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prashantgupta24 | 5 months ago | on: I Cheated at Poker by Hacking a Casino Card Shuffling Machine

Very nice!

prashantgupta24 | 5 months ago | on: Phases of Fitness

Thanks for the reply! Yep definitely agree that a lot can be added, but I purposely left out the technicalities. They can easily be googled, and the main point of this article was to showcase the more tangible aspects of exercising (according to me), increased lactate threshold doesn't have the same zing as mood elevation.

Also I've never done a heart rate max run test, but good to add!

prashantgupta24 | 5 months ago | on: Phases of Fitness

This article tries to lay down my personal idea of the phases of fitness an individual can be in, depending on how frequently they exercise.

prashantgupta24 | 7 months ago | on: Ask HN: What trick of the trade took you too long to learn?

Persistence > skill.

prashantgupta24 | 2 years ago | on: A framework for writing Kubernetes operators in Python

Oper8 is a framework for writing kubernetes operators in python. It implements many common patterns used by large cloud applications that are reusable across many operator design patterns.

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: How much time do you study at work?

I think it's more important to realize that it doesn't matter how much time you spend studying everyday. Instead the main thing is to make sure you spend time frequently, no matter how small the interval.

Spending as little as 15 minutes everyday is going to prove way more effective than spending 2 hours each day for only a week and then nothing for a year.

What you will realize after some time is that the 15 minutes that you spend everyday helps you know the overview of what's going on, and once you start discussing such things, you feel good that you know something. And knowing that small something will motivate you to know more.

So my answer - it is not fixed. But I make sure I spend at least 15 minutes each day studying/reading on something new and relevant to my work.

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is a Master's in CS worth it?

I think masters is like a buffet, it is good for those folks who do not know what they want to specialize in (like me). You can try different things and figure out what you like vs what you don't like.

If you already know what you like or what you want to do, there are plenty of online tools available to help you on your journey, no point wasting time and money for a buffet.

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Why Should I learn Python?

1. Easier to learn than other programming languages (very intuitive) 2. Lots of practical applications (Machine learning, application servers, interview questions, etc.)

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: A proactive way of securing your Linux server

I do not mind at all. I appreciate constructive criticism. Plus you gave me points to work on, I really appreciate that. So much to learn!

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: A proactive way of securing your Linux server

Thank you for the feedback!

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: Prevent failed login attempts on your Linux server

Yep fail2ban is indeed a great alternative way to tackle the issue. Although fail2ban works by blocking specific IPs. If the brute force specifies a new IP for each attempt, I'm not sure how that will be handled by fail2ban

prashantgupta24 | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: Prevent failed login attempts on your Linux server

I'm sorry I didn't quite understand that point. All logins are going to fail unless we talk to the REST server that's controlling the firewalld rules.

prashantgupta24 | 6 years ago | on: Show HN: A minimalistic Mac sleep prevention application

A very minimalistic mouse mover application. If you work from home a lot and you would like to prevent your mac from sleeping whenever you do small activities (like taking a walk or a short nap), then boy this app is for you! Just simply start it once in the background and forget about it.

It knows when the system is being interacted with and does nothing then. But once it senses that the system is idle, it starts moving the mouse cursor by tiny pixels (small enough to go unnoticed by you but big enough for mac to think the system is busy).

Voila!