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by fixxer 13y ago
> I have a tough time seeing why anyone would consider In-Q-Tel a bad thing. Wholeheartedly agree. I take their investment as a stronger sign of success because they are closer to the customer (rather than just being one of those firms t
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by fixxer 13y ago
I started my PhD as a fun learning experience. I didn't (and still don't) care about credentials. As I've gotten further into the degree, I've realized that academic research is as plagued by corporate-style politics as
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by fixxer 13y ago
True. I meant desperate as in "food on the table". I grew up in the real estate industry. Software engineers don't experience anywhere near that amount of financial leverage. For most builders, every project is do or die; can
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by fixxer 13y ago
Interesting result. That will make WEP cracking more fun to prosecute.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Well, I mostly agree... but there are some very significant exceptions. Notably, I've dealt with in-house counsel from a certain Fortune 500 as part of my research and let me tell you this: they don't have a fucking clue what is g
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JackDB: a concurrent key-val server in Go(github.com)
2 points by fixxer 13y ago|0 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
fair enough; I updated the title. I still think there is value in understanding the model, and that requires hysteresis. I also included the link (2013) in my comment for that purpose.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Here is another link specific to Docker (from the Docker blog): http://blog.docker.io/2013/08/containers-docker-how-secure-a...
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Evading from linux containers (2011)(blog.bofh.it)
1 points by fixxer 13y ago|3 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
yeah, I was thinking that too. Must be the fear of negative stigma (we're a bunch of puritans...). Be kind of funny if a mainstream company (McD's) put a hilarious add that only showed on a porn site and suddenly everyone was talk
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Roll your own key-value server in Go(gist.github.com)
2 points by fixxer 13y ago|0 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
An analogy presumes a relationship between two concepts. You might look up "straw man argument".
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by fixxer 13y ago
I don't get your point. How can I while still on the floor laughing at how anyone could compare a hippie revival with the civil rights movement? If you started chanting hari krishna right now this wouldn't be any more strange.
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'm a native of California and I'm not having any easier of a time getting this, I assure you. Burning Man sounds like fun, but this post struck me as contrived and in complete juxtaposition to (what I think is) the intent of the
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by fixxer 13y ago
I like this (pessimistic) logic: "Certainly the fact that the NSA is pushing elliptic-curve cryptography is some indication that it can break them more easily."
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by fixxer 13y ago
Not the same. http://www.npr.org/2013/08/29/216858049/why-syria-is-more-co...
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by fixxer 13y ago
Example of bombing without iota of legal justification making it better?
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by fixxer 13y ago
I actually think we are learning from our mistakes (Iraq). I don't see the general public supporting engagement. True, Kerry gets top headlines in the papers, but there is usually a very critical article right below (case on point, the
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by fixxer 13y ago
Bring "back" peace and democracy? I'm guessing that is sarcasm. When was Syria a democracy?
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by fixxer 13y ago
You're right. This is all optics. Tin foil time: Obama: "How do we get attention away from Snowden?!?!" Minions: "Bomb somebody!" EDIT: I prefaced the above with "tin foil time". In reality, this is all ju
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by fixxer 13y ago
I hope not ever. I second that. I'm also not a supporter of air strikes. This is sectarian violence. If the Saudi's want to support the rebels, let them. I, however, refuse to support us getting involved in yet another Sunni vs
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How a big bet on oil went bust(money.cnn.com)
1 points by fixxer 13y ago|0 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
He argues that good startups have no trouble raising VC. Sometimes, VC will even throw money at really, really bad ideas... http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/26/news/companies/terralliance_...
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by fixxer 13y ago
Are blue sky laws no longer applicable?
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The Neem Tree, Environment, Culture and Intellectual Property(www1.american.edu)
1 points by fixxer 13y ago|0 comments
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by fixxer 13y ago
FX is a great market, but not for the reasons people typically think. The problem lies in brokers for the mass market (the little guy). If you're at a billion dollar hedge fund, you have access to an entirely different class of brokers
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by fixxer 13y ago
You mean, provide a false market? They do that in FX (you're trading their market; it is up to you to know what is going on beyond their walls). As for spoofing other markets, you can get away with front running.
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by fixxer 13y ago
EDIT: Adding this here since I can't reply to you kasey. Why trade with Evil Broker? Don't. I suppose you can argue the difference between trading and investing. Now, if you want to trade, well, just know they're going to fuc
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by fixxer 13y ago
Legal? No. Does it happen: yes.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Suppose you want to buy XYZ for $1.00. You place your bid and are the highest price against a $1.03 offer. Evil broker places a $1.01 bid and gets a fill. He immediately offers $1.02. Case 1: The market runs up, he makes his tick on essenti

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