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by gregors 13y ago
.Net and C# are prime examples of Microsoft waiting until someone else invented something (Java) and then doing it again. The problem is that it seemed that was the strategy for everything! Very little innovation mostly just copying and one
482.
by gregors 13y ago
Actually I really like the way Google gets their best employees -- they get them in acquisition after they've build something useful
483.
by gregors 13y ago
"I was asked to code a singleton" This interview is over!
484.
by gregors 13y ago
I'm glad to know that somehow being at a good college makes learning about linked lists somehow more relevant to employers.
485.
by gregors 13y ago
I'd tell you a joke about udp but you might not get it.
486.
by gregors 13y ago
I've been meaning to read this http://www.amazon.com/Choke-Secrets-Brain-Reveal-Getting/dp/... hopefully got get some insight into my own "freezing up"
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800K license plate scans from ALPR cameras(github.com)
2 points by gregors 13y ago|0 comments
488.
by gregors 13y ago
I would have seen how the guy did on the interview.
489.
by gregors 13y ago
Some comments about being a software engineer on an ALPR system. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5962872
490.
by gregors 13y ago
It's because the CIA is a major backer of Palantir. Palantir put out the site https://analyzethe.us/ Tracking and analyzing is what they do. The CIA is also a major backer of mongodb and they aren't getting called
491.
by gregors 13y ago
They are also presently working on tracking and taking pictures of cars with missing plates. They'll still be able to figure out the model and year ranges. There might not be that many silver SLK with missing plates. They could also au
492.
by gregors 13y ago
and most of it is on github https://github.com/alphagov
493.
by gregors 13y ago
There is also a project which was funded by National Institute of Justice which tried to allow all ALPR systems to insert data into a single repository. That's the present problem right now - two neighboring jurisdictions might have di
494.
by gregors 13y ago
pm me on twitter @gostermag
495.
by gregors 13y ago
I used to be a software engineer on an ALPR system. There are things I like about ALPR and things I don't like -- it's up to you guys to make sure it isn't abused. This technology could be abused without oversight. Images are
496.
by gregors 13y ago
I've been following their repos for awhile now https://github.com/palantir what exactly is SYSMON anyway! monitoring tools indeed.
497.
by gregors 13y ago
been watching their repos for awhile now https://github.com/palantir
498.
by gregors 13y ago
And yet people still ask if automated testing is needed. I heard there's a new research project being funded called "People: They make mistakes. Again. And Again."
499.
by gregors 13y ago
Refuse to pay salary? Good way to end up with a terrible reputation and/or a broken nose.
500.
by gregors 13y ago
Companies buy other companies to make money. That's it. Once you sell a company, house, car whatever that's it. You've sold it. The new owner can do whatever they want. People don't really seem to get that.
501.
by gregors 14y ago
Not specifying what browser/versions you would be supporting - when dealing with anything remotely government is a mistake. Having an access denied error message right after signing up means your basic happy path wasn't working correctly an
502.
by gregors 14y ago
In my experience the people who have side start ups are the ones who are twice as productive at work. Most people don't give a shit about their jobs.
503.
by gregors 14y ago
I've heard this argument before e.g. we don't need to test because the compiler catches errors. The compiler catches the mot trivial of error conditions. Unfortunately it doesn't address faulty logic/behavior.
504.
by gregors 14y ago
Hmm I see a lot of opportunity
505.
by gregors 14y ago
https://www.unumoja.net/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5154429... At least they had a deploy stage
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UN's Failed ERP program - lessons in BDUF(foxnews.com)
1 points by gregors 14y ago|1 comments
507.
by gregors 14y ago
Really that's the point I'm trying to make. The default path in MVC isn't exactly secure. There is work to be done. I'd consider this particular rails update in line with a patch Tuesday update. Though I will say, I wish they had a better w
508.
by gregors 14y ago
Just so that you do realize you have not proven that a bug nor a vulnerability exists - just the behavior of the current system.
509.
by gregors 14y ago
I've got a screen capture with bing showing me remote errors. People do make mistakes.
510.
by gregors 14y ago
Hope you're not using default model binder, because M$ still allows for you to hang yourself with mass assignment attacks. Something they have yet to learn. Hope you're not running MVC 1 or MVC 2, you're still open to redirection attacks. I

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