anExcitedBeast

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by anExcitedBeast 11y ago
I like it. Would be cool to apply the concept to more ideas, like free speech, religious/atheist freedom, gun rights, economic freedom/protections.
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by anExcitedBeast 11y ago
This isn't multifactor. Use an actual multifactor solution, like Google Authenticator or password+SMS.
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by anExcitedBeast 11y ago
You are talking about two distinct concepts. The Constitutional Convention was concerned about individual liberty and protection from overbearing government, not personal enlightenment.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Nope, this has been around for a while. It's not an original idea, but it isn't meant to be. He didn't "steal" it anymore than he stole campaign yard signs or promotional pens.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
This says less about education than it does about the inefficiency of the Iraq war.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Not defending Marriott, but the primary use case for rogue AP mitigation is not fueled by corporate greed. I recommend it to clients to keep employees from standing up insecure AP's on their internal network, which is a serious securit
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Why stop at the domain level? India should block all *.com traffic until Verisign takes down all objectionable content.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
I don't think I follow this argument. Can you explain it further? It feels like Yahoo probably just offered more money.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Science is amazing. I'm glad to be living in a period where I get to be around for stuff like this.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
This just blocks MAC address OUI's, which are easily spoofed. And it looks like it only applies to open networks. There's virtually no real use case.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Very cool! I've been wanting something like this for a while. Going to make my life easier. I think it'd be great if you could implement a plugin feature so people could import custom protocols.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Having his twitter account suspended is way out of bounds. Shame on them if they were involved.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
I wish more sites would adopt dark designs. Easier on the eyes and saves energy. When you spend 8-16 hours in from of a monitor every day those become important factors to consider.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
No, but people often use the same password for different services. Changing passwords regularly can cut off attacker access in the event of an undetected compromise.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Well, that particular cliche didn't take long to show up. Just because you want to change the rules doesn't mean you don't still have to play the game. It's like criticizing someone who wants universal healthcare for usi
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Microsoft takes down No-IP.com domains(blogs.technet.com)
315 points by anExcitedBeast 12y ago|251 comments
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
The UK does everything the US does and more, just without the pretense of a concern for freedom. France is a cesspool of corruption and systemic bigotry, particularly towards Islamic people. The Security Council are the most powerful countr
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
Cyber crime is a major source of income for these guys. It's not unlike having a bad password on your bank account. Also, malware is often configured by the operator. If badguy1337 uses someone else's IRC bot code, they are likely
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
No, no, a thousand times no. Passwords should never be stored in a reversible format. Your users get shafted if you get hacked (more like 'when', these days). Here's a guide to handling passwords properly: https://
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
US-Sino relations are volatile. I'm sure this has been discussed privately for years, but it was politically risky to talk about publicly. This is the first time they decided to take it public with force.
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
In case A, the PLA hands the data off to Chinese competitors for economic gain. In case B, no such activity happens. There's no economic leverage, just intel. We know the Chinese spy on us for strategic reasons, and we're not fili
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by anExcitedBeast 12y ago
That's fine, but people need to eat. Plus, a lot of people simply don't have that support network. Gifts from strangers save lives every day.
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
This runs contrary to how modern governments claim the origin of their power (at least the USA). It's largely based on the work done by John Locke in "Two Treatises of Government", as well as other enlightenment thinkers. The
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
I don't see a need for any of this. Banking is ugly, but who cares? Interest > UX niceties. Get a better interest rate and I'm in.
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
Stark.
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
To be fair, "just" rarely adds any value. "That's just ludicrous." vs "That's ludicrous." Reads pretty much the same.
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
Let's pretend Google isn't causing very real problems for the poor and lower middle class in the Bay area. Let's also pretend that we can blame an inorganic "corporation", but never the individuals who design it, st
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble...."
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I think we need to reconsider accepting precedent that we're OK with the US government regulating the Internet (without legislation, no less). With the concern about surveillance, copyright
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by anExcitedBeast 13y ago
That's like saying the rest of the world shouldn't care about the UK's content filtering. None of us live in isolation; all our lawmakers are friends and they like to share ideas and cut deals.

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