andreyf

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1. 241.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   How is China doing the same?
2. 242.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   I don't think cynicism and criticism are the same here. This is the man that about a decade ago who called his users "dumb fucks" for trusting him with their personal data [1]. The same man who used failed password logins to
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   by andreyf 11y ago

   Abstract: We discuss a multilinear generalization of the singular value decomposition. There is a strong analogy between several properties of the matrix and the higher-order tensor decomposition; uniqueness, link with the matrix eigenvalue
4. 244.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   There is an interesting reframing of "us versus them" here [1]: It's the side of tribalism -- the primitive instinct that says your "group" has to win at all costs, and I honestly don't care how you define you
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   by andreyf 11y ago

   I'm curious how a little bit of randomness and more realistic combat would affect the RTS genre. Perhaps something like Overgrowth [1] for combat, and maybe even a MMO/RTS combination for intelligent units? Does anyone know of gam
6. 246.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   But how is it different from just returning foo?
7. 247.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   Surprisingly effective piece of work, even without understanding the language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKjPutIlBCA
8. 248.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   The theorem space is infinite. The theorem space that is learnable in a single human lifetime is probably finite, but we are not anywhere near having explored it.
9. 249.▲
   by andreyf 11y ago

   So it would appear, according to the man pages: http://linux.die.net/man/7/tcp In quickack mode, acks are sent immediately, rather than delayed if needed in accordance to normal TCP operation. So "normal TC
10. 250.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    There are other ways of addressing feelings of safety that don't involve giving up liberties.
11. 251.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    Just because they found grain silos which were not pyramids doesn't mean that they pyramids weren't also grain silos. Duuuuh.
12. 252.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    Is it on iOS yet? According to this post [1], it is only on two of the seven platforms that WhatsApp supports. 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/34e6si/whatsapps_en...
13. 253.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    Whatsapp is secure by default Source, please?
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    Also, Tor is not designed to be resistant against traffic analysis by a global passive adversary. That isn't the kind of evidence that can be used in a US court, but intelligence agencies aren't primarily interested in bringing ca
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    The more interesting point, stands, however: Snowden's actions are not a Christian vs non-Christian issue. Their effects on the NSA and the international cybersecurity community have been enormous, and whether their totality served the
16. 256.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    I think both framings of Snowden are accurate given a subset of the facts. What will make it into history books is still up in the air, and reality is more complicated than either lens. Or perhaps future history books will capture the nuanc
17. 257.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    Good call!
18. 258.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    Oh, interesting stats. Thanks for linking those!
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    I don't think you sound like an elitist prick, but rather the kind of person that enjoys tinkering with technology for fun. Perhaps unfortunately, this view is no longer representative of most people working in technology, and definite
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    Thanks for linking that. Perhaps I should have been more clear. While some of the things done to Guantanamo detainees qualify as "torture" under the UN definition (e.g. waterboarding), I can imagine a smart and determined psychiat
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    I wouldn't use the word "torture", as there is a big distinction between the work psychiatrists at Guantanamo did and physical torture, even if the two overlapped (e.g. drown the person and then revive them for some psycholog
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    It's curious to see Guantanamo Bay mentioned by name. I wonder if one of the reasons we're having trouble closing it is because the psychological health of the inmates has deteriorated to a state which so obviously violates ethica
23. 263.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    > until now, they sound just like hatred and nothing more. Or perhaps advice given based on non-public information.
24. 264.▲
    by andreyf 11y ago

    "There are security bugs" does not mean "pile of crap". Everything has security bugs. The question is how bad they are and how much it costs to buy a zero-day / the use of a zero-day.
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    Good points. I think bullshit weak sauce is busllshit weak sauce regardless of context. If you don't trust it on a server, why should you on your phone? The comparison between Android and iOS is especially curious, in part because it&#
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    Your explanation that Ryan is jealous of Android's popularity doesn't make sense to me. This is a guy that has been working in security for some time, on both ends of the public / private infosec space [1]. Why would he be je
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    I think Schneier is arguing that if companies were liable for their disregard of even minimal security standards, they might pay you more to help finding vulnerabilities.
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    In another comment, he says "user/process/thread security in UNIX/POSIX/etc. is bullshit weak sauce, sadly." Geofft expounds some more: On Android, questionable apps have direct access to the entire kernel sys
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    Well, they also put your name on their "thank you" page and sent you a nice email! What else could you possibly want? It might be a multi-million dollar business, but it's not like these hacks can actually cost them million
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    by andreyf 11y ago

    False dichotomy.