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hnzixon Okta Exposes Passwords in Clear Text for Possible Theft

Okta's primary use case is for enterprise orgs with dozens or hundreds of third party apps that need to be integrated. You use modern auth with the 90% of apps that support it. But there are almost always a couple of legacy apps that aren't going to add OAuth anytime soon if ever.

How do you propose your average enterprise should manage auth for these legacy systems without using SCIM?

hnzixon Okta Exposes Passwords in Clear Text for Possible Theft

SCIM integration is for legacy apps that don't support modern auth. I'm not an expert, but I believe Okta is essentially filling in the legacy app's login page automatically. By definition this action requires a password to be transmitted in plaintext.

The answer is for the third-party apps to add modern auth, but this is dependent on the vendor, not Okta. The only alternative is to have unmanaged logins, which is arguably worse than SCIM.

SCIM is there as a last resort, its use is heavily discouraged.

hnzixon Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find

Wasn't <f3> the conventional shortcut for app search back in the DOS days? So it makes sense in a backwards compatible way, while still being an annoying anachronism.

hnzixon It wasn't for nothing

If you find a good niche, you can remote work 3 days a week on a developer salary and still make more than many professions would full time. It takes deliberate effort to setup but it's very achievable.

That leaves you with 4 days a week to work on your own projects.

hnzixon VPNs on iOS are a scam

I use CloudFlare's 1.1.1.1 DNS to mitigate my ISP tracking the domains I visit. They have an iPhone app too. I don't know enough about the space to say whether it's 100% effective.

hnzixon VPNs on iOS are a scam

Wouldn't a VPN also prevent traffic sniffing if you're connected via a public wi-fi point?

hnzixon You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone be respected

The median programmer provides much more value than the median artist.

An economy is not a society. There is more to the human experience than "number goes up".

hnzixon You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone be respected

There's nothing particularly magical about craft. Craft is a process that most people can learn. But art is not craft. The magic of art is in the artist's taste and personality.

Until AI has a sense of good taste and can carefully blend multiple styles into a new genre, the human cannot be replaced. And at that point we're basically at the singularity.

hnzixon The Rules of Attraction: Greek homosexuality and its influence on ancient Rome

And the Romans divided sexual acts more into active/passive. Thus homosexuality was reasonably acceptable if you were topping, while heterosexual cunnilingus was frowned upon.

hnzixon Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around

> I mainly go through recruiters (who do take a cut, but worth it for me).

Recruiters can be great to avoid the networking dance. Make sure to look at salary surveys so you have a ballpark for pay, ask the recruiter what % cut they are taking, and always engage with at least three separate recruiters for calibration. If a recruiter pressures you into being exclusive, laugh and hang up.

hnzixon DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

Platform lockin. Oracle enterprise pricing is eye watering.

hnzixon Nukes, nubs and coners: The unique social hierarchy aboard a nuclear submarine

Fascinating writeup, but did you just call my Scrum master a crypto-fascist? In seriousness though, I would subscribe to your podcast.

hnzixon A Lonely Universe

"They're made out of... meat?"

https://mediachomp.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-sci-fi-short-...

hnzixon Tesla FSD Beta Lunges Toward Bicyclist

Speaking as a cyclist of many years, maybe the system is just modelling human drivers a little too accurately.

hnzixon Peter Thiel to step down from Meta’s board

Strip away the frilly language and the message is "democracy went down the toilet when women and poors started voting because they don't swing libertarian".

hnzixon Inflammation in the gut is encoded by neurons in the brain

Be careful to talk with your doc about Prednisolone's potential long term effects on bone density. It's great as a quick fix though.

hnzixon I'm getting tired of modern meme culture

GenZ memes are much different to the venerable lolcat/Scumbag Steve format. They are often wackier and absurdist as opposed to pop-culture-referential. They're self-referential. It's not wrong it's just different.

There's also a lot more people trying to meme who are really awkward at it - see every Minions meme ever.

hnzixon Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend

I mean, this is kind of how microservices should be done. Start with a MVP monolith then carve off microservices if needed (performance or large team size).

The problem is when the lead dev has been huffing the architecture paint too hard and starts prematurely spinning up microservices because it feels good.

hnzixon Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend

> It's a pretty obvious conclusion to anyone who has worked in both environments, or have had to migrate from one to the other, so it's not particularly insightful.

It should be obvious, but apparently it's not. So many architecture astronauts drinking the kool-aid and making a mess. Premature microservices can easily kill a product.

hnzixon What killed Haskell, could kill Rust, too (2020)

In cryptoland, Cardano is built on Haskell. This does create a barrier to entry compared to say a Javascript-esque language.

hnzixon Opt Out of Cynicism

Isn't that Stoicism though?

hnzixon Crohn’s Disease: Is the Cold Chain Hypothesis Still Hot?

Metamucil can draw water into the lower intestine, which is terrible for some forms of IBS-D. Fibre is worth a try but it's not a magic bullet and can actually cause flares in some people.

hnzixon Crohn’s Disease: Is the Cold Chain Hypothesis Still Hot?

Warning - garlic and onions can be terrible for those with IBS triggered by FODMAPs.

hnzixon A Guide to Your 1816 Stagecoach Journey

The book is like that too. Actually a fantastic read and a highly recommended portal into the dawn of modernity, but jeez it could use some editing.

hnzixon Making the dislike count private across YouTube

The algo loves some ragebait. I ruthlessly remove bad recs and yet I watch one self-help video and suddenly the algo shows me far-right suggestions.

hnzixon “Bonzi Buddy” Creator Settles Suit

Good vintage, needs a [2003]. It would be hilarious if the lawsuits were still hanging around.

hnzixon A patent troll backs off

From TFA: But for many South Koreans, the homegrown Netflix series is not just riveting entertainment. Behind the violence and horror, it has captured long-held anxieties and brought them to life on screen. It has also sparked a debate in South Korea about the exploding personal debt and widening inequality consuming this nation.

hnzixon A patent troll backs off

It's possible to comment on something without overexplaining it using voiceovers and exposition.

It's a recurring theme in Korean media eg Parasite and Snowpiercer.

hnzixon I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes

> I have yet to see any scientific evidence supporting AIP.

The food elimination diet is very scientific - you add items back in one at a time to test if they cause a negative reaction to your particular physiology.

hnzixon The fatiguing effects of camera use in virtual meetings

These are probably the same people who care if I leave the office on time instead of staying late every night. I don't care to please these people.