Hacker News: sdca

New comment by sdca in "Ask HN: Do any discussion boards that aren't Facebook/Reddit still exist?"

sdca — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:04:04 +0000

4chan, xda developers, stackoverflow

New comment by sdca in "Coding Stories: Me vs. the VNC Guy"

sdca — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:40:18 +0000

When I was a junior in high school and computer lab monitor, I made a suggestion that we install VNC on every computer and it was green lit by the administration. We used an app that could view thumbnails of all screens at the same time. I only enforced the "no porn" rule. Kids could play games, browse the web and I accepted fake hall passes. But if they were watching porn they would be thrown out and banned.

New comment by sdca in "Playball: Watch MLB games from the comfort of your own terminal"

sdca — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:11:07 +0000

Too bad you'll be missing a lot of the game experience this way, like the roar of the crowd and the banging of trashcans.

New comment by sdca in "Google Forcing Nest Cameras’ Visual Indicator Light To Be On"

sdca — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:43:49 +0000

It should announce its presence on an interval too. What if someone camoflages the camera in some Christmas lights? What if you're blind?

New comment by sdca in "How I Got my $3500 Camera Kit Stolen on KitSplit"

sdca — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:24:55 +0000

>attempt a retrieval via brute force (hired guard etc)

This can be a very bad idea, especially if the seller isn't a thief but someone who unknowingly purchased the stolen property.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_robbery_case

New comment by sdca in "Hackers can fake radio signals to 'hijack' aircraft landing systems"

sdca — Thu, 16 May 2019 20:19:17 +0000

Sounds like a single point of failure if the pilots rely on ATC too much. Low visibility landings and such.

New comment by sdca in "Hackers can fake radio signals to 'hijack' aircraft landing systems"

sdca — Thu, 16 May 2019 20:14:35 +0000

You're assuming it would broadcast long enough to find the station, not a hit and run operation. And even if there was a constant signal, they could be using a repeater.

New comment by sdca in "Heaven or High Water – Selling Miami's Last 50 Years"

sdca — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 12:56:15 +0000

California real estate agents minimize erosion, earthquakes, fires, zombies and so on...

New comment by sdca in "How to DIY a Product Launch Video with No Experience, and for Free"

sdca — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 18:53:06 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU

New comment by sdca in "What Closing a Government Radio Station Would Mean for Clocks"

sdca — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 02:21:18 +0000

Analog AM/FM should be the next to go.

New comment by sdca in "The key to creating gorgeous, glitchy YouTube images: anticipation and deletion"

sdca — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:47:58 +0000

Here's another one

https://youtu.be/tt7gP_IW-1w

And another that mimics the effect

https://youtu.be/FQlhQ-GrzLk

And another that appears to be a mixture of both

https://youtu.be/b4Bj7Zb-YD4

New comment by sdca in "The treadmill was invented as a prison rehabilitation device"

sdca — Mon, 07 May 2018 06:18:42 +0000

Somewheeere beyond the seaaa

New comment by sdca in "Why Pre-Order Food Then Wait in Line"

sdca — Fri, 04 May 2018 04:11:59 +0000

Just use the drive-through and you'll skip everyone.

New comment by sdca in "Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress"

sdca — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 02:23:44 +0000

His line of questioning was designed to expose discrepancies in stated policies versus actual implementation, with the goal of eroding trust of Facebook in that half of electorate. Eroding trust was the whole point that the hearing was called, and in that regard Cruz probably had the best questions. His questions were met with denials rather than "I'll get back to you on that".

New comment by sdca in "Ask HN: What are your favorite podcast episodes, and who might enjoy them?"

sdca — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:09:22 +0000

Jim Florentine's podcast has pretty good commentary on cringey social media posting trends.

New comment by sdca in "The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They All Smoke Pot (2014)"

sdca — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:13:02 +0000

The so-called "cybersecurity experts" main task in the FBI is probably running forensics on narcotics traffickers' devices and data. Using illegal drugs would be a conflict of interest.

New comment by sdca in "Startup founders throughout the Midwest are doing something new: staying"

sdca — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:09:03 +0000

>a density of talent and capital unrivaled in the world

The Four Asian Tigers have already surpassed SV on that. There's obviously a government-related cultural gap that won't win them any popularity contests.

New comment by sdca in "Seeking Path Back to Life"

sdca — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:33:40 +0000

Ask other people on disability how they got on it.

New comment by sdca in "Ask HN: Which stack do you use at your startup?"

sdca — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:44:17 +0000

Stackshare is more informative than a majority of the replies in this thread that aren't stating their startup's name or use case.

New comment by sdca in "Foxconn unit to cut over 10k jobs as robotics take over"

sdca — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:40:08 +0000

The government can ban imports and robotics.