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   by corv 12y ago

   I'm not convinced "social media e-commerce" is a better way to sell. Blurring the lines between commerce and friendship creates false assumptions of trustworthiness. I've witnessed people walk into stores demanding disco
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   by corv 12y ago

   Unfortunately Aperture is also being discontinued...
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   by corv 12y ago

   They would work but they are more difficult to build. Unfortunately noone has an incentive to put the amount of resources towards public infrastructure that Facebook & co do, therefore it stays centralized.
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   by corv 12y ago

   Port and protocol are not necessarily the only way to implement whitelisting. A solution like Little Snitch is a step in the right direction concerning networking in my opinion. Which application is opening the connection is just as importa
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   by corv 12y ago

   I agree with your observation and I think the author was suggesting that whitelisting is a more viable solution compared to blacklisting when it's necessary to open a port.
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   by corv 12y ago

   My intention was to initiate a debate about the main points given that they are still not widely followed a decade later. Security is finally beginning to get the attention it deserves and it might be valuable to reevaluate the ideas presen
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   Dumb Ideas in Computer Security (2005)(ranum.com)

   114 points by corv 12y ago|56 comments
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   by corv 12y ago

   This is a brilliant idea. I'm sure a lot of people would contribute resources if they were compensated.
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   by corv 12y ago

   I can't wait to try this!
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    by corv 12y ago

    We're getting there: https://www.mailpile.is
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    by corv 12y ago

    Ok, I see.
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    by corv 12y ago

    I wonder how they can guarantee data integrity. Are they checksumming on a higher level and is that cheaper than using ZFS with necessarily more expensive hardware?
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    by corv 12y ago

    According to the Alien Working Act of 2008 quoted in the article even using a washing machine would be considered work by Thai Law: “work” means engaging in work by exerting energy or using knowledge whether or not in consideration of
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    by corv 12y ago

    I'll ask my Thai lawyer whether or not using Skype and checking emails is illegal in Thailand.
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    by corv 12y ago

    Have you considered that engaging customers on an emotional level might be more effective than doing so in a utilitarian way?
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    by corv 12y ago

    Great! Finally companies will have an incentive to give themselves sensible names.
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    by corv 12y ago

    Unfortunately the parallax effect is choppy on anything but Chrome for me on Mac.
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    by corv 12y ago

    I just tried it out with a credit card issued by a European Bank and it works flawlessly. Very painless process to buy bitcoins instantly.
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    by corv 12y ago

    How so? If you give everyone money you'll only shift prices upwards.
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    by corv 12y ago

    Thanks for the link, your site is brilliant!
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    by corv 12y ago

    Why not find a host in Singapore or Hong Kong, rather than Hetzner that is 300-400ms away? (Nothing wrong with Hetzner, just saying)
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    by corv 12y ago

    iRedMail has been around much longer. Mailinabox has a simple admin web-interface to add users whereas iRedMail charges $400 for a web-interface. iRedMail also doesn't include z-push (i.e. push mail). Edit: Mailinabox does support mult
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    by corv 12y ago

    As a current user of Mailinabox I would recommend Sovereign instead of Mailinabox for the HN crowd. Mailinabox is extremely frustrating to customize - in fact Josh strictly advises against it.
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    by corv 12y ago

    Thanks for the info. I figured most major cities in Germany (e.g. Munich, Berlin, Hamburg) have a shortage of apartments right now.
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    by corv 12y ago

    Looks like you had a great time in South East Asia. How's the rent in Berlin?
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    by corv 12y ago

    Manuel Schoebel has a strong presence in the Meteor community and many insightful blog posts. I'm confident this book is going to deliver.
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    by corv 12y ago

    That's useful, didn't know about that. I would rather be able to change the hosts file tho and while I'm blacklisting sites I'd also get rid of ads.
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    by corv 12y ago

    I haven't found HN to be a particularly bad offender. The front page doesn't change quickly enough to require excessive attention.
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    by corv 12y ago

    I think going so far as to disable Safari outright and deleting email accounts is too extreme but I definitely agree that most Apps are counterproductive. It's important to moderate use of addictive services that provide a stream of in
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    by corv 12y ago

    Also good: http://cablemap.info