Hacker News Reader

throw94040on The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide

Most importantly:

1) authoritarian regime takes your guns and ability to defend yourself

2) it will criminalise normal behavior, so it can prosecute anyone at will (everyone has to break laws)

3) it tries to destroy family

throw94040on Git without a forge

That was on my android keyboard.

throw94040on Git without a forge

》The simplest kind of git bundle – a full bundle – is a whole git repository, wrapped up into a single file.

Git repo can have executable code! Git hooks are shell commands stored in dir ".git/hooks" executed on events such as merge, commit... That is not duplicated by git clone, I am not sure about bundles. But I would be VERY careful to accept something like compressed git repo from anyone!

throw94040on Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

There are legal sanctions for refusing to update software in a car, and for blocking it from internet. There is no way out!

throw94040on How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

With respect, parent comment is right. It is "just" destiled water with some salts. You also have to remove dissolved gasses and store it in good bags. Tricky part are contaminants and paperwork.

We had similar situation in communist czechoslovakia. There was a plan to manufacture female hygiene products, in a single factory for entire country. This factory burned down on second year of five year plan. So for some time our ladies were forced to use toilet paper. We still managed to make IV fluids though!

My guess US planning is a bit similar. Too special to import medical supplies from neighbours or from Europe.

throw94040on The Nightmare Bicycle

Good microwaves have a microphone to detect popping. Popcorn option on microwave is a real feature.

Just do not buy cheap Amazon junk!

throw94040on The Dead Planet Theory

》Wanting to push for promotion is already rare,

Promotion often comes with more work, more responsibilities, more meetings, more commute to office... with only marginal pay increase. In reality you lose salary (as dollars per hour).

I turned down promotion a few years back. I would "manage" three people, in reality doing their work. I would lose home office, and have to find babysitter. I would spend 80 minutes in traffic every day, paying for my own car and my own gas! No time left for cooking, so food delivery! All for generous pay increase of 20%!

This "promotion" would ruin my family life, and reduce my disposable income by half!