getwiththeprog's comments

On: Best Linux distro in 2025 for non-experts

[getwiththeprog]

Debian or Fedora, with KDE or Gnome.

No atomic or immutable.

Keep it simple, keep it mainline, stick with large user-bases where help can be recieved.

On: Ask HN: How do I deal with a cease and desist notice for my open HW project?

[getwiththeprog]

Call their bluff and hope they don’t sue

The fact they have not contacted you directly means they have nothing actionable.

On: High schooler needs some life advice

[getwiththeprog]

Life begins at 40 ;)

One step at a time and you'll get there.

On: Outcome of Single Dental Implants over 38–40 Years: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study

[getwiththeprog]

They drill into your jaw and screw in a tooth. I don't think it has developed at all.

On: Ask HN: Which offer should I take - 18 years old.

[getwiththeprog]

So you are being offered a job, or a degree which might get you a job? Do you want a job?

[pixeljam → getwiththeprog]

Job with worse degree (potentially) vs Degree which might get me a (better) job in the future.

Honestly, I'm unsure. I figure if people say experience is more valued in SWE / cybersec / devops then I will go for the former. If education is valued more I will go for uni. Looking for experienced people's thoughts

On: Ask HN: I once built a domain registrar. How can I make money?

[getwiththeprog]

No, these companies are massively scaled now. The only way you could sell domain names is to run a web-host and then sell domain names combined with other services.

You could pretty easily get a job with an existing registrar though.

On: Ask HN: Best Security Practices for Activists?

[getwiththeprog]

Don't wear a mask. Social change is about many caring people coming together to support a worthy cause. Solidarity and visibility are key. The women's rights movement was not organized by cryptographers. Social change does not come from the shadows. Spend your time on simple basic things that support solidarity. Discord, web-pages, Whats App... use it all!

Model you tactics on successful campaigns and people. What does the ACLU use? How about Amnesty International?

[AstralStorm → getwiththeprog]

You will sing a different doing when you yourself get vanned. That's how they remove leaders. You can go about with your face in the open when not in direct action.

How much do you want to pay with blood of the best? Or are you playing for the other team?

Being there with identity obscured is most definitely not standing in the shadows.

ACLU and Amnesty are only support groups. They rarely make things happen.

On: Britain advised by US insiders to reduce UK reliance on US military equipment

[getwiththeprog]

I wonder how the new subs are going?

On: Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

[getwiththeprog]

You're #

On: Ask HN: How to content moderate a static web hosting platform?

[getwiththeprog]

Have a terms of service and a reporting feature or contact and manually review all sites.