<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: gil</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gil</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:15:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=gil" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by gil in "Libtorrent adds support for the WebTorrent protocol"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The only problem I see here would be created by themselves.
The price they pay for postponing questions is losing WebRTC and those "serious applications" in the meantime.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:13:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23820379</link><dc:creator>gil</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23820379</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23820379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by gil in "Show HN: Squawk – Walkie Talkie for Teams"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Did you find anything with those features already?
I have a very similar scenario and I'm currently exploring what is available.</p>
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<p>I looked into TeamSpeak when searching for a multi-channel PTT tool a few weeks ago and couldn't find a way to listen to multiple channels and talk/reply to each channel individually. Does TeamSpeak support that?<p>I ended up having to compile from master what was a very recently merged feature to Mumble: <a href="https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/pull/4011" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/pull/4011</a><p>EDIT: typo</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:39:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23415291</link><dc:creator>gil</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23415291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23415291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by gil in "Formula 1 launches Virtual Grand Prix Series to replace postponed races"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This will be entertaining due to the well known driver names BUT not high level by any means:<p>"Due to the wide variety of gaming skill levels amongst the drivers, game settings will be configured in such a way to encourage competitive and entertaining racing. This includes running equal car performance with fixed setups, reduced vehicle damage, and optional anti-lock brakes and traction control for those less familiar with the game."<p>More like a "So You Think You Can Dance" celebrity edition than anything else.<p>A much higher level event which also includes some IRL drivers from multiple series is: The Race All-Star Esports Battle (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_RV5UY8mk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_RV5UY8mk</a>)
Higher level mostly because they race in rFactor2 which is a better simulator than F1 2019 and there are no driver aids. Also because everyone on the grid are long-ish time sim racers, even if some of them also happen to be IRL drivers (Max Verstappen, Felix Rosenqvist, Antonio Felix da Costa, a few others)<p>Here's a good list of motorsports eSports events for the next few days: <a href="https://the-race.com/esports/the-complete-motorsport-esports-schedule/" rel="nofollow">https://the-race.com/esports/the-complete-motorsport-esports...</a></p>
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<p>Even if they do:<p><pre><code>  * They are aware of those, and therefore may use other countermeasures.
  * The masking still reduces the "surveilance surface".

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EDIT: formatting</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:01:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22032920</link><dc:creator>gil</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22032920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22032920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by gil in "The Awkward but Essential Art of Office Chitchat"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I think the essential office chitchat issue is "being yourself" vs. "seeming like a high quality professional". I've found out the hard way that relaxing and aiming for a real conversation carries a high % chance of saying something unbecoming of a team leader.<p>Indeed, this is a very good way to put it.
Although I <i>do</i> understand people who say silly things at the lunch table without a second thought - they value fun and genuine social interactions more than "upward mobility".<p>If you can't be yourself for at least 8h/day and you also can't be yourself after that, because you shouldn't base you social life around your co-workers, then who are you? And when are you allowed to be yourself? Weekends and bank holidays? Fuck. That.<p>We would all be happier if we were allowed to be ourselves all the time. Maybe by hopping around until landing on a cluster of likewise co-workers who can see the "high quality professional" side by side with the crazy cat lady or the punkrocker.<p>But again, I think your decription is correct and that we live within a very sad state of affairs.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:28:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21046957</link><dc:creator>gil</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21046957</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21046957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by gil in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Envision Virgin Racing ( <a href="https://envisionvirginracing.com" rel="nofollow">https://envisionvirginracing.com</a> ) | Software Engineer | Silverstone, UK | ONSITE | Full-time | Eligible to work in the UK<p>Competing to win the ABB FIA Formula E Championship – the world’s first fully-electric racing series and the fastest growing motorsport.
Our 15 people, multi-background engineering department works towards achieving the best possible race results.<p>We are looking for a Software Engineer with at least 5 years experience with Python and comfortable with software engineering best practices for the full development cycle.<p>Most software development aims at creating or improving the internal analysis tools and decision support systems, used by the strategy, performance and race engineers.<p>Apply or ask questions: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/280254/python-software-engineer-passionate-for-formula-envision-virgin-racing" rel="nofollow">https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/280254/python-software-engine...</a></p>
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<p>Why does being regulated by Lithuania make it look it like a money-laundering scheme?</p>
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<p>Got it, thanks.<p>Perhaps the parent was trying to conceal the identity of the person in question and gender would be too much of a giveaway.</p>
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<p>> Style tip: When talking about a particular person, don't refer to him or her as "they".<p>Can you explain why, please?</p>
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<p>Comments like this, while factually correct, are the reason why we need these books.</p>
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<p>Raise awareness, at least.</p>
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<p>I for one would be more than happy if they organized them too while they are at it.<p>Too many times I use Evernote as a dump of everything and end up with ideas, email addresses, random names for people/services/brands/wtv, book/movie/music titles all in the same note that I then need each into their correct notebook and note at a later time. The problem is that there is never a good later time.<p>edit: typo</p>
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<p>Which tells me there's something fundamentally wrong with the automotive (for these specific examples, but there are others) industry.<p>Edit: typo.</p>
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<p>Just like Ingress used to be Google!</p>
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<p>Funny you quote that.<p>There is a song by DJ Koze with that in the lyrics and I always wondered where it came from.<p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/pamparecords/pampa024-dj-koze-xtc" rel="nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/pamparecords/pampa024-dj-koze-xtc</a></p>
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<p>I was indeed going to ask why Jerez?
I've been there a few times for the F1 tests and never really saw much more than that but now I feel that I probably missed something.</p>
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<p>I don't think that it is fair to compare corruption in Portugal (and perhaps in any other Southern European countries) with the kind of corruption described in the article.<p>Yes, you can find corruption over there and especially a lot of influence and favour trading BUT at least people are aware that it is both criminal and wrong, not a way of life or "the way things work".<p>EDIT: typo</p>
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<p>Indeed.<p>It also begs the question of how will the scan for "illegal material"?</p>
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<p>Yes, that is indeed a downside, plus if you have hold luggage you have to consider the extra time to get it out of the first plane and checking it in to the second one which might well not be possible if the transfer time is as little as 30 minutes.<p>But assuming you have margin for that and since we are comparing the two same flights, we can assume that our loss is also the airliner loss, hence they will make everything they can to make the transfer work for the people that bought a single fare.<p>Therefore I see the difference in price as insurance against something that the airliner themselves have an incentive to avoid.
Additionally to the risk, as with any insurance, I also consider the cost of the worst case scenario.<p>Most of the time my decision is not to pay the "insurance", unless time is critical and missing the connection means more than hotel + extra flight.</p>
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