braunshedd

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by braunshedd 6mo ago
The Xbox 360 was hacked in a simpler but nearly identical way [1]! Amazing that despite the various mitigations, the same process was enough to crack the Xbox One. [1] https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_360:RGH/RGH3
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by braunshedd 1y ago
Our GCP workloads are unavailable across several US regions. The GCP console is intermittently unavailable for most pages. Crossing my fingers for a quick resolution.
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by braunshedd 1y ago
When I was commuting daily in the SF fog, I discovered that putting on of these [1] on my helmet did wonders to keep cars further off my tail. It moves the brake light up to eye level for people in SUVs and also triggers on engine braking.
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by braunshedd 2y ago
I also use Netflix to great effect for practicing Chinese, especially when paired with the Language Reactor[1] extension in Chrome. * Note: Netflix has much more Taiwanese content than mainland China content, so do note the difference in th
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by braunshedd 2y ago
You're probably thinking of "The Island"[1]. Good movie, I saw this myself a long time ago. [1] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0399201/
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OpenAI o1-preview(openai.com)
2 points by braunshedd 2y ago|0 comments
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by braunshedd 2y ago
TLDR: When electronics burn out, they often release "magic smoke" that is believed to be the source of their power (since they almost always fail to work afterwards). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_smoke
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by braunshedd 3y ago
I just disabled all of these warnings on my Toyota with a third party OBDII reader and the Carista app, which also comes with lots of other fun options to fiddle with. Only thing I haven't figured out is how to disable the chime on sta
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by braunshedd 3y ago
He's traveling around Australia! (Check bio, great YouTube channel)
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by braunshedd 3y ago
Update: they approved my A2P use case! There is hope yet for using twilio for personal purposes :-)
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by braunshedd 3y ago
I'm actually in this exact same boat (I ported my US number to twilio when I had a long travel stint abroad to retain access, have since built a forwarding system to keep using it). I registered with the IRS to get an EIN for my "
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by braunshedd 4y ago
I read this and wondered "how many other people could be out there that fit this description besides the road-chose-me guy?" Sure enough -- it's the road-chose-me guy xD
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by braunshedd 4y ago
Very interesting! How close are we to achieving said noise threshold?
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by braunshedd 4y ago
https://everynoise.com Search for your favorite bands using the bar at the top right corner. Find the associated playlist on Spotify via "The Sound Of X" where X is the genre name. If you have (or would like to have) d
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by braunshedd 5y ago
The degradation is the real problem. They hold up for the first tens of charges but quickly lose 20-50% of capacity. It might have to do with the lack of OEM charging circuitry on the replacements, or perhaps just shoddy quality
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by braunshedd 5y ago
Genuine Apple batteries are miles better than any of the secondhand ones I've replaced them with (even the iFixit batteries). Very exited to get my hands on the OEM replacements and extend my laptop's life another 3-5 years
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by braunshedd 5y ago
If we're using anecdata, I've seen $20 plywood sheets going for $40 which is double the normal price, but not 7x.
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by braunshedd 5y ago
There's essentially no new housing being built in the Bay in general, so I suppose the cost of lumber is moot.
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by braunshedd 5y ago
Definitely sarcasm with 'And stop asking questions.'
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by braunshedd 6y ago
Exercise windows are a super important issue that are touched on briefly here, but worth expounding on. Early-exercise mitigates some of the issues of a short exercise window but only for employees with deep pockets. [1] [1] https:/&#
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by braunshedd 6y ago
Ah! This is classic, wonder if this is based on the old flash game... * https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/186896
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by braunshedd 6y ago
I'm curious about how you're tackling some of the problems I've seen with prior recycled-plastic-to-filament projects. IIRC printer filament is very sensitive to moisture and impurities, which are hard to control for when usi
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by braunshedd 6y ago
I'd love to see this done in Forza, although I'm sure that's optimizing for the wrong kind of driving behavior (lol) Amazing work!
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Próspera – Special Economic Zone in Honduras(prospera.hn)
3 points by braunshedd 6y ago|1 comments
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by braunshedd 6y ago
Próspera Honduras just launched. It's a ZEDE (aka SEZ), the legacy from Paul Romer's time in Honduras. It has a huge amount of regulatory autonomy which they are tackling in an interesting way. They have reciprocity with all OECD
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by braunshedd 6y ago
How does one go about gaining the skills to do something like this? Love the demonstration of real low-level engineering and understanding.
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by braunshedd 8y ago
I spent ~2 years in mainland China (Zhengzhou, where iPhones are assembled). The number of 15+ story apartment buildings along major freeways was astounding -- all of them seemingly empty. When in China I was told this is driven by a combin
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by braunshedd 8y ago
> "Unfortunately, motivation is fleeting. It's as though my brain is hyper sensitive to novelty" Not to toot my own horn, but I struggled with this myself and ended up 'inventing' my own psuedo life-philosophy &#
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by braunshedd 8y ago
Undoubtably. Not a strong protection against doxxing, but might offer some semblance of protection from 'drive-by-lookups'. With a modern smartphone and location services, there's only so much you can do.
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by braunshedd 8y ago
Previously discussed yesterday, and again two days before that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17069459 This is one of the reasons I use a public-facing Twilio number, which forwards to a private number which I never

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