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by gws 14y ago
The title of this post is a great example of how much bad PR Apple is getting out of its lawsuits. Doesn't matter what side these posts argue, in the end what people are left with is the asociation between Apple and patent trolls. Of course
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If Content Is King, Multiscreen Is The Queen, Says New Google Study(techcrunch.com)
1 points by gws 14y ago|0 comments
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3D Bioprinted Meat Start-Up funded by Peter Thiel(news.cnet.com)
1 points by gws 14y ago|0 comments
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by gws 14y ago
In your opinion what is the overall impact on children safety of something like Tor? Positive, negative or neutral? I realize this is tough to answer.
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by gws 14y ago
I think the idea is to rig both cases to return after the set timeout to make them undistinguishable (so both to return after 5.0 in your example). Of course the timeout has to be set above the worst case timing for a valid login
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Nodejitsu announces disruptive cloud pricing(blog.nodejitsu.com)
4 points by gws 14y ago|0 comments
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by gws 15y ago
You need to assume that the attacker will have access to anything on the server. So first thing is clearly no plain text passwords but hash only. Second thing is make as hard as possible for the attacker to decode the hash. One salt helps p
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by gws 15y ago
It's still there on the server, if the attacker has her hands on the database you have to assume that the entire server might be compromised
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by gws 15y ago
Because it's stored in a database. If an attacker has access to the database with the hashed passwords she will likely have access to the database with the salt too.
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by gws 15y ago
Password security quick basics: Developers -> use bcrypt Users -> use a service like Lastpass with a long passphrase as master password; use unique 12+ character (including specials!) passwords through Lastpass
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Node.js performance tips from Linkedin(engineering.linkedin.com)
13 points by gws 15y ago|5 comments
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by gws 15y ago
it just opens a blank page...( https://www.webscanservice.com/index.php/startscan )
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by gws 15y ago
Both MasterCard and Visa are in the list (while I read somewhere else Amex is against SOPA), why would they support SOPA?
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by gws 15y ago
> we are on the right side There's no right or wrong only better and worse. Which obviously depends on the point of view. What people usually refer to as 'right' is simply what is better for most people (like opposing SOPA)
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by gws 15y ago
I guess pointless gum flapping is OK in a bar over a beer, less in a business meeting
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by gws 15y ago
Very well executed response. If they can execute that well on this I can imagine that they are even better on product development and customer service. I don't understand the comments against their response. I find shameful that a paid blog
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At WePay, planning a 'balls to the wall' 2012(news.cnet.com)
1 points by gws 15y ago|0 comments
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by gws 15y ago
Having lived in Italy and the US I can tell you there is a cultural divide that makes these verses very hard to grasp that side of the Atlantic. This translation in English is beautiful though