of-the-head ideas are things like: Kubernetes, Postgres, Caddy, Self-hosting, Go or Google Cloud

Obviously, one has to try to gauge the demand before spending too much time on it

All laws are "just a bunch of words some people wrote down". So what's your point?

"International law" is just shorthand. If you read about it, you'll see how it can work, and the proponents are not as dumb as you seem to think

The US this week invoked God when bombing people

Of course, Iran does to, but let's not pretend everything would be peaceful without Islam

Thunderbird is great <3 use it daily, for all my work and personal mail. Donating

Edit: They won't let me: "We couldn't verify that this email address is able to receive mail. Try again or enter a different email address to continue."

Cutest cat ever

For a solo dev, what are the advantages of _not_ building on your own machine?

Is the compiling and test running too resource intensive?

Do you build every commit? If so, why?

I see the value in larger teams, but for solo stuff I just find it slow and annoying. I'm using go, and it compiles fast, so that could be a part of it.

Output from Kagis LinkedIn Speak -> English.

Probably more accurate? :

"Earlier this year, we admitted we have no idea what to do with VR or Horizon. We’re splitting them up because they’re both failing in different ways, and we’re turning Horizon Worlds into just another shitty mobile app. This mess is going to break everything, including the app on your phone. To "streamline" things—which is code for cutting costs—here is everything we’re taking away from you through 2026.

• Meta Horizon Worlds:

By March 31, 2026, we’re pulling Horizon Worlds and Events from the Quest Store. We’re also killing off Horizon Central, Events Arena, Kaiju, and Bobber Bay in VR. You can play your other favorite VR worlds until June 15, 2026, but after that, we’re deleting the app from Quest entirely. If you still want to use it, you’ll have to stare at a tiny phone screen like everyone else.

• Meta Horizon Hyperscape Capture (Beta):

By March 24, 2026, you can’t watch Hyperscape captures in Horizon Worlds anymore. They’re stuck in some beta app in your library that nobody uses. You can still record stuff, but you’ll be doing it alone because we’re killing the social features.

• Meta Horizon Plus (MH+) Perks:

By March 31, 2026, we’re stripping the Horizon-specific crap—like Meta Credits and digital clothes—out of your subscription. We’re charging you the same price for less stuff, but hey, you still get the monthly games.

We’re still spending money trying to make the Quest suck less—we added a keyboard and let you move windows around, and we’re forcing a new interface on you whether you want it or not."

full heading:

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

To be honest, I find it hard to believe this is common. They have been around for ages and are quite beloved by many. Maybe something went wrong in this case?

Guess I will find out, think my cc expires soon.

Also, you can pay by bank transfer, at least for dedicated.

really? like what? Maybe crypto mining?

yeah, does not work for me either. Whatever I put in the DELETE input field, the button is still inactive,

Edit: Had to "submit a request".

So glad they let me request my account and data deleted, really grateful /s

It's a cliché, but you are forcing my hand: Correlation does not imply causation

> If you limit the window to after 2000: only ~2M deaths, or ~78k/year First, this can't be right? Just the Russian war against the Ukraine is more than that?

Also, let's do a recount in 2050

Life is more than a paycheck. We should raise the bar a little IMO. Turning down money for good reasons is not something extreme we should only expect from saints.

> it isn't a moral stance so much as a pragmatic one

Agreed, the moral stance is saying no to DoJ and the US government

> but carrying a huge stick seems to be the most effective way to reduce human death and suffering from armed conflict.

Citation needed. I believe there's at least some research showing the opposite: military buildup leads to a higher risk of military conflict

There are lots of alternatives in Europe, just a little different, and smaller than the big 3

> companies are perfectly happy with US companies, as long as the data doesn't leave Europe

I think it's pretty clear they can not guarantee that, see the CLOUD act.

Also, they could shut you out or turn your whole business off if you, or your country, offends the orange fuckhead

> The real people who will be hurt are the citizens relying on their government to function

You make it sound like the current Microsoft stack is so insanely great it will be impossible to replace.

Yes, change is hard, but there are also massive upsides in switching to something better.

> "Data sovereignty" is now an important parameter when chosing supplier.

I hope you're right! I'm a backend dev and engineer, and I would love to specialize in helping companies off US cloud. Haven't found a lot of interest here in Norway so far..

Hetzner do both.. well rent, not sell, afaik

From the guidelines:

> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.

This falls under ”evidence of some interesting new phenomenon”

Preview, as in no sla [1] and they could cancel it or remove features any time in the future?

1: yes, I know the sla’s are usually a joke

Me neither, and same!

I have no idea, but many keep supporting him through all of the above. So what would make them stop?

I hope you're right, but it's not looking good so far :/

> but the real test will be the next presidential elections and, to a lesser extent, midterm

Sorry, but that is just extremely naive. Just look at how this usually works. Or look at what the orange fuckhead tried the last time. Now, repeat, but with much more power and influence in all the right places, from government to big tech.

> I's still a long way towards fascism for USA to actually lose its attractiveness

Hard disagree. They are on a road to totalitarianism. Unless there's a quite violent change of course, it's just going to get much worse.

Have you not seen the president and his people go after: Political opponents, Attorneys, Leaders and workers in the government who dare to disagree, Immigrants and tourists with the wrong opinions, Journalists (because they power and can expose some of the lies and corruption).

Have you not seen the Trump family and friends becoming very rich, and giving out contracts to their friends?

Have you not seen the government being weaponist against the maga "enemies" ?

This is what fascism looks like.

> A CEO, a blue-collar worker, and an immigrant sit down together at a table upon which there is a plate of a dozen cookies. The CEO takes 11 of the cookies, then whispers in the ear of the blue-collar worker "Hey, I think he wants your cookie."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46701886

> knowing how to code" was a proxy filter for "thought and worked hard on the problem."

Also: Actually made the thing. I know how to code, but have 0 Show-HNs because my ideas and fun side-projects never get to that stage.

Now, "making the thing" is not a good proxy either

There's an old HBO movie called "The Pentagon Wars" that's worth checking out

Just me, or are email like this quite suspicious, knowing what we do now:

    > Peter Thiel<Peter Thiel>
    > to jeffrey E.
    > Sep 12, 2014 6:02 AM
    > 
    > 1

https://jmail.world/thread/EFTA02588512?view=person

Code? Can't just be a mistake, there's too many of them: https://jmail.world/search?q=1&from=pid%3Apeter-thiel

This is about voting in the UN.

The visualizations are excellent