Hacker News: s3ctor8

Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026

s3ctor8 — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:51:17 +0000

Article URL: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43262044

Points: 90

# Comments: 68

US Treasury says it was hacked by China

s3ctor8 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:30:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3weye2j0e7o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42554260

Points: 27

# Comments: 3

New comment by s3ctor8 in "Writing about what you learn pushes you to understand topics better"

s3ctor8 — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:48:00 +0000

An old manager of mine introduced me to the concept of ”not letting perfect get in the way of good” (presumably from the aphorism "Perfect is the enemy of good"). Nobody else knows what your version of perfect is. Your post/blog/PR etc. is ready already.

BBC Trail of Live Next Generation Audio at Eurovision 2023

s3ctor8 — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:57:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-06-eurovision-next-generation-audio

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37055352

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by s3ctor8 in "Artificial superstrong silkworm silk surpasses natural spider silks"

s3ctor8 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:49:32 +0000

When I read the title, my mind went to "She sells sea shells on the sea shore".

New comment by s3ctor8 in "Smart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids"

s3ctor8 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:46:50 +0000

If a smart thermostat is turning on at a factory set "default time", I wouldn't consider it to be doing its job of adjusting the timings based on your usage habits.

New comment by s3ctor8 in "July 8 99% of the world’s population in sunlight simultaneously?"

s3ctor8 — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 22:02:52 +0000

This is interesting, but why is it written so strangely? The overuse of bold text is grating too.

New comment by s3ctor8 in "Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A"

s3ctor8 — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:27:47 +0000

> Battersea Power Station has today unveiled the first images of its newly restored Control Room A.

Where are the images? All I can see (on mobile) is the one at the top of the article. Am I missing something? Have I forgotten how to use the Internet?

New comment by s3ctor8 in "3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations"

s3ctor8 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:26:43 +0000

These diagrams were based on some provided by TFL in response to a Freedom of Information request. They redacted areas where "disclosure of the information requested would be likely to adversely affect the safety and security of TfL employees and members of the general public." [0]

[0] https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/maps_of_public_corrid...

3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations

s3ctor8 — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 06:30:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/3d-maps-of-every-underground-station-ab-14630/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31881625

Points: 155

# Comments: 53

New comment by s3ctor8 in "AT&T lawyer stopped Plan 9 release CD with songs by Lou Reed, Debbie Harry"

s3ctor8 — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 19:38:50 +0000

This holds true for a number of situations where approval is required. For me it's particularly helpful when looking for IT/Information Security approval. "What actions/precautions do you recommend I take, so that you will approve this when you are asked to (and we are implementing a secure solution)?"

New comment by s3ctor8 in "Mechanical Watch"

s3ctor8 — Wed, 04 May 2022 18:48:30 +0000

I didn't know I sas going to learn about watch mechanisms today, but I couldn't stop reading!