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by derrida 15y ago
1) The blame lays squarely with the guardian who think that PGP offers some sort of 'temporary' changeable password. 2) From the whistle-blowers perspective all documents have been released. Sure if Wikileaks hung onto them it would have a
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by derrida 15y ago
Wikileaks has put whether it should release the cables to a vote on Twitter. Currently 'Yes' is out numbering 'No' 100 to 1.
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Confirmed: All Wikileaks Cables to be Released in next 24 hours(wikileaks.org)
157 points by derrida 15y ago|78 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
It is 48 hours later, but it turns out the Guardian have indeed leaked the password. I would hand a link, but Wikileaks are going to dump EVERYTHING in the next day, so it's best to go with the source.
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by derrida 15y ago
Link to the '.csv' or I don't believe it happened. Given the unusually high amount of attention being paid to Wikileaks and the interests that powers have in spreading rumors that the leaking platform is unsafe, not believing it until the a
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A leak in Wikileaks.(techcrunch.com)
3 points by derrida 15y ago|0 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
A vast majority of start-ups, talented developers see afterwards and go "Oh, I could have coded that", but perhaps not built the business or had the drive to go after the users. They can see the site and imagine how they would reverse engin
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by derrida 15y ago
Kolmogorov / Chaitin complexity. A measure of the simplicity which a given pattern (program output) can be represented. A question that will get the applied math majors going -> Is Kolmogorov complexity a good measure of the generality
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How could I hack a satellite?(security.stackexchange.com)
11 points by derrida 15y ago|0 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
Who says it will die down?
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by derrida 15y ago
'Programmers' solve problems, using code. They don't just write code. I expect the world will be full of problems for some time to come. :-)
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A cloud service that sends your data across the web unencrypted.(roessler.posterous.com)
6 points by derrida 15y ago|0 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
At the moment it is organized over an e-list, but there is definitely potential for it to be organized using a database and web front end. At the moment, people in the scheme know at least 2 other people, and it works on solidarity and trus
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by derrida 15y ago
We buy from the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in our area. Being in the scheme means once every few weeks you have to go to the wholesale markets at 6am and buy from a list. Then it is bought to a central location and distributed int
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by derrida 15y ago
Yep.
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by derrida 15y ago
I am currently part of a scheme to buy groceries wholesale with 38 people. I eat for a week for $30. We are expanding, it is all voluntary. There is a potential here for a startup that simply wants to connect people to partake in such a sch
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by derrida 15y ago
They don't need a whole bunch of people who write Cobol. They need someone to write a Cobol to (insert language) compiler.
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by derrida 15y ago
What is the name of the Stanford Course on compilers? I WANT I WANT!
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by derrida 15y ago
If anyone wants an introduction to the dark matter problem, I think this one is excellent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77yXhAibQp4
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Galactic-Scale Energy(physics.ucsd.edu)
30 points by derrida 15y ago|32 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
Why is this better than encrypting a text file with my idea written down and sending it to myself via email?
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by derrida 15y ago
So, if you have the philosophical Q's figured out, could you send me the lisp code for the 'redness of red', I need my latest program to have phenomenal feeling.
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Just Make It, Don't Fake It(jones.wordpress.com)
1 points by derrida 15y ago|0 comments
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by derrida 15y ago
Protip: Buy from India. It's illegal, but you get a paper copy of a textbook at about 10% of the price.
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by derrida 15y ago
STARTUP GODS: Deliver a solution that will smash the evil exploitative textbook industry, whilst rewarding the authors and teachers.
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by derrida 15y ago
If I went at it full-time, I would have made more than that for my casual job I held on the side at university.
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by derrida 15y ago
I am an honest student. How would you feel about me being in your class? Not every student is at university in order to tick a box on the way to a middle class lifestyle. Some are there to learn for the sake of learning.
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by derrida 15y ago
"I decided that it makes no sense to fight it. The incentive structures simply do not reward such efforts. The Nash equilibrium is to let the students cheat and "perform well"; in exchange, I get back great evaluations." (The Professor) As
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by derrida 15y ago
I was honest and was shocked by my result being in the bottom third! I have an IQ > 125! I think I need to read more.
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by derrida 15y ago
I live in Sydney, but i've heard there are some hills and beaches in the bay area. Trail-running in a national park (this weekend), Skiing (last weekend), Snorkeling off Sydney to see Grey Nurse Sharks (next), Go to a gig and say 'hello' to

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