dmatthewson

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by dmatthewson 10y ago
The last 4 digits of his SSN. The last 4 are often used as a default password for financial accounts and to verify identity over the phone. Along with the date of birth (dob). It's a bad idea that it's used so much for security, b
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
He is seen briefly in the documentary about him. He definitely did not want the documentarian there filming him.
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
From the article: "Data engineers are the janitors who keep your data clean and flowing." Hm, I wonder why he's having problems hiring janitors.
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Article's title sure is misleading. A better title would be "When skilled talent wants to be paid market rate, but can't get it without leaving".
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Sounds great. When will we see reputable validation of their extraordinary claims?
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
"Paid $75k to Love a Brand on Instagram – Is It an Ad?" If you are a public figure paid 1 cent to endorse a product, then it is an ad. If you fail to clearly disclose this ad identity and relationship then it is dishonest, possibl
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
So out of 170 study participants found on the internet, of whom those with any disclosed history of depression were removed, 70 were found to be clinically depressed on the basis of a screening questionnaire ( http://cesd-r.com&#x
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
They cite cost as the issue, that only 2600 users represent half of all comments on their entire system. I don't know how much they are paying for a third party to manage their comment system, but I will bid $500/month to handle t
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
> If I remember correctly, Great Value Parmesan cheese was rated the worst (highest) level of wood pulp additives when tested vs other major brands. I buy that brand too and recommend it. The label clearly lists cellulose among the ingre
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Here's the Davis study with the specific brand names and what specific chemical or taste tests they failed. http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/research/files/oliveoilfinal0... Glad to see the cheap WalMart generi
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Because she told them she did. Noor Mateen told the FBI she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster and that she once drove him to the Pulse nightclub because he wanted to scope it out. She told federal agents she tried to talk
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Maybe the FBI should spend less time suing Apple and more time finding out where the wife of the Orlando shooter has disappeared to given she was proven to have assisted him with the crime and knew about it in advance. The FBI might also do
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Yes, also Niantic's founder John Hanke has an actual documented history of CIA funding. It's not unreasonable paranoia for nations to suspect this may be an absolutely brilliant trojan horse especially given the data it collects a
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
Exactly so. The above is clearly a PR campaign.
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by dmatthewson 10y ago
> Just because there's not a one-to-one correspondence between a word in a language and a word in another, does not mean you can't express the same content through a combination of words and sentences. The article specifically
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by dmatthewson 11y ago
Here is "False Positives Equal False Justice" which analyzes the particular drug field tests used, showing they have an enormous false positive rate. http://www.cacj.org/documents/sf_crime_lab/studies__mi
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by dmatthewson 11y ago
Thanks, those articles are helpful in understanding the real issues. This next article gives the other side of the story regarding the lawsuit. http://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/alma-lawsuit http://www.hol
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by dmatthewson 11y ago
From the article, the CDC finds reduced landline use correlated with smoking and drinking, and thus poor health outcomes. There's a sort of inference that one has to do with the other. Many pay as you go cell plans can cost less than l
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by dmatthewson 14y ago
Like most developers, I've stumbled into lots of security problems over the years. The first few times I attempted responsible disclosure, but that resulted in enough close calls that I simply don't report them anymore. I document them. Som
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by dmatthewson 14y ago
Why not just get rid of the state owned propaganda channels? Why is that never an option. It's absurd to have to be subjected to state propaganda and be made to pay for it. Brainwashing should be free, no?
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by dmatthewson 14y ago
OK, but most people use them for their cameras, I never even heard of anyone using them on car systems, but I'll accept it is true. Given this, why should the 99% that are taking their own photos pay a tax to support a record label organiza
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by dmatthewson 14y ago
ARGGGGGGGG. As someone who doesn't pirate, I really resent having to pay money to media companies just because they feel entitled to it. I remember years ago there was a tax on cassette tapes, so every tape we made and of our own band we ha