Aaron Parecki

danielpunkass https://micro.blog/danielpunkass • Nov 28
@aaronpk I was just thinking about this and wondering how it applies to other companies. Hence my latest post!

Oh hah that one hadn't made it to my reader yet

Portland, Oregon • 40°F

Wed, Nov 27, 2019 6:45pm -08:00
Nov 27
Did you buy a low-end iPad for $500 in April, 2010, when it debuted? If you had invested that money in $AAPL it would be worth about $4,000 today.

I once heard a rule that for every dollar you spend on apple products you should buy that much stock as well. I wish i had followed that advice.

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Wed, Nov 27, 2019 6:15pm -08:00
David Neal 🥓🥑 https://twitter.com/reverentgeek • Nov 27
I just realized I've been an Amazon customer for 20 years 🤯

so say we all

Portland, Oregon • 41°F

Wed, Nov 27, 2019 5:25pm -08:00
Jamie Tanna https://www.jvt.me • Nov 25

Reply to https://aaronparecki.com/2019/11/25/14/

It doesn't need to tie in to IndieAuth at all! You can just use it as an API to verify whether you've tapped the confirm button in the push notification, then start your login session on the server normally.

Portland, Oregon • 49°F

Mon, Nov 25, 2019 2:16pm -08:00
Jamie Tanna https://www.jvt.me • Nov 25

Reply to https://aaronparecki.com/2019/11/25/6/

The trick is to use Okta's "Factor API" directly, not using the normal login API. https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/factors/#getting-started-with-the-factors-api

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Jamie Tanna https://www.jvt.me • Nov 25

Reply to https://aaronparecki.com/2017/10/04/23/passwordless-logins

I still haven't, but I did help https://rosemaryorchard.com set it up at IWC Brighton and I've been meaning to write it up while it's fresh in my head!

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

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Mon, Nov 25, 2019 8:34am -08:00
Norman Walsh https://twitter.com/ndw • Nov 25
Do you have a pointer to a "Hello world" example? Something like, turn a light on at 07:00? I think I have Node Red installed, but it's very unclear how it's connected to HA.

I know it's a long video, but this is the best crash course I found on it. https://youtu.be/SuoSXVqjyfc It's worth watching that because it'll intro you to all the terminology and the way of thinking that Node Red requires.

Portland, Oregon • 42°F

Mon, Nov 25, 2019 7:52am -08:00
manton https://micro.blog/manton • Nov 25
@aaronpk Interesting. In this Apple support document there are separate sections for in-store vs. web payments, but they seem similar.

hm that does say explicitly "Apple sends your Device Account Number to the app or website along with the transaction-specific dynamic security code. Neither Apple nor your device sends your actual payment card number to the app." So I wonder if somehow the last 4 of the real number are sent to the processor too.

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Sun, Nov 24, 2019 8:49pm -08:00
manton https://micro.blog/manton • Nov 25
@fgtech @aaronpk I used to think that, but seeing the real last 4 digits in Stripe convinced me otherwise. They could be preserving the last 4 in the generated number or passing it as metadata, though.

Could be that Apple Pay for websites doesn't do the proxy number that Apple Pay contactless does. On my grocery store receipts it's a different last 4 digits than my actual card.

Portland, Oregon • 43°F

Sun, Nov 24, 2019 8:24pm -08:00
Justin Richer https://twitter.com/justin__richer • Nov 25
Except that that ignores ME and XP and Vista....

welp there goes that theory

Portland, Oregon, USA • 43°F

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Sun, Nov 24, 2019 7:29pm -08:00
Norman Walsh https://twitter.com/ndw • Nov 24
It's the language for constructing automations in "home assistant".

haha yeah this is exactly why I got rid of all my automations in home assistant and moved them into Node Red

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Sun, Nov 24, 2019 7:23pm -08:00
Justin Richer https://twitter.com/justin__richer • Nov 20
Microsoft shouldn't be seen as an example for good numbering. Leaving off the non numeric versions you get:

1, 2, 3, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, 7, 8, 8.1, 10...

I never realized it before but that explains how they jumped to 7...

95 = 4
98 = 5
2000 = 6

Portland, Oregon, USA • 44°F

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Sun, Nov 24, 2019 7:03pm -08:00
Gary https://twitter.com/every_daydad • Nov 25
Video started off at 16 minutes 30 seconds after the initial rough cut and after the second pass is 12 minutes 47 seconds and I feel MUCH better about it.

Hopefully YouTube will feel the same way 🤣

eh I'll hold out for the 90 second cut 😆

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

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manton https://micro.blog/manton • Nov 24
@verumsolum @Jerm I guess I'm not sure, but I know that Stripe at least gets the last 4 digits, expiration, billing address, etc. Even when using a card directly Micro.blog never sees the number, so it seems comparable from a privacy perspective, but I may be wrong.

In general the credit card system in the US is so broken that it's not worth worrying about these minor differences anyway. At the end of the day, any problems are resolved by the fraud department.

Portland, Oregon • 49°F

Sun, Nov 24, 2019 4:02pm -08:00
manton https://micro.blog/manton • Nov 24
@verumsolum @Jerm I guess I'm not sure, but I know that Stripe at least gets the last 4 digits, expiration, billing address, etc. Even when using a card directly Micro.blog never sees the number, so it seems comparable from a privacy perspective, but I may be wrong.

Apple Pay generates a sort of proxy credit card number that is shared and used by the merchant. It can still be (ab)used just like your normal CC number though.

Portland, Oregon • 49°F

Sun, Nov 24, 2019 4:00pm -08:00
Annika Backstrom https://xoxo.zone/@annika • Nov 24
Found a piece of wood in my pecan pie. It was about 1.5cm-2cm across and not tasty

that piece of wood looks suspiciously similar to a pecan... is it in disguise?

Portland, Oregon • 50°F

Sun, Nov 24, 2019 3:47pm -08:00
fluffy https://beesbuzz.biz/ • Nov 23

Stop calling .org non-profit!

That's funny, I always thought the .org domains were intended for non profits but had no expectation that the registry itself was run as a non profit

Portland, Oregon • 41°F

Sat, Nov 23, 2019 9:06pm -08:00
Dave Maze https://twitter.com/DaveMaze_ • Nov 23
That webcam in all the movies has great dynamic range and sharpness.

and somehow the connection with the other person has zero latency

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Sat, Nov 23, 2019 3:47pm -08:00
Gary https://twitter.com/every_daydad • Nov 23
Ok awesome, I used to use a micro way back in the day and thought it worked well for what it was.

Might have to buy one of the L’s

Thanks Dave 👍

If you get it you should do a comparison video between that and the built in mic. The iPhone mics have gotten surprisingly good, and I think you'll really only do better with a shotgun in noisy environments like expo hall floors.

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

Sat, Nov 23, 2019 2:09pm -08:00
Sara 🍑y https://twitter.com/saradietschy • Nov 23
I think the most frustrating thing with Windows machines is it's not really plug and play. There are some things that need to be changed from the get but once you get over that you have so much great hardware to explore. Gonna make a starter pack blog post about this 🤣

Please do! I just started using Windows again after about 10 years so I'm a bit out of touch.

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