anon49124's comments

On: Trivial authentication bypass in libssh leaves servers wide open

[anon49124]

I never heard of this library before. Most projects seem to use libssh2. https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2

[tedunangst → anon49124]

libssh2 doesn't have server support.

[netheril96 → anon49124]

Well, if there is libssh2, most likely there is libssh.

[justincormack → netheril96]

They are unrelated. I think libssh2 is named that as it implements the v2 ssh protocol.

On: The Bredesen protocol for treating Alzheimer’s

[anon49124]

"A cure" is a very deceptive headline; it's an allegedly curative personalized protocol, The Bredesen Protocol™.

On: The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

[anon49124]

Hmm: looking at 19th century shops where only merchants picked products to self-checkout today, that seems like the trend. Everyone will end up doing everything themselves.

On: Ask HN: What file-format(s) do you prefer for highly technical ebooks?

[anon49124]

PDF and ePub. LaTeX if you want to get fancy and OSS.

On: 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Have Senior Developers, Tech Leads or Architects

[anon49124]

Seems like an X reasons you should(|n't) Y

On: In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was Tough

[anon49124]

Not everyone qualifies for SS because either they didn't pay in long or enough. There's thousands of people working well into their 70's and 80's in menial jobs because SS doesn't cover their living expenses. For example, I'm worried about my mom because her finances are dwindling.

On: In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was Tough

[anon49124]

Because human activities are error-prone, evacuations cause an increase in fatalities; so any evacuation decision has to be balanced against the risks of sheltering locally.

[craftyguy → anon49124]

> evacuations cause an increase in fatalities

Compared to what, not evacuating and having hundreds of thousands (or millions) weather out a major hurricane? That seems doubtful..

[gizmo686 → craftyguy]

Evacuations cause fatalities; both directly, by decreasing compliance with future evacuations (as happens if the situation turns out to be not as dire as advertised), and by hindering even more necessary evacuations in nearby areas.

Non of this is relevant to this case; lack of money shouldn't be the reason people don't evacuate. If the government determines that evacuation is warranted, it should fund an evacutation. (Of course, this policy could backfire if it means the government calling for fewer evacuations).

[JustSomeNobody → anon49124]

Because so many survived Katrina by not evacuating?

On: Why women are excited about Dyson’s new $500 hairstyling tool

[anon49124]

I'm equally excited about AvE tearing it apart and ripping Dyson a new one.

On: He was lost. Rebuilding a 1980s Chuck E. Cheese robot in his bedroom saved him

[anon49124]

TBH, at about 5, those clunky animatronics gave me nightmares.

On: Fed likely to keep raising rates

[anon49124]

91% for millionaires, like the good ol' days.

[refurb → anon49124]

The percentage of all taxes paid by the top 10% hasn’t really changed over the past century.

Despite have marginal rates >70%, very few people ever paid them.

[ceejayoz → refurb]

True for the top 10%. Put in the top 1% (~$500k), though, on the effective tax rate chart at https://qz.com/74271/income-tax-rates-since-1913/ and you'll see it has dropped significantly for that population (by about half) since about 1980.

[briandear → anon49124]

False. https://mises.org/library/good-ol-days-when-tax-rates-were-9...

[ceejayoz → briandear]

If we're throwing clearly partisan sources around:

Sort-of. http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/07/the_history_o...

For a less partisan source, with a neat "pick your income" chart that illustrates the flaws in the Mises argument for sky-high incomes (try anything over ~$500k/year), https://qz.com/74271/income-tax-rates-since-1913/