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kamyarg··on YouTube-dl is now part of GitHub/dmca.git
Cloned locally, was sad when the original repo was taken down.

Some things actually get worst when you try to prevent people from doing them, hopefully some people realize this.

Can someone remind me which music videos they did not want people to download please?

kamyarg··on Retool Raises $50M from Sequoia
Just wondering what is the most interesting use case(s) you have seen for retool.

We were actually looking for a similar tool, considered some famous SaaS and decided we should go for our in-house backoffice because of niche requirements.

I am really interested in understanding the full potential for future projects. :)

kamyarg··on Amazon Price-Tracker with Alerts
+1 I noticed keepa has more accurate data in some instances. CCC was also cool though, I hope they get even better.
kamyarg··on Zoom Rolling Out End-to-End Encryption Offering
IIRC they even were marketing their usage of SSL as e2ee in their website for some time.
kamyarg··on Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?
+ free snacks and massages in the office
kamyarg··on Remote Code Execution in Slack desktop apps
I really hope they amend the bounty paid to actually compensate you for the find.

As a slack user, seeing them pay < $2K for RCE report does not make me feel safe. Next person finding something similar might be looking into this and saying "$3K? no thank you, I take the risk of getting caught but being paid fairly."

To be clear I am not advocating for this, but it makes me concerned as a user "some people" will be more likely to do it.

kamyarg··on Remote Code Execution in Slack desktop apps
Unless Slack does the right thing and pays this researcher properly. It is never too late until it is.
kamyarg··on What happens when you load a URL? (2015)
can you link to a resource for reading about debouncing?
kamyarg··on 2.5M Medical Records Leaked by AI Company
Does anyone know of a "shame wall" for people/companies responsible for PII leaks?

I think if there are at least social consequences some managers will start taking these stuff more seriously.

Just asking, probably it is not even possible with all the blanket "right to be forgotten" laws.

kamyarg··on Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this?
This is a very interesting perspective, had not noticed this advantage for companies to have more open source projects.
kamyarg··on The company that sells lost airplane luggage
Yes, Last year I watched a video of someone traveling from UK to Germany to participate in an auction. It was on youtube, searching for "Germany lost luggage auction" turn a lot of results, could not find the exact one.

Edit: found a website: https://www.kofferauktion24.de/

kamyarg··on Ask HN: Developers, what is the last significant thing you learned?
Some items I can recall:

- using CLoader for YAML loading in Python is x10 faster. (Last weekend)

- Chrome DEV Tools has an option to simulate different network speeds, really useful if you are developing for the developing work when cellular speed can be very low. (~1 year ago)

kamyarg··on How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner (2012)
This would make a very interesting Ask HN post.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23768931

kamyarg··on Ask HN: What makes a good technical leader – any recommended books?
I would say ask for feedback from the team you are leading in an honest way and evaluate what you get back and try your best to change if it makes sense.

Usually your actions affect them the most and if you do something that "annoys" them(e.g. Too authoritarian, micromanaging, Not giving the credit when due, Not defending them against external forces etc.), most would not approach you from below to mention it(exceptions exist), after all you are the lead/manager imagine how you would(or would not) give feedback to a Senior Director if they did not ask for it. Giving unsolicited feedback is also weird and some people don't receive feedback well, so them making the first move is all but risk unless they know you want it.

Not every feedback makes sense and not every person can give feedback properly(being too shy or too harsh etc.). You would also need to learn how they communicate their concerns and calibrate what they say. For example "I don't like X because Y" of a very introvert person carries more weight than same sentence of someone that can easily discuss things they don't like openly.

Edit: As you have asked specifically for books, I can recommend "Making of a Manager" by Julie Zhuo. It is a very good and structured read.

kamyarg··on Invite Rick to Rick Roll Your Zoom Calls
Nice try, but no
kamyarg··on Invite Rick to Rick Roll Your Zoom Calls
They never give up on that call do they?
kamyarg··on Tell HN: Airbnb now opts in your name and photo to data sharing
It took me some time to find it, so for people looking for it. Here is the link to page you can delete your account from.

https://www.airbnb.com/privacy/manage-your-data

kamyarg··on Ask HN: Have any of you moved back home to save money?
My siblings live abroad also, and we usually gather in summer vacations every 1-2 years somewhere with my parents. Still not as much as I would want to see them though.

I hope I will be able to go back sometime, unfortunately that time is not clear though.

kamyarg··on Ask HN: Have any of you moved back home to save money?
> ... everyone else in that country also did.

They really don't, most of my generation and their parents do everything they can to avoid it, but that aside:

I am all fine with serving my country, I would love to go back for e.g. 2 month per year or biannual to teach what I have gained to the next generation at a high school or university whatever even village schools.

The problem is military is not the one I could be the most useful, apart from the ethical questions. And they don't give you a choice about how you serve your country.

kamyarg··on Ask HN: Have any of you moved back home to save money?
This is maybe a bit too personal, but unfortunately I am not allowed to leave my country if I go back because of my mandatory military duty, the one which I do not plan to waste 2 years of my life on.

I miss my family and the city in general, our orchard and the foodporn-quality fruits such as peaches with skin that peels just like butter, sometimes I just question if it is all worth it. And probably is, but it feels definitely unfair to have to choose A or B, not a mix.

kamyarg··on Hardcoded secrets, unverified tokens, and other common JWT mistakes
Anything when not used as it was designed to be used is dangerous.

JWT is a very useful technology, one that increases UX by decreasing overall latency.

Any technology, can be "abused" or used by people that do not understand how it works, and as a result you will have an insecure system.

kamyarg··on Hardcoded secrets, unverified tokens, and other common JWT mistakes
Can you elaborate on this?

> ... full of footguns that it was unacceptable for a security-critical component.

What it not secure about it?

kamyarg··on Postbank to replace 12M bank cards after employees steal 'master key'
thanks for the explanation. I am not living in US, so not very familiar.
kamyarg··on Postbank to replace 12M bank cards after employees steal 'master key'
I did not understand, what is a "stripped AR lower"?

And why is TSA not allowed to open it?

Edit: I guess AR is Assault Rifle?

kamyarg··on AWS’s Share of Amazon’s Profit
"In February 2020, Thyssenkrup AG's board announced that it would sell its elevator segment to Advent International ... "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp

This just keeps getting more interesting.

kamyarg··on AWS’s Share of Amazon’s Profit
The steel production and raw materials industry is a whole different world. I am not knowledgable in the area at all but a recent linkedin post by a friend was listing the biggest steel producers by country, I did not recognise any names except Tata from India and Thyssenkrupp from Germany.

Here is a list I found from a quick search, try to guess which country the biggest producers is based in or how many of top 5 you expect to have heard of before opening the link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steel_producers

kamyarg··on University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs
Thank you for explaining.
kamyarg··on University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs
Ok, thank you for the answer.
kamyarg··on University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs
Is posting here a marketing move? you seem to have skipped that question.
kamyarg··on University of the People: Tuition-Free, Accredited Online Degree Programs
As both the OP and you are new accounts, I will ask the first question I can think of:

is this a marketing move to post it here?

Also, I watched the "Who is behind it" video and it did not answer the question, who is actually behind this? Is it a non-profit? Is it owned by by someone? Who founded it when?

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