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New comment by secondo in "Have attention spans been declining?"

secondo — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:03:01 +0000

I found it quite well-written. Why so?

MIRC 7.69

secondo — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:54:43 +0000

Article URL: https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/270512/mirc-7-69-released#Post270512

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32643431

Points: 3

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SATAn Turns Hard Drive Cable into Antenna to Defeat Air-Gapped Security

secondo — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:43:55 +0000

Article URL: https://hackaday.com/2022/07/22/satan-turns-hard-drive-cable-into-antenna-to-defeat-air-gapped-security/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32202432

Points: 2

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New comment by secondo in "Health minister: Unexplained high death counts in New Brunswick concerning"

secondo — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:30:43 +0000

Which is?

New comment by secondo in "We’re the founders of Substack, we just launched an iOS app. AUA"

secondo — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:46:00 +0000

> Attention spans on mobile are atrocious (notably, the fulcrum is screen size having a neurological impact on ability to pay attention - this is a biological fact) – very little real reading takes place.

If you have any further reading on this please share.

n=1 with exception for scientific papers I do essentially all my reading on my phone and I do not experience any attention difference. I also have my phone on perpetual DnD so notifications and other distractions are not a thing.

New comment by secondo in "BP quits Russia in up to $25B hit after Ukraine invasion"

secondo — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:57:27 +0000

I don’t get why’re being downvoted. Without doubt a series of governments were looped in on this decision - naively assuming one or several did not initiate it in the first place - to ensure alignment on current matters and there is no chance BP did not take the opportunity to ensure alignment on future matters.

New comment by secondo in "My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer"

secondo — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 20:41:34 +0000

No, I’ve had stock options too but they’ve turned out worthless.

I don’t know what your seniority is and what you’ve seen but I can assure you it exists, and it’s not unique exceptions. Maybe a good opportunity to interview if you’re feels it’s unattainable where you are now. Plenty of US companies hiring remotely too…

New comment by secondo in "My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer"

secondo — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:15:19 +0000

Absolute majority through RSUs, which is why I’m objecting the GP’s claims. The vested stock I’ve reinvested through an ISK in a somewhat broader portfolio over time.

New comment by secondo in "My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer"

secondo — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:28:09 +0000

> There are no stories like this one where I live (in Sweden). Absolutely none.

Swedish tax rates on income makes this two to three times as difficult (approaches 60% plus 30% social paid by the employer this includes RSUs as well, plus 25% VAT) but it’s nonsense to claim this doesn’t happen. I am Swedish and have made significantly more in tech than the author. So has many of my friends.

With that said, the only reason I’m still in Sweden is family. The public sentiment about the future is uncomfortably racist and increasingly hostile about fortune making. If you have the mobility my advice is to move. Good luck.

Nvidia DLSS Coming to Linux via Proton

secondo — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:49:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/22803980/nvidia-dlss-linux-arrived-proton-game-deathloop-support

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29358696

Points: 3

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New comment by secondo in "Coinbase Digital Asset Policy Proposal"

secondo — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:48:24 +0000

Probably, but for Coinbase to even manage to steer the conversation in this direction it’s a victory. They are the best positioned in the industry to even attempt it and if they’re rejected they are first in line to provide the infrastructure.

New comment by secondo in "Honda prepping AI robots electric air travel and lunar technology for 2030"

secondo — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 21:19:43 +0000

They’ve produced an uncanny cgi to illustrate the eVTOL vision[1]. While intrigued by some aspects of it (self driving cars, seemingly clever AI assistants and seamless identification across devices - it’s inevitable) I can’t help thinking it’s a dated perspective of the future of work.

1. https://youtu.be/DsRkzNzxwvo

New comment by secondo in "Apple enabling client-side CSAM scanning on iPhone tomorrow"

secondo — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:53:57 +0000

It's quite easy to extrapolate this and in a few steps end up in a boring dystopia.

First it's iPhone photos, then it's all iCloud files, that spills into Macs using iCloud, then it's client side reporting of local Mac files, and somewhere along all other Apple hardware I've filled my home with have received equivalent updates and are phoning home to verify that I don't have files or whatever data they can see or hear that some unknown authority has decided should be reported.

What is the utopian perspective of this which counterbalances the risks for this to be a path worth taking?

Sweden refuses to classify e-sports as a sport

secondo — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:08:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/2992060508108464823

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27590636

Points: 2

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Fixing rendering bugs in Dead Rising PC

secondo — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:14:21 +0000

Article URL: https://icode4.coffee/?p=442

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27507708

Points: 2

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New comment by secondo in "Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 blog post surfaces"

secondo — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:33:18 +0000

Who did he upset for this to blow up _now_, 14 years after the fact and almost 3 years in his role at Google?

New comment by secondo in "Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google shows me ads for it. Why?"

secondo — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:05:10 +0000

To reinforce the notion that you’ve made the right choice and keep you as a long term loyal customer. This is an expressed part of car ad strategies.

For medicinal products I’d be keen to see research on whether a treatment group being re-targeted would report better efficiency of a treatment than a non-retargeted control.

The Limited Future of Deepfakes

secondo — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:12:33 +0000

Article URL: https://rossdawson.com/futurist/implications-of-ai/the-limited-future-of-deepfakes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26578756

Points: 1

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New comment by secondo in "Shopify says remove Stripe billing or get booted from their app store"

secondo — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:25:45 +0000

Don’t try to equate Shopify’s app distribution to Apple’s. They’re not the same.

Apple charges commission for your paid application regardless of distribution form because there is only one and you have to use it, the AppStore. Shopify has an optional distribution platform for apps which they charge a fee for. You can distribute your app on your own and avoid the fee.

New comment by secondo in "Zuckerberg wants to 'inflict pain' on Apple for privacy changes"

secondo — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:59:27 +0000

What could Facebook possibly do that would harm Apple more than it would harm Facebook?