HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

jerzyt

377 karma · joined April 27, 2018

submissionscomments
jerzyt··on Another dubious claim that someone has “decoded” the Voynich manuscript
OK, the first link answers the question. Why does the article in ArsTechnica make it sound like it could possibly a fake made by Voynich?
jerzyt··on Another dubious claim that someone has “decoded” the Voynich manuscript
Why is there any doubt about the age of the manuscript? Hasn't it been carbon-dated?
jerzyt··on Is Noise Pollution the Next Big Public-Health Crisis?
Seems like in the last decade, there's been a design trend in fast food restaurant for maximizing the ambient noise. I love Chipotle's food, but I just can't eat inside, it's so ridiculously loud. I hope this trend dies soon.
jerzyt··on PDF Is the World's Most Important File Format
Technically, you are correct, but in a corporate environment of managed software, I can't separate the format from the company. When an update is scheduled I have no choice but install and reboot.
jerzyt··on PDF Is the World's Most Important File Format
My gripe with PDF is that I don't understand why a standard format which is almost 30 years old, requires seemingly weekly updates of the Acrobat Reader, which in turn requires reboot of my work laptop. I upgrade the reader far more often than I actually use it.
jerzyt··on Google Maps will soon give you better recommendations
It is going to be "better." For Google.
jerzyt··on Credit card fraud warning signs
I've had a case of someone walking into a Verizon store and buy 4 new iphones and charge it to my account. The amazing thing is that between phones, tablets and hot spots, my family has 7 mobile devices. The perpetrator did not upgrade any of the existing phones, but created 4 new phone numbers. This should have been a huge warning sign. I'm 100% convinced that the person at Verizon was in on this. In addition, over the next few days, they've made thousands of dollars in international calls. To Verizon's credit, they were great at resolving the mess for me as an individual customer, but in the end they ate the cost, which means that it got diluted to all the customers.
← PreviousPage 7 of 7