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by asaph 8y ago
> The bots would just get good at getting around the bot block. That's not what happened with email spam. The spammers lost the arms race.
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by asaph 8y ago
Not all social media bots are malicious. And not all social media bots are posting content from low credibility sources.
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by asaph 8y ago
Protocol Labs (best known for developing FileCoin & IPFS) launched a $5M crypto grant program.[0] [0] https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-startup-protocol-labs-an...
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by asaph 8y ago
What happens to the unicorn's equity stake in a unicorn-backed company if the unicorn itself goes out of business? Does that equity get re-distributed to the unicorn's investors?
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by asaph 8y ago
It's actually the original format in which the author published this content. It was auto-converted to the blog style format linked here on HN by https://twitter.com/threader_app . > Want to see some magic? See a thr
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by asaph 8y ago
The author confirmed on Twitter that "aside from the beating up and tying down" this is a true story[0]. [0] https://twitter.com/TinkerSec/status/1063781216128835584
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by asaph 8y ago
This story is also available as a series of tweets in case anyone prefers to consume it that way. https://twitter.com/TinkerSec/status/1063423110513418240
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by asaph 8y ago
> Dramatization === Fiction ? Certainly not. But at the very least, dramatization decreases the credibility of a story.
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by asaph 8y ago
I read it all before posting here. I assume you're referring to this part: > The DFIR lead leaned down next to my ear and whispered, "No one in Accounts Payable ever runs Powershell..." > Alright... That last part had a
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by asaph 8y ago
> I woke up, bloody, in an ergonomic office chair, my hands zipped tied behind me with the same zip ties they used to manage the server ethernet cables. I didn't realize this story was fiction until I got to this sentence. Update: T
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by asaph 8y ago
On the subject of accelerating the transition towards sustainable energy, Elon Musk recently said: > Without Tesla, ... There would still be a transition to sustainable energy, but it would take much longer. History will judge this, obvi
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by asaph 8y ago
> But he had no idea of the technologies and IT in general. Leaders must have the respect of the team in order to be effective. With no knowledge or experience, earning this respect from the team is a tall order.
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by asaph 8y ago
Japan's cyber-security minister should resign immediately. This person is totally unqualified for the job.
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by asaph 8y ago
It's astonishing that there exists any grown person working in a white collar career that has never used a computer. That could be a headline on its own.
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by asaph 8y ago
Three months of no commits is not enough to declare a project dead. As for Shumway, looking at the commit history[0], the last commit was over 2 years ago. [0] https://github.com/mozilla/shumway/commits/master
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by asaph 8y ago
> ...I want to pick my own veggies and meat. I don't want to leave it up to a minimum wager... If the veggie/meat pickers were highly paid experts, would it make a difference? At what pay grade and education level would you be
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by asaph 8y ago
Thanks for pointing that out. I missed these 2 items on first glance. Limiting access to certain directories: https://github.com/WICG/writable-files/blob/master/EXPLAINER... Limiting write access to cert
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by asaph 8y ago
> The primary entry point for this API is a file picker, which ensures that the user is always in full control over what files and directories a website has access to. Every access to a user selected file (either reading or writing) is d
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by asaph 8y ago
Storing arbitrary data in a cookie isn't a secure best-practice anyway. You shouldn't store actual data in cookies, just a meaningless token (aka session-id) that is used to look up session data on the server side. If you insist o
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by asaph 8y ago
The client-side API for cookies is irrelevant since it's disabled when the httponly flag is set on a cookie. And all cookies should have httponly set to true for security reasons. You should only be using server-side APIs for cookie ma
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by asaph 8y ago
> ... and the cookie API is horrible. What don't you like about it?
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by asaph 8y ago
> Me: That sounds trivial to break; have you tried XOR? > Friend: I'll try that now. [Tries ONE value] It's just XORing each character of the password with 0xC9! Really? You kids just guessed it on the first try? I'm sk
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by asaph 8y ago
Though it contradicts the source you cited, here is a recent quote from Elon Musk (interviewed by Kara Swisher) > You know, Tesla doesn’t do any advertising, or we don’t do any paid endorsements Source: https://www.recode.net&
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by asaph 8y ago
If you don't think that, they're doing a really good job.
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by asaph 8y ago
Wrong. Tesla famously invests nothing in marketing. No TV commercials, no online ads, nothing.
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by asaph 8y ago
> They've ... invested a lot in marketing. False. Elon Musk frequently states in interviews that Tesla spends nothing on marketing. There are no Tesla television commercials, no online ads, no billboards and no paid placements. Te
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by asaph 8y ago
No. The bikes are "e-assisted" and you're supposed to pedal. The e-scooters are not designed to be "e-assisted". You're only supposed to kick to start your ride and the motor takes over from there. There is a m
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by asaph 8y ago
Even on a 100% charge, a typical e-Scooter used by Bird, Spin, etc. struggle on steep uphill climbs.
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by asaph 8y ago
> people keep toilets for 5-10 years per toilet on average Do you have any data to back this up? I would have assumed it was far less often.
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by asaph 8y ago
How do they quantify and measure "wisdom"? I can't tell from the abstract and that's all I can see from the provided link.

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