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tape_measure··on Reasons some languages are harder to learn
Let's go tidepooling!

Almost the same, but it doesn't imply collection, just observation.

tape_measure··on Apple Design Resources
They also have a case design guide with some interesting details on the phone sensors. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
tape_measure··on Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete” (2019)
ixwt gave a better solution - do these calculations when the password is changed, not when it is set. Therefore, less storage is required
tape_measure··on Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete” (2019)
Would it be a bad idea to salt and hash probable increments of a password when it is changed? For example, password would be salted, hashed, and stored along with Password, password1, etc.

Then the system could reject these on the next password change without storage of the original plaintext password.

tape_measure··on South African variant can break through Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
Are there any studies or wisdom on getting multiple types of vaccines?
tape_measure··on You Don't Need a GUI
As a mechanical engineer: - I wish we would use git like our software friends - I wish commercial CAD programs had humane file formats and command line interoperability - I wish commercial CAD programs would be supported on Linux - You can pry MS Excel from my cold dead hands.
tape_measure··on The Tarnished Moon
See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion_in_space

Atomic oxygen resistance is a consideration for any object in Earth orbit, and now it seems to be relevant for the moon as well. It would be interesting to know the oxygen flux and to study the Apollo hardware left on the moon for corrosion and erosion.

Interestingly enough, ozone (O3) is a concern for rubber objects on the earth's surface. Modern engineering rubbers are stabilized against ozone attack.

What horrible sulfur/oxygen species will we find around Venus?

tape_measure··on Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit
An 18650 is 65mm long. I think "eighteen six fifty" is more euphonic than "eighteen sixty five". A 2170 is 70mm long
tape_measure··on The Facts on News Reports About Facebook Data
And what sort of health and financial information does Facebook have?
tape_measure··on LexisNexis to Provide Giant Database of Personal Information to ICE
Interesting, I looked at getting my own. It's free, but they will send it via snail mail.
tape_measure··on Update on campaign targeting security researchers
Do you know the latest on IE use? The article I posted is from 2017 and promises modernization.

I submitted the article here, hopefully we get an on-the-ground update. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26656052

tape_measure··on Can Korea successfully ditch ActiveX once and for all? (2017)
I'm curious what progress has been made on this. I didn't find across any recent sources when googling.
tape_measure··on Update on campaign targeting security researchers
It's basically required in South Korea for online shopping. The link to the IE 0 day is written in Korean.

More on IE in South Korea: https://www.nationthailand.com/Startup_and_IT/30321025

tape_measure··on Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI
This will be awesome in countries where I can't read the signage.
tape_measure··on Game of Life oscillator running on tweets
The difficulty is linking two tweets to each other. You don't know the url of a tweet when posting, but there are patterns in how the ID is assigned and it's possible to tweet likely guesses until you have success.
tape_measure··on [dead]
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tape_measure··on Ask HN: What are some “10x” software product innovations you have experienced?
Stack Overflow is much better than Quora. Quora has gone downhill over the last few years with paid contributions and modal nags. It sea they will also sign me in after I click a link in their email digests. I don't know how that can be secure
tape_measure··on Has Amazon Ruined the Name Alexa?
Echo is also a name...
tape_measure··on Roaring Kitty to testify on GameStop alongside hedge fund managers
RoaringKitty is also known as DeepFuckingValue. This name is probably more well known to the general public, but Reuters does not mention it.
tape_measure··on Show HN: Compare prices that US hospitals charge patients, insurance companies
£9.15 per item [independent of its cost]

That's basically what a copay is.

tape_measure··on Update: Prosecutors asked that Rebekah Jones be banned from the internet
My landline was replaced with an internet connection a few years ago by the utility. The original landline handset still works, so the change is transparent to the average customer.

How would that be handled in this case?

tape_measure··on Foxconn gets green light for $270M factory in Vietnam
On HN, we are supposed to respond to the strongest interpretation of a comment.

CNC machines add capabilities that are not possible by hand. In these shops, you might see deburring done as an extension of the machine cycle where labor cost is high, but by hand where it is low.

GP is right that automation is a huge commitment in design and manufacture. If there are any finicky parts, it's likely that humans will have to do or correct the robot's job, and now you have an idle robot and an engaged human.

tape_measure··on EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors and 2nm Technology
That's ~$.66/g. A car at that price would be around $1M.
tape_measure··on Buy Every American an Electric Moped
I recently visited Shanghai. Mopeds are the primary mode of transport, but gas mopeds are banned. Compared to some other moped-heavy cities that I have visited, it was a huge improvement to the smell and noise.
tape_measure··on Desktop Windtunnel
I thought the use of an e-cigarette for smoke generation was very creative. As I don't smoke, I'm not sure if I would have thought of this.
tape_measure··on Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned into Jet Fuel?
Is the heat given off by burning fossil fuels significant compared to the amount of heat trapped by the released CO2 over it's lifetime in the atmosphere?
tape_measure··on FTC issues orders to nine social media and video streaming services
Facebook, WhatsApp, Snap, Twitter, YouTube, ByteDance, Twitch, Reddit, and Discord.
tape_measure··on China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)
Article 25 is interesting. I don't know if there is a similar right under GDPR or the California data protection law.

Article 25: When using personal information to conduct automated decision making, the transparency of the decision making and the fairness and reasonability of the handling result shall be guaranteed. Where an individual believes automated decision making creates a major influence on their rights and interests, they have the right to require personal information handlers to explain the matter, and they have the right to refuse that personal information handlers make decisions solely through automated decision making methods...

tape_measure··on YouTube Workaround: how to continue to use community translations
I really don't know why they removed this feature. It's great for accessibility and language learning. I am trying to learn a language and YouTube captions were a great help.
tape_measure··on Ask HN: What features would you like to see for PDF documents?
Yes. Most of the PDFs I receive are created with Office products, do it many be possible to understand the formatting and ~recover the original.
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