rlayton2 (u/rlayton2)

rlayton2 commented on Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube jeffgeerling.com/blog/202... · Posted by u/DavideNL

DrNosferatu · 3 months ago

What word with a suffix that rhymes with car?

What exactly is he talking about?

rlayton2 · 3 months ago

Arr as in pirate.lots of tools that support piracy end with that suffix like sonarr etc

rlayton2 commented on Ask HN: How can I grow as an engineer without good seniors to learn from? · Posted by u/prathameshgh

rlayton2 · 9 months ago

I came from an academic background, and didn't have anyone else in the team with programming experience when I was researching. I found my time as a contributor for the scikit-learn project to be invaluable in learning about the requirements to build not just working code, but more robust reliable code that others can depend on. Having my work reviewed by those with more experience, making recommendations etc, was fantastic.

So in short, see if you can contribute to a well-run open source project with a good community.

rlayton2 commented on Buy payphones and retire computer.rip/2024-10-26-b... · Posted by u/cratermoon

hifromwork · 10 months ago

>just put up some initial capital in exchange for even more money back, is always a scam. some people might come out ahead sometimes, but more people will lose than win.

How so? My all-world index funds are doing pretty well. For more risk averse, almost every buyer of USA governmental bonds gets "even more money back" in exchange for the initial capital. I don't think that's a scam either.

rlayton2 · 10 months ago

There is a risk, however small, that your bonds won't be paid back leading to a large loss.

rlayton2 commented on Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021) howtomarketagame.com/2021... · Posted by u/lopespm

echoangle · a year ago

Easier said than done… if you are a YouTube creator, are you supposed to set up your own video hosting to compete? And how many of your viewers will move over to watch your stuff there? This advice probably works for blogs and mailing lists but isn’t really actionable for other content.

rlayton2 · a year ago

I think one method here is to incorporate your own site into the content as much as possible. For example, if you are a creator, get people to sign up to a newsletter to get the source files. Get people onto your platform/forum/whatever as well as watching through YouTube. Easier said than done, but better than not doing anything.

From there, you also ensure that you have a backup of all your videos. I've talked to people that only had their stuff on YouTube/Facebook/whatever. It is super risky. If you have a backup, and YouTube bans you, you can rehost elsewhere, it won't be as big, but you might still have a business afterwards.

rlayton2 commented on Sony, Ubisoft scandals lead to California ban on deceptive digital goods sales arstechnica.com/tech-poli... · Posted by u/BuildWithMason

amne · a year ago

Like having a button that says "Rent" instead of "Buy"? That would be crazy

rlayton2 · a year ago

Probably something like "Buy a pass to play"

rlayton2 commented on Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly github.com/zlwaterfield/s... · Posted by u/zlwaterfield

kylebenzle · a year ago

Without marketing speak can I ask why anyone would have a need for a service like grammerly, I always thought it was odd trying to sell a subscription based spell checker (AI is just a REALLY good spell checker).

rlayton2 · a year ago

I'm a big fan of Grammarly and have been using it, and paying for it, for years.

The advantage is not spell checking. It is grammar and style improvements. It tells you things like "this language is informal", or "this is a better word for that".

rlayton2 commented on LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat github.com/resiliencethea... · Posted by u/exfil

smcin · a year ago

Depends, what date did you create that channel, they may have changed rules since.

rlayton2 · a year ago

The problem is the rules aren't specified, if you fall afoul of a rule you do not get told which rule it is, and the rules are AI-based decisions that are hard to even understand. If the process was transparent, it would be a lot easier to deal with.

rlayton2 commented on LinkedIn blocked due Meshtastic video in private chat github.com/resiliencethea... · Posted by u/exfil

zero-sharp · a year ago

I've always wondered about this. What happens if one of the big tech companies makes a mistake and closes your account? LinkedIn is pretty important nowadays when searching for work. Would you be able to make a new account? If not, that seems like a pretty big deal. Same concern with your email, or any of the other big services that we usually depend on. If I just suddenly lost my gmail, I would probably lose access to external accounts and other important data, which could be crippling.

rlayton2 · a year ago

This happens regularly (perhaps not frequently) to people with their Gmail account. Google's AI says no, and there are very few people reporting successfully navigating the system to get their account back. This is one of the anti-google arguments, the other main one being they kill big projects all the time.

You are right though, it can be crippling, and this thinking part of your personal (and business) risk profile. Ideally your email is at least tied to a domain name you separately own. That way, if your Google/MSFT/Apple/whatever account gets blocked, you can switch over the email to another provider and still get access.

* edit to add: I don't know if this is more a Google thing than other companies, I was just heavily invested in the Google ecosystem and have researched these issues specifically with Google, leading to me ensuring I'm not as reliant on them as I used to be. I figure now I have about a full days worth of hassle if all my google stuff gets blocked, but otherwise I'm recoverable.

rlayton2 commented on Ask HN: Where to find domain experts for 1:1 tutoring? · Posted by u/deeptechdreamer

rlayton2 · a year ago

Look for higher-end training companies who specialise in your area, and ask if they are interested in doing 1:1 tutoring. Many would be happy to help.

(I work for one, but I won't mention who, as that's not the point of my post.)

rlayton2 commented on Introducing passkey support to Fastmail fastmail.com/blog/introdu... · Posted by u/archb

sho · a year ago

I like and use fastmail but I'm yet to hear any sort of convincing argument why passkeys are better for me in any way, shape or form than passwords (with a password manager)?

rlayton2 · a year ago

The article does a pretty good job of making this argument, including your (and my initial!) question about why not to just use password managers.