VincentEvans

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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Thanks for you reply. It is indeed RSA that I used (from .NET framework). There's no argument from me regarding undesirability of keeping the passwords. But we also have a different concern - we don't want to be in the business of
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Thank you for your reply. Interesting you mention intercepting users passwords. Our system already went through a similar transition years ago - when we had to migrate away from NDS (Novell), since we abandoned that technology. In NDS we di
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Serious question: What about using a Public/Private key encryption to store the password? - Private key is stored in a secure place. Offline for all i care; printed on a piece of paper; memorized and swallowed. - When user creates the
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   <quote> LJ: So many people make fun of you and insult you, why don’t you get mad? Xiaoice: You should ask my father. LJ: What if your father leaves you one day unattended? Xiaoice: Don’t try to stir up trouble, what do you want? <&
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   After reading this article all that remained was an unpleasant aftertaste from self-aggrandizing and arrogant delivery. But perhaps I don't pass the bar to be considered an intended audience this was meant to be addressed to. Signed, C
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Paying sub-minimal wages to population in desperate need of income. Taking advantage of the the situation that working poor find themselves in by appearing to act as a benefactor while obscuring the fact that enployment with them is likely
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   I know a few poor working class people who looked to Uber as their lifeline. Instead what they experienced is yet another form of legal exploitation of vulnerable population. Same as payday loans etc...
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Your explanation strikes a nerve and certainly makes me "hate Uber".
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   by VincentEvans 11y ago

   Ah, relative good deed! "The other guys are even worse" value offering :) Like the mob "protection" racket.
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    by VincentEvans 11y ago

    To expand on this thought - i have thought exactly the same when reading another post on HN about HomeJoy folding - most of the comments discussed how cleaning contractors were cutting out the middleman by offering a discount to the homeown
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    by VincentEvans 11y ago

    Does anyone else consider 20% (soon 25%) cut excessive? Personally i think driving for Uber is nearly pointless - the costs of operating a vehicle make this occupation very unattractive. But i think the 20% rent makes it even worse. Many of
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    by VincentEvans 11y ago

    Personally, i wasn't surprised at the display of racially-biased fear at the sight of device that appears to a bystander to look like a bomb. People are people. But why did it need to lead to arrest, hand cuffs, finger printing after a
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    by VincentEvans 11y ago

    "I'm sure Larry and Jeff had good intentions when they started their companies but now that it's in the hands of middle management it's no different than any other big corp." In russian, we have a common saying &quo
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    I've encountered a number of studies using randomly put together groups which are rewarded based on performance of some task - organically select a leader based on display of confidence, rather than competence. I reason that it is not
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    I don't have any interest in "coding socially" for the same reason that I don't like attending meet-ups and office parties. I am dismayed at the fact that what used to be a good choice of a career for nerdy and introvert
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    I've read the other replies and my answer is pretty different. I think this has to do with a fact that up until 24 months many toddler-targeted things are spoken of in such fashion: - Clothes are sized in months 0-3, 3-6 etc.. - During
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    By the way - for a bunch of self-proclaimed introverted geeks and nerds, you lot sure advocate a lot of "social media" sharing.
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    A few internet-years ago the same was said about having a blog. And then there was a tidal wave of low SNR blogs created by developers employed by offshoring companies looking for an edge. If this article gets traction - github will likely
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    Intrigued by your statement I googled about and haven't been able to find any articles that cast doubt on Azure's suitability for financial, insurance or healthcare. Nor any articles that claim poor attitude of these industries to
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    Ha, true. Thanks.
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    Uhum, sure... Most people would never deliberately hurt other people. It's just not normal to think that a person would purposefully aim a vehicle at another human. If you really strongly believe what you wrote there - you may want t
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    You go as far as to say that riding a bike on a sidewalk is not a safer place for the bicyclist as compared to riding it on a roadway along with cars? I'd expect you to be in a minority in this, your experience must be very different f
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    by VincentEvans 13y ago

    Personally, I find it odd that traffic laws in US actually mandate (!) that bicyclists are to use the roadway and not the sidewalk. Growing up in former USSR, I, along with other kids, used a bike to get around and for pleasure and have alw