massel

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by massel 6d ago
It's a lot nicer than having the same logic in 2 languages and trying to keep them in sync – whether doing it by hand or with an LLM. One of the big rules is don't repeat yourself – much of the logic only needs to be written once
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by massel 6d ago
We've been doing this for a while and it works great. Logic and network stuff goes in Rust, UI goes in Swift/Kotlin.
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by massel 8d ago
I've used Corning's Thunderbolt 3 fibre cable in the 25m length (~80'). It's eye-wateringly expensive, and it works perfectly.
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by massel 5mo ago
Don't Windows Services run behind the login window (when configured to do so)? Could you set up Docker that way?
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by massel 5mo ago
I expect that Signal encrypts the notification data prior to sending it to Apple, then decrypts it on-device using a Notification Service Extension – this is a common pattern to avoid trusting Apple with any sensitive data. That would mean
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Pkl – A configuration as code language with rich validation and tooling(github.com)
2 points by massel 3y ago|0 comments
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by massel 3y ago
That was texts.com, not Beeper
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Apple adds CSAM scanning to iCloud Photos(macrumors.com)
1 points by massel 5y ago|0 comments
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Changes at Basecamp(world.hey.com)
883 points by massel 5y ago|792 comments
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by massel 6y ago
did you hear about the DSP engineer who remodeled the entryway in her house overnight? it was a fast foyer transform https://twitter.com/caraesten/status/1284232296497770496
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On Working (in design) at Facebook(peterme.com)
2 points by massel 6y ago|0 comments
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by massel 7y ago
Triaging notifications will be my main use for it - doing so on mobile before wasn’t great, and the new UI is even worse on mobile. Tried the app for this and it seems great!
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Google is seeking to deprecate Chrome’s User Agent string(9to5google.com)
2 points by massel 7y ago|1 comments
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by massel 7y ago
That's fair – the process has since been revised, and on https://automattic.com/work-with-us/how-we-hire-developers/ we now say "This work is paid, part-time, and designed to last between two and eight w
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by massel 7y ago
The 10 hours are not within "normal" business hours – it's a fully remote company. In fact, it's best if they're not – it's a good test of whether someone can communicate well asynchronously (critical for succe
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by massel 7y ago
I think Matt mentioned it on the Vergecast recently, so it's not a secret – we have a team of top folks working on Simplenote and are continuing to invest in it. Source: I'm on the mobile team at Automattic and just spent a week h
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by massel 7y ago
The Canadian drug and medical device certification process is far more stringent than that of the USA.
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MacOS Keychain Security Flaw Discovered by Researcher(macrumors.com)
9 points by massel 8y ago|0 comments
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Newspack by WordPress.com – A New Publishing Solution for News Organizations(en.blog.wordpress.com)
22 points by massel 8y ago|4 comments
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by massel 8y ago
Do you also show them the part where it says "Significant Locations are encrypted and cannot be read by Apple"? They're local to the device, not sent back to them.
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by massel 8y ago
I would _love_ to see that talk if you can dig it up - SQLite's stability story is fascinating.
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by massel 8y ago
Actually, yes. I was pitched by ad reps from the largest carrier - they claimed to be able to send an SMS when one of their customers enters a geofenced area.
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The Great Bug Hunt(allenpike.com)
1 points by massel 8y ago|0 comments
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by massel 8y ago
Usually this is done in cahoots with the carrier - you’re typically buying the advertising from them. At least, that’s how it is here in Canada.
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Apple has pushed a security update to MRT, the macOS malware removal tool(eclecticlight.co)
1 points by massel 8y ago|0 comments
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Ember 3.0 Released(emberjs.com)
1 points by massel 9y ago|0 comments
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by massel 9y ago
TL;DR (from TFA): No. We show that another option, called "Always allow scanning", when activated, makes a device send Wi-Fi frames which can be used to track this device, even if the Wi-Fi switch is off. This option is not clearl
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Adventures in Microbenchmarking(tomdale.net)
2 points by massel 9y ago|0 comments
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Protocols for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Signal Detection(seti.org)
2 points by massel 9y ago|0 comments
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by massel 9y ago
Possibly a dumb question, but if it's this embarrassingly parallel, wouldn't this be a workload more suited for calculation on a GPU? I'm assuming there's a good reason he's not using one, so could someone who under

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