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programbreeding··on Bitwarden Completes Third-Party Security Audit
>Previously used Lastpass for 8 years.

As a longtime Lastpass user, this is the comment that made me go check it out. Are there any big pros or cons you have run in to compared to Lastpass (aside from the ones you listed)? I'm asking about actual functionality, not about the it being open source and such.

programbreeding··on Restoring an Apollo Guidance Computer, Part IV
This is awesome, I hadn't seen the other parts yet.

The naming of the URL slugs is a little confusing. Part II is called Part 9, Part III is called Part 53, and Part IV is called part 10.

programbreeding··on [dead]
I came here to say the same thing. And the bio on the author / founder of the website:

>You can get Erin’s free e-book here and also watch a short documentary on how she overcame vaccine injuries, Lyme disease, significant weight gain, and more

programbreeding··on Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
>* a vibration sensor combined with a tiny hall sensor on the door of the washer/dryer to notify me when laundry is done (trying to measure power usage on 220v wiring was looking to be more annoyance than it was worth, so i went a different route!)

Your option was likely much less expensive, but aeotec does make a clamp-on energy sensor[0]. It's made for reading your whole-home energy but it should work for your purposes. But like I said, your solution was likely much cheaper (these are about $99).

[0] https://aeotec.com/z-wave-home-energy-measure

programbreeding··on Apple's Board Says Tim Cook Has to Fly Private from Now On (2017)
The maximum total contribution to a 401k (employee + employer) is $55,000/yr. He likely hit that limit.

And/or Apple matches 1:1. The personal maximum contribution is $18,000/yr, and he intentionally stayed under that limit.

programbreeding··on How a Hacker Proved Cops Used a Stingray to Find Him
There is an Android app called IMSI-Catcher Detector[0] that is supposed to help you detect when you're connected to a stingray-type device. I ran it for around a year and it never once picked up on anything. I'm not involved on the project and can't personally say if it will catch anything or not, but it is open source[1].

[0] https://cellularprivacy.github.io/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Detec...

[1] https://github.com/CellularPrivacy/Android-IMSI-Catcher-Dete...

programbreeding··on Want More Time? Get Rid of the Easiest Way to Spend It
You don't need to have the app on your phone to use Facebook as an identity provider. I haven't had the app on my phone in over 4 years and the very few services that do require using them for authentication work just fine.
programbreeding··on Pwned Passwords in Practice: Real World Examples of Blocking the Worst Passwords
FYI: "Due to the massive popularity of the range search over searching by complete password hash, the significantly improved performance and the enhanced privacy controls, searching by hash will be discontinued on 1 June 2018."

Shown in API docs under "Pwned Passwords overview" and links to here: https://www.troyhunt.com/enhancing-pwned-passwords-privacy-b...

programbreeding··on Pwned Passwords in Practice: Real World Examples of Blocking the Worst Passwords
I'm a huge fan of Troy Hunt and HIBP, but reading this I assumed it was basically an advertisement to get people to sign up for the Pwned Passwords API -- I admit I didn't make it down to the "And Finally..." section where he explains that it's free because there were a bunch of pictures at the bottom and I stopped reading.

But reading through the API docs [0] it shows that API has no rate limit. Impressive.

[0] https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/v2#SearchingPwnedPasswordsByP...

programbreeding··on Show HN: UserInsights – Get 5 minutes of real user feedback
The bottom section says:

>Use the slider below to see our actual pricing (discounts at 5, 10, 50, 100 tests)

But regardless of if I set it to 1 user test or 100 user tests, the price comes out to $10 per user test ($10 for 1 through $1000 for 100).

programbreeding··on Pornhub launches VPNhub, its own virtual private network app
>what possible reason would it have to identify individual URLs a particular identity visited?

Money. Marketing. Targeted advertising. Etc, etc, etc. Pornhub (and others) are completely free and use more bandwidth than I can wrap my head around. How do you think they pay for that stuff?

programbreeding··on Internal Documents Show Apple Knew the iPhone 6 Would Bend
>I'd rather pay more than suffer Windows

What causes you to suffer when using Windows?

programbreeding··on The demise of r/science AMAs on Reddit
>I'm not sure about removing posts I've never noticed that on r/science. But just because I have not witnessed it doesn't mean it isn't true.

Just FYI, there's no question if it's true. The mod admitted it in the article:

"Allen admitted to the Daily Dot that he deleted popular r/science posts so AMAs would be more prominently featured. But he argues the controversial action was required for his posts to gain widespread visibility.

“[deleting posts] is a consequence of the nature of the user base’s interest in science,” Allen told the Daily Dot. “Meaning, if science is put in front of them, they [Reddit users] like it. But they don’t go seek it out. That’s for stupid cat pictures and other relaxing things. Science isn’t.”"

programbreeding··on Serverboards 18.04 Released
"Finally we have Serverboards 18.04 ready! Serverboards is our* IT Infrastructure monitoring and management tool."
programbreeding··on Completely Silent Computer
I'm not sure if you didn't read the article, or if I'm misunderstanding your question, but the author used and linked one from streacom: http://www.streacom.com/products/zf240-fanless-240w-zeroflex...
programbreeding··on SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes [video]
Flying a VIP (semi-private) airline avoids all of this, and surely anyone that would take a rocket is already flying a fully private airline.

Using this as an example because I make this trip often: I can fly Cincinnati, OH to Charlotte, NC on a VIP airline for $500 round trip. I drive my car right up to the plane, and there is a rental car waiting for me at the plane exit on the other side. The entire plane is first class only. There is no baggage check, no TSA, no nothing. I can walk on to the plane 5 minutes before takeoff.

programbreeding··on Researchers have developed a water-based battery to store solar and wind energy
Does this require potable water though?
programbreeding··on California to become first U.S. state mandating solar on new homes
>If the state would focus on higher density living...

>...where they'll run their air conditioners 10 months out of the year in their huge, inefficient houses

The type of people that live in huge inefficient homes are generally also the same type of people that don't want to live in high density areas. California could turn open fields in to solar farms like you mentioned, but that requires that someone foot the bill and also build the infrastructure for it. "Forcing" people to put solar panels on their own home solves both of those problems. It also makes you more immune to losing power in a natural disaster, of which California has plenty.

I'm not saying I'm even for this issue, I don't live in California. But your view is extremely negative and ignores the negatives of your way while also ignoring the positives of the way mentioned in the article.

programbreeding··on Is there a fix for impostor syndrome?
Have you ever taken a personality test, like the Myers-Briggs type indicator? I'm not saying that stuff is 100% true but it gave me extreme insight about myself. And being able to read about me on paper has helped me change a lot of things that I didn't like about myself. There are 101 places you can take the test but I know 16personalities is free and they haven't spammed me.
programbreeding··on To opt out of Facebook’s tracking, I’m going to have to join Facebook
It's all about having a layered approach. No single thing will completely protect you, and especially if you are being specifically targeted then you're basically screwed, but it's similar to putting bigger and better locks on your doors. If a trained and experienced burglar wants to get in your house, they still will. But the hope is you make it difficult enough that they don't bother trying.

This site is far from perfect, but check out privacytools.io if you're looking for additional layered options for every service and app you use.

I don't think it's mentioned on there but I would recommend setting up a pihole for good overall protection for your entire home network. Again, it isn't going to stop the government or someone else from really monitoring you. And it's just an additional layer. But it's a really easy way to block advertiser tracking for every device on your network.

programbreeding··on Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics?
The biggest issue I've found is finding projects to work on that are actually useful. Of course you have to start with the basics, but not many people have a use for a simple blinking LED in their life.

Finding projects that you can make that can actually do something that interests you makes a world of difference.

It's like learning programming/OOP through the typical animal examples versus making an app that is something you would actually use or fills a need that you have.

programbreeding··on Apps and scripts that make exported Facebook data easier to handle and organise
Example: https://i.imgur.com/XxgA34D.png
programbreeding··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2018)
Just to clarify, is the remote position only available if you are working from Atlanta? Or are you saying remote workers would be working for the Atlanta office, but can be anywhere? Thanks.
programbreeding··on Boeing hit by WannaCry virus – could cripple some jet production
>Once the news broke, some on social media raised the "nightmare scenario" of the virus infecting an airplane’s control software and possibly triggering a ransomware demand while in the air.

>"The plane would have to have been connected to an infected system.," he said. "The chances are pretty minimal."

If they can't confidently say the chances are guaranteed 0% then they need to actually look in to it and not just dismiss the idea.

programbreeding··on Airbus moves 130k employees from Microsoft Office to GSuite
I haven't used G-Suite in years so I can't really compare it, but I use Excel online (via Office 365) to collaborate in real-time on documents with other employees all the time and it works great.
programbreeding··on Benz remotely controlled vehicle stuck in cruise control mode for 1h at 120km/h
Personally that's exactly what I got from the title; it says it was stuck in cruise control. To me that indicates cruise control had been enabled, and then became stuck on.
programbreeding··on Cora – Kitty Hawk's prototype air taxi [video]
I imagine this same conversation when the car was first becoming a reality. You have to start somewhere.
programbreeding··on The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’
Both of your comments fit in to my life. My wife's family has a ton of secret family recipes that were passed down from her Grandma who was born and raised in Pennsylvania. One day we're at a used book trade and I happened to come across a cookbook published in 1971 called Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book[0] and it had all of the "secret" recipes in there.

Fast forward almost 50 years and we've had Blue Apron for over a year. We always rate the recipes and keep the recipe cards for the ones we like the best. During weeks that we need more meals, those are the ones we make. They are starting to turn in to our secret family recipes. So you definitely aren't wrong.

[0] https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9780486226767

programbreeding··on Make Medium Readable Again
If you use ublock origin or similar, block the following element: ##.highlightMenu
programbreeding··on Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Patent Invalidated
I had the same issue until I discovered there were plugins for Chrome[1] and Firefox[2] that will automatically redirect you to smile.amazon.com anytime you are on amazon.com. I have seen issues with the Firefox one when you aren't actually logged in to Amazon at the time, but the Chrome one works great.

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmh...

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/

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