elroyjetson (u/elroyjetson)

elroyjetson commented on My .gitconfig File Dissected kiranrao.ca/2024/06/21/gi... · Posted by u/KiranRao0

One git life hack I adopted is to sign my commits with an SSH key that is stored in 1Password. Anytime a tool like git or vs code (with git under the hood) wants to sign commits, fetch/pull/push a remote, or clone a repo I get a nice pop up from 1P which prompts for TouchID on my macbook. My SSH keys don't not live on my machine as a result. This also works with SSH agent forwarding if you develop inside a VM or remote machine.

elroyjetson · a year ago

For the benefit of others that read this and like the idea, here are instructions: https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/git-commit-signing/

elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: Anyone left software to study non-STEM subjects? · Posted by u/exBarrelSpoiler

elroyjetson · 2 years ago

I am a linux administrator/software developer. I left IT in 2016, went back to school nearly got a PhD in History before returning to IT in 2022. I enjoy being a Linux admin and missed that, but I also missed the income that I can get in IT. If I started right out of High School I could have probably made History work over the long haul, but starting later in life I just couldn't afford the deep cuts it entails.

elroyjetson commented on Stéphane Graber has left Canonical stgraber.org/2023/07/10/t... · Posted by u/psanford

ss1996 · 2 years ago

On a side note - has anyone applied to Canonical for a software job? Their first step is a written interview which requires as much, if not more, effort as a graduate college application.

elroyjetson · 2 years ago

I applied a while back. Made it through months of tests, interviews, all the way to an interview with Mark Shuttleworth. I respect what he has built, but the interview only really focused on what I had done in high school. I graduated 36 years ago - I just don't see the relevance. I am glad he passed on me given all the news coming out since.

elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry? · Posted by u/PirxThePilot

lappet · 5 years ago

wow, I plan to study history at some point. Is it possible to study part time, do you think?

elroyjetson · 5 years ago

Depends on the program, but certainly. Don't expect finding a job with it will be easy and even if you do, don't expect the pay to be great.

elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry? · Posted by u/PirxThePilot

elroyjetson · 5 years ago

I left after over 25 years. I love programming and love working with Linux, but the jobs always came down to "help us steal peoples personal information so we can slam them with spam for products the neither want or need." It was unfulfilling. I went back to school and got an MA in history. I teach humanities though I still teach a couple of programming classes. I miss it a little. I would go back in a heartbeat for the right position, but I am through getting mauled in tech interviews which turned into combat trivial pursuit. I love technology and I still create applications mostly for myself or to help automate my school. I get new ideas from HN.

elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi? · Posted by u/xylo

elroyjetson · 6 years ago

I just recently went on a vacation that included two 14 hour days of travel. I setup a Raspberry Pi as a Wifi hotspot for the car, added a 128GB USB thumb drive, loaded it up with movies, attached it to a 20,000mAh battery pack. My wife and son were able to watch movies on their iPads using the VLC iOS app for the whole trip.

elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: How do you take notes other than using paper? · Posted by u/simon_acca

elroyjetson · 9 years ago

I have tried a number of methods and workflows. The one that works best for me is Sublime Text and markdown with Marked 2 (http://marked2app.com/) setup as a build system in ST for previewing the markdown and exporting/printing the markdown file in a number of formats, eg. PDF, HTML, DOCX. I use DropBox for note portability and then I use ByWord (https://bywordapp.com/) on my iOS devices for editing and previewing.

Posted by u/elroyjetson 14 years ago

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elroyjetson commented on Ask HN: It's 2011. Why is web encryption still coupled with verification? · Posted by u/noduerme

elroyjetson · 14 years ago

I think what everyone is missing in this argument is that, with certificate issuers like GoDaddy out there, identity is no longer certain.

At the speed that they turn around certificates, their really can't be much verification going on if any.

Posted by u/elroyjetson 14 years ago

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