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grahamjparkon Show HN: Not sure you're talking to a human? Create a human check

Good podcast on the creation of recaptcha: https://pca.st/zze1abc4

Automatic translation is huge for those of us living abroad! It's the only thing that keeps me going to Chrome from time to time.

grahamjparkon Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

I was just evaluating Kagi earlier this week. Personally I'm still content with DuckDuckGo, but I'll have to keep this in mind. Especially if DDG keeps building silly things like yet another private browser.

grahamjparkon Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff

I saw this posted a little bit ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34480314

grahamjparkon NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS

I’ve found that many sites these days have an RSS feed, but don’t advertise it. I’ll come across a site with no mention of it, and then just start trying urls to see if any work. For example:

/feed

/blog/rss

/rss.xml

I wager whatever content management system they’re using automatically creates it.

grahamjparkon NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS

I just got all my favorite YouTube channels added to my RSS reader (although I use Feedbin directly instead of NNW). I hadn’t thought about doing the same for Reddit!

grahamjparkon NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS

Love Feedbin! Best money I spend

grahamjparkon Help people in Iran reconnect to Signal – a request to our community

I know with the rest of their code base signal has stated that their code being open source is mainly for audit-ability, not collaboration. Maybe that what’s going on here?

Not saying that’s a good thing or not

grahamjparkon I Miss RSS

I’m using NetNewsWire which works great but is iOS and Mac only. I’ve considered Feedly, but I would have to do the pro plan because of the cap on number of feeds. I haven’t switched because I have a hard time justifying the cost. I would rather that money go to the people creating the content.

grahamjparkon You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?

I like ads. Ads support the websites and people that I like. Sometimes I find cool things through ads. I still use UBlock Origin though because ads have broken my trust. They don’t vet them enough, so malvertising happens sometimes. And they absolutely destroyed the concept of privacy across the web.

grahamjparkon Tesla moving headquarters to Texas from California

Obviously Tesla corporate won’t be pushing for a shift in Texas politics. But I would guess the majority of people Tesla would bring to Texas to fill their roles would support a more liberal version of Texas. I think that’s what OP was saying.

grahamjparkon What's the best SaaS starter kit?

https://saasstartupkit.com/

I’ve never used it. But it was included in a list someone else linked to in this thread.

grahamjparkon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2021)

Virtual Peaker | Louisville, KY | ONSITE | Full-time | Multiple Positions

We're building software to help utilities (energy companies) balance their load and lower peak demand. This helps utilities rely on more efficient (and cleaner) sources of energy and also helps manage fluctuations in renewable energy.

- Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer

- Software QA Manager

- Marketing Intern

- Senior Digital Marketing Specialist

- Client Success Manager

- Sales (roles should be posted soon, email careers@virtual-peaker.com if your interested in a sales automation or intro sales role)

https://www.virtual-peaker.com/talent

grahamjparkon Ask HN: Jobs in Software/Technology Activism?

My last job was at a credit card company, which really wore on my over time. So much so that I had to take time off afterwards to re-center myself. I would encourage you to not rule out the possibility of working for a for-profit company. I applied to a handful of companies that I considered a benefit to everyone (the company, their customers, and society as a whole). These companies exist, but you have to be willing to wait for the openings. My current company is making a product that will side the transition to renewable energy, and we’re all really excited about that. We’re also hiring, but I’m sure there’s a lot of company that meet that criteria.

https://www.virtual-peaker.com/talent

grahamjparkon The Armenian Genocide (1915-16): In Depth

Interestingly this is the second article I’ve seen today about Armenia:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/24/armenia-azerbaijan-war-...

grahamjparkon Show HN: Compare news from the political left and right

You should check out https://ground.news/

grahamjparkon If it will matter after today, don't talk about it in a chat room

If you're into Cal Newport, he's got a new book coming out that seems related:

https://bookshop.org/books/a-world-without-email-reimagining...

grahamjparkon Searching for 'VK' shows only a single result on DuckduckGo. Why?

Another search engine I recommend is Ecosia. They’re slightly better than average with privacy, and focused on the environment. I think they just use straight bing results so I’m not sure how well it handles Chinese searches.