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 Discussion on question by JenserCube:…

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marcelm
Jan 10 21:32
@MichaelHall Interesting. I'm from a country where the advertised price to consumers must include VAT, but it's also mandatory to put the VAT amount on the receipt/invoice. So that's also possible.
 

 Discussion on question by Steve: Why …

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marcelm
Dec 19, 2024 12:12
@steve You write, "I could reword it to maybe achieve greater artfulness as a sentence, but I struggle to see how I could actually purge words from the overall count, or that it is particularly infelicitous (let alone so inept as to be worthy of your main focus)." (244 chars) - I might say, "I could improve it, but I fail to see how to make it shorter, or that it even needs to be." (90 chars). That's the same message, in about a third of the characters and much clearer. Your wordiness makes it hard for me to parse out what you actually mean, and I suspect I'm not the only one.
marcelm
Dec 19, 2024 12:12
@Steve I disagree with the premise that more words correlates with more clarity. In fact, I find that often the opposite is true. The key is to ensure every word is important to the essence of your communication.
marcelm
Dec 19, 2024 12:12
Regarding people (mis)understanding your question; your texts are very slow to come to the point, and use a lot of words to say very little. Some concrete examples: "... it is regarded as extremely well-adapted for its various and widespread uses in data processing." - All weasel words and fluff saying nothing. - "It has various characteristics ..." - Of course it does. Everything does. - "now that's a pugilistic manner of entrance!" - Those are your first words in one of your comments here. What even? - You may want to consider improving the clarity of your writing.
 

 Discussion on answer by Ja1024: argon…

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marcelm
Oct 30, 2024 12:34
@ja1024 Unrelated; I noticed the tone of your comments is a bit aggressive. You keep using language like "... don't make much sense", "naive", "You have a strange understanding of", "Did you even read the answer?", etc. There's really no need to put others down like that.
marcelm
Oct 30, 2024 12:34
@Ja1024 I read the answer, I just disagree. Allowing username enumeration is a form of unwanted information disclosure, and is widely considered a security issue. "Complex applications leak timing information all over the place." - While that is true, that's no reason to make that easy instead of hard for attackers. "By the way, your own username is visible for everybody here. Are you going to claim a security incident now?" - I'm not sure what you mean. My display name here cannot be used to log in. For that, you need my SE email address.
marcelm
Oct 30, 2024 12:34
Having a timing difference between "user doesn't exist" and "wrong password" allows attackers to check which usernames exist on a system. This then allows them to focus their attacks, e.g. by only brute-forcing passwords for users known to exist, or even by more explicit targeting. That is a security problem.
 

 Discussion on question by Marc Le Bih…

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marcelm
Sep 28, 2024 15:53
@StephenKitt Do you have a source for that? I understand they'll only be offering builds for old Windows and MacOS, but Debian makes their own builds from source anyway.
marcelm
Sep 28, 2024 15:53
@MarcLeBihan Ah I see, that was a misinterpretation on my part, since Mozilla originally planned to end support for 115 ESR in September 2024 as well, but that has been extended. I did not intend to make a claim on what browsers slack supports.
marcelm
Sep 28, 2024 15:53
@MarcLeBihan Regardless of what Slack says, Mozilla has extended Firefox 115 ESR support from September '24 to March '25.
marcelm
Sep 28, 2024 15:53
"learned that my Firefox version wasn't supported anymore since September 2024, 1st." - It's worth noting that that message is outdated/incorrect; Firefox 115 ESR support has been extended to March 2025, see the Firefox Release Calendar
 

 Discussion on answer by nvoigt: Hourl…

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marcelm
Jul 5, 2024 19:38
@nvoigt I am taking the OP by their word, and their word is that the salary is down by a penny in the hourly rate. I'm unsure why you keep arguing otherwise.
marcelm
Jul 5, 2024 19:38
@user3819867 Read the post again, it explicitly says "Thus both systems calculate a slightly different total yearly salary".
marcelm
Jul 5, 2024 19:38
@nvoigt OP explicitly said "penny difference in actual hourly pay". No guessing required.
marcelm
Jul 5, 2024 19:38
"Explain that the payroll system will make rounding mistakes of half a cent and that the dollar more than covers that" - As Gregory Currie pointed out in a comment on the question: underpaying by one cent per hour results in paying full-time employees short by more than $20 per year. In that case, a dollar a year would not "more than cover it" and it may even be insulting.
 

 Discussion on question by Blacklight …

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marcelm
Apr 5, 2024 05:48
Are you asking about your compiler linking in a normal, expected, general-purpose library (say, inlining math functions)? Or are you asking about the compiler patching the program to give it functionality that is not expressed in the source code?
 

 Discussion on question by QuantumMan:…

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marcelm
Apr 1, 2024 07:56
@DJClayworth They're exactly the same. In both cases, the company tries to impose a smaller payment after negotiating and signing a contract.
marcelm
Apr 1, 2024 07:56
@DJClayworth "They screwed up. Honest mistake." - Would you also say that if the company reached out with "Hey, I know we already signed the contract, but we actually intended to offer you a 10% lower wage. Whoops, our bad. Please sign this new contract with the lower rate." ?
 

 Discussion on question by notmySOacco…

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marcelm
Feb 22, 2024 09:28
@notmySOaccount But you're the one who's making this all political. The comment thread would have simply been better off without your (now removed) comment I responded to.
marcelm
Feb 22, 2024 01:34
@notmySOaccount People here are just genuinely trying to help you by offering potential reasons for Steves behaviour. The fact that someone (accidentally) assumed your gender doesn't mean anything. Accusing people of something "they would do" and complaining about politics that haven't materialized is unproductive, and frankly, a bit off-putting.
 

 Discussion on answer by Grade 'Eh' Ba…

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marcelm
Jan 26, 2024 19:42
Now, I'm not saying Bitcoin is as safe as say the US Dollar or the Euro. The world has a lot of trust in those two currencies, and the odds of them failing is currently essentially zero. Cryptocurrencies on the other hand are a hilariously young phenomenon. They are mostly unregulated, very volatile, barely accepted as payment, and no one knows what'll happen long term. But just because you don't believe in the concept, or because buying crypto is a risky investment, does not make generally accepted cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum scams.
marcelm
Jan 26, 2024 19:42
@Grade'Eh'Bacon "Fiat currencies are backed by the governmental powers to enforce the collection of taxes." - And yet, sometimes a currency succumbs to hyperinflation, to the point the bills are worth less than toilet paper. So its value is reduced to the intrinsic value of the paper the money is printed on, and all the imaginary value is lost. Which is my point: regular currencies only have value because enough people agree it does. Exactly like cryptocurrencies. And, mostly, stocks and gold. (gold had intrinsic value, but it's much smaller than market price)
marcelm
Jan 26, 2024 19:42
@Grade'Eh'Bacon "Do you honestly believe that a stock, which is legal representation to the right of a proportion of future earnings of a company, ..." - Dividend stock, I'll grant you, is different. But most stocks don't pay dividends. The only reason people buy and sell those stocks is not because of some intrinsic worth, but because they expect others will pay more for it in the future. That's it. Yes, theoretically stock represents a share in a company, but that is not a property that's actually used in reality.
marcelm
Jan 26, 2024 19:42
"All crypto is (subjectively) a scam, ..., leaving the value purely based on 'future sales'" - I'm sure people trading goats and potatoes said the same thing about gold. And people using gold coins said the same about paper money. The same applies more or less to stocks. All those things have little to no intrinsic value; their value is purely based on the assumption that others will value them tomorrow for the same reason that you value them today. Yes, crypto currencies are popular vehicles for scams, and this absolutely sounds like one. But no, not "all crypto" is a scam.
 

 Discussion on question by throwaway12…

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marcelm
Jan 26, 2024 19:00
Would you find an audio-only recording acceptable? If so, that might be a reasonable compromise. It should still unambiguously capture meeting proceedings. And to me, audio-only recordings seem significantly less intrusive than audio+video recordings.
 

 Discussion on answer by Tor-Einar Jar…

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marcelm
Dec 1, 2023 13:53
@gerrit "...mandatory identification applies in The Netherlands for all people 14 years or older..." - The requirement is even from 12 years and up, if you're using public transport without a ticket. (weirdly specific, I know)
 

 Discussion on question by Harshita Ka…

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marcelm
Nov 22, 2023 03:38
@HarshitaKapur "dc dc converters too are not up to the mark" - Actually, I think a HV buck converter would be a viable choice, especially if you can put the LEDs in series.
marcelm
Nov 22, 2023 03:38
You updated your question to say: "I don't think 6 amp will flow in the resistor and capacitor as it is connected to 230v". 6A will absolutely flow through the capacitor, the NTC, the resistor, and (half) the diodes. That is how these power supplies work. The 230V part is irrelevant for this. This is not like a step-down transformer or SMPS where the current is lower on the input side.
marcelm
Nov 22, 2023 03:38
The dropper cap in your drawing is 2µ2, but you say 100µ in your text. Which is it? Same for the current limiting resistor. The drawing says IN4007 for the diodes, but in another comment you say you'll be using something else. For the smoothing cap it's 470µ25V and 100µ100V respectively. You tell us the NTC can be ignored, but it really can't. Please clarify the exact components and values, and provide a more accurate schematic.
 

 Discussion on question by SuperVeetz:…

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marcelm
Nov 10, 2023 09:34
"Can they terminate me for this or will I be laid off?" - How can you be laid off or terminated if you're not an employee? You do understand that you're not an employee right now, but a business providing a service to another business?
 

 Discussion on answer by solarflare: H…

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marcelm
Oct 5, 2023 21:00
"If he genuinely asked and was informed "no on call" you can't force him to give up his personal time." - You can't force him even if he didn't ask. If the company didn't clearly present "on call" duties at the interview or in the contract, they don't exist, full stop.
 

 Discussion on question by Louis: Is t…

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marcelm
Sep 17, 2023 13:27
Whatever you do, be sure to archive any communication relevant to this in a place your employer can't touch. For example, by forwarding e-mails to your personal e-mail. If shit hits the fan, you might need that evidence, and your employer may lock you out of your company e-mail.
 

 Discussion on answer by Philip Kendal…

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marcelm
Apr 22, 2023 15:12
@ScottishTapWater "Wouldn't be open source according to the FSF... It would be open source according to what those words actually mean though" - It may also violate criteria 6 and 10 of the Open Source Definition, so I'm not sure I agree with your statement.
 

 Discussion on question by dtech: Does…

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marcelm
Dec 26, 2022 21:56
@dtech No, because you (presumably) are not the copyright holder of the code you are linking against; e.g. Qt. If you are the copyright holder of Qt, you can link against it without using the GPL, correct.
marcelm
Dec 26, 2022 21:56
@dtech No, it doesn't; because copyright holder can release under any license they see fit. You could release it under something GPL-like but with your added restrictions. Of course, if you use the actual GPL, you must comply by its terms. But you don't have to use the GPL if you're the copyright holder. (And yes, using Qt will force you to use GPL, but that's really a beef with Qt, not so much the GPL)
marcelm
Dec 26, 2022 21:56
"The GPL in fact appears to put more restrictions on restricting illicit use by the software's designer than it does on illicit users." - How can it? The GPL imposes no restrictions on the copyright holders, after all. Anyway, after reading all the comments, this is starting to seem more like an anti-GPL rant to me, than an actual question...
 

 Discussion on question by Questioner5…

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marcelm
Sep 25, 2022 22:39
"Can anyone answer my questions instead of going on tangents?" - I'm not sure why you consider the current answers and comments inadequate, but alright, I'll have a go. I wrote an answer in which I attempt to address everything.
 

 Discussion on answer by Rinzwind: Is …

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marcelm
Sep 9, 2022 08:25
"Kilo was the only prefix until 2008ish [...], and it almost always meant 1024 in a computing context, ..." - No, it didn't. It meant 1000 in hard drive capacity, clock speeds (a 3GHz CPU is 3 000 000 000 Hz), and transfer speed (Fast Ethernet is 100 000 000 bits/sec). It meant 1024 in the context of RAM, flash, and low level programming / system software (filesystem blocks, memory pages, etc). Most everywhere else, it was a coin flip. The situation has been a mess for a long time.
 

 Discussion on answer by Kevin: Is a s…

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marcelm
Jul 25, 2022 19:03
"An attacker may have a good idea of approximately when you generated this password." - Especially if they have access to an unprivileged account on the server, or a backup or something: drwxr-xr-x 3 postgres postgres 4096 Jul 24 18:38:12 /var/lib/postgresql
 

 Discussion on question by QuantumWiz:…

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marcelm
Jun 30, 2022 04:52
"230V/460V power meaning power-hungry appliances (...) could get 60V higher voltage " - power-hungry three-phase appliances are supposed to use all three phases. 400V from three phases allows more power than 460V from two phases.
 

 Discussion on question by J. Doe: Dis…

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marcelm
May 17, 2022 00:35
You already started working there? Did you already sign an employment contract? If so, I'd argue this should have been part of signing on for the job, not provided after. But good luck resisting. What jurisdiction is this?
 

 Discussion on question by Elias Kasap…

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marcelm
Apr 8, 2022 08:16
If you do this, I sincerely hope the customs officers asks "Business or pleasure?" with a straight face :P
 

 Discussion on question by User65535: …

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marcelm
Jan 7, 2022 09:10
@JonCuster Out of curiosity, how would you classify vegetarianism, veganism, and religious diets?
 

 Discussion on question by Micrified: …

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marcelm
Dec 18, 2021 14:34
@xxbbcc OP is asking about if/how to discuss a change of starting date. That is not the same as simply not showing up, which you seem to assume. Discussing a change is not breach of contract.
marcelm
Dec 18, 2021 14:34
@rs.29 "They may decide to go for second placed candidate after all." - How would that work, when the contract has been signed?
 

 Discussion on answer by gnasher729: C…

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marcelm
Dec 17, 2021 11:19
@ThorbjørnRavnAndersen No. Log4shell is exploitable through the contents of the log message. Not the format string, the message content. See e.g. here: "In order to exploit this flaw you need: 1) A remotely accessible endpoint with any protocol (HTTP, TCP, etc) that allows an attacker to send arbitrary data, 2) A log statement in the endpoint that logs the attacker controlled data." That's it. And that's why this is such a big deal; exploitation is trivial.
marcelm
Dec 17, 2021 11:19
"Actually, insanely stupid - but only with the point of view of the year 2021, when every computer on the internet is under constant attack. In 2000, ..." - First of all, it was already plenty clear that remote code execution was a complete no-go in 2000. The Internet was a thing back then, and exploits were common. Secondly, the JNDILookup plugin was added to Log4j in 2.0-beta9, on September 21st, 2013, not in 2000. The premise of your answer is doubly flawed.
 

 Discussion on question by Jim Lars Sv…

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marcelm
Dec 5, 2021 11:17
"She is interested in taking the role but insists that it is a more senior and more specialized that her current Engineer position describes." - Do you thinks she's right? I ask because this might make me agree with her: "The role is broad, requires self-management, and involves many responsibilities within the startup: engineering, dealing with customers, writing product specs, creating and maintaining new technical and business processes of the startup, supporting other engineers, etc."
 

 Discussion on question by Shaun Lutti…

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marcelm
Nov 30, 2021 22:41
@shoover "We (in my locality, anyway) already do get a tax bill every year that reflects the increase in our home's value." - That is a yearly tax over the current value of the house. It is not a (higher) tax over the just the increase, which is what's being discussed here.
 

 Discussion on question by Elisease: C…

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marcelm
Oct 28, 2021 18:50
"As disconcerting as this may be, I don't see how this is a workplace issue." - One coworker is doing something that 1) makes another coworker understandably uncomfortable and 2) seems unnecessarily targeted. Could this be considered workplace harassment?