Hacker News: chezzwizz

New comment by chezzwizz in "Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign"

chezzwizz — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:52:41 +0000

> it has got to be large enough that a few dozen more wouldn't be _too_ surprising.

Shouldn't it be though? What is the precedent here? Isn't anyone concerned about the slow boiling frog any more?

New comment by chezzwizz in "Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign"

chezzwizz — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:49:33 +0000

> At some point we need counter-hacking vigilante justice. Hack the phishing sites, dox the owners, take them down.

Perhaps we should first discuss semantics at the line of war. When does some activity which impedes, diminishes, or otherwise blocks the interests of a peoples' rights in such a way that the word "crime" is not sufficient? Maybe it really all does come down to behavioural and financial incentives. That is to say that it is probably war when the judicial, legislative, and executive lack the resources or will to address an injustice and the idea of "war" becomes the only answer. As radical as that may seem, it literally needs to be considered for every action ten years or more down the road at the current pace of technology.

New comment by chezzwizz in "Digital Evidence"

chezzwizz — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:09:44 +0000

While the article makes a good point about evidence handling being a team effort, it seems to rely on the premise that the evidence is cached on the device. Not a whole lot here for social media based or internet transmitted evidence.

Digital Evidence

chezzwizz — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:09:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.realtimenetworks.com/blog/preserving-digital-evidence-the-right-way-your-10-step-guide

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33653059

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by chezzwizz in "Is there a functional reason for wizards to live in towers so often?"

chezzwizz — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 01:28:43 +0000

I don't know if this is intended to be analogus, but line of sight seems pretty compelling.

New comment by chezzwizz in "What's the problem with old but excellent Mac apps?"

chezzwizz — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 01:26:07 +0000

To the title I respond: its the same answer as any planned obsolecense argument. People don't like paying for sustainability. Would you wan't to just pay someone to keep using your 1956 Kitchen Aide mixer? Just cause it ain't broke yet? Perfection is not a good business model.

New comment by chezzwizz in "How Does This End?"

chezzwizz — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 01:15:09 +0000

Sure, pure eugenics by genocide might be a quick fix. But how long does that last? You think radiation only affects those who fit your stereotyped profile?

What about all the opportunity to forgoe scorched Earth policies and work through compromise. You would think ending up with more supporters would be more self serving than making glass and gambling you can intimidate the left overs into ideological submission.

New comment by chezzwizz in "Testing Without Mocks: A Pattern Language (2018)"

chezzwizz — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 01:08:12 +0000

I felt too compelled to stick with existing design pattern theories and maintain a sort of persistent stubbornness with traditional xUnit style tests and TDD rather than follow the rabbit on this article.

New comment by chezzwizz in "Forget about teaching kids to code"

chezzwizz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:47:03 +0000

I get that the term "coding" to a jaded programmer or engineer is just translating, but as part of his post he talks about teaching problem solving. Programming languages, or rather the knowledge of how to "speak" in a programming language (coding) provides a medium to express a problem's solution. So maybe I'm not understanding why we shouldn't teach kids to code.

New comment by chezzwizz in "iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm"

chezzwizz — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:38:39 +0000

The only thing that I took from this was NSO Group, blacklisted for selling to foreign governments, demonstrated an iPhone exploit and another reason to stay awake in foreign countries.

Fair and Balanced? Thoughts on Bias in Probabilistic Modeling

chezzwizz — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:37:35 +0000

Article URL: https://hackernoon.com/fair-and-balanced-thoughts-on-bias-in-probabilistic-modeling-2ffdbd8a880f

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16030617

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

People who know how the news is made resist conspiratorial thinking

chezzwizz — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 01:21:08 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/knowing-how-the-news-media-works-protects-people-from-conspiracy-theories

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16026737

Points: 10

# Comments: 0

Apple's Legendary Lisa Operating System Is Coming to Your Desktop for Free

chezzwizz — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:35:04 +0000

Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/apples-legendary-lisa-operating-system-is-coming-to-you-1821606783

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16018230

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by chezzwizz in "Ask HN: How many of you have military experience?"

chezzwizz — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:20:17 +0000

I am a former U.S. Marine and I have found that the things you learn and the training you experience only give a glimpse of how strong the bonds you gain are in service. I will always identify with my service as there is a implicit understanding in the phrase semper fidelis, which is the Marine Corps motto. But I think that many other service members hold the same value in their service.

Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal (2013)

chezzwizz — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:09:12 +0000

Article URL: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/06/artists-steal/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14877135

Points: 3

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How to stay out of analytic rabbit holes: avoiding investigation loops and traps

chezzwizz — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:05:46 +0000

Article URL: https://cyborgus.com/2017/03/27/how-to-stay-out-of-analytic-rabbit-holes-avoiding-investigation-loops-and-their-traps/

Hacker News: chezzwizz

New comment by chezzwizz in "Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign"

New comment by chezzwizz in "Restaurant Delivery Payment-Skimming Campaign"

New comment by chezzwizz in "Digital Evidence"

Digital Evidence

New comment by chezzwizz in "Is there a functional reason for wizards to live in towers so often?"

New comment by chezzwizz in "What's the problem with old but excellent Mac apps?"

New comment by chezzwizz in "How Does This End?"

New comment by chezzwizz in "Testing Without Mocks: A Pattern Language (2018)"

New comment by chezzwizz in "Forget about teaching kids to code"

New comment by chezzwizz in "iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm"

Fair and Balanced? Thoughts on Bias in Probabilistic Modeling

People who know how the news is made resist conspiratorial thinking

Apple's Legendary Lisa Operating System Is Coming to Your Desktop for Free

New comment by chezzwizz in "Ask HN: How many of you have military experience?"

Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal (2013)

How to stay out of analytic rabbit holes: avoiding investigation loops and traps

The Elements of Style: Unix as Literature