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Crowdstrike: What % of sys admins can remotely boot to safe mode, given BSOD?
13 points by peterhartree 2y ago|11 comments
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Show HN: Auto-select the right Google account for your Google Meet call(chrome.google.com)
1 points by peterhartree 3y ago|0 comments
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by peterhartree 4y ago
I have same issue with my 2021 16" M1. I bought an iPad Pro recently, so I can leave the 16" plugged in at the office.
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by peterhartree 4y ago
Nice. Please add Icelandic some time soon. I'd probably be willing to pay for that.
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Show HN: An Audio Introduction to Nick Bostrom(radiobostrom.com)
3 points by peterhartree 4y ago|0 comments
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Some core assumptions of effective altruism, according to me(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
2 points by peterhartree 4y ago|0 comments
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Chris Olah (OpenAI, Anthropic) on what is going on inside neural networks(80000hours.org)
1 points by peterhartree 5y ago|0 comments
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by peterhartree 5y ago
Yes, it collects your email when you install. This lets me send a couple onboarding messages and determine what plan you are on. There's more info in the (human readable) privacy policy. When I started this project I wanted the onboard
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by peterhartree 5y ago
If you're using Gmail, you could get a setup like this by installing "Checker Plus for Gmail". Enable notifications, then in the "Accounts / Labels" tab set the "Polling interval" to 2 hours. You can
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by peterhartree 5y ago
> Fixing the hive-mind is going to be a billion dollar industry Cal Newport was one of the inspirations for https://inboxwhenready.org . At this point, people have paid me over $100K to make it harder for them to read their em
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by peterhartree 5y ago
I recently started using Time Out (Mac) to force myself to take breaks. It's good. https://dejal.com/timeout/ For a more minimal and non-forcing break timer, Tadam is nice. https://apps.apple.com/u
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by peterhartree 6y ago
Wikipedia has a good list of nuclear close calls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_close_calls
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by peterhartree 9y ago
In 2015, the European Commission published a report which included the following [1]: > We believe that societies must protect, cherish and nurture humans’ attentional capabilities. This does not mean giving up searching for improvements
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by peterhartree 9y ago
> If this is true Then it also presents a unique opportunity. I.e. There should be a very real and observable productivity boost from being able to ignore B J Fogg, who gets brief mention in this article, teaches his students to cause b
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by peterhartree 9y ago
If you enjoyed the article and want a more detailed discussion, James Williams gave a talk on this topic at the RSA in May [1], and did an interview with David Runciman in July [2]. [1] https://soundcloud.com/the_rsa/ar
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We can design a better inbox. Here are some ideas.(medium.com)
1 points by peterhartree 9y ago|0 comments
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by peterhartree 9y ago
> Correct a problem? A problem for who? Neither the consumer nor the provider appear to be in any kind of trouble. In a recent lecture at the RSA [1], James Williams (former Googler who worked on metrics and strategy for search advertisi
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by peterhartree 9y ago
From the transcript of the TED talk [1] mentioned in the OP: > So how do we fix this? We need to make three radical changes to technology and to our society. > The first is we need to acknowledge that we are persuadable. Once you star
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by peterhartree 9y ago
Here's what I did for my Chrome extension [1]: 1. Searched the Chrome Web Store, Twitter and Google for users who had said lukewarm or negative things about another extension which addresses a similar user problem in a different way. 2
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by peterhartree 10y ago
> I can't take this situation anymore and this is a cry from the heart. > I am so frustrated right now, I don't understand why everything takes so long, this process is unbearable. Meta advice: if I were you, I'd take a
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by peterhartree 10y ago
> all I'll say is you'll be very surprised how many bots actually execute JS Interesting. Do you have any numbers you can share?
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by peterhartree 10y ago
> for many websites you'll get more accurate traffic data with GoAccess parsing your logs and showing you page views and basic demographic data Yes but remember that bot traffic may be more of an issue when analysing server side log
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by peterhartree 10y ago
We're seeing 30-50% of visitors blocking Google Analytics client side tracking at 80000hours.org. Target audience is university educated 18-30 year olds, ~100K unique visitors / month. The folks at Segment.io warn their users to e
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by peterhartree 10y ago
There was no smell from the plane. But the Bárðarbunga eruption did emit a lot of sulphur dioxide [1][2]. [1] http://en.vedur.is/pollution-and-radiation/volcanic-gas/meas... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org
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by peterhartree 10y ago
When there are ongoing eruptions in Iceland, there are usually several companies that offer flights or helicopter tours to go see them. The tours normally cost $1-2k per person. Another option is to go hang out at the domestic airport in Re
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by peterhartree 10y ago
> Isn't it dangerous to fly over erupting volcanos? I'm not a pilot, but I trusted the judgement of the pilot and felt like it was worth the risk. The pilot planned our approaches carefully and though we got quite low, we were
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by peterhartree 10y ago
I live in Reykjavík. I was lucky enough to have a friend with a plane when Bárðarbunga erupted in 2014. Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41812768@N07/albums/7215764724... If you're planning a visit
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by peterhartree 10y ago
Sam Altman's advice to "always ask" has been very helpful. I can't find the link but the sense is: do not skip asking for something you want because you assume you'll get a "no".
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by peterhartree 10y ago
I made a Chrome extension for Gmail which uses CSS to make your inbox hidden by default [1]. This makes it easy to search your archives or compose new messages without seeing your inbox . Users of the extension report benefits that sound s
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by peterhartree 10y ago
Alternative PDF link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-A14CtANtmIX3ZCQmFvVW5neU...

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