Hacker News: secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=secondhandvapeHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:59:03 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack"]]>Especially if that tuft of grass is on piece of real estate in the bay area.

]]>Sun, 14 May 2017 00:37:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14333675secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14333675https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14333675<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting"]]>How does this solve the problem? Previously, if I wanted to verify someone else's vote, I would need their SSN and Voter ID. Now I also need the county's receipt.

If someone would so readily hand over their SSN and Voter ID, what will stop them from handing over the county receipt?

]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:44:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12933674secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12933674https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12933674<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "Eve: Programming designed for humans"]]>Agree completely, although I’m a little less excited about documenting code structure than the use of real-time feedback for code.

I’m a firm believer that minimizing the feedback-loop is directly correlated with productivity and code quality. Just taking the time to set up robust debugging tools (breakpoints, data inspection/manipulation) in my projects has given me more than one “wow you work fast” in my short career,

]]>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:16:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12818321secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12818321https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12818321<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "Investing Returns on the S&P500"]]>Excellent visual, I would love to see this updated for 2016.

You can see that there are quite a few vertical slices where you will always result in a positive return. It's just a matter of how long you are willing to hold your money, and for what kind of return. That's why I'm attracted to index funds for investing.

How do people feel about investing in the SP500 right now? I'm not too bullish considering the current peak and the US political future.

https://www.google.com/finance?q=INDEXSP:.INX

]]>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:25:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12003117secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12003117https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12003117<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "Domain name search with regular expressions and curated sets"]]>The question mark in the example regex isn't necessary, in case anyone was wondering.

]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:54:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7889118secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7889118https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7889118<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "Facebook acquires Oculus VR"]]>In a world where WhatsApp costs more than a small country, $2B seems kinda low for the potential next hottest thing in virtual reality.

]]>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:26:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7473554secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7473554https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7473554<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "2048"]]>My entire agile team is now impeded because of this game.

]]>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:12:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7374641secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7374641https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7374641<![CDATA[New comment by secondhandvape in "2003 Boeing 727-223 disappearance"]]>I was unable to find the link. Do you mind providing it?

]]>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:21:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373812secondhandvapehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373812https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373812