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kevas

203 karma · joined September 23, 2016

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kevas··on Contractor admits planting logic bombs in his software
RubberduckVBA >> export all modules, classes, userforms >> send to git.

That was my release workflow. Worked for the +30k line application I built in VBA.

kevas··on What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out
Could you go in a bit more detail on your thoughts about this—would love more insight
kevas··on JetBrains: $270M revenue, 405K paying users, $0 raised
Try: https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/IDEA+2019.3...
kevas··on JetBrains: $270M revenue, 405K paying users, $0 raised
You can also just search for their EAP programs and get them for free that way too.
kevas··on Jeff Bezos warns US military it risks losing tech supremacy
Supply chain & logistics is a huge part of what the military does. Don’t understand why you’re so sour.
kevas··on In mobile, 62.7% of computation energy cost is spent on data movement [pdf]
Just tried this using YouTube as the test site...w/ uBlock, makes more requests, larger page size, etc...hmm
kevas··on Gitlab ‘rethinking’ third-party telemetry
This is hitting too close to home. Currently on a team that does what’s on the task list without questioning anything—driving me up the wall.
kevas··on Google SVP Hardware: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home
What happens in two party states and the uninformed party does not concent to being recorded?
kevas··on Show HN: CyberWeb – Building a Web Browser from Scratch on Windows 2000 [video]
Yes! Thank you for posting this
kevas··on Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
Others have stated their objections to your comment, but... my belief is that once StarLink becomes operational, the American Gov. will have oversight & control of it, just like our current ISPs.
kevas··on What can a software developer do about climate change?
This idea has more holes than Swiss cheese, yet heck with it: remove layers of abstraction from entire systems—hardware to software and everything in between.

Each layer consumes additional resources which ultimately consumes energy.

In today’s environment, we try and abstract anything and everything away. From the services we use to the software we create and if we were to take a look at those dependencies, that graph would be stuff of nightmares.

kevas··on Colt is ending production of AR-15s
One of the interesting things too is the fact that in WW1 & WW2, we had a thing called a "Battle Rifle" and these were higher calibers, such as .30-06, .303, .30-30, etc...

These "Battle Rifles" were able to reach out to thousand plus yards and still be effective for a regular grunt. These rifles and their calibers were meant for killing, taking body parts off, creating gaping wound channels.

I don't remember exactly when, yet sometime after WW2, the US Forces surveyed and found that they weren't engaging targets 800-1,000 yards out. Instead, they were engaging targets in the 50-300 range.

The US military decided that they wanted to carry more ammunition and bring the engagement zone down from the 800-1k to the 250ish. This resulted in a smaller cartridge (.223/5.56). The strategy moved to taking the enemy combatant out of the fight by injuring them instead of killing them. This had a huge advantage in their eyes... rather than the main goal of killing, they wanted to injure. By injuring, it took them out of the fight, but it also took precious resources away from the enemy, which now has to care for their injured comrade.

Why don't we hear anything about the larger calibers, which are meant to be truly destructive?

I loved your write up, cthalupa and i find it a shame that people, when discussing topics such as this, don't even know about the items they're arguing about.

kevas··on BMW unveils “blackest black” car sprayed with Vantablack
1% more.
kevas··on Apple contractors listened to 1k Siri recordings per shift: former employee
You opt out by not using the service, which is what I've done since the beginning.
kevas··on The Fed is getting into the Real-Time payments business
Why? Why opt for two when one, I presume, is sponsored by the gov and accepted everywhere in your country?
kevas··on The Fed is getting into the Real-Time payments business
How does effect Visa & MasterCard
kevas··on Build Your Own Text Editor
I’d love if you go into more detail.. dealing with similar ish right now and would love to hear other war stories
kevas··on Ask HN: How do I explain “startup went bankrupt” to family and future employer?
Failure isn’t something to be ashamed of, unless you keep failing for the same reasons. Your startup’s bankruptcy has taught you valuable lessons. If any of those lessons are applicable, discuss them.

Crap.... didn’t read past the title.

kevas··on How Complex Systems Fail (1998) [pdf]
You may enjoy this book: https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Failure-Recognizing-Avoiding-Si...
kevas··on My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames
I'm here w/ my Mid 2012 MBP that's maxed out w/ everything--no problems ever.
kevas··on The new Dropbox
Why not just get your own box and put NextCloud on it?
kevas··on How does Apple privately find offline devices?
If your WiFi is on, it’s already doing this. It’s saying, here’s all the networks I’ve joined in the past. Are you one?
kevas··on Salesforce.com tells its customers to stop selling assault-style rifles
Actually... "assault" has a completely different meaning than aesthetics.

There are "battle rifles" and included under this umbrella is the M1 Garand, which is a larger caliber. The US Military realized that they needed a weapon that only shot out to 100-400(ish) meters rather than 700-900 meters, which was needed for WW1 & WW2. The "assault rifle" came about and actually refers to the ammunition rather than the weapon. The "assault" caliber is meant to take a person out of the fight rather than kill them.

kevas··on French economist scours spreadsheets to find secret offshore accounts
Maybe i should start calling myself that. Kevas, Wealth Detective.

There's a person that has a Huntington Beach address that's owed over one million by California. There's hundreds of thousands of dollars waiting for Google and its subsidies to claim. This is the same for all major corporations... In Los Angeles County, a certain Agency has overcharged nearly all of their commercial customers hundreds of millions (possibly billion(s)) of dollars over the last few decade.

Wealth Detective has a nice ring to it.

kevas··on Show HN: Turn an Excel file into a web application
You're correct in saying that Excel is not cross-platform, but I'm referring to my application that lives on top of Excel. If the user is running Excel 16.0 64Bit, my app can run on Windows or Mac... does that not make it cross-platform?
kevas··on Car Owners Should Control Data Collected by Cars
...this has been happening for a long time already.
kevas··on Show HN: Turn an Excel file into a web application
I can't wait to post what I've been building with Excel... from the reaction here, there's going to be some cringing happening.

One thing that I've found amazing is that if you build from scratch, you can have a cross-platform native desktop application that runs on software that's pretty much installed on all company computers.

kevas··on Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions
How else would you use the word "nadir"
kevas··on Amazon can't yet completely delete Alexa voice transcriptions
I'm going to presume that you have Siri enabled... no touching required, right? Just knuckle the thing. Curl the pinky finger and tap w/ the knuckle. 0_o
kevas··on I turned my interview task for Google into a startup
What would your thoughts be if the interviewee, after that question being posed, asked for a 10 minute break (or thought session) to gather his thoughts about how he would act within 100 days?

- Would you discount the person for not being able to answer your question right there?

- Would you think that this is a person who doesn't like to make rash decision (or the opposite)?

- Would you be thinking that this person is wasting your time?

- Would you allow it or have 'em answer right then and there?

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