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by darrhiggs 11y ago
I do. V1 UUIDs, due to the generation via timestamps makes them sortable. This is a obvious boon for DB indexing. Specifically with Postgres I use the v1mc version as it provides the added benefit of using "a random multicast MAC addre
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Paris attacks: Silicon Valley in crosshairs over encryption(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|0 comments
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UN conference reaches agreement on radio spectrum for global flight tracking(un.org)
28 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|3 comments
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
Yes: http://i.imgur.com/BqN7iCF.jpg
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
Do you use task manager (Hotdog menu > More tools) to kill tabs that you are not currently using? Also chrome 46 looks to be getting much better[0]; although I have also noticed a sizeable improvement with 45. [0] http://thene
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Bloodhound car aiming for land speed record unveiled(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|0 comments
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The prisoners fighting wildfires in California(bbc.co.uk)
92 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|43 comments
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List of Chromium Command Line Switches(peter.sh)
2 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
I use schemas[0] for this. Could someone explain what advantage is gained from RLS in comparison, either to views or schemas? [0] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/ddl-schemas.ht...
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How is a life worth £12,980?(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
Link to research [0] (Ultralow-fatigue shape memory alloy films), for those that have access. [0] http://www.sciencemag.org/content/348/6238/1004
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Memory alloy bounces back into shape 10M times(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|1 comments
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
It seems as though there is precedence, especially in Nepal, as earthquakes tend to shift stress along the fault lines[0]. [0] http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32472310
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A mapping between musical notes and colors(endolith.com)
3 points by darrhiggs 11y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
It's not one country. Differences between France and South Korea include - not exclusively - Russia, Mongolia, and Namibia.[0][1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_French_c... [1] https:/
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by darrhiggs 11y ago
It's common for en_GB, I can't speak for en_US though. Here[0] is a test with it used twice. [0] http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tuto...
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Mozilla and the Shadow DOM(lists.w3.org)
44 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
I believe they are referring to the article > The skills and time load sections both re-inforce that Python is more heavily linked to Data Science than Ruby. Ruby is more of a web technology with strong affinity to front-end technologie
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BBC gives children mini-computers in Make it Digital scheme(bbc.co.uk)
10 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|1 comments
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Keynesian Beauty Contest(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks. 90 days seems to ring a bell with what google is doing at the moment with microsoft, apple etc. Maybe not so much for (in this case) simply adding the http flag to your plain text user session cookie.
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
Reply to your edit: Thanks. Maybe the xxx.org came across wrong. My intention was a government organisation, nothing nefarious.
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
Exactly. That's how I thought it sounded. But is it my responsibility to spend time reporting this to them? Should I leave the vulnerability for others to take advantage of, if they come across it? How do I know that others aren't
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
So here seems like as good a thread as any. What do you do when you think a company would just fix the bug based on your report and not pay out anything? I have seen so many bugs in the wild like this. For example a site in the uk where I c
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Apple bans 'bonded servitude' for factory workers(m.bbc.co.uk)
5 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|0 comments
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Driverless car review launched by UK government(m.bbc.co.uk)
4 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|0 comments
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Repricer glitch, products sold on Amazon for 1p(support.repricerexpress.com)
1 points by darrhiggs 12y ago|0 comments
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
I think that could also be solved relatively easily. Just flash that you are sending an account activation email to the person trying to create an account and email the already registered user with a notification that someone tried to sign
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
Given that I have received downvotes I'll try more concrete example. Imagine that you start dating a someone and they discover your email, maybe you email them. Now they then take that information and try and log into a site that you d
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by darrhiggs 12y ago
The article misses the point that on many sites this is not a security feature, more a privacy one. I have used the 403 http status rather than 401 in the past for this exact reason. RFC 7231[0] suggests something similar "An origin s

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