Hacker News: pdn1

New comment by pdn1 in "What is the point of a public key fingerprint?"

pdn1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:33:36 +0000

There is a need... If you compare untrusted files with trusted software.... At the very least, it should be an additional check because I'm pretty sure that this example could have fooled me... But diff would have had no issues

New comment by pdn1 in "What is the point of a public key fingerprint?"

pdn1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 06:22:30 +0000

The software should check the hashes

New comment by pdn1 in "What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece (2002) [pdf]"

pdn1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 03:30:06 +0000

The US should just switch to inches of rope for payments

New comment by pdn1 in "Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away from petrol vehicles?"

pdn1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 03:24:40 +0000

I used to work on my bicycle all winter in Canada when I was a kid... Delivering newspaper, daily...

When you a dressed right it ain't bad

New comment by pdn1 in "Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away from petrol vehicles?"

pdn1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 03:23:07 +0000

Also cost... They aren't worth more than a gas car

New comment by pdn1 in "Mozilla expands extension support for Firefox for Android"

pdn1 — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:01:01 +0000

If it wasn't for extensions collections that allowed all extensions alll along, I would have quit Firefox a long time ago.... About time they get their head out of their asses

New comment by pdn1 in "Australia to ban engineered stone"

pdn1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:08:53 +0000

Wood dust is also dangerous... Basically you should just try to breath air and not solids

New comment by pdn1 in "Gen Z are scaling back on eating out because they have 'menu anxiety'"

pdn1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:29:42 +0000

They usually have 1 or 2 items that are a really good deal if you are flexible

New comment by pdn1 in "OpenCola"

pdn1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:28:05 +0000

I'd rather get cancer from diet coke

New comment by pdn1 in "OpenCola"

pdn1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:26:37 +0000

I just want true rootbeer again... Too bad the main ingredient is prohibited from being used

New comment by pdn1 in "Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023"

pdn1 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:04:31 +0000

They are so cheap I had 3 different brands.... Waiting on over-the-ear ones right not because all other ones end up falling

New comment by pdn1 in "Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023"

pdn1 — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:37:44 +0000

$23 Bluetooth earbuds (late to the party)

New comment by pdn1 in "How to tell if food is ultra-processed"

pdn1 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:52:12 +0000

The government should regulate more in that area

New comment by pdn1 in "Making noisy SVGs"

pdn1 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:13:48 +0000

Gradient.