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by forcer 13y ago
I think it makes nice story but I would be very surprised if such a virus could spread. You have many router brands and versions and you would need to develop and test your firmware on many of those to make sure it can spread. Also, correct
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by forcer 13y ago
You inspired me to do exactly that - coded within 6 hours - http://netneutralitytest.com/
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by forcer 13y ago
After seeing possible evidence of Verizon slowing down AWS traffic we have put up a simple page that utilizes our company technology to test the speed to different servers hosted by different cloud technologies. Please test as much as you l
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NetNeutralityTest.com – test if your ISP is throttling your speed(netneutralitytest.com)
26 points by forcer 13y ago|7 comments
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by forcer 13y ago
it depends on what the mobile application will do. E.g. for more performance heavy apps native is the way to go. See reasons why: http://speedcheckerapp.com/NativeApps.aspx
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by forcer 13y ago
You can move to some low-tax or no-tax country. I can recommend Andorra, 0% income tax and reasonable prices for pretty much anything , rent, food, alcohol etc :) I also heard Belarus has almost no tax and its very cheap to live there, but
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by forcer 13y ago
Wifi Protector - C++ / Linux rockstar - REMOTE (but within Europe) We are small team of 15 people working on consumer VPN / Security product called Wifi Protector (www.wifiprotector.com). Our tool has been used by hundreds of thou
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by forcer 13y ago
That was my first "business idea". After seeing it take off so rapidly. I setup first clone in my country and donated all profits to charity. It was not much, about $2000 in total but I learned a ton of useful stuff which helped m
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by forcer 13y ago
Isn't HTTPS connection enough to protect from snooping regimes? If the foreign government won't block FB access completely, user can go to https://www.facebook.com and will know that their data can only be seen by Face
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by forcer 13y ago
I created this tool because I am sick of the state of Windows world that we got into. These days its almost impossible to download free software from the internet and not being offered toolbars and other products. Whenever I visit my family
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Show HN: Do you hate toolbars? Try my new tool to get rid of them once for all(toolbarblocker.com)
2 points by forcer 13y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Review my tool, ToolbarBlocker.com
1 points by forcer 13y ago|0 comments
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by forcer 13y ago
yeah. I would be curious too
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by forcer 14y ago
If you have W8. why don't you just stick with what is built in? There is really no need to have AV software on W8
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by forcer 14y ago
thank god for people like you who spread the word about how you can't make money on the web in those markets :) all I can say that you did not try hard enough :)
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by forcer 14y ago
We use DNS Made Easy but and are happy with them. However, for our level of DNS queries per month - e.g. over 50million Route 53 would give us some significant cost savings. Do you guys know whether Route 53 offers templating mechanism? e.g
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by forcer 14y ago
I have installed it. time will tell whether I will actually remember to use it when I need it. One thing you should definitely fix - once you install Android app and run it for first time, it tells you that you need to sign in using your G
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by forcer 14y ago
Looks awesome. but signing Excel files is broken. It generates PDF file but extension is still Xls, so Excel won't open it after signing. hopefully you are aware of this bug :) good luck
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by forcer 14y ago
Interested
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by forcer 14y ago
Sorry Dom but I think unless you have CPC/CPM pricing you have no right of calling this Adsense replacement. 2-3 years back I would be applauding for launching something that could have potential to be an Adsense competitor but these days t
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by forcer 14y ago
Paypal Masspay has been discontinued. If you don't have that facility already enabled, you cannot make mass payments See this email from paypal when we tried to enable it: ------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for
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by forcer 14y ago
how can you guarantee the data will be accessible in 50 years ? how can I trust you that you won't be gone in few months as many startups like this do. Don't get me wrong, I like it and many people will surely use it, but I think the most i
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by forcer 14y ago
Is it just me but I am getting quite annoyed by wonderfuly designed pages which really get you pumped to use the product but then when you click to Sign up you get this Waiting list option/ queue/ MVP style dissapointment? I would appreciat
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by forcer 14y ago
OK. Point taken. We have done some A/B tests and see that download rate is the same as from our website. The benefit of redirecting to download.com is that with increased rankings we get more users who visit download.com. I know these issue
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by forcer 14y ago
When you click on "Get protected" it routes all your traffic via secured VPN. That way no one on your network can see your traffic.
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by forcer 14y ago
Thanks! The download link goes to CNET download.com where they make sure all software is trusted. but I understand we should improve the page so people actually feel reassured before they click on download.
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by forcer 14y ago
Don't really want to hijack this thread so feel free to downvote me if you feel its not appropriate. We launched a product that protects you from these attacks - more discussion here - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4444478
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Show HN: Desktop software to secure your wifi - Wifi Protector
2 points by forcer 14y ago|2 comments
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by forcer 14y ago
"The disconnect exposes flaws in data management policies endemic to the entire technology industry, and points to a looming nightmare as we enter the era of cloud computing and connected devices." This disconnect is unfortunately not limit
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by forcer 14y ago
of course there are tons of companies, even big ones who make serious money from desktop apps. But each of those including ours, is happy that making money this way is not sexy anymore and all you startup guys focus your attention elsewhere

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