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sourcecodeplz

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sourcecodeplz··on Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush
Besides washing your hands you could also wash your face.
sourcecodeplz··on Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earlier rumors
As I recall from the article, the batteries will be swappable. That means:

1. There will be a small battery in the headset

2. Processor can't be on your waist/pocket

sourcecodeplz··on I still have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
True dat, way to many devs nowadays don't really test things properly.

Accessibility is something I've always taken a liken to, sometimes maybe obsessively. But them again I interacted and went to workshops with people from places around the world that don't have high speed internet still nor the latest devices.

Look at gov.uk ... That site is an accessibility masterpiece.

sourcecodeplz··on I still have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
Yes, Wikipedia sadly doesn't work for me on this device.
sourcecodeplz··on I still have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
It doesn't work for me, on one of my older phones.
sourcecodeplz··on I still have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
Not far enough it seems, the link you posted has the same problem.

Edit: this particular device is iPhone 4

sourcecodeplz··on Why I still have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site
I sometimes use an older phone to browse the web. I've noticed that LE sites just don't load.

It just says "can't establish a secure connection".

Larger sites don't have this problem.

sourcecodeplz··on Tell HN: YouTube is making a TikTok junky out of me
I like to watch shorts when I am really bored and can't think of anything else to watch. Probably do it like once every two weeks.

Too much of anything is bad, moderation is important.

sourcecodeplz··on Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earlier rumors
When I read "killer video calls", I can't stop but think about: long distance relationships, sex calls, etc...
sourcecodeplz··on Tell HN: I'm scared of sharing my opinion online
I've learned that if you don't have anything nice/constructive to say, better not say it.
sourcecodeplz··on WordPress sites under attack from newly found Linux trojan
Wordpress is great for rapid prototyping but as history has shown, relying on third parties for additional functionalities in production environments, comes with great risks.

Most usage of Wordpress today are definably not blogs, but full blown websites with many functionalities not found on a blogging software.

sourcecodeplz··on Announcement: AI generated answers are officially banned here
It's a silly rule. As someone mentioned in an answer there, what happens if someone copy-pastes an answer from a site he found on the Internet, and that site happens to have its content generated by AI?
sourcecodeplz··on Microsoft is preparing to add ChatGPT to Bing
This model was flawed anyway. Why give away free information in the hopes someone will maybe click an ad or buy through some of your affiliate links? You work hard to publish useful info but someone steals it or people just find it and use it without credit or monetary compensation for you.

Amazon now is in a good position to grow their books catalogue a lot. They do protect the copyright of their authors religiously. You can't publish books on Amazon with text that is already on the Internet. Neither can you publish text that is already available in another book on Amazon.

sourcecodeplz··on Microsoft is preparing to add ChatGPT to Bing
Wow, looks like Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is going to pay off big. Finally BING will one up Google in search. That is great! Some competition in the space is always good for the enduser.
sourcecodeplz··on Start a fucking blog
The easiest way to start a blog with a custom domain is through Blogger from Google. The other option is to go to Google Domains directly. After you register a domain you have options to deploy it to Blogger, Google Sites and others.

You only pay for the domain name. The hosting and traffic are free.

Blogger has been online since 1999 btw. It isn't going anywhere and I say this with confidence. My confidence comes from me personally looking for Blogger blogs and finding old ones (from 1999) that are still updated today. Google would not dare take those peoples medium, it would be an outrage. Some of them get tens of comments on each post.

There are also some huge Blogger blogs, for example like this one: https://www.surrenderat20.net/ that has thousands of comments on each post. Imagine how much traffic that blog pulls.

It is true Google has over the years stripped Blogger of some functionalities but it is still the most flexible Blogging platform. Why? Because you can add custom HTML, Javascript and CSS to each and every individual post/page or site-wide, category-wide etc (try doing that for free on wordpress dot com).

They also allow adult content if you can believe it. Their content policy is quite lax.

sourcecodeplz··on Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones
I really really like this. Congrats!
sourcecodeplz··on Ask HN: Authors exploring the near-term implications of generative AI?
I semi gave up publishing tutorials on my public blog when I realized people would just copy them and republish for their own profits. Then I've read on HN how one person who had some HTML games on his site, had it iframed/proxied by others on their ad infested sites. That hurt me more even.

ChatGPT just cemented my new mentality.

People will consume content, that is a fact. But publishing new interesting things is just not worth doing for free anymore.

So now I resorted to publishing books on Amazon and building my own email list (while I do the usual freelancing).

Like it or not, the walled gardens are where it's at. You just need to make YOUR OWN walled garden and ask people for money to join and consume/enjoy it.

Also: ChatGPT can (almost) not produce anything new, it's just regurgitating/mixing things that are already online.

sourcecodeplz··on GPT3 Powered Movie Recommendations
I think it's cool but you should have an option of just recommending movies that are similar to a specific one.
sourcecodeplz··on Ask HN: What's a good program for calisthenics for beginners that you have tried
There are many varieties of push-ups:

Close-grip pushups: To perform close-grip pushups, place your hands closer together than shoulder-width apart. This will increase the challenge on your triceps.

Wide-grip pushups: To perform wide-grip pushups, place your hands further apart than shoulder-width apart. This will increase the challenge on your chest muscles.

Elevated pushups: To perform elevated pushups, place your feet on an elevated surface such as a step or bench. This will increase the difficulty of the exercise.

Plyometric pushups: Plyometric pushups, also known as "clap" pushups, involve pushing up with enough force to lift your hands off the ground and clap them together before returning to the starting position.

One-armed pushups: As the name suggests, one-armed pushups are performed using only one arm. They are an advanced variation that requires a high level of upper body strength.

Knuckle pushups: Knuckle pushups are performed with your hands in a fist position, with your knuckles facing down. They are a more challenging variation that places more of the load on your wrists and forearms.

Diamond pushups: Diamond pushups are performed with your hands placed close together, forming a diamond shape with your index fingers and thumbs. They are a challenging variation that targets the triceps muscles.

sourcecodeplz··on Bring Back Personal Blogging
I think blogs are great but social media should not be ignored. It is a great source of traffic for your blog.

You CAN have it all. It's ok to have a facebook, twitter and instagram account. You are just giving up too much potential exposure for not participating in social media. It's nice to get comments on your blog, but people need to find it first.

If you don't want/need/crave exposure, you could just use your blog as a personal space. One that you can look back to in 5-10 years, like a journal.

Personally I use my blog to bookmark things that I find interesting (like a personal archive). Sometimes I don't just save the link to the site I want to bookmark, I copy-paste the whole contents of the page into my site (because the site could disappear). If you are worried about copyright et all, just make your blog private.

Private blogs ARE A THING, if you didn't know.

sourcecodeplz··on South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
I can see why people downvoted you but in my opinion you are correct.

Someone gave you the most precious gift of all: Life. It is your responsibility and duty to do the same.

sourcecodeplz··on Tell HN: Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
sourcecodeplz··on I lived the vanlife. it wasn’t pretty
I tried reading but could not stand all the non-van-life info. It's 90% that.
sourcecodeplz··on Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution?
Who cares...
sourcecodeplz··on Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?
For me, battery life is most important in a laptop. I would go with any of apples offerings.
sourcecodeplz··on Ask HN: Preferred Platform to Blog
Blogger is my fav. Unlimited everything and you can use custom code in every post. Plus it's free.
sourcecodeplz··on Tesla’s 2022 Collapse Hits 69% After Deepest Selloff Since April
He really needs to let go of Tesla. As that investor said, he will always be the father.
sourcecodeplz··on Ask HN: Anyone else getting ChatGPT “too many requests error”?
Yes, when I make too many request in a session.
sourcecodeplz··on Women like working with people, men like working with things, all over the world
Interesting read. Guess I've always noticed how HR deps. are mostly women, ie.

Reality is though, in many situations there is not much of a choice. You gotta eat and will take whatever job is available.

I personally have had jobs where I've been going in with pleasure and others when I would have rather stayed home.

sourcecodeplz··on The Twitter Files: How Twitter Rigged the Covid Debate
Kids need routine and social interaction with their peers and teachers.

Keeping them cooked up at home for years is a lot more damaging than a cold. Like immeasurably bad idea.

They never closed down schools (except for universities) in Sweden for this reason. They also never forced masks or curfews. The main thing that they did was to limit inside capacity to 50 people max for restaurants and other avenues.

There were groups of people who would protest that the government should be enforcing masks, basically full reverse of what people were protesting in all other places around the world.

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