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outericky

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Co-Founder at SimpleLegal

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outericky··on GAZEploit: Remote keystroke inference attack by gaze estimation in VR/MR devices
you look at the letter and pinch... that's how i do it. Not often. and not during facetime calls. But yeah... possible.
outericky··on Show HN: A Simple Counter Offline First Web App
Can you provide some use cases.... like what what would I need this for, counting people that walk into a Costco?
outericky··on Y Combinator – Biggest waste of time for startup founders
Interesting title. Obv not implying that YC is the biggest waste of time.
outericky··on X/Twitter has updated its terms of service to let it use posts for AI training
With data going forward? or past data? Because I don't agree with using my past data... (kinda of rhetorical as I long deleted my accounts, though I'm sure the data is still there)
outericky··on Kevin Mitnick has died
basically anyone that has gotten a check from me has my checking account number...
outericky··on Kevin Mitnick has died
213-954-8607

Random number, legit area code. Unless you are looking for all 10 digits, pretty easy social hack

outericky··on Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review of W22 batch experience
As a YC alum, of all the emails i get spammed with, I'll give YC founders are read and a reply. More often than not it's a "sorry can't help" but I will at least give it a look.
outericky··on FAA NOTAM System Outage
Depending on the length of the stay and whether you need a car, I'd do the road trip in a heartbeat.
outericky··on Elon Musk Texts Parag Agrawal
I read it more as CTO was protecting the engineers.
outericky··on Zuckerberg’s empire collapses
maybe i'm getting old, but I don't see VR ever being more than a niche play thing. Humans will continue to want real world interactions, not just put on a headset and live in vr. Facebook, et al, worked because they were highly accessible. Having to put on a headset? No thanks.
outericky··on Orkut
also instagram chat and snapchat
outericky··on Show HN: I am building a free version of Strava
Ah, cool. I was not aware they added that. I've been using MGG... Though I will say mine is better as you can set milestones, create groups of gear, add multiple to a ride...etc.

For example, in Strava I can add a bike and it's components. In MGG I can add a hashtag rule (say #road or #mtb) and MGG will add whatever components to that ride. Be it a HRM, helmet, tire, chain, bike etc.

Lastly - MGG will support this for any activity, not just cycling. Like when I run I use different shoes for trail vs road. And again, maybe HRM or running pack too. I like to track everything I use to measure ROI and durability.

Anyway... been a paying Strava user since 2013, glad to see they are adding stuff still.

outericky··on Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money
Since it wasn't obvious - the inside of the pan :D
outericky··on Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money
I use butter. no more than a a couple millimeters slice from a stick for 2 eggs. no stick. warm the pan to a low heat. cook eggs on lower heat (should be doing that anyway regardless of pan)
outericky··on Show HN: I am building a free version of Strava
Ah, cool. yeah, maybe :D Thanks.
outericky··on Show HN: I am building a free version of Strava
I started a https://www.mygeargarage.com

Initially it was for tracking all sorts of gear you use in your activities (because strava only tracks bike or shoes). I then added workouts, and challenges (but then strava added custom challenges...).

My workout component allows you to share the url with friends and they can RSVP, you can add the route and stuff. But I don't have a ton of social features, mainly because I built this for myself and somehow organically it has grown to a few hundred users. I'm not really looking to grow it... but it does everything I need and others seem to find it useful...

outericky··on Ask HN: How to find a job in 2021 if I dislike remote?
I am the same. Introvert, but prefer to work around people. When we started SimpleLegal, for 2 years we were just working from home. I ended up getting a desk at a coworking space just to be around other people. If for no other reason than to commiserate with others.
outericky··on Zillow seeks to sell 7k homes for $2.8B after flipping halt
Non primary is one thing - but perhaps the thing that needs to be gone after is commercial residential (as in, if you have more than x properties). Or commercial ownership of single family homes. There is a difference between owning a 10 unit apartment and owning 10 single family homes.
outericky··on Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card
So don’t allow GET with query params. You want the static moniker? It has to be static. No server interaction after load, and no sending any data during load.
outericky··on Florida governor signs bill to ban Big Tech 'deplatforming'
While i avoid using the tech monopolies; no way would I participate in a state run system.
outericky··on Tesla owners asking what happens if 'full self driving' isn't real
I love my Tesla. But no way did I pay for FSD before I bought it or anytime since. In fact, the longer I own it... the less I actually care about FSD. I mean, I hope they can deliver on it one day; but I just don't want or need it. The existing functionality is all I need.

Edit: I waited in line in 2016 to preorder a Model 3. And have been driving one for 3+ years.

outericky··on Disrespectful Design – Users aren’t stupid or lazy
> Users have tasks to concentrate on. They don't have the attention left over to deal with your app's crappy UI.

Therefore, it shouldn't distract from the task at hand.

outericky··on Trump signs executive order targeting protections for social media companies
Maybe...

I saw it posted somewhere that because 80m people follow Trump, he sways the monthly actives... but there are others with more followers than Trump.

I don't think there is enough evidence of his impact to the stock price.

edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Twitter_...

outericky··on Driving engineers to an arbitrary date is a value destroying mistake
Why? Because there are often other dependencies going on. Most software in this paradigm is at a company. When companies roll out new things, change management has to happen. Marketing needs to make a splash (they want at least 6-12 weeks lead time). Sales starts making promises. Account managers and support need to be trained. Change management has to to happen. So then missing a date by weeks/months screws up the business. Most companies aren't writing software for fun.
outericky··on Tesla Cybertruck
Norcal? The occasional toy hauler or boat. But no. For the most part they don't. Not that many trucks around tech buildings either.

Other parts of CA you'll get a lot of campers, boats, dirt bikes, mountain bikes... so yeah.

outericky··on Porsche Taycan [video]
ok. Deliveries of the model 3 started in 2017. But it took a while to reach critical mass. And some countries still haven't gotten them.

EDIT: "Prices for this ‘Turbo’ launch model will be around £130,000 with cheaper/slower versions kicking off around £65,000 within 18 months of the car’s launch in late 2019. "

So... maybe we'll see some in 2019, but really it's 2021 before more than a few thousand hit the market.

outericky··on Porsche Taycan [video]
I never really understood this comparison. 99% of owners will never see the track. So why do we care so much about track performance?
outericky··on Porsche Taycan [video]
By the time they are available, your Tesla will likely be due to replaced anyway. But here's to the future, fellow EV'er.
outericky··on Porsche Taycan [video]
Not everyone likes the look of a Porsche either. But thanks for the opinion.

Here's to taking more ICE cars off the road. A world of quiet, zero emissions cars on the road sounds good to me. The sooner everyone can get their hands on one, the better.

outericky··on DoorDash Buying Caviar from Square for $410M
Because there is still a lot of competition? Grubhub, ubereats, and many others.
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