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by algesten 9y ago
> Uber isn't looking at individual customers' circumstances, the company claims, but group statistics Given the reputation of this company, I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear this change at some point in the future.
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by algesten 9y ago
An argument that only works if it is possible to compete. Most "markets" seem to consolidate into monopolies at the same time as entry to that market is tightly controlled. Telco/Airlines/ISP/Music etc. Uber has dif
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by algesten 9y ago
Ok. I read it as "too big" size wise. Of course I know it's a mirror.
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by algesten 9y ago
What are you talking about?! https://github.com/torvalds/linux Linus just don't agree with GitHub's pull-requests, so he doesn't accept such that way.
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by algesten 9y ago
I'd rewrite that title to say SMS based security isn't safe. This is by no means limited to 2 factor auth, there are still many many sites using SMS for "account recovery", which arguably is even worse (since 2fa should
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by algesten 9y ago
I think that's because even if the data interchange format is strongly typed, as a consumer you often still must expect _anything_. I've yet to work on a project that handles XML where we have a XSD prevalidation step that makes t
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by algesten 9y ago
Expensive lawyers yes, loss of income, probably not much. The majority of torrent users are not likely to suddenly pay for the same content.
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by algesten 9y ago
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html first that came up when searching for it.
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by algesten 9y ago
I had a previous employer trying to stop me from working directly for a client. Only, I had brought in the client, I was the only one working for that client and that client didn't want anything to do with the rest of my employer. I fe
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by algesten 9y ago
Why is that more believable? I mean the quorum of scientists are typically a good guide for someone not a specialist themselves.
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by algesten 9y ago
> - If you want to know if your utility classes and functions are sane, unit testing is far better bang for your buck than trying to figure out whether they're being adequately exercised in your service tests. I think we talk about
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by algesten 9y ago
My main issue with unit testing is what defines a unit? Throughout my career I find tests that tests the very lowest implementation detail, like private helper methods, and even though a project can achieve 100% coverage it still is no help
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by algesten 9y ago
Well. Yes, I agree that is a "duh, really?!" However, in my experience, the IT industry is overflowing with pointless process meetings initiated by middle management. My point was more to give a concrete example on how some (dev d
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by algesten 9y ago
We (the developers) took control over our standups. We went back to basics and talked about _why_ are we doing kanban boards standups, and found two reasons. 1) We do need better awareness of what others around us are doing, especially acro
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by algesten 9y ago
You can use something like nmap to scan open ports from another machine. Nmap can both do host discovery (find IP addresses) as well as port scans. https://nmap.org
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by algesten 9y ago
It's the same tool.
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Show HN: Tocan – 2FA React-Native App with iCloud Keychain Sync(github.com)
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by algesten 9y ago
I would be very surprised if something as complicated as Android phones didn't contain anything that can be back doored. Obviously that is Google's problem, but I haven't seen Google (nor Atlassian in this case) claim anyone
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by algesten 9y ago
Surely that's completely unreasonable. Who can claim that any piece of software is without bugs/security holes? The problem is absolutely owned by Atlassian, but they actually did do something to fix it. I don't believe anyon
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by algesten 10y ago
Submit your dental hygiene score to a central site. Build score boards and have monthly competitions! BRUSHER OF THE MONTH!
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by algesten 10y ago
Thanks!
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by algesten 10y ago
> Memory leaks on the server side are also a consequence of long-running single-process server software. On a tangent to this. I noticed that one benefit my company reaped from embracing a micro service architecture was that we get away
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by algesten 10y ago
> The current standard languages are Objective-C and Swift, both with automatic reference counting (which is mostly a GC, although you have to manually break cycles). I don't want nitpick, but isn't there a _world_ of differenc
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by algesten 10y ago
As I recall the M$ came about around the time when Microsoft engaged in rather questionable business tactics. They were the largest IT company and still played super hard ball. They deliberately did "embrace, extend and extinguish&quot
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by algesten 10y ago
Brutalism is big in web design right now. Never thought that would translate to app UI. http://arngren.net
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by algesten 10y ago
> Ultimately the point is that meat is tasty. If it was only about avoiding suffering/pain and not the dying, would you be okay with farming children for eating? They will live happy lives pampered and cared for, running around in t
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by algesten 10y ago
I'm one of those people that still use coffeescript (if I'm going to transpile anyway, I'd rather use a language I like). I use coffeescript classes as components without any problem and that inserts an "extends" fu
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by algesten 10y ago
> As far as I know, federation has only worked for ancient stuff that has nothing to do with social networks, like email and DNS. Basically, it is a part of core functionality and thus can't be co-opted by commercial interests (thou
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by algesten 10y ago
The first one has that metallic sound that is a dead give away. First falsetto is quieter than the second one, and you can really hear as he increases the loudness of his voice, the metallic kicks in https://youtu.be/450p7go
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by algesten 10y ago
But then again, where do you draw this line for what is authentic and isn't? In music are you allowed to use amplifiers and speakers? They can add a lot of color and distortion. How about reverb? Rooms that aren't there. EQ to rem

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