emilecantin

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by emilecantin 11y ago
That's been true for a few years now. We've faced it when trying to launch a ridesharing startup (before Uber was a thing); everyone was already organized around Facebook groups.
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by emilecantin 11y ago
> Could something like Xen be more secure than the Linux kernel? Maybe. That's a good question, and one I haven't seen the answer to. The answer might possibly be 'yes': https://www.qubes-os.org/doc&#x
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by emilecantin 11y ago
Minor nitpick: AGPS, or Assisted GPS is actually almost the same as GPS. The only difference is that it gets the Almanach data off the Internet, instead of the satellites themselves (the satellites are constantly broadcasting that data, but
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by emilecantin 11y ago
Can confirm, got a replacement very fast after asking nicely.
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by emilecantin 11y ago
Your PIN is actually checked locally by the card before it signs the transaction. Sure, you're vulnerable to a POS system stealing your PIN, but they can't really do anything with it unless they also have your card's private
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No, that's why they need your permission to update.
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I agree with you, and I think it's sad that things like this happens. However, I think that the source of the problems you're describing is more cultural than religious. The United States were founded on the values of individual f
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by emilecantin 11y ago
It's quite simple, really: «Love one another». This is THE thing that Jesus said we should do, and it takes precedence over anything else. For example, sure, some minor book in the Bible might say that's it's kinda bad to be
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by emilecantin 11y ago
http://xkcd.com/568/ "You will never find a programming language that will free you from the burden of clarifying your ideas."
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by emilecantin 11y ago
I think vim is especially well-suited to front-end dev, as it is one of the software areas that doesn't depend heavily on an IDE (as opposed to, say, Java). For me, vim keybindings are wired into my brain after a few years of use, and
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by emilecantin 11y ago
It has a much better form factor for carrying in a backpack than a quad; it can fit in a water bottle pocket.
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by emilecantin 11y ago
They've been around for a few months, I type this on one...
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by emilecantin 12y ago
I think the Académie Française is doing a very poor job. In Québec we have the Office Québécois de la Langue Française, which is much better at finding French equivalents to modern technology terms. A few examples: - Cloud Computing -> I
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by emilecantin 12y ago
Build this into a DeadDrop (seen on HN yesterday) for added fun.
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There are places in the world (like here in Quebec, Canada) where the term "Engineer" is restricted. To call yourself an engineer, you have to be a member of the "Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec".
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by emilecantin 12y ago
This is the solution i've adopted a few weeks ago. I use it with the CCID / JavaCard functionality of my Yubikey NEO. I like the blend of ease-of-use of the PIN + device authentication, and it even works over NFC with this app: h
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by emilecantin 12y ago
Yeah, I try to. For instance, my Magic Mouse is called Doug, after Doug Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse.
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by emilecantin 12y ago
I use famous computer scientists. My Macbook is named Woz, and I also have Kernighan, Ritchie, Torvalds, etc.