Hacker News: really3452

New comment by really3452 in "Show HN: Hummingbard – decentralized communities built on Matrix"

really3452 — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:46:25 +0000

As the author you can always re-release the code under MIT but once it's released under MIT corporations can whole sale rip your work off for their own profit. If you keep it closed source or GPL it then you maintain some breathing room from another company just swooping in and monetizing you code for their profit.

New comment by really3452 in "Facebook is pushing back on Apple’s new iPhone privacy rules"

really3452 — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:26:11 +0000

I'm still confused on why facebook needs to be an app at all. They should just make the mobile browser version of their website the best way to experience facebook and then have people add the facebook mobile website to their home screen.

New comment by really3452 in "Square buys $170M worth of bitcoins"

really3452 — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:10:35 +0000

CEO's do this all the time with the US dollar and no one blinks an eye.

New comment by really3452 in "Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?"

really3452 — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:35:03 +0000

Uploading to Sia's Skynet, then emailing or texting the link.

New comment by really3452 in "Investor revolt and legal dispute delay Filecoin plans"

really3452 — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:15:12 +0000

ScPrime has been looking really good too!

New comment by really3452 in "Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube"

really3452 — Mon, 18 May 2020 15:37:07 +0000

Hopefully something like DTube (https://d.tube/) is able to disrupt the Youtube market soon. This google censorship stuff is getting ridiculous.

New comment by really3452 in "The 2020 iPhone SE"

really3452 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:08:46 +0000

> The old macbooks were great with the maglock power lead not pulling them off the desk. I believe new ones have downgraded the connector?

I have been using this Magnetic USB C Adapter and am very happy with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0816PV1YZ/

New comment by really3452 in "Ask HN: Apple Developer Account Blocked without reason – can somebody help?"

really3452 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:46:45 +0000

The app store is a worse monopoly than IE ever was on Windows and should be treated with in the same fashion.

New comment by really3452 in "Cloud Storage for $2 per TB per month"

really3452 — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:57:10 +0000

Yeah, they moved to gitlab: https://gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/Sia

New comment by really3452 in "“I lost my inheritance with one wrong digit on my sort code”"

really3452 — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 14:08:54 +0000

Yeah, so the problem is that the account number plus short code had no checksum validation. This is the banks fault for implementing a rubbish account system. A proper system would look more like this sudo code:

1234567890-1234-checksum(1234567890-1234).substring(0, 6)

where 1234567890 is the account number, 1234 is the short code, and then 6 characters are typed in at the end are a checksum.

The short code is unique. So if you type in the correct checksum but not the correct short-code the fully-qualified unique identifier does not pass the validation step. Like-wise, if you type in the correct short-code but not the checksum then the unique identifier also does not pass the validation step. Thus, the user is protected against typing in an incorrect short code.

New comment by really3452 in "“I lost my inheritance with one wrong digit on my sort code”"

really3452 — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:49:31 +0000

This is why all account numbers should end in a 6 to 12 digit checksum verification, to protect against human input error. If this bank had implemented this simple precaution then the entire situation would have never occurred.

New comment by really3452 in "Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracking device from car"

really3452 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:25:28 +0000

> If you are a drug dealer it is an occasion to hide your supply extra hard.

I suspect he did. Most likely the police planted the glass pipe that was found when searching for the tracking device so that they could obtain permission from the judge for the second search.

New comment by really3452 in "Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracking device from car"

really3452 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:20:05 +0000

100% this. Original evidence found was probably planted.

New comment by really3452 in "Indiana man charged with theft for removing police tracking device from car"

really3452 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:18:27 +0000

Right or wrong aside, this is already illegal where I live by the same reason it is illegal to be sober and leave a bar as the designated decoy (ie: pretend to be drunk to distract an officer watching the bar for drunk drivers).

New comment by really3452 in "Ohio bill would allow students to be scientifically wrong due to religion"

really3452 — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:54:06 +0000

I suspect incorrect answers based on non-Christian religions will not get the same treatment as incorrect answers based on a Christian religion.

New comment by really3452 in "Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper"

really3452 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:52:06 +0000

I got my wife a colored sapphire (champaine). She loves it but the moissanite stone was a no go for her as her perception of it was that it was a fake diamond. The cost for the sapphire vs. the moissanite stone were the same so I just wanted to mention this alternative.

New comment by really3452 in "Facebook is using the iPhone’s camera as users scroll their feed"

really3452 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 02:28:07 +0000

Friend tax is a real thing. Its when a friend doesn't have access to something that the rest of the friend group has. For example, if your friend group uses Facebook messenger and Facebook events to plan stuff but you don't have that then they will try to include you through second-hand reach out such as texts or emails, in-person, etc. However, since you are not involved in the primary mode of communication you will miss important details and may even show up to incorrect locations as it is not clear who in the group is responsible for informing you of the change.

New comment by really3452 in "AT&T to pay $60M over U.S. allegations it lied in 'unlimited data' pledge"

really3452 — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:58:11 +0000

Just another form of bribing.

New comment by really3452 in "DNS Wars"

really3452 — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:02:05 +0000

I am personally excited about DNS-over-HTTPS-over-TOR. No one can see what DNS you are requesting except for the TOR hidden DNS service which does not know who you are. Seems like the best possible mass-usage of TOR. Anyhow, that is my prediction where the next DNS war takes place.

New comment by really3452 in "Perfectly Cropped"

really3452 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:33:09 +0000

> Is this supposed to be sarcasm?

Nope. A few years ago I used to really want a large-screened phone. Then I got one with a 5" screen and found out its clunky and awful to carry around. Standardizing the screen back to 4" or 3.5" would greatly improve my tolerance for carrying it around and, if the resolution were also standardized, would greatly simplify UX design.