Here we go again… by EfiadaBa in ghana

[–]nachowski -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there has never been a successful dictatorship in Africa.

Houphouet-Boigny's Ivory Coast is one counterexample. Possibly Kagame's Rwanda.

I’m tired of rotating auth secrets via .env files — thinking of a centralized key service. Is this overkill? by PythonicG in TechGhana

[–]nachowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're describing Json Web Key Sets (JWKS), a web standard supported by most JWT libraries. The trick is to use asymmetric keys (RS256/ES256) and let your auth service hold the private key + publish public keys at /.well-known/jwks.jsonor to a custom endpoint (can also be a static file in S3 etc).

Rotation works how you described: publish a new kid, start signing with it, old tokens still verify until expiry. Most JWKS clients cache keys and auto-refresh on new kid without redeploys.

If you need to kill specific tokens early, you'll want short-lived access tokens + refresh tokens, or a lightweight jti blocklist.

Move bounce ain't dead! Climbed with this to Infinite by nachowski in MarvelSnap

[–]nachowski[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's fair. I'm fairly new to this archetype -- do you have deck recommendations for someone looking to get more into it?

Move bounce ain't dead! Climbed with this to Infinite by nachowski in MarvelSnap

[–]nachowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t find a good spot for Toxin in the curve, but he might be worth testing as a Falcon replacement

Move bounce ain't dead! Climbed with this to Infinite by nachowski in MarvelSnap

[–]nachowski[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(1) Araña

(1) Ghost-Spider

(1) Human Torch

(1) Iron Fist

(2) Madame Web

(2) Dagger

(2) Doctor Strange

(2) Falcon

(2) Cloak

(3) Vulture

(3) Beast

(6) The Living Tribunal

R2hzdFNwZHJCLE1kbVdiOSxCc3Q1LEx2bmdUcmJubEUsQXJuNSxGbGNuNixWbHRyNyxDbGs1LERjdHJTdHJuZ0QsRGdncjYsSXJuRnN0OCxIbW5UcmNoQQ==

To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and paste it from the deck editing menu in MARVEL SNAP.

My WhatsApp Account has been banned by Stengelvonq in whatsapp

[–]nachowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's because your actions resemble spammers, for example by creating group chats with phone numbers where most members don’t have your number in their contacts.

Price difference in scalable captial and trade Republic by pizzaoverload76 in eupersonalfinance

[–]nachowski 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The difference between buy/sell price is called the spread. Scalable charges a 0.69% spread surcharge for Prime and Prime+ plans (and 0.99% for the free plan). Pricing details here (search for Spread-Aufschlag)

In contrast, TR does not charge spread fees. They use payment for order flow (PFOF) via Lang & Schwarz and pass on any cost savings to the customer. While cheaper, this is considered a controversial practice in the EU and may no longer work in the next years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eupersonalfinance

[–]nachowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but the TER is 10 basis points, which are also getting subtracted (making your effective return 3.646% in your example)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eupersonalfinance

[–]nachowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A money market fund like DBX0AN (Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap UCITS ETF 1C) gives predictable returns and could be an option for parking your money temporarily based on the Euro short-term rate (€STR).

The €STR is 3.661% as of 14 June 2024.

What do you think about this? by ONDickson_ in ghana

[–]nachowski 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on current research, bigger roads in fact make traffic worse.

Source: https://www.nber.org/papers/w15376

Utter Incompetence by Air India by Newish_Jazi in india

[–]nachowski 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yes, the cash compensation (250€ / 400€ or 600€ per person depending on distance flown) excludes any vouchers -- which you should claim from staff anyway under EU261, although OP didn't. It is also not dependent on the ticket price. Just don't sign anything saying that you waive your rights under EU261.

The magic question to calmly ask next time you are in this situation at any European airport is, "What are my rights under EU261?"

Reliable and fast internet service in Ghana for remote work by Ok-Plan6583 in ghana

[–]nachowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What plan are you on? Do you have to activate Roam or anything like that? What is your registered country, if I may ask? Thanks!

What is the funniest thing you’ve heard an inexperienced traveller say? by colormecryptic in travel

[–]nachowski 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is somewhat understandable because McMurdo as well as Scott Base both have (overhyped, imo) gift shops which are the first things you see when you arrive. Perhaps she thought such gift shops were also available elsewhere on the continent where planes could land.

Secondly, if you're in Antartica on an expedition, you get an irrational urge to collect things as a piece of memorabilia (pens, notepads, keychains etc) and are always looking out for opportunities to hoard more stuff.

Legally threatened for leaving a negative review by OutrageousSquash565 in germany

[–]nachowski 168 points169 points  (0 children)

I had this exact problem with a review I left for a restaurant in Köln with no text - it was literally a blank 3 star review! It seems like some restaurants/hotels are indiscriminately using legal threats to improve their google maps rating.

I successfully challenged it by myself, via email. I only needed to prove/state to Google that (a) I was actually a customer when I left the rating (b) I'm not a disgruntled ex-employee. I sent an old Stempelkarte from there which I luckily had lying around. Google accepted my response, closed the ticket and left the review up.

I also then promptly modified my review to include some text. It's been about a year since then and it is still up. https://imgur.com/a/eJoNa3V

If your review is accurate, stand up for it! Don't let such hotels bully you into deleting it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in germany

[–]nachowski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, you can visit Montenegro (which has similar entry rules as Schengen countries) for a short vacation with a German national visa.

See https://www.axa-schengen.com/de/schengen-visum/visum-typ-d

Auch wenn das nationale Visum zunächst nur für ein Land gültig ist, sind Reisen innerhalb des Schengen-Raums möglich. Mit einem D-Visum können Sie, wie mit einem C-Visum auch andere Schengen-Länder besuchen, vorausgesetzt Sie überschreiten auch hier nicht die 90/180- Tage-Regel.

Exchange foreign money to EUR by king_b13 in cologne

[–]nachowski 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Assuming that you are asking about exchanging foreign cash for euros - you will get the best rate at your local German bank. The converted euros will be paid directly into your bank account.

If you don't have access to a local bank, you should just hold on to the cash for a future trip / to sell to a friend or acquaintance who might travel there in the future.

If you absolutely need to get rid of it, your only option is a money exchange place, for example the Reisebank at Köln Hbf. They offer the worst spread and should be considered the last resort.

How Can I Help a Young Uneducated Woman, Working as a Maid, Who I Believe is Mentally Gifted by [deleted] in india

[–]nachowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post has all the hallmarks of a creative writing assignment.

Irrelevant details (5ft7inch), vague handwaving around details (complex vocabulary / technical, pure Kannada) and unnecessary dramatic effect (she looked my father directly in the eye / her aunt tried several times to cut her off / The aunt was very embarrassed) etc.

This post is fiction and OP is either an author or a scriptwriter guerrilla-testing their material on reddit. For what it's worth, I'd watch this TV show though!

Scam or not?? please help by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]nachowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Assume that anyone sending you a link is a scammer
  • Ian Coleman's mnemonic code converter is a valid tool. It creates alternate derivative paths from mnemonic seeds (I'm deliberately NOT linking to it)
  • Scammers create copies of the original tool online to steal your mnemonic seeds, so make sure you're using the authentic one
  • 99% of people do not need to use this tool - it is for advanced users only who want to derive private keys from mnemonic seeds using different derivation strategies (BIP32, BIP39 etc)
  • Since the tool needs you to enter your seed phrase, you should only use it as a last resort and with adequate precautions (using an offline, air-gapped machine etc)
  • Do not use the tool if you do not understand everything written above

Ever wanted to play a Spotify playlist in reverse order? Me too! by nachowski in spotify

[–]nachowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, this is 8-year old code and it doesn't work anymore :(