haarolean's comments

On: The bootstrapper's EU stack for under €10 per month

[haarolean]

Creem is just a MoR layer on top of Stripe. Not really an EU alternative.

[omnimus → haarolean]

Is it? I couldn't find info about it.

On: Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options

[haarolean]

ha good luck. they already aggressively scan and use public wi-fi networks and have everything shipped on a chonky SoC

[orangecat → haarolean]

they already aggressively scan and use public wi-fi networks

This is commonly repeated and but as far as I can tell nobody has actually demonstrated it.

[throwaway94275 → haarolean]

there hasn't been any open wifi networks around me in over a decade and i live in a decently populated area. that's not a thing any more unless you're at a place of business and even then it's rare.

On: iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]

[haarolean]

it's kinda bleak realizing I've been running the same cursed workflow for way too long. brb gonna disable that autocomplete

On: Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues

[haarolean]

Porkbun also uses Cloudflare for their NS servers.

On: Scammed out of $130K via fake Google call, spoofed Google email and auth sync

[haarolean]

>A warning to auth engineers: if an account is using a Gmail address, then auth codes from Google Authenticator should not be considered a second factor.

Incredible take. I don't know what's worse here — suggesting gmail address = google authenticator, thinking you can know the source of "auth codes", or the fact this is coming from an auth engineer. I'm switching to handwritten HMACs on paper napkins today.

On: Why Koreans ask what year you were born

[haarolean]

Nowadays it seems more of a coping mechanism for fading relevance rather than respecting the actual competence.

On: Show HN: Air Lab – A portable and open air quality measuring device

[haarolean]

IMO, PM2.5 sensors are essential nowadays. What's the point of a device without one? Especially for $229. I can get a chinese thingy like qingping for ~$115 with PM2.5 and other stuff.

On: Airbnb is in midlife crisis mode

[haarolean]

They will happily oblige and put your review down if the host asks nicely. Happened to me, happened to my friends. Also they don’t care a bit about fake obvious reviews. Not like “not actively monitoring”, like telling you idk if you care to report it.

On: DNS piracy blocking orders: Google, Cloudflare, and OpenDNS respond differently

[haarolean]

>DNS is fundamentally broken

Is it? Seems to be working as intended. Don't like a specific resolver? Cool, switch to another. Or run your own.

The problem is entities like Cloudflare trying to centralize the internet, DNS included, not the protocol itself.

On: Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought

[haarolean]

>ultimate

Who knows? Maybe when and if that happens, civilizations will be advanced enough to try to reverse this: manipulating the local Higgs field, pocket universes, and counter-decay waves

[zero_bias → haarolean]

The problem is that false vacuum decay spreads at the speed of light, leaving no time for preparation, and the laws of physics would be completely altered without warning. Perhaps future civilizations could resist it, but with our current understanding, it’s a doomsday in a blink of an eye