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by STRML 14y ago
Wouldn't that be true of using any service handling sensitive information e.g. online banking?
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by STRML 14y ago
The problem is multifaceted; first, JS crypto is slow in most current implementations (but will get better with Typed Arrays). Second and more importantly, it is difficult to ensure total security on a page. While loading all assets from a
543.
by STRML 14y ago
Essentially, that's a call to Math.random() 16 times that picks from a pool of 62 characters each time, allowing for 62^16 possible combinations, or 4.7 * 10^28 possibilities. You've made me aware that this could possibly make brute forcing
544.
by STRML 14y ago
HTTPS is now enabled on the site. Thanks for letting me know. Just curious, do you see any other red flags in the system?
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by STRML 14y ago
So has it only been 8 weeks since the beginning and you're planning on shipping in 4? Otherwise I don't really understand the 'shipped in 12 weeks' remark.
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by STRML 14y ago
I'm speaking about my site, not Mega, which works in Firefox, Chrome for Android and Safari. Although Safari support is limited for now and has actually moved measurably backwards in the last few weeks. The better version of this post likel
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by STRML 14y ago
I wasn't aware of the MITM issues, thank you for letting me know. I'm working on setting up a cert as we speak.
548.
by STRML 14y ago
Did you literally create an account just to say that?
549.
by STRML 14y ago
HTTPS is not always the answer, and Securesha.re is not meant to be a direct competitor to Mega. We are focused less on enabling the sharing of movies & applications and more on the sharing of sensitive documents, private information, a
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by STRML 14y ago
In addition, 128-bit encryption is more than safe. In order to brute force it (and you will have to, there are no known vulnerabilities in Rabbit), you need to try up to 3.4 10^38 keys. The fastest supercomputers in the world would take abo
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by STRML 14y ago
Wuala is a desktop app - this is a website that works everywhere on most modern browsers, including Chrome for Android. Securesha.re wouldn't have even been possible a year ago; it relies on some very new File API calls that were recently a
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Mega was second: The first client-encrypted file sharing service, Securesha.re(blog.strml.net)
25 points by STRML 14y ago|33 comments
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by STRML 14y ago
Christ, many of us on this site could likely get away with retiring now & moving to Thailand, if you really can assume 5-7% long(long!)-term returns on the stock market.
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by STRML 14y ago
This is a really fantastic, simple way of looking at it. There are of course many other factors that go into it. One that may very well work in your favor is saving while living in a big city, then moving some place small later on. This cou
555.
by STRML 14y ago
The great blog Damn Interesting did a post about this about 5 years back. It's a great read. In fact I just read it yesterday and was very surprised to see the MotherJones article today. http://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-ea
556.
by STRML 14y ago
For nodeheads who also do web development, this is a great tool. The syntax is incredibly familiar, and tests are executed quickly. Selenium is a better tool to test cross-browser compatibility, but if you're just testing your program logic
557.
by STRML 14y ago
Thanks for this! I manage a bunch of sites that get less than 10k visits/day and I always thought the speed data was really lacking. This is a huge help.
558.
by STRML 14y ago
There's at least one HN reader (I believe it's actually called "Hacker News Reader") that allows you to view the text-only cached version of article URLs. Definitely worth it if you're data-starved.
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by STRML 14y ago
To be honest... since you can't try/catch, you can't do much. You can catch the exception with something like this: process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) { console.err("Uncaught exception: " + err); console.err("Uncaugh
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by STRML 14y ago
I agree. One of the advantages of the (err, result) style is that it puts error handling directly in your face. The `result typeof Error` style does not. In any case all I care about is that we choose one, and (err, result) is gaining tract
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by STRML 14y ago
Unfortunately error handling in Node.js is a total mess. As with most new technologies there are few standards and whatever standards there are are subject to change. It was only a short time ago that many Node.js libs were being produced w
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LongJohn: Longer, more useful stack traces for node.js(github.com)
2 points by STRML 14y ago|0 comments
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by STRML 14y ago
So what's the story of the school and the name? I have a few friends who love the idea. Seems like the right idea at the right time for people who are interested in jumpstarting a coding career.
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by STRML 14y ago
Any relation to the flatiron framework? http://flatironjs.org/
565.
by STRML 14y ago
Right - but that's WiMAX only. TBH the extra $30/mo is great to connectivity almost everywhere, even if it is awful EVDO Rev A. You can also do the same with a rooted android Sprint phone... and get phone service to boot. IMO a better deal.
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by STRML 14y ago
Way to go Github! I think it is quite clear that pull requests are the best feature of Github and a boon to the OSS community in general. This feature is a welcome tightening.
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by STRML 14y ago
That's genius. eBay could really learn from that. Removing buyer feedback entirely is a really big hammer.
568.
by STRML 14y ago
Absolutely. Yield will transform node.js syntax, which is fantastic. Proxies are really interesting - think about how knockout.js syntax might change if it could hook directly into property changes on regular objects.
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by STRML 14y ago
The whole thing is a marketing "worst-of". They consistently advertise their products as "unique, brilliant, revolutionary", "magical, user-friendly, powerful", and "your only option". The real laugh-out-loud moment is this tagline ( http
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WPEngine is smooth - but not that smooth.(blog.strml.net)
1 points by STRML 14y ago|0 comments

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