Hacker News: alltakendamned

New comment by alltakendamned in "U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 from atmosphere"

alltakendamned — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:15:19 +0000

Can someone point me to an explanation how CO2 is removed from the atmosphere ?

What's the process and what happens to it ?

New comment by alltakendamned in "Sweden no longer stands out in pandemic, says architect of ‘no lockdown’ policy"

alltakendamned — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:29:09 +0000

The only ones really getting money in Sweden have been the major companies, to the benefit of the shareholders.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Sweden no longer stands out in pandemic, says architect of ‘no lockdown’ policy"

alltakendamned — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:27:25 +0000

The bureaucrats that have been responsible for the questionable approach Sweden has followed are currently fighting like a cornered cat to avoid any and all accountability. So this 'message' fits the narrative well.

The prime minister has stepped down and left the reigns to someone else this week. The responsible for the health authorities has started his pension a week or two ago. Both conveniently around the same time that the Swedish investigative COVID commission has released a scathing report on the handling of the epidemic.

The state epidemiologist, Dr. Tengele, sorry, Dr. Tegnell, is still there but currently in full-on "blame others"-mode, as long as the buck doesn't stop with him. It's the regions, or the elder care facilities, or the immigrants, or anyone as long as it isn't him.

It's makes for a immensely sad and sorry sight, but not unexpected in a country with no opposition voices, neither in politics nor media. But that's nothing new under the sun as it was already known in 1971, and nothing has changed since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Totalitarians

Additionally, Sweden has changed it's guidance since last week so people that have been vaccinated twice should no longer get COVID tests, so please take any and all official numbers with a serious grain of salt and consider them as 'absolute minimum' values

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: What's so special about Snowflake?"

alltakendamned — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:57:41 +0000

speculation.

their balance sheet is painful to look at (479M sales and marketing costs for 592M revenue, ouch)

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?"

alltakendamned — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:47:31 +0000

Sneakers and Pirates of Silicon Valley

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)"

alltakendamned — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:02:21 +0000

Citystrides looks great fun, I'll be trying that out !

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: How to Learn About Philosophy"

alltakendamned — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:53:26 +0000

The "So you want to study philosophy..." guide by Susan Fowler / Rigetti gives a good introduction to self-study of philosophy. It lists both courses (e.g. coursera) and books. But ... if you don't like reading books, maybe philosophy isn't the best subject for you depending how deep you want to go ? There's a LOT of reading you'll be doing.

https://www.susanrigetti.com/philosophy

New comment by alltakendamned in "Norway bans gas cars in 2025 but trends point toward 100%EV sales as early April"

alltakendamned — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:44:29 +0000

I am curious how this works in the North during winter, where very low temperatures reduce battery capacity significantly. Also, not all roads are suitable for cars that are built for the city.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: Can you get into security research self taught?"

alltakendamned — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:42:16 +0000

Well yes, back in the old days most of us were self thaught through articles such as Phrack, or connections on IRC, and lots and lots of experimentation.

I would say today it is both easier and harder. It is harder because the body of knowledge is so much larger, it is easier because so many more materials and exercises are available.

From my perspective, and I lead a team of these security researchers, it is an advanced career path, and still requires a lot of self-motivation. That said, there are more and more definitions of what "security researcher" means, in some cases it means being able to find web vulnerabilities without using Burp, so YMMV.

I would suggest to focus on fundamental skills such as reverse engineering, code review, low-level languages such as C and assembly, interfacing at a low-level with binaries through debuggers and instrumentation etc etc. Those are all broadly applicable. Playing CTF games is a good starting point too, as is auditing open source software.

But make no mistake, it will be a challenge, and it will require tenacity on your part. Good luck !

Ask HN: Examples of open source education paths

alltakendamned — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:30:55 +0000

Triggered by the front page post on the open source education path for computer science at https://github.com/ossu/computer-science, I am curious if there are examples of the same approach for other science and non-science disciplines ?

Thanks for sharing the ones you know of.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27745194

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by alltakendamned in "What are top lessons you learned the hard way between age 20 to 30?"

alltakendamned — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:03:31 +0000

It is only crazy hours if you go for a start up with a goal of maximizing growth.

It is perfectly possible to start a sane business that focuses on providing its owners with a good life.

The nice thing about running your own business is that it is your own choice, as long as you don’t tie yourself up with large investments.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: What's your favorite mind mapping tool?"

alltakendamned — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:55:32 +0000

Mindjet Mindmanager, but quite expensive these days :/

New comment by alltakendamned in "Robert Heinlein on Happiness"

alltakendamned — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:27:14 +0000

Now I'm curious about the story behind the personal note.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: How to stay focused and motivated working from home?"

alltakendamned — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:10:29 +0000

In essence, discipline.

Motivation is fleeting, sometimes it's not there. And in those situations, discipline helps you continue doing what you do.

Ask HN: How to learn to be more persuasive?

alltakendamned — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:38:32 +0000

Looking specifically for becoming more persuasive in a business setting, from managing up and getting buy-in to convincing customers and improving persuasive writing.

Thanks !

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25739798

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: Consultants/Contractors, how do you incorporate paid sick leave?"

alltakendamned — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:46:36 +0000

You don’t, you calculate it as part of your day rate. Bill in half day increments.

If you need to justify your presence to a boss, you’re not a contractor but an employee without benefits.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Ask HN: How to earn more as a developer without taking the management path?"

alltakendamned — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:17:54 +0000

Any pointers on how to learn to do this would be much appreciated.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Encrypted Backup Shootout"

alltakendamned — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 04:58:12 +0000

It would be interesting to see tarsnap added to the evaluation.

New comment by alltakendamned in "Meals based on vegetable protein sources (beans and peas) are more satiating (2016)"

alltakendamned — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:08:58 +0000

You eat a kilo worth of food in a single meal ?

Do you dig trenches for a living or what ?

New comment by alltakendamned in "Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor in China"

alltakendamned — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:57:28 +0000

There’s the fairphone

https://www.fairphone.com/en/