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iser··on OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer science
do you think it's possible to work at companies like amazon and google without a degree at all?
iser··on TDD from the Factorio Team
I think you injected politics into something that is not the place for. Yes these issues are important but please understand that there are right times and settings for these discussions. To be honest, I was appalled at your comment and I completely understand Kovarex's reaction. He clearly did not word it tactfully, but I understand why he was upset.
iser··on Warcraft 3: Remastered Will Work with Old Custom Maps
Hope to find some Dota Classic 3.76b games!
iser··on Burnout – All-in-one workspace for startups
Rather than technical details, I'm more curious about in what ways each application is better than what is currently on the market.

At the bottom of the page, it is mentioned that Burnout replaces Asana, Trello, Jira, Google Docs and more. In what ways is Burnout better than Jira? What does Burnout offer more than Google Docs? Asana and Trello tackle task management differently in its own way, and how does Burnout differ from both of these?

Also, if you add an e-mail feature, this would be the perfect example of Zawinski's Law (“Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail...”).

To be honest, I am still wondering if this is a satire page because of such overstuffing of features and there is a lack of details about the product.

iser··on The most honest Ponzi scheme of all time
i just joined their marketing team
iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
My apologies. I meant just the military members, not the country itself.
iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
Everything shown in the Afghanistan heatmap is a military base.

The locations of these bases are not secrets, and the locals already know the layout thoroughly. What I am concerned about is that Strava released this data in such an easily accessible format, and also, whether they even had an internal conversation about managing sensitive material.

iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
I believe it covers sensitive materials only. Soldiers should not be punished through UCMJ for using Strava. That's ridiculous. Strava just should not be accessible within Afghanistan.
iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
We were on a separate network from the secured military network, but we had complete and free access to the internet when I was there 6 years ago. Even in the most remote combat operating posts, we had access to wifi.

Not sure if this can be solved from the civilian side. There is just too much information being transmitted out of a combat zone, and I think it has to be controlled from the source. Certain sites need to be just blocked in combat zones. Rather, we need to only have a list of allowed sites.

I know how much it sucks in a combat zone, and I know how much that internet connection makes someone feel like they are still part of the civilization. However, some data just should not be transmitted out of it, and it needs to be heavily controlled.

iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
A well-established military base, even in a combat zone, has access to wifi and cellphone network.

We are constantly training physically, and we like to keep track of ourselves. We were one of the first adopters of fitness trackers, and I used a couple of them myself also.

iser··on Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases
https://twitter.com/kevinkiklee/status/957629856518459392

I just created an overlay of Google Maps and Strava Heatmap of the forward operating base I was at in Afghanistan. The heatmap clearly shows the layout of the base.

That base has been in operation for at least 6-8 years, and it is well-developed. The up-to-date satellite imagery of the area is not available on Google Maps for a good reason, and Strava just released it.

I imagine that this heatmap has been thoroughly scraped already.

* I was deployed to Afghanistan from 2011-2012.

edit: initially mis-typed '2011-2102' =D

edit2: A well-established military base, even in a combat zone, has access to wifi and cellphone network. We are constantly training physically, and we like to keep track of ourselves. We were early adopters of fitness trackers, and I used a couple of them myself also.

iser··on Many packages suddenly disappeared
aww i missed out
iser··on Crush, Texas
all fun and games until somebody loses an eye
iser··on Switching from 1Password to Bitwarden
this is exactly what happened to me also. now, i have fully migrated to bitwarden on all my browsers.