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mono-bob··on HelloESP: A public website hosted on an ESP32
From the repo:

> A public website running entirely on a single ESP32 with 520 KB of RAM. Every page, every sensor reading, every guestbook entry is served by the microcontroller itself. There is no backend server.

> Live at helloesp.com

mono-bob··on Hitts.cc – Advanced Text to Speech with GPT-4o Mini TTS
The information about ""Pricing", "Privacy Policy", and "Terms of Service" is missing and the links in the footer to this information are broken.
mono-bob··on Show HN: Unpux – convert 1Password backups to CSV or plain text
Caution: Running random scripts from the internet against your 1Password database/backup can pose serious security risks. While a script may seem safe now, future modifications could introduce vulnerabilities. Comments and documentation may become outdated, leaving your data vulnerable. Exercise extreme caution and thoroughly review any script before execution. Your data security is paramount.
mono-bob··on Swarmlet: A self-hosted, open-source Platform as a Service
I really like the option to deploy through a git push without additional setup, and I am looking for something similar to host a bunch of containers. Does anyone here have experience with such a tool, and what is your experience regarding reliability?
mono-bob··on Swarmlet: A self-hosted, open-source Platform as a Service
I really liked the option to deploy through a git push without additional setup. But it indeed looks like abandonware, thanks for sharing your experience! If you would start over, would you choose for Portainer and Swarm again? Do you know of any alternatives to Swarmlet?
mono-bob··on Tell HN: I got 10x Hetzner storage at the same price
Thats really good advice, was also still using the BX10 Storage Box. Upgraded now :)

Thanks!

mono-bob··on SSH into private machines from anywhere using Cloudflare Tunnel
Nice! Thanks for the tip
mono-bob··on SSH into private machines from anywhere using Cloudflare Tunnel
Wow, that commenting system is so nice. I was looking for something like that! Amazing :)

Edit: it sees https://utteranc.es/ is used.

mono-bob··on Font Awesome 6.0.0 has Launched
With the whole privacy debate of linking external assets and thus making the up addresses of your visitors visible, I can imagine that using Font Awesome is also problematic because they count page views for their pricing model.
mono-bob··on What's inside a digital pregnancy test (2020)
This is exactly the kind of engineering this world needs during a global semiconductor shortage...
mono-bob··on Show HN: 59a34eabe31910abfb06f308 – NeuralHash Collision Demo
Not even that. Apple recieves a visual derivative of the image, such as a low-resolution version, for manual review.

The downside it that this makes the human review process tricky. Because there is, understandably, no actual CSAM image to compare the visual derivative with. Images that look similar enough (contain nudity or a child in a swimsuit) may get past the human review process.

mono-bob··on Show HN: 59a34eabe31910abfb06f308 – NeuralHash Collision Demo
Apple recieves a visual derivative of the image, such as a low-resolution version, for manual review. This makes the human review process tricky. Because there is, understandably, no actual CSAM image to compare the visual derivative with, images that look similar enough (contain nudity or a child in a swimsuit) may get past the human review process.
mono-bob··on Show HN: 59a34eabe31910abfb06f308 – NeuralHash Collision Demo
The fact that they send a visual derivative of the image, such as a low-resolution version, makes the human review process tricky. Because there is, understandably, no actual CSAM image to compare the visual derivative with, images that look similar enough (contain nudity or a child in a swimsuit) may get past the human review process.
mono-bob··on Show HN: 59a34eabe31910abfb06f308 – NeuralHash Collision Demo
Thank you for your kind words. This situation is something close to my heart, I think privacy should be a fundamental right for everyone, and it is essential to inform people.
mono-bob··on Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims of ‘hash collisions’
I can confirm it was a fun weekend project and https://thishashcollisionisnotporn.com/ has now become reality! I included a button to buy a hipster T-shirt ;)
mono-bob··on Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims of ‘hash collisions’
I can confirm it was a fun weekend project and https://thishashcollisionisnotporn.com/ has now become reality!
mono-bob··on Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims of ‘hash collisions’
Sounds like a fun weekend project.
mono-bob··on Ask HN: Can anybody compile all of Paul Graham's essays into a .mobi file?
Someone has done this before. No need to reinvent the wheel in this case!

https://github.com/ofou/graham-essays

mono-bob··on Show HN: Gleek diagram maker – UML class, Sequence, ER diagrams, Flowcharts
Maybe It's just me, but I think the free tier description on the pricing page [1] is confusing.

- (CHECK) Use the full set of Gleek diagramming features

- (CROSS) Limited to 5 diagram files

- (CROSS) Limited to 40 diagram object

- (CROSS) Diagrams are stored on Gleek servers

- (CROSS) Share links to diagrams using your favorite collaboration tool

- (CROSS) Priority support on Slack

There are checkmarks and crosses. The first item seems clear because it had a checkmark and is included in the free tier. But it seems to me that the next two items (limited to 5 diagram files and 40 diagram object) are also included, but they have a cross next to them. While the last two items also have a cross but are not included.

Lastly, I think there is a small typo and the "40 diagram object" should be "40 diagram objects."

Good luck!

[1] https://www.gleek.io/pricing.html

Edit: fixed formatting

mono-bob··on 7k MS-DOS Games playable in the browser
This really made my day! Being able to play "Lode Runner: The Legend Returns"[1] brings back so many memories from the time I played it on a Windows 95 machine.

Amazing how good and smooth The Internet Archive has made this work!

[1] https://archive.org/details/LodeRunnerTheLegendReturns

mono-bob··on There are many reasons why everyone should grow a plant, but you need just one
The number that the author states is not just "10 tomato plants per person". But it is "10 tomato plants per person per year".

So that means to compensate for the stated amount of CO2, you need to plant 10 tomato plants extra each year (the second year you would have 20, the third year you would have 30, etc.).

mono-bob··on There are many reasons why everyone should grow a plant, but you need just one
I think this is a large oversimplification. What the author states is not just "10 tomato plants per person". But it is "10 tomato plants per person per year". In this calculation, the plant's CO2 respiration during life is considered, but not the CO2 respiration after death.

So that means to compensate for the stated amount of CO2, you need to plant 10 tomato plants extra each year (the second year you would have 20, the third year you would have 30, etc.). That is not taken into account that it is challenging to overwinter plants outside.

According to the first referenced article[1], the tomato plant stores the largest part of the CO2 in its fruits. If you eat your freshly grown fruits, you will respirate (a large amount of) this CO2 again.

Besides that, I enjoyed the read. I had nine tomato plants on my balcony this past summer. They take a lot of room and a lot of work, but it is lovely to eat your own homegrown fruits. I can recommend it to anyone! I only think the calculation is way off.

[1] http://www.lessco2.es/pdfs/noticias/ponencia_cisc_ingles.pdf

mono-bob··on I made a font based on my handwriting
Yes, looks beautiful ;)
mono-bob··on Ask HN: What is the best device for reading technical books/PDF's? (2020)
I would really like to know this as well. I am thinking about a large iPad pro with apple pencil for annotating, but it seems a little overkill for this purpose only.
mono-bob··on I made a font based on my handwriting
If I look at the resulting font in Safari on my iPhone it shows up as double lines. Until I zoom in, then it suddenly looks fine. Does anyone have an idea what is the cause of this?
mono-bob··on To Fall Out of Love, Do This (2015)
The questions to fall in love are listed here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/style/36-questions-that-l...

I once translated these to Dutch and made a "nested" slide deck of these using reveal.js so I could display these large and nicely on a smartphone and could navigate them by swiping. I put the slideshow on my webserver and printed and the QR code to the domain on an index card. Then I took my girlfriend, who is now my wife, on a date to a nice restaurant and gave her the index card.

We knew each other for quite some time but that night we got to know each other even better. It was a lovely night.