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massung commented on Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City cnbc.com/2025/08/22/waymo... · Posted by u/achristmascarl
They tested in Buffalo last year and have in tested Michigan.
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/inside-the-self-driving...
Didn’t know that. Good for them!
massung commented on Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City cnbc.com/2025/08/22/waymo... · Posted by u/achristmascarl
I haven’t lived in NYC, but I have lived in Boston. Isn’t the real concern winter? Has Waymo (or any other self driving tech company) shown that it can handle the snow well: non-visible lanes, downshifting to avoid braking, etc.?
Definitely interested in how this turns out.
massung commented on Dev Compass – Programming Philosophy Quiz treeform.github.io/devcom... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
massung commented on The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for sale news.artnet.com/art-world... · Posted by u/elahieh
This feels very similar to the “radio” or “restaurant” problem:
You’re driving down the street trying to decide which restaurant to stop at (or scanning through the radio trying to decide which song to stop on).
If you stop at the first, there’s a good chance something better is ahead. But if you wait too long then you risk getting stuck with something you don’t really like (the problem assumes you can’t go back).
If I remember correctly, mathematically you skip the first 1/3, but keep track of your “best”. Then stop at the next option that’s >= than your current best or maybe the next thing you like.
With respect to skis, I have the same issue every year with a ride on lawn mower. Do I just pay someone weekly or buy one outright and do it myself? In this case I loathe mowing, so I don’t mind paying. But with skis it’s a question of just how much I’ll ski after this stretch, regardless of whether or not this stretch is 1 or 20 days. Because there are additional costs (and benefits) to ownership beyond the initial purchase.
massung commented on Janet: Lightweight, Expressive, Modern Lisp janet-lang.org... · Posted by u/veqq
The distinction matters because the resulting executable is not (significantly) faster than running the program as a script.
I think the distinction (from the OP’s perspective) is that it’s “just an app” to the end user.
When I download the Slack desktop app, I might know it’s running on electron because I’m a programmer. But I didn’t have to download and install nodejs or anything else. As far as I’m concerned it’s a completely self contained application.
The end user needn’t download and install Janet or even know that Janet exists.
That can obviously be done with any interpreted language, but Janet makes it really simple out of the box.
massung commented on My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education moritz-mander.de/blog/my_... · Posted by u/cheesepaint
The scammer calls the bank rather than trying to login. When calling, they will be asked to verify with info and the code which they will get from you. Think mitm but telephone based. The verification info (maybe just a zip code or last 4 of ssn or something publicly available) can be acquired beforehand so they only need the code to be relayed. Obviously they have to get the timing right, so you might be on the phone for a few minutes before they find a reason to ask for the code.
Makes total sense. Thank you!
massung commented on My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education moritz-mander.de/blog/my_... · Posted by u/cheesepaint
That is a really bad idea. That's letting anyone who phones you prove to the bank that they are you.
You should only reveal an MFA code to someone that you have called, knowing that it is the right person.
Walk me through the chain you’re thinking of. I want to understand it better.
If you’re thinking that - for example - someone is attempting to log into my account online and simultaneously call me pretending to be the bank. They are presented with an MFA check and tell me they initiated it. I give it to them unwittingly, and note they are in.
My understanding is that isn’t possible here, because this “MFA check” is different than the login one. The login one is the “Google Authenticator, 6 numbers”. This is a different code entirely. Obviously I didn’t specify that in the original post. My bad.
If that wasn’t what you were thinking and you can think of how this fails, I need to know and learn more!
massung commented on My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education moritz-mander.de/blog/my_... · Posted by u/cheesepaint
I use USAA for banking.
Something they do when they initiate a call to me on the phone is they start by making sure they are talking to me (they don’t ask me to prove it) and making sure I have the app on the my phone or access to a web page.
Then they initiate a MFA check within the app. I have to get it and read back a number. Then they ask me for my phone PIN or password. Once that’s done, then we can start talking.