HaloZero (u/HaloZero)

HaloZero commented on ID verification service for TikTok, Uber, X exposed driver licenses 404media.co/id-verificati... · Posted by u/brw

SoftTalker · a year ago

Neither should Uber. I never needed to show ID to hail a cab. You just stood at the corner and waived your arm. Are we talking about Uber drivers here? That makes some sense. But passengers? (I don't know, I don't use Uber).

HaloZero · a year ago

Drivers are background checked but honestly they probably get more abuse and attacks than passengers. After all there's no accountability on riders but there is accountability on the drivers.

HaloZero commented on Ask HN: How many of you Apple developers still use Objective C? · Posted by u/TylerJaacks

HaloZero · 2 years ago

I've been fortunate (or not fortunate based on certain views here) to be working on a fully Swift app for the past 5 years or so. The upgrades have been painful but we've had a team helping for that process. But I don't see a good reason to write Obj-C unless I work at Apple or a huge legacy codebase anymore.

HaloZero commented on Mozilla Monitor Plus: automatically remove your personal info from data brokers blog.mozilla.org/en/mozil... · Posted by u/mikece

ary · 2 years ago

I’m a happy, long term Optery user (not affiliated) and they take care of 100% of this for you. https://www.optery.com

The Mozilla offering looks somewhat comparable, but I do wonder if they’re going to beat a company which has the sole focus of solving this problem.

HaloZero · 2 years ago

I'm curious, what's the point of paying for Optery per year? Isn't removing your data be a one time request. Except for supporting new brokers that might appear.

HaloZero commented on 'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for unbanked Americans theconversation.com/no-ca... · Posted by u/bikenaga

laweijfmvo · 2 years ago

Anecdote: I've never seen this. I have seen "cash only" still, though.

HaloZero · 2 years ago

I live in Oakland and it's getting more and more popular here in order to avoid theft. SF I think requires you to take cash as legal tender though so it's not allowed there.

HaloZero commented on Apple doesn’t want you developing hobby apps bennettnotes.com/notes/wh... · Posted by u/_davebennett

HaloZero · 3 years ago

I do wonder how much of this will change with the recent EU ruling about Apple allowing side loading if they're going to continue to gate this.

HaloZero commented on Who pays for your rewards? Redistribution in the credit card market [pdf] federalreserve.gov/econre... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross

ramraj07 · 3 years ago

Or you know, completely disconnect the need for cards. My time in india is so much fun since I can walk out of my house with just my phone in hand knowing I can pay using QR codes directly and not worry about accounts or charges.

HaloZero · 3 years ago

How does that work with fraud? I noticed that everyone accepts those QR codes.

I will say though as a tourist who was visiting my family but doesn't have a bank account, those QR codes are pretty nice but completely inaccessible to everyone outside of India :/

HaloZero commented on IRS Free File: Do Your Taxes for Free irs.gov/filing/free-file-... · Posted by u/ourmandave

KyleJune · 3 years ago

At what point is it recommended to not use a software like freetaxusa? I've been using it for years.

HaloZero · 3 years ago

I volunteer with VITA and do taxes a lot but not a full time accountant. I've been doing my own taxes for years.

I would say you need your own accountant and not software if:

1) You have complexities involving trusts/inheritance

2) Anything involving crypto (this is just a grey area to me and things change)

3) Anything that sounds more complex than anything above.

If you're getting a bunch of 1099-DIVs/INT & W2/W9s it's not super complex.

HaloZero commented on Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023? · Posted by u/pentab

acjohnson55 · 3 years ago

I use 1Password. It isn't perfect, but it's quite good.

My big goal now is to come up with a better solution for 2FA that works for me and my wife's shared accounts.

HaloZero · 3 years ago

I use 1password OTP for everything that I don't care about that people can't do real damage (YNAB, LinkedIn, etc). But anything important like my email account or bank accounts I keep on my phone using Raivo.

HaloZero commented on Fed expects to launch long-awaited Faster Payments System by 2023 forkast.news/headlines/fe... · Posted by u/npalli

HaloZero · 3 years ago

I'm curious for the UK, my understanding is that you just need someone's name and some identifiable codes. But do you facilitate the transfer using your local bank's app or is there some app provided by the UK?

In the US I imagine it's going to have to be done by each individual bank which might be kind of messy.

HaloZero commented on BART’s excursion fare: Agency earns millions from passengers not riding trains sf.streetsblog.org/2017/1... · Posted by u/bernardom

HaloZero · 3 years ago

Janice Li on the BART Board at least is down for removing the fee. Though it might have to wait for 2023 for Clipper 2.0? No idea why.

https://twitter.com/JaniceForBART/status/1555034168962138112

Rebecca Saltzman (another BART board member) says it's technical execution that prevents the change more so than the board.

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