Spyke

Replies

Comment on

Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible

Reply in thread

I'm not sure that checks rate any better in security here, or in reliability. The check doesn't have any mechanism within it to verify that there's actually money to be moved, and doesn't guarantee that the payment is yours irrevocably. It also doesn't verify the actual intent to move money, or that the writer of the check is authorized to do so. I get that digital systems have vulnerabilities but let's not pretend that this paper system doesn't.

Comment on

What's your favorite construct in SQL?

I was skeptical of CTEs for a long time. I just used subqueries when I could in T SQL, and then I got a new job and my new company used Postgres. In the adaptation process I took a new look at CTEs and became a convert - it's just nicer and easier to read the intermediate step than as a subquery

Comment on

How long is your commute?

I'm mostly work from home, but when I need to go to the office it's about 10 miles each way. Takes me 40-45 minutes. Now that school has let out for the summer, I'll have a couple of weeks where I need to take my kids to their various day camps. Looks like that will be about the same total mileage, except on my cargo bike.

Comment on

Electric bikes are the most climate-friendly way to travel - Triangle Blog Blog

Reply in thread

Yes, but also no - if an ebike is replacing a car trip, it's using 2 orders of magnitude less resources. As an example, this morning I had to take my kiddo to her summer camp, and it's about 5 miles one way. I'm relatively fit, but without electric assistance I'd have driven.

Here in the US, we've built ourselves into a bunch of low-density suburbs - e-bikes represent an incredible opportunity to reduce carbon emissions now, without needing to demolish entire communities and rebuild them more densely.

bikes

Comment on

Post your bikes!

Reply in thread

Is that a fixie, "just" a single speed, or can it be set up either way? Regardless, my hat's off to you - I don't think my knees could take a single speed all the time.

You reached the end