It states that it doesn’t require major changes because it all happens under the SSH protocol. A new program is needed on the client to sign in and you can already run a custom program on the server to authorize the key.

I stand corrected. Still not sure I'd want to expose my SSH infrastructure to the massive kludge tower that is OpenID, but it not being its own implementation of the actual SSH protocol is a huge plus.

I imagine it wouldn't be for the system admins to use, it's for all the other users who can use terminal applications but always treat ssh keys as a nuisance and try to avoid them as much as possible.

Lost me at "A new program is needed on the client". Completely.

I bought these and they are great. They strike a balance of programmable, but have a kit. Relatively simple for a novice

I am looking for a similar service that turns any document (PNG, PDf, DocX) into JSON (preserving the field relationships). I tried with ChatGPT, but hallucinations are common. Does anything exist?

I built a drag-and-drop document converter that extracts text into custom columns (for CSV) or keys (for JSON). You can schedule it to run at certain times and update a database as well.

I haven't had issues with hallucinations. If you're interested, my email is in my bio.

This is also using OpenAI's GPT model. So the same hallucinations are probable here for PDFs.

Aren’t they using a NoSQL store? They migrated from Casandra to Scylla DB

The prize is very underwhelming. If they really want people to spend effort on it, they need to make the prize worth it.

Seems perfect actually! Attracts people that are interested in the subject matter, not just a proposed reward.

"we're hiring people that really love programming and aren't just in it for the money"

It will look great in your portfolio.

> “The winner will receive a vintage New York City Transit item from our memorabilia collection.”

Depends what it is. Long as it’s not something you could steal yourself. Ha!

One of the options is literally a trash can! https://new.mta.info/document/85441

Or perhaps... a subway seat? https://new.mta.info/document/85661

I’d give multiple weeks of time for a city trash can lol

Their collection of vintage gum scrapings perhaps?

Never underestimate the value of surplus NYC subway memorabilia to a transit enthusiast. Especially signage from retired rolling stock.

If you're doing it for the prize, then you're not the targeted audience :-)

IMO it deliberately establishes a tone. This challenge is for rail fans, it’s not a generalised “use our API” hackathon type thing.

Plus the MTA has a huge budget crunch. I really don’t think they could justify spending money on something with such an unclear outcome.

Even still it probably cost tens of thousands of dollars of staff time.

The prize is being able to say you won the prize on your resume. I assume a lot of college kids in data science are going to be going at this.

I think it actually sounds kinda cool, if it’s something unique that couldn’t just be purchased!

How does this compare to other GCM alternatives such as AES-SIV and AES GCM-SIV?

To be a deterrent, it just needs to curb some percentage of behavior. Not stop it completely. Do you think people are murdering at the same rate as if there was no punishment? It could be, but I would bet the numbers would go up significantly.

There are some really good findings about TikTok APK used in many apps. In addition I agree that better privacy laws that would affect all companies, even US ones, would be the ideal.

The statement that this ban won't help is completely wrong though. Passing universal privacy laws will take years, if ever. Banning TikTok has bipartisan appeal. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Tiktok can still influence people through the feed and collect even more data through the app itself.

Obviously we should work towards a privacy law around this, but this is a reasonable first step to address the most dangerous actor.

I envy your experiences. I personally have had the opposite experience. It’s important to remember that your personal experience may not be the same as others. As this movement is very popular in the general public, my guess is many others have had bad experiences with trying to repair their device (i.e. $500+ for a simple repair from the manufacturer).

I personally don’t care for Louis and he may be a jerk as you suggested, but I try to look at ideas instead of people. Some really bad people have had good ideas. If you follow ideas instead of people, it’s not an issue if you agree with someone on one topic and disagree with almost everything else they have said.

Don’t attribute to malice what can be equally be explained by stupidity

Yeah, this whole “shopping trip” thing is probably just a courier leaving it in their car.

Kind of an interesting world we live in where having anything packed by another person means that they could have full access to your location.

I also wonder if the person got a bunch of those anti-stalking notifications…

Hanlon's razor