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by AppSec 15y ago
I have a hard time with the WebOS failed to get a foothold under two separate companies. HP never really tried. $1.2B and then trashing it so quickly? That's not trying. This was a perfect opportunity to take the time and do it right. A c
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by AppSec 15y ago
It was the first mobile OS that handled running multiple applications in a crisp clean way. Notifications were done very well. These are two very key components. Combine that with a hardware keyboard and an easy/common development platfo
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by AppSec 15y ago
I have to actually disagree that complete re-writes are bad. Like anything else, there are very valid reasons for it. There are several reasons to do a re-write: 1) The technology stack has changed and implemented new features which will ma
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by AppSec 15y ago
If you were in a day care center or school, it might not be a good idea ;-)
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by AppSec 15y ago
Better to leave now than to string the company along for a while and leave with more depending on you. One thing I learned over the years, there is no large company that truly depends on an employee. The machine will keep on ticking, eve
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by AppSec 15y ago
I might have missed it, but there should have been a few caveats listed: 1) The size of the rainbow table can also be adjusted for password rules. (your password must have 1 upper, 1 lower, 1 number, 1 non-alpha numeric, no repeating chara
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by AppSec 15y ago
Of the "48%" (since there are some questions about the number), I wonder how many are cross posting to Facebook.
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by AppSec 15y ago
Undercover purchases made by BSA revealed that software purchased via Jones' websites came infected with malware-exposing buyers to potential viruses and other threats according to a Business Software Alliance press release issued after th
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by AppSec 15y ago
Most people do move to better housing, buy more expensive food/clothes and use more electricity when they double their income. And as that doubled income doubles, the amount they are willing to pay for/use those items also goes up. Just as
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by AppSec 15y ago
Interestingly enough, the wiki for Engineering uses the following: Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design a
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by AppSec 15y ago
If you knew you were buying one every other week for the life of the sedan, then would you decide to buy a truck?
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by AppSec 15y ago
It actually doesn't work, since the only thing required for a patent is the ability for it to be executed. The patent applicant doesn't need to be the one doing it or need to be working with it. All the applicant needs is the knowledge th
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by AppSec 15y ago
The problem with not having passwords is that it usually requires an authority to distribute keys (and not retain the initialization parameters for that key, cough RSA cough ). And that could potentially require a third party having acc
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by AppSec 15y ago
Just signed up for the site (have a palm pre for at least another month ;-) ).. looks good.. The one thing I would ask is that you have/force https when actually in the app.. Even though it isn't PII -- weight can be a very touchy subject.
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by AppSec 15y ago
Really nice job. I only played the easy level, but I liked the controls.
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by AppSec 15y ago
There's even a simpler scenario then that. I have a set of close friends that I share just about everything with. It's a somewhat large size. Some of them I am in fantasy sports leagues with, some of them are techie types, some of them ar