tptacek

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Having said thus much by way of introduction, I commit the following to the candour of the Publick.

Helu! I'm Thomas.

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(Don't apologize for contacting me! I'm happy to meet you.)

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Show threadtptacek1d ago
Of Galewood itself? Yeah, no, though it's across the street from one of the most famous architectural areas in Chicagoland. But the posters? They're deliberately an homage to WPA style.
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Congratulations! I did Chicago (born and raised) -> SF -> Chicago -> SF -> Chicago (detouring through Ann Arbor).

Where in Chicago are you moving? It's really an amazing city.

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I live across the street from it. It's fine! It's just one of the most boring neighborhoods in Chicago. Walking distance to Johnnie's Beef, though, which is the best beef spot in the city.
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Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.
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We did Cherokee Purples (like everyone else), Buffalo Suns, and Indigo Roses.

The Buffalo Suns were great, by the way.

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We grew tomatoes last summer. Over the last 2 years, something about tomatoes (and BLTs in particular) really clicked for me; we'd grown tomatoes many previous summers, and I could give a shit, but last summer I cared a lot about our home-grown tomatoes.

And I totally did feel less good about BLTs I made with supermarket heirloom tomatoes!

It was irrational, but I did feel that way. I get where people are coming from.

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I would take the counterargument more seriously if anyone could name just one police department that administers IQ tests to applicants.
tptacek6d ago
You must be new to this. The median line of code in a security tool is materially less secure than the median line of code overall in the industry.
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Probably offset by the people whose opinion of HN moderation will improve as a result of this. Six of one, &c.
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You should just mail [email protected] about this stuff.

Or: write a short blog post about it, and post that, on your (different) domain.