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jacko0on Austrian ISPs Block Cloudflare IP addresses after apparent court order

Works fine for me in the UK (M247), but when I use a German (Telecom) connection or UK (Plusnet) they are blocked.

jacko0on 1Password delisting forum posts critical of their new Electron based 1Password 8

Bitwarden

jacko0on Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Science – AAAS

That would be "grilling" in most parts of the world

jacko0on Ask HN: How to get started with CB radio?

I would recommend getting your ham radio licence. When covid hit last year and then lockdown, I found out in the UK you could take the exam online. It's a few multiple guess questions. The first level (foundation) is really quite easy, I think its similar in the USA.

jacko0on Help users in Iran reconnect to Signal

Here's my Signal proxy, I hope it helps someone:

https://signal.tube/#signal.jacko.co.uk

jacko0on VideoLAN is 20 years old today

What happened a few years ago to the iOS version, it was suddenly withdrawn from the App Store.

jacko0on Yubikey with USB-C

It would be nice to have USB C at one end and normal USB at the other.

jacko0on Ask HN: How did you learn about stocks and the market?

I was a total novice, I got a copy of The Naked Trader, read it on the bus and now have made quite a lot of profit using the easy to understand tips.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Naked-Trader-Anyone-Trading/dp/...

jacko0on Top Books on Amazon Based on Links in Hacker News Comments

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software" by Charles Petzold. The best book I've ever read.

jacko0on Berlin public transport in real time

Real time London Transport Visualization. Available on GitHub too.

vizicities.com

ViziCities is the first project to visualise the entire London Underground network in 3D using accurate station depths. Not only that, we also visualise real, live trains moving along the 3D network.

jacko0on Facebook was down

Yea, it could be Lizard Squad. https://twitter.com/LizardMafia. Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, AIM, Hipchat #offline #LizardSquad

jacko0on The Writer Automaton, Switzerland [video]

Is that a wind-up?

jacko0on ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

Well Done! But $74 Million could have been spent giving toilets to Indians, so that don't have to shit in the streets.

jacko0on Rare color film shows what London looked like in 1927

Yes it's still a pub, it's called The Pommelers Rest . I doubt it the same name as it was then.

Street view here: http://goo.gl/maps/Ptb0v