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by VMG 8y ago
Also there is nothing special about websites. The same is true for programs and mobile apps.
482.
by VMG 8y ago
Probably it is not the specific language that is to blame here, but the fact that websites are programs at all. We all know plenty of slow Python, C and C++ programs. I think there are some general "laws" that dictate this 1. all
483.
by VMG 8y ago
> 4) Browser blocks anything which doesn't match strict key values & value values and doesn't leave browser in plain text. It is not that hard to leak out arbitrary info in strings or even numbers
484.
by VMG 8y ago
In js you can use `this.x` or `this.methodname.x`
485.
by VMG 8y ago
There are always trade-offs. Even written language is a constraint by itself.
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by VMG 8y ago
I really wish the internet would be client-side filtered by default, instead of centrally moderated. We'll end up with filter bubbles either way.
487.
by VMG 8y ago
Coinbase is not a wallet.
488.
by VMG 8y ago
That doesn't help with the problem of accepting possibly tainted tokens, and the resulting loss of the stablecoin stability.
489.
by VMG 8y ago
Why would the Secret Service start help laundering money?
490.
by VMG 8y ago
The tokens only have value as long as your tokens are redeemable. Multiple things can make them non-redeemable: * Your tokens can be tainted, for instance because they were once owned by a blacklisted address. The value of your tokens will
491.
by VMG 8y ago
> you should be scared I am
492.
by VMG 8y ago
But who could have known?
493.
by VMG 8y ago
The amount of capital needed is different
494.
by VMG 8y ago
The burden of proof is on those who claim it works
495.
by VMG 8y ago
Bear in mind that the 128 bit space is not double the size of the 64 bit space - it's 2^64 times the size. Cryptography actually relies on there being a space that is too large to count though, even in parallel.
496.
by VMG 8y ago
if I deleted my profile, I have no control over who squats my name preventing impersonation is literally the only reason I have an account, since I cannot trust facebook to handle this for me
497.
by VMG 8y ago
But if you ask your user to install a CA, why not simply ask him to install malware? Is it to circumvent antivirus?
498.
by VMG 8y ago
what about steganography?
499.
by VMG 8y ago
Fucked up shoulder here too! pained high-five
500.
by VMG 8y ago
That still doesn't make it their property. As you point out yourself, the authors will email it to you for free. And I did not advocate stealing, I just pointed out that the price is absurd and nobody should pay for it.
501.
by VMG 8y ago
The versatility stuns me to this day http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/all/
502.
by VMG 8y ago
I'm not advocating stealing. It's not the publishers property.
503.
by VMG 8y ago
That's incredibly expensive
504.
by VMG 8y ago
I wish you could show us the source code :)
505.
by VMG 8y ago
the headline is brilliant
506.
by VMG 8y ago
I thought this guy was joking > djb presents djbsort, a constant-time djbsolution to a djbproblem you probably don't have. To install, just unpack djbsort.djb and run the ./djb script. Make sure you have djbtools installed firs
507.
by VMG 8y ago
> but you can usually trust stuff backed by academic papers from established folks nope
508.
by VMG 8y ago
- new antibacterial breakthrough - superconductor breakthrough - graphene manufacturing breakthrough
509.
by VMG 8y ago
It's a an ocaml-flavored coin promising to solve "governance" problems. It has naturally suffered a lot of governance drama related to colorful personalities involved. Due to sudden KYC requirements there is already a fork ca
510.
by VMG 8y ago
And yet we don't have an 8 hour work week

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