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by RandomBK 11y ago
Then what would you suggest? Tradeoffs have to be made between font size and information density. If I was writing a web app for seniors for example, then yes, font size is a major concern. However, the vast majority of people do not set mi
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by RandomBK 11y ago
The value of the ETFs closely follow the value of the indices or securities that the fund was designed to track. It is therefore very important for the two securities to be as synchronized as possible, which is where (some forms of) HFT com
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by RandomBK 11y ago
A lot of threads here are focused on the miniscule fine, but the larger impact is that this is another case study that can be used in the next net neutrality debate. Verizon is giving evidence to the argument that they can't be trusted
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by RandomBK 11y ago
I agree with your dislike for thin fonts, as they're unreadable on my screens. However, the web is more than just text articles, and the precise positioning and display of text is quite important for web applications. It's importa
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by RandomBK 11y ago
Embrace a new technology Extend with proprietary functionality Extinguish the competition
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by RandomBK 11y ago
The difference between the old cases and the current one is that in the new case, Apple is being forced to develop and install a backdoor to circumvent security features. That sets an entirely different precedent compared against simply pro
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by RandomBK 11y ago
Or the NSA doesn't want to reveal that they have Apple's code signing key.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
There is a setting that makes the phone wipe all data after 10 failed attempts. While off by default, the FBI is worried that the setting is turned on.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
I don't know if this is implemented in the iPhone's Security Enclave, but many modern HSMs are designed so that physical tampering (such as extracting the chip for analysis) damages/destroys the data.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
It might be simplified this this example, but if the mapping function is a method reference or some other reusable lambda, then it can be clearer to use consecutive .map-s
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by RandomBK 11y ago
That's not that different from how it is right now. You never really "buy" a domain from someone, you just give them money to convince them to release the domain
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by RandomBK 11y ago
These details can often shed light into what happened ( or was supposed to happen ), what tools were being used, etc. While they might be useless for the average reader, there are many on HN, myself included, who will be dissecting the upda
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by RandomBK 11y ago
It's been a while since I used Kali so this might have changed, but the distro provides pentest-focused default configs and patchsets that can be a pain to set up yourself. Configuring your own systems can also leave behind revealing i
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by RandomBK 11y ago
It's good to see Pushbullet release such an important feature as part of the standard product. I've seen many other products stuff encryption and other important security features into the premium/enterprise package under a &
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by RandomBK 11y ago
> and should eventually output every possible string. "Eventually" being the key word here. Fuzzing with purely random inputs will take eons to actually reveal non-trivial bugs...
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by RandomBK 11y ago
We're getting this soon(ish)! http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/169 Still a few years behind other languages, but its coming...
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ICANN has been hacked
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by RandomBK 11y ago
Wow! It's good to see YC sticking its neck out to grow the startup community. I have a quick question though: as this is a remote program, will you be willing to consider candidates living outside the United States? My team and I are i
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by RandomBK 11y ago
No, it means that some departments have too much work. Other teams and task forces can use this time to experiment with new stuff.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
It's important to note that some languages (particularly Java) don't ramp up to their full speed until they are properly warmed up. It also sounds like the author included startup time in the measurements, which will skew results
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by RandomBK 11y ago
That may be what the API requires, but is it actually implemented as a physical move/copy of memory? It sounds like they can just make the array _appear_ to be cleared, while keeping it in place in memory.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
It's simple to create and visually display a model in Excel. You can clearly lay out your assumptions and reasoning, and tweak them on the fly. But above all, it doesn't require any programming knowledge to use.
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by RandomBK 11y ago
The routine itself would be copyrighted, but someone should be able to make a clean room reimplementation of the original algorithm, assuming its not protected by patents. (IANAL)
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by RandomBK 11y ago
Write code to be as clear and expressive as possible, then optimize for performance when you know performance is a problem. This is why I don't mind the performance cost of new language features like this. 90% of the time it won't
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by RandomBK 11y ago
You may be a one man band, but you needn't go alone! Build a rough prototype with the skills you've learned, and reach out to friends and family for their input. Their support will help you crunch through the rough times and motiv
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by RandomBK 11y ago
> Sometimes making code more concise really makes it more obscure. Absolutely. A clever one-liner may make sense to you _now_, but try coming back to it after a few years when you've moved on to another language/paradigm and ca
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by RandomBK 12y ago
I like how the top comment in the Dropbox thread (#5) is someone criticizing it. Ah HN... Never change.
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by RandomBK 12y ago
The YC application asks teams to discuss their current equity split / legal situation. What happens to teams who haven't figured that out, or are looking for advice on those matters from Ycombinator? Will an uncertain equity plan
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by RandomBK 12y ago
Looks very interesting, but I'm not sure everyone will need this feature. I really hope they put it in a plugin or module so as to not bloat the core framework.
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by RandomBK 12y ago
It depends on the project. I tend to go with a digitalocean vps managed through cfengine3. I have a default template that I can set up quickly and change to match what I need.

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