Robadob

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by Robadob 11y ago
That stubborn minority chapter is really quite interesting, shame the book isn't available yet. Think I'll look into some of the authors prior books when I next run out.
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by Robadob 11y ago
Surely the spare word allows the dictionary of potential CAPTCHA words to add a new word for every CAPTCHA solved (sure they probably run them past many users for validation purposes). This effectively allows the CAPTCHA service's dict
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Paypal froze our funds, then offered us a business loan(medium.com)
4 points by Robadob 11y ago|1 comments
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by Robadob 11y ago
I just finished watching this series last night, shortly after I noticed this (potential spoiler) had appeared on twitter. It certainly adds credence to their documentary if it is infact honest. https://twitter.com/TODAYshow
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by Robadob 11y ago
Interestingly, in response to the first question they state that allegedly some brands of ECC memory are also vulnerable (by also hammering the checksum rows).
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by Robadob 11y ago
Tesco in the UK have Scan-as-you-Shop, which sounds similar to your Scan-and-Go, the prime difference would be that you are given a dedicated device for doing the scanning rather than requiring you phone. I've used this regularly for t
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by Robadob 11y ago
> The bubbles then stick around for about 20 to 30 minutes, and you won’t be able to crack your knuckles again until they are gone I take it this crack isn't the same as my ankle's sometimes clicking with every step I take then
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by Robadob 11y ago
Interesting concept, shame it's limited to the US (understandable due to dubious legality of shipping unclassified chemicals between jurisdictions). Been interested by the apparent 'attention enhancing' qualities of L-Theanin
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by Robadob 11y ago
As with games, sequels and reboots of existing stories and characters are far safer options than gambling on new IP. Sure there is the whole thing of Netflix (and presumably Prime Video), being able to collect enormous amounts of data, to i
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by Robadob 11y ago
Pretty sure Winamp doesn't remove'missing' files from your library, unless you use the "remove all dead files" menu option. Similarly you might be able to handle your external drive as a media device in order to &#x
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by Robadob 11y ago
The fact the article states they've already changed the url for downloading the file, suggested to me that it wasn't intended to be automatically downloaded (I realise that automation does not imply malicious).
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by Robadob 11y ago
Wouldn't the obvious solution be to throw a captcha in-front of the download? Or am I missing the fact that this exact download path needs to be directly accessible by package managers or something?
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BBC Launches Online Store to Buy Shows(store.bbc.com)
3 points by Robadob 11y ago|0 comments
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by Robadob 11y ago
Except when sellers send their stock to Amazon, to be distributed from their warehouses (fulfilment by Amazon), I recall reading about their stock being comingled, such that one seller was being legally sought after for selling pirated DVDs
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by Robadob 11y ago
“Red and processed meat are among 940 agents reviewed by the IARC and found to pose some level of theoretical ‘hazard’. Only one substance, a chemical in yoga pants, has been declared by the IARC not to cause cancer.
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by Robadob 11y ago
List of bugs identified using AFL is available on their webpage[1], seem to have it bookmarked from the last time AFL would have been mentioned here. Always find fuzzing to be a pretty interesting (and impressive) technique. [1] http:&#x2F
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by Robadob 11y ago
I came across this phenomena in a buzzfeed article[1], thought this would be a more appropriate link. [1] http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/failed-paternity-test-van...
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First reported case of a paternity test fooled by a human “chimera”(buzzfeed.com)
1 points by Robadob 11y ago|2 comments
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by Robadob 11y ago
Appears G Drive does store previous versions, I was just blind yesterday. Parent post is too old to edit/delete.
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by Robadob 11y ago
This was a .tex document that I had been editing in a text editor, not a Google doc. I tried context menus on the file in both Windows and the Google drive website to no avail, could spot any other relevant buttons in the rest of the Google
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by Robadob 11y ago
I actually went to try and revert a file in Google Drive this morning and was shocked to find it didn't have this option after using Dropbox for years.
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by Robadob 11y ago
Presumably your referring to Prof J. Scott Armstrong, whilst he is a professor of marketing, his university profile[1] details him as having carried out alot of research with regards to 'forecasting' (presumably data forecasting u
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by Robadob 11y ago
The fact that some Sat Nav companies like Tom Tom have so many devices in use, they are able to report traffic in real-time.[1] It wouldn't surprise me if similar averages over a longer period are used to identify speed limits (e.g. Wh
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by Robadob 11y ago
> I think they also allow for cloudy weather preventing any sights from being taken Is there not a modern equivalent of the medieval 'sun stone'? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_(medieval)
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by Robadob 11y ago
This leads to a situation whereby elected representatives are assigned local constituencies, rather than having any particular link. Or atleast that's the argument which is always returned when people suggest a full PR system. Personal
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by Robadob 11y ago
In the UK under FPTP atleast, I can imagine there is also an effect or reverse gerrymandering or similar. When it comes round to elections, generally the result of the majority of seats is already known, so they're classified by partie
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by Robadob 11y ago
The better example would have been UKIP 12.7% of the total votes, and 0.2%(1) of the total MPs, compared to SNP 4.7% of the total votes and 8.6%(56) of the total MPs. It's just a shame that the Lib Dems wasted the chance for a more pro
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Home routers 'vaccinated' by benign virus(bbc.co.uk)
4 points by Robadob 11y ago|1 comments
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by Robadob 11y ago
Yeah, we have quite a few of those in small shops around the UK (in my city atleast). Slightly offtopic rant Amazon offered my universities students union the chance to install some inside the union (e.g. to help students who are at lectu
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by Robadob 11y ago
I'd prefer the challenge of seeing how many sub-strings from the actual words you could embed in the word-search, without having duplicates of the full strings. Bit of misdirection for a harder challenge.

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