ScarZy's comments

On: Postbank to replace 12M bank cards after employees...

[ScarZy]

This is quite surprising to me. Some of the banking technology and practices in Germany are extremely tight and their infrastructure seems problematic. Living there for a while as a non-native and being with PostBank, it was insanely difficult to login and understand. Germany is also heavily marred with bank cash groups, meaning you get charged elsewhere.

It was great to see N26 come along and change that, and thank god for their native translations.

[germanier → ScarZy]

That's about South Africa's Postbank, an entity unrelated to the German bank of the same name.

[netsharc → ScarZy]

They really should add "[South Africa]" the title, since my first thought was "Is this Germany or might they mean PostFinance in Switzerland?"...

How do you summmon dang, with @dang?

[selimthegrim → netsharc]

I think burning sage and eye of newt is involved too.

[HelenePhisher → ScarZy]

I think the German and the South African Postbanks are not related.

On: Myths about USB NKRO and how USB HID works

[ScarZy]

This is my kind of post. Respect.

On: Paris Mayor: It's Time for a '15-Minute City'

[ScarZy]

It's quite refreshing to ensure that there's a push for this for the most part on HN, which is a rather affluent community. I'm not sure about the state of housing here too, but I am willing to wager that we live, for the most part, in a high density area.

Working to have all of our expectations for a good life walkable, scootable, or bikeable is the way we should be designing our cities.

On: BigSudo extreme devops: hacking operations

[ScarZy]

Enjoyed the post and a good approach to easy repeatable and test driven practices which I think is refreshing in a time of k8s-first infrastructure and practice.

On: Thunderbird’s New Home

[ScarZy]

Absolutely, the release of Quantum too changed my view on FX completely.

On: Building a BitTorrent client from the ground up in...

[ScarZy]

Chapeau!

On: Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?

[ScarZy]

> Hackernews color theme will change from orange to green

Apart from this one, I'm onboard with these. A change of colorscheme just seems too far-fetched.

On: Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?

[ScarZy]

* Apple becomes a true lifestyle brand, where you subscribe to different plans. They offer cellular plans. Macbooks by default are internet connected devices. The touch bar becomes bigger. One dream is that they release a smaller iPhone again.

* Major technology companies invest into public infrastructure. From bus stops to cycle/scooter lanes.

* Car ownership decreases due to more alternatives and aforementioned investment.

* Major uncontrollable fire within a major city, much like the fire of London.

* Ocean Cleanup project are a success.

* SpaceX enter the commercial airline industry with an electric/solar plane.

On: Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?

[ScarZy]

> 12. You'll finally be able to pump your own gas in New Jersey

Some people will, but most will own super-charge electric, service stations will pivot into being food-first. Avocado and toast will be available on the freeways along R66.

Interesting prediction about Tesla and one that I share because I think we will see leaps in progress by most traditional automotive companies as they finally catch up. Tesla could then be acquired, after changing the automotive landscape for good. Mission accomplished.

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2019)

[ScarZy]

Each time one of these posts come up, I open it an do a Ctrl+F for bike and bicycle. Nice to see you guys hiring! Best of luck!