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jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Let's Quit X

I don't think leaving tweets up is much of a good idea since they will be fed into grok. Additionally, they made it clear in the TOS that they will sue users for breaking the TOS, so imo it's best to get out of there sooner than later.

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Magnetic swarm intelligence of mass-produced, programmable microrobot assemblies

If this technology keeps evolving, football[0] could get real interesting.

[0] https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football/

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024)

Location: NYC

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: possibly

Technologies: Python, PowerShell, RMM, MDM

Résumé/CV: available via email or LinkedIn.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nichols

Email: [email protected]

I am currently working with RMM and MDM platforms to automate device provisioning. I am passionate about problem-solving and enjoy finding innovative ways to automate processes. I would love to continue working in this space or in a related field where I can leverage my skills.

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: All text in Brooklyn

The first thing I searched for was my favorite graffiti[0]. I always see it while walking the dog. It brought up a lot of false positives like 'mart' and 'part' if they were at an angle or partially obscured.

I also tried searching for Blob Dylan since there always seems to be a bunch of those around, and it only brought up 2–3 results[1].

[0]https://www.alltext.nyc/?search=fart [1]https://www.alltext.nyc/?search=blob+dylan

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Infinitone Microtonal Saxophone

Wild that they may have come to basically the same design as the Moe[0].

It seems they reached out to Bart Hopkin when they were trying to patent it[1].

[0] https://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/moe/

[1] https://barthopkin.com/more-moe/

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024)

I'm wanting to transition to an engineering role, but I believe I am missing some of the skills needed for it. I am currently a Senior Windows Systems Administrator. My interests with work are currently around device management and automation, but would love to work in just about any field. I love to learn and am quick to pick up new skills.

  Location: New York City
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Maybe
  Technologies: Python, PowerShell, Docker, Linux, Git, OSQuery, Kaseya, Jamf, Jumpcloud
  Résumé/CV: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nichols
  Hobbies: Writing, 3D Printing, Electronics
  Email: [email protected]

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: ModRetro

The FPGBC is closer to what this is trying to accomplish. Supports actual carts.

Edit: and it doesn't support Palmer Luckey

jnichols35 | 1 year ago | on: Goldboot: Immutable infrastructure for the desktop

I'm a little bit confused about this. I was under the impression that images were dead.[0] What is the advantage of building images and having to deploy them locally either via usb or pxe?

I'm assuming this is for user's machines, but wouldn't it make more sense to use a config management tool?

[0](https://isimagingdead.com/)

jnichols35 | 2 years ago | on: The 1924 Mikiphone: The first pocket record player

Wow, that reminds me of the soundwagon[0]. I always wanted one, but they are known as 'record/vinyl killers' as they essentially destory the record as it plays.

[0]https://odditymall.com/soundwagon-portable-record-playing-hi...

jnichols35 | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you use Obsidian.md for note taking?

I have a script I run using Alfred on macOS that creates a daily template page with some default sections for a few different brain dumps. I have a to-do list that gets updated based on the previous items. It removes any completed tasks from previous days and carries over tasks that weren't completed.

I have a section for some daily writing where I try to do some stream-of-consciousness.

Another section is for meeting and calls where I tend to write what people are saying to cement it better in my mind.

I will also use these daily pages to create bigger notes.

Example: [[Raspberry_Pi]] is an overall header, so I may open it up and either add general notes to it, or go to the projects section and add another link to something like [[pico-projects]] or something like that.

Adding certain tags to these pages will automatically move them to different folders depending on how they are tagged. Daily, projects, pi, etc. will move items to their respective folders.

Basically my daily pages are places where I dump stuff I don't care to look for again and use specific pages to track everything else I care about and will revisit as needed.

jnichols35 | 3 years ago | on: Argon One NVMe Board Slower Than SATA (For the Raspberry Pi)

That's pretty disappointing, I just picked one of these up before the holidays and haven't gotten around to setting it up. I had an extra NVMe and thought this was a easy way to upgrade the pi.

jnichols35 | 3 years ago | on: Human Motion Diffusion Model

Previous Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33029522

jnichols35 | 3 years ago | on: Brickit: Make Art from a Jumble of Bricks

It took me clicking on the Instagram link to realize that this was talking about 'Lego' style bricks and not clay bricks.

jnichols35 | 4 years ago | on: GOG responds to backlash following release of Hitman

> Hitman's main campaign and bonus missions can be played offline, but content including Elusive Targets, Escalation missions (bonus levels and challenges made by developer IO Interactive) and user-generated Contract missions require an online connection to play.

I think this article misses one of the major issues here. While yes you can play the entire campaign offline, you do not get access to the progression system. Sure you can beat the game with the very basics, but that isn't really the core of the game imo. Replaying levels with different strategies(weapons, tools, outfits, starting locations) is the real meat of the game.

jnichols35 | 4 years ago | on: REvil ransomware executes supply chain attack via malicious Kaseya update

This article is terrible, the reddit thread is far more useful.

jnichols35 | 4 years ago | on: Kaseya has been hacked with randomware that spread to all MSP clients

More Current update: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27715489

jnichols35 | 4 years ago | on: Crticial Ransomware Incident in Progress

Surprised to see something this big relegated to a reddit thread.

jnichols35 | 5 years ago | on: Akira Kurosawa’s List of His 100 Favorite Movies (2015)

If you're in the US, might be worth checking out Kanopy[0]. It requires a library card, and a participating library. I haven't been able to use it as Brooklyn and NYC don't seem to be participating, so it might in fact be terrible.

[0]https://www.kanopy.com/

jnichols35 | 5 years ago | on: MF Doom Dead at 49

On Doomsday! ever since the womb 'til I'm back where my brother went, that's what my tomb will say Right above my government, Dumile Either unmarked or engraved, hey, who's to say?

jnichols35 | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Secret messages in public forums

I saw this a few years ago on Reddit and wish I had saved the thread because it was pretty interesting.

I was reading a thread between two users that seemed totally normal until a user posted a screenshot of their comments. It showed a second conversation between them that was happening in secret. If memory serves the person who posted the screenshot said it was an extension (possibly RES) where you view certain tags and allows you to see the extra comments based on the tags.

After seeing that I couldn't help but wonder how many secret conversations were happening out in the open on Reddit.