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sebasmurphy··on Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update
Yeah, they definitely keep that vid under wraps. There's has been zero mention of it on their patron and weekly podcasts.
sebasmurphy··on Carbon Fiber Wheels for Trucks and EVs Are Coming Sooner Than You Think
Mine as well just buy forged wheels and save yourself some $$.
sebasmurphy··on Japan Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Have Marriage Rights in Landmark Decision
Non-paywalled

https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-lgbt-marriage-ruling/u...

sebasmurphy··on Launch HN: Aviron (YC W21) – High-Intensity Peloton for Rowing
C2 is really an engineering masterpiece. Simple, works forever, cheap replaceable parts, anyone can do the maintenance after watching a YouTube vid.

Also super cool that you can upgrade the display/head unit w/o having to get a new rower.

It's also significantly cheaper than this machine and has exceptionally high re-sale value.

sebasmurphy··on Tesla’s success in Europe catches industry off guard
Pretty sure it's a conscious decision not to cannibalize sales and to sell just enough to meet manufacturer emissions standards.
sebasmurphy··on Disney blocks John Oliver’s new episode critical of India’s PM Modi
Still makes me laugh that Muhammad was in ep.68 and no one cared.
sebasmurphy··on Ever Loved’s funeral marketplace undercuts undertakers
Yeah and it's not like your body is going to stay buried there forever. A couple hundred years from now some historians will dig it up for science to see how people lived in the past.
sebasmurphy··on Colab Pro
You could alternatively use the google AI Platform Notebooks which are basically the same thing and billed per hour. You can now Prebake a docker images with all of the libraries that you need.
sebasmurphy··on Turning Off Autoplaying Previews
This best is when it is temporarily no longer available to rent digitally because it has rotated back to HBO or SHOW.
sebasmurphy··on Front (YC S14) raises $59M round led by other tech CEOs
The pricing on some of the higher tier plans looks a little ridiculous. $40 and $79 per user/month O_o.
sebasmurphy··on Every classic Half-Life game is now free on Steam
HL2 is probably my favorite game of all time. Also worth noting that HL1 looks dated as hell now and Its probably worth paying for and playing Black-Mesa instead. Only thing you'll miss is Xen which is a just a tiny fraction of the original campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_(video_game)

sebasmurphy··on Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
I feel like Companies like Goop and other "natural" health companies profit from this stuff as a side-effect. Like who else could you market this type of crap to.

https://shop.goop.com/shop/products/rose-quartz-bottle?taxon...

sebasmurphy··on Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines
After reading other peoples comments I would like to add that there were a few classes freshman/sophomore year that had discussion sections that were mandatory. Although these were usually only held once a week. The few that I had usually had quizzes during the first 15 minutes or weekly homework due at the beginning of the session. The sections were mostly a way for the students to get face-time with the Grad Student teaching assistants since office hours were impractical for these classes due to their size (70+) . Sometimes you had to stay for the duration of the session and other times you could bounce after turning in your homework.

None of these sessions were instructor mandated. They were part of the normal course curriculum, and were chosen during class registration. The standard setup was M-W Lecture, Fri Discussion.

sebasmurphy··on Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines
Not sure if this is still the case or not but at Maryland circa. 2007-2010 it was school policy that no class could have attendance factored into the grade. If you wanted to skip every class and only show up for exams, that was your choice. Privacy implications aside, I feel that this should be the case everywhere since college is effectively a business transaction. What you decide to do with the product after you've paid should be entirely up to you.
sebasmurphy··on Bill to crack down on robocalls passes Senate
The real question you should ask is, how did all of the spam mail companies know my name and address in the first place.
sebasmurphy··on Teachers Pay High Fees for Retirement Funds
And even if it does. I don't really see the reason that I should be locked into the employers 401k and not be able to choose my own.
sebasmurphy··on Why Nukemap Isn't on Google Maps Anymore
Their documentation seems to be lacking as of late or at least the last time I checked. I was attempting to get geocoding working on a project and was having a hell of time getting the api keys issued with the correct permissions. Swapped over to mapbox and had everything working in a few minutes.
sebasmurphy··on ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' cell phone surveillance
Or when challenged they drop the charges as to not disclose the true "source".

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/prosecutors-drop...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/alleged-getaway-...

sebasmurphy··on Hospital superbugs are evolving to survive hand sanitizers (2018)
https://ubertoolcomic.com/?comic=no-138
sebasmurphy··on WARP is here
I hadn't heard about that yet. Will have to look into it.
sebasmurphy··on WARP is here
Just going to throw this out there for anyone who is hesitant using a vpn managed by another service. You can set up your own easily using the ansible scripts provided by trailofbits, which supports both IPSEC and wireguard.

https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

a small DO (Digital Ocean) instance is only $5 a month and comes with 1TB outbound bandwidth (last I checked), which ends up being cheaper than most commercial offerings.

sebasmurphy··on AWS Fargate Deep Dive
This product always makes me think of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I wonder if that's where the name originated.

https://youtu.be/uOd7HQoKxcU?t=50

sebasmurphy··on CDC says stop vaping as mystery lung condition spreads
The CDC response seems very measured and not over the top at all. Some of this may have to do with how the news is actually reporting on the matter. For reference, here is published recommendation from the CDC website.

"While this investigation is ongoing, consider not using e-cigarette products.

If you do use e-cigarette products and you experience symptoms like those reported in this outbreak, seek medical care promptly. CDC and the FDA will continue to alert the public throughout this investigation. ..."

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/s...

sebasmurphy··on Patagonia's Philosopher King (2016)
+1
sebasmurphy··on 'Major distraction': school dumps iPads, returns to paper textbooks
Because technology
sebasmurphy··on San Francisco Police Raid Journalist's Home After He Refuses to Name Source
yeah i don't really understand this. Like why do you need a whole squad and feds to break down his door with a battering ram for a single "leaked" document. Could have just knocked and said they had a warrant.
sebasmurphy··on Foods for healthier people and a healthier planet [pdf]
If you have one, go to your local asian/world supermarket. They'll usually carry a lot of things on this list that you won't find at your standard large supermarket chain or even at whole foods.
sebasmurphy··on Logitech disables local access on Harmony Hubs, breaks automation systems
I hate how they redesign their mice every year. Loved my g500 and it's brethren. Some of the best mine that I ever owned. However the new versions have super sharp edges and aren't as comfortable to hold. They look extreme and have more better lazers. I guess that's what the fortnite kids want or so says the marketing department.
sebasmurphy··on Building Your Own Dedicated IPSEC VPN in Less Than 10 Minutes
Algo also deploys wireguard
sebasmurphy··on Nvidia’s flagship RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards are failing more than they should
Def need some past historical data from other launches for comparison.
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