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bsilvereagle commented on Planning at Meta Is Waterfall   k2xl.substack.com/p/plann... · Posted by u/k2xl
bsilvereagle · 6 days ago
OP you may enjoy Rabkin’s “alien chess” - https://www.markrabkin.com/the-resilience-of-alien-chess/
bsilvereagle commented on Seven diabetes patients die due to undisclosed bug in Abbott's glucose monitors   sfconservancy.org/blog/20... · Posted by u/pabs3
gustavus · 2 months ago
So my wife has a CGM and is stuck with a fancy pump that is supposed to "automatically" coordinate with her sensor to deliver or reduce insulin when it detects her numbers are too high/low.

I've always been suspicious of the yahoos writing the software that controls these kinds of devices being a security guy and all.

But I also would love to participate in, contribute to or help in any way with reverse engineering, open sourcing, or in some other way making it so that my wife's life isn't dependent upon the quality of software developed by the lowest bidder they could outsource it to.

If anyone knows how I could help please let me know who to reach out to.

bsilvereagle · 2 months ago
Since you’re in security, you may enjoy this write up of decrypting the app database with glucose readings and third party API keys - https://www.frdmtoplay.com/freeing-glucose-data-from-the-fre...
bsilvereagle commented on I made a quieter air purifier   chillphysicsenjoyer.subst... · Posted by u/crescit_eundo
ruralfam · 2 months ago
Appreciate any thoughts you all have re: this post. For years I have been using Noctua NF-P14 fans to circulate air in house to distribute heat in the winter from our wood stove. E.g. cut holes in the walls, and circulate remote rooms using the fans. Has worked great, and the Noctuas have been rock solid.

Recently a daughter moved into a really nice apartment close to a major university/freeway where she will live for the number of years it takes to get a Phd. I got concerned about tire dust. So I am about to start building a really nice air DIY air filter using eight Noctua NF-P14s (about 1000 cfm). XMas present.

I really wanted to use merv-13, but got quite worried about air flow restrictions, plus cost to replace (assume monthly). Instead I went with two 12x24 Carter reusable electrostatic merv-8 filters. I use Carter filters on my house blower, and really like them (just washed them... scary how much junk is in household air). Also, I got the 12x24 direct from Carter for a very low price as they were returns. Note: This is NOT a low cost project, but I just got scared re: merv-13 so went with what I know.

Anyway, the final product will NOT be like this guy's DIY. I will use my somewhat decent woodworking skills to fashion a good looking standing "lamp like" appliance that should look good in most living rooms. I am thinking of going with knotless cedar as I really like working with cedar, and there are some mills here in NW WA where one can go to get such wood (not a HomeDepot specialty).

My question is whether an electrostatic merv-8 filter would do well with tire dust. I am not looking to create "clean room" conditions in the apartment. Just get rid of some of the bad stuff. I am very weak re: understanding filters, mervs, etc. APPRECIATE any insights. Thx, RF

bsilvereagle · 2 months ago
Check out the plot in the header, and find the particulate size you care the most about: https://www.frdmtoplay.com/nagivating-air-purification/
bsilvereagle commented on HTTPS by default   security.googleblog.com/2... · Posted by u/jhalderm
shadowgovt · 4 months ago
Doesn't that mean that technically, any node in the network between you and your reader can mutate the contents of the blog in-transit without anyone being the wiser (up to and including arbitrary JavaScript inline injection)?

Probably a low-threat security risk for a blog.

bsilvereagle · 4 months ago
Yes, hotels were injecting ads on their free WiFi - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3804608
bsilvereagle commented on Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Incident on July 14, 2025   blog.cloudflare.com/cloud... · Posted by u/nomaxx117
whitehexagon · 7 months ago
That sounds good in principle, but is there a more private configuration that doesnt send DNS resolutions to cloudfare, google et al. ie. avoid BigTech tracking, and not wanting DOH.

dnsmasq with a list of smaller trusted DNS providers sounds perfect, as long as it is not considered bad etiquette to spam multiple DNS providers for every resolution?

But where to find a trusted list of privacy focused DNS resolvers. The couple I tried from random internet advice seemed unstable.

bsilvereagle · 7 months ago
I haven’t had any problems with OpenNIC: https://opennic.org/

> OpenNIC (also referred to as the OpenNIC Project) is a user owned and controlled top-level Network Information Center offering a non-national alternative to traditional Top-Level Domain (TLD) registries; such as ICANN.

bsilvereagle commented on How to Network as an Introvert   aginfer.bearblog.dev/how-... · Posted by u/agcat
konsalexee · 7 months ago
> Start with: “How do you spend most of your time?” Not “What do you do?” It opens people up beyond job titles.

This is something that feels alien in SF people. A fundamental difference for example from Greece and people living in SF is this.

- Greek opening question: "Which city are you from?" - SF opening question: "Which company do you work for?"

bsilvereagle · 7 months ago
> "Which city are you from?"

Many big tech companies have inclusion training calling this question out as inappropriate on the grounds it provides an opportunity to introduce bias.

bsilvereagle commented on Arkansas moves to ban candy, soda from SNAP eligibility   ualrpublicradio.org/local... · Posted by u/geox
butterlettuce · 10 months ago
I’m all for this. I much prefer they purchase the healthiest stuff they can buy at the grocery stuff to stay sharp throughout the day.

Pop tarts and soda provide zero nutritional value and cause brain fog. If they want that, they can pay for it out of their own pocket.

bsilvereagle · 10 months ago
> Pop tarts and soda provide zero nutritional value

But they have a very high calorie:dollar ratio.

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