ErrantX

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901.
by ErrantX 16y ago
PHPFog fucked up security, that's a given. And they should be thinking carefully on the lessons learned from that. But your post seems to imply that the kids who did this have no responsibility for their actions; "it was just waiting to hap
902.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I think the takeaway that you should have from this is; the person you showed this exploit to is not trustworthy, I'd avoid associating with them in the future.
903.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Great. Except that money can't go into an investment account because you still need it for rent. Actually, around here I'd be paying about 50% more than my current mortgage to rent the same sort of house, so month-to-month it is a greater e
904.
by ErrantX 16y ago
He was probably not the sharpest mathematician in the room, once he was famous enough that every room he walked into would quickly become crowded with the sharpest mathematicians in the world. This, I can't help thinking, would be a good
905.
by ErrantX 16y ago
My reading of it is that this is what the author was trying to express (i.e. the group to watch is "malicious deceivers", pushing a variety of ideas - rather than the reverse). It simply wasn't expressed well.
906.
by ErrantX 16y ago
The problem that exists is that none of the issues are binary: - "Yes allow it a voice" doesn't define what form that voice takes (taught as an alternative, and example of denial, etc.) - Holocaust denier is a broad term that covers those w
907.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I'm struggling to see the jokey and macho competition described as anything more than camaraderie, certainly not an extreme or uncommon attitude. I don't think it means they are ignoring the radiation, just enjoying (rather than dwelling) o
908.
by ErrantX 16y ago
To be honest I think there were two seperate things there; the macho attitude to radiation exposure, and the mistake (understandably) made by a new team member. The former is just a defence mechanism, probably related to them being in the f
909.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Not just from this piece, I did a little more digging and my impression was that this person comes across as female (based on the sort of language used, areas of interest etc.).
910.
by ErrantX 16y ago
This could very likely be a carefully (and cleverly constructed) identity. This girl might not exist; but because we all really really want a 16 year old girl to be the hacker the discrepancies are glossed over (the art of a good lie is n
911.
by ErrantX 16y ago
It looks like Appsumo asks for an email now before letting you into the site :s (EDIT: now removed, go App Sumo) But for those not wanting to enter one; Appsumo are running a competition to win hundreds of thousands of dollars of funding fo
912.
Appsumo Lean Startup Challenge(appsumo.com)
23 points by ErrantX 16y ago|6 comments
913.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I'd suggest caution in using WP for this. WP tends to get a lot of activity on current events (I usually don't bother editing them for that reason), this one is less likely to draw on the usual contentious/opinion driven contingent, but i
914.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I don't mean to sound patronising or rude, if that is what came across sorry. Whilst mostly you're correct, there are some fundamental problems with what you are saying. It's definitely stretching the definition of a meltdown to refer to th
915.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Oh I see. This is a Boiling Water Reactor, a variant of LWR's, it does not use Bor (in any form) as a day-to-day moderator. However in this incident Boric acid is being added to the water to help with the process. Pressurized Water Reactors
916.
by ErrantX 16y ago
But evidently, the water is not the only moderator they use. Where did you get that assumption from? Water is definitely the only moderator in this form of LWR (based on the published design specs).
917.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I'm not entirely sure that is as negative as it sounds. My average consumption is about 4KW/h per day. I just checked with my parents and they, with a multi-computer a home office, use about 6KW/h per day. So lets take that as an average. O
918.
by ErrantX 16y ago
They're experiencing meltdown right now. By definition. That's what the release of radioactive material is. Not really; in this case "meltdown" refers to the actual process of core melting, it is not entirely clear but it does not appear
919.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I disagree as it happens, I think it is actually not all that hard to make a major impact without getting serious govt. funding (which sadly is like squeezing blood from a stone). All it requires is for those people with enough funds to go
920.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Hmm, I think it is readily accepted and established that complete loss of coolant in a LWR will lead to meltdown - although I can't comment on whether that was the scientific opinion immediately after Chernobyl. The problem at Chernobyl is
921.
by ErrantX 16y ago
That's talking about the reactor building (i.e. the outer walls). It's not 100% clear but they were at one point demolishing those walls to help vent hydrogen from the building. But I saw anbother source saying an explosion in that building
922.
by ErrantX 16y ago
The problem is that you can't (currently) replace that nuclear plant with a Windmill (or even a few Windmills) because the power production is still not high enough. So I don't feel that is an entirely fair comparison. What if such an event
923.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I assumed this was intended as a posting for home hackers to have a go at internet enabling their devices; in which case I think the size consideration isn't much of an issue. If we're talking consumer product design, i.e. mass produced int
924.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Hmm. $200. You can get an Arduino with an ethernet shield for about $75-80. This does not appear to have any detailed tech specs on the linked page,detail on customisability/programmability or on the interconnects offered. But even if we al
925.
by ErrantX 16y ago
The water heats up, building pressure, and then they vent some steam to try and lower the pressure (and then, obviously, have to re-add water). The explosions happen because the steam separates into Hydrogen & Oxygen due to a reaction,
926.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Nothing fancy. Often we get a few computers in such cases, and they reuse passwords. Or write it down somewhere (that's a common one). Or you can "guess" it from likely combinations (names, dates etc.)
927.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Hmm. What do you envision a "meltdown" to consist of? The system still has a fallback system in the event of a core meltdown that is designed to cool and manage the core without radiation release. Meltdown definitely does not equal to "rele
928.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I work on criminal cases, so have a slightly different perspective to bradleyland. > Did you ever come across any exotic filesystems that EnCase can't read, like XFS? I've come across something "obscure" only once or twice (in several h
929.
by ErrantX 16y ago
I just realized that this case was in the UK. I don't know how much of what I'm about to say applies to their judicial system, but I'm going to leave it here anyway for those familiar with the UK to comment on. Yep, the process is pretty
930.
by ErrantX 16y ago
Oh, there's no secret, it was a couple of hundred thousand. I never gave the figure because it still feels like bragging. Enough to make me not worry if I lose my job, not enough to live the high life. You're right about the ownership - and

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