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by aviraldg 13y ago
I find it difficult to believe that there are people who know about RSA, but not about Adi Shamir.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
So... recommendations for all the major books.
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Which book would you recommend for algorithms and data structures instead?
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They differ in specificity.
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Security through obscurity usually isn't a good idea.
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SEEKING WORK - Remote Need a solid, secure app on multiple platforms, on a tight deadline? I'm your man. Experience (in order of importance): - Python + Django/Flask/Web2py ( http://eden.sahanafoundation.org ) - Jav
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by aviraldg 13y ago
>> I used Java for 7 years and got burnt out with programming because of the amount of upfront design effort required. That is essential for any software engineering project (and is almost the definition of `engineering`) >> I c
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Just curious, why don't you create an open source app for your portfolio instead? Sometimes (certain kinds of) clients like to see code you've written.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
I think everyone defending PHP, saying that it's as easy to develop well in it as in Python, is missing a valuable point: that owing to PHP's reputation as a "web dev intro language", there are far more inexperienced and
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Counterexample: India.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Parent makes the same point as you.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
-1. As an Indian, I feel offended by your (implicit) expectation that others should censor themselves because of your arbitrary ideas about what's insensitive and/or offensive.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Am I the only person who thinks they haven't though the OFF Pocket through? Any phone inside that thing will go from 100% to 0% power in a matter of hours.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote Need a solid, secure app on multiple platforms, on a tight deadline? I'm your man. Experience (in order of importance): - Python + Django/Flask/Web2py ( http://eden.sahanafoundation.org ) - Jav
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Good points, but the reason behind having a free tier is not to offer a good experience for free, but to eliminate the initial friction of using a payment mechanism so that a user can actually try a product before committing to it.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
While I, as a power user and a developer would love this feature, I can only imagine the kind of problems it'll cause for regular users. eg. "Why does this flashlight app use the camera permission? (Because the Flash LED is part o
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by aviraldg 13y ago
I'm pretty sure one of the major tech review sites specifically tested that out (I think it was The Verge) -- it only responds to your voice.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Advice for you: post a cracked version of your software that includes a notice telling pirates that they're leaching off your hard work and giving them a link where they can donate. Nothing works better than reverse psychology :)
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Even $10 is way too low (at least an order of magnitude!) for a good dev.
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Offer HN: 4h of my time, for a Nexus 7
3 points by aviraldg 13y ago|0 comments
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Doesn't quite apply, because I'm comparing "Remote (India)" against just "Remote"
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by aviraldg 13y ago
> Have you always felt that you had a purpose in life, and regardless of what happens, that conviction never changes even though you don't know exactly what that purpose is? Nothing in life is absolute. > Did you ever have to mak
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Ask HN: India == bad devs?
36 points by aviraldg 13y ago|40 comments
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by aviraldg 13y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote Need a solid, secure app on multiple platforms, on a tight deadline? I'm your man. Experience (in order of importance): - Python + Django/Flask/Web2py ( http://eden.sahanafoundation.org ) - Jav
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by aviraldg 13y ago
Parent's comment is about Android.
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The S4 is the wrong device to compare against; have a look at any of the Nexii.
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From a purely technical point of view, doing this is a terrible idea as it adds additional, unnecessary state to objects, and hence makes it possible for them to break in more ways. Using the Builder pattern, or keyword arguments, achieves
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BitTorrent OneClick Chrome Extension(torque.bittorrent.com)
3 points by aviraldg 13y ago|0 comments
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This should've been called the Google X Phone not the Moto X Phone.
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by aviraldg 13y ago
I like my Nexus 4's soft touch buttons, thanks. It really depends upon personal taste.

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