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oger··on Charlie Watts has died
Charlie Watts was not only a great rock musician but (unbeknownst to many) a gifted jazz player and a gentleman. Rest in peace.
oger··on PolarDB, yet another open source database system based on PostgreSQL
This! Very often the US centric community here on HN is underestimating the sheer size and expertise in Alibaba‘s cloud ecosystem.
oger··on Fundamentals of Data Visualization Book
I am in love!
oger··on The Unix Magic Poster
Had some good experience with Whitewall in the past. Pricey but worth it.
oger··on Almost third of UK Covid hospital patients readmitted within four months
You don't die from anxiety.
oger··on Every day at the same time, my internet dies for 1 minute. How do I investigate?
"My internet" is a bit vague - so I am making some assumptions here. Scenario (A) could be that your WiFi dies at a specific point in time. You might then want to look at some source of electromagnetic interference (like a motor starting while creating sparks). Scenario (B) could be that your internet service provider is cutting your connection and provides a new IP address - which is common for many xDSL providers. You want to check if the external IP address of your router changes. You may also find some log files in your router that may give you more information. Some routers allow you to select the time when the router preemptively disconnects at a certain time in order to avoid the disconnect from the ISP at an arbitrary moment. You may want change this setting or to talk to your ISP and try to convince him to not cut the connection during the day but rather during the night. Scenario (C) could be a device on your local network creating interference. Your tools of choice will be tcpdump and WireShark to locate the culprit on your LAN. Enjoy your debugging and good luck!
oger··on The Acorn Archimedes and the first ARM processor
We had a bunch of BBC Micros at school and they were really cool. A working LAN, a proper file server, logins - and ways to circumvent security ;-) Good old times!
oger··on FFmpeg is 20 years old today
ffmpeg is a true swiss army knife. I used it last week to add subtitles to interviews I recorded (via SRT files generated from Amazon Transcription JSON). I also upscaled, so-mo‘d and blurred a video background with some X-Massy theme for some video calls. All literally within minutes and a bit of Google. A true lifesaver!
oger··on Lambda: Turn Excel formulas into custom functions
While I welcome this development I must note from long-standing experience that using any type of more advanced functionality in Excel has always come back to bite me. The reason is exchange of workbooks with less skilled individuals. Or cross platform incompatibilities like URLENCODE not working on MacOS since many years now. And many use cases that once required Excel can now be solved by other tools with better documentation. The nature of Excel is in-auditability, intransparency and error proneness. Trust me - I‘ve been using it for too many years now.
oger··on How journalists use youtube-dl
I did not look at the repo — but has anyone checked if this is trustworthy? Probably many are looking for a new source - providing a nice and convenient entry point to seed dubious / dangerous additions (aka. malware).
oger··on Galileo's Ground Segment Problem
FYI: Bert is a super impressive person, a very bright mind and also the founder of PowerDNS (one of the more successful DNS resolvers in this world).
oger··on Does storing bread in the fridge make it last longer? (2019)
tl;dr: it depends.
oger··on Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks
They were tested before the concert.
oger··on Broken Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory
My guess: currently used as towing points to tension the parabolic structure. You can see some wires in the picture. And probably also a helpful structure during construction.
oger··on How Chinese Officials Hijacked My Company
The real question here is: Is it getting better? For example Alibaba is putting a lot of effort into combating fraud (I.e. fake products) on its platform. The Chinese government also made serious moves. Does IP theft exist and is it serious? For sure. Is it getting better? Probably yes. Does being in an election year help to have realistic reporting on this issue? Probably not. And BTW have a look at how Japan grew in the 60s and 70s.
oger··on Turn your phone into a wireless webcam
Yesterday I came across https://obs.camera/ which is not affiliated with OBS but claims to work with OBS using NewTec‘s NDI streaming protocol. Haven‘t tried but put it high on my list as this seems to be a super-easy and affordable way to build a set with multiple camera angles if you need to. If it works well and lag / latency is OKish this is a cheap alternative to external cameras with HDMI capture cards. Does anyone have experience with OBS.camera?
oger··on AWS Ruins Own Attempt at Sabotage
Oh well - the damage is already done. To AWS. Not because Corey may know some stuff, but because any new recruit will scrutinize their employment offers from AWS for the non-compete clause and - given this precedent - deny it. It will certainly become more difficult for AWS / Amazon to hire true talent, especially from competitors. And I would be surprised if any industry insider would not have a clear perspective on what is going on at his competitors. Job postings, talks with salespeople from suppliers, local newspapers, discussions with industry analysts — the whole stuff a proper marketeer will do to be good at his role. And: Google will (as AWS) have a development roadmap that is probably well planned for the next 12-18 months. IMHO Corey would not be able to change the course of GCP and their marketing is certainly better than AWS. And don‘t even get me started on the different target audiences of both platforms... So in short: AWS made a big mistake but Corey will have to pay the lawyers.
oger··on OBS (macOS) Virtual Camera
Finally. I‘ve been waiting / looking for a decent solution for quite a while now...
oger··on Bad times in corporate wireless networks
+1 for MikroTik. Super good value IMO - especially in a home or small office environment.
oger··on Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Facebook
A Pi-Hole is good to have in every household. Takes minutes to set up and makes sure that queries to unwanted domains end up in the land of /dev/null
oger··on Thiel Urges U.S. Probe of Google's 'Seemingly Treasonous' Acts
I once met Peter Thiel at an event and kindly asked him if he ever had a 'Robert Oppenheimer moment' with his investment in Palantir. Not surprisingly he diverted and did not provide an answer at all. His non-answer was most telling to me and made me think about his ethics. At least a certain level of reasoning or even PR spin about the positive effects would have been better than this. I left deeply unimpressed about our first and only encounter.
oger··on Wipe and reinstall a running Linux system via SSH (2017)
Had some quite exceptional experiences with them as well. Good support for a decent product.
oger··on Mozilla fears DarkMatter ‘misuse’ of browser for hacking
I had to read it twice to get that they were writing about a CA. Definitly a writer without a clue.
oger··on The Ghost in the Machine: An AI Perspective on the Soul [video]
God as a rootkit is a tantalizing analogy you could draw from his talk...
oger··on Apple Airplay on Raspberry Pi in 7 Easy Steps
Could not agree more.
oger··on Australian parliament passes encryption laws unamended
This is a classical‘whataboutism‘ trying to deflect from the real subject by bringing up another. But keeping in line with that theme: what about detaining immigrants in Nauru, Christmans Island, Manus Island etc. under doubtful circumstances with no open access for press and NGOs?
oger··on US asks allies to drop Huawei
Pick your poison.
oger··on Apple's Proprietary Software Locks Kill Independent Repair on New MacBook Pros
This is simply a disgusting move. Guys like Louis Rossman are filling a gap in the market that Apple is not willing to offer: short turnaround repairs. Honestly, politics needs to step in. #RightToRepair
oger··on The tasting of surströmming
I once made a client bring a can from a visit to Sweden. Luckily it did not explode on board - I keep thinking what would have happened if the airline presented him a bill worth several millions with a nice letter stating that they tried every option to get rid of the smelly leftovers without any success... ;-) We had a very funny evening (including some Aquavit) and built a good friendship on top of it. Surstromming actually does not taste foul, only strong.
oger··on China’s Planning to Partially Lift Web Censorship in Hainan
China is earmarked Hainan for development as the Chinese Hawaii. Lifting sanctions on Internet access for tourism is a relevant step in that direction. Have a look at President Xi's remarks during the Boao Summit 2018 in Hainan. This will become a very interesting area to watch...
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