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by gzer0 5y ago
I replied this in another comment, but here is a look into an opensource version that you can compile. It will give you a good idea of how it works behind the scenes [1]. [1] https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywall
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How is 12ft Ladder any different than this Github repo that does the same thing? This is one of the more popular repos as well at 22k stars. Genuinely curious, as I've just been using [1] and have had no issues bypassing paywalls. If 1
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We need to take a step back and remember that Facebook paid for a 0 day exploit in the Tails OS to catch a criminal [1]. Note, I'm not commenting on the morality of this, I'm only commenting that one can never really be "secu
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by gzer0 5y ago
Here's how the fed caught them: "The DOJ said it was able to seize the funds after an FBI search warrant of one of Lichtenstein's cloud storage accounts found a file containing cryptocurrency addresses and their corresponding
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by gzer0 5y ago
Note: The DOJ said it was able to seize the funds after an FBI search warrant of one of Lichtenstein's cloud storage accounts found a file containing cryptocurrency addresses and their corresponding private key that granted access to f
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DOJ seizes $3.6B from 2016 Bitfinex hack, arrests New York couple(therecord.media)
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The amount of nonsensical DMCA requests I have received is absolutely ridiculous. Even more concerning, is the blind application of these DMCA requests for takedown by the registrars. We are heading down a very concerning path here.
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The first example I see is expanded access to voting rights. Since when did this become a partisan issue? Between January 1 and December 7, at least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting [1]. This should be a concern for any
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by gzer0 5y ago
I have heard of people doing very unorthodox things, such as, buying virtual currency via BTC in an online MMORPG and then selling that virtual "gold" for a slight loss to a different vendor who pays out in Monero.
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FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware(washingtonpost.com)
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Since 1 wallet != 1 unique individual; it could be done. The points you bring up are fair, yes. But I'd also imagine if you were able to pull off a $350 million heist, you'd have some sense about obfuscating your withdrawls. Not t
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How are "Coinjoined" transactions [1] able to be definitively traced to any one individual? Every coin-mixing event can be interpreted 1,496 different ways. With each cycle increasing interpretations exponentially. "Every Whi
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by gzer0 5y ago
From the looks of it, they've closed up shop and left. Their website is just a massive banner pointing to their twitter [1]. If this is temporary, than this is extremely shady behaviour for an organization handling "millions"
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Excerpt explaining the exploit: "Preliminary analysis from CertiK shows that the attacker exploited a vulnerability on the solana side of the Wormhole bridge to create 120,000 so-called “wrapped” ethereum tokens for themselves. (Wrappe
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More than $320M stolen in latest crypto hack(cnbc.com)
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Here are the results that caused this: - Earnings per share: $3.67 vs $3.84 expected - Revenue: $33.67 billion vs $33.4 billion expected Facebook also missed estimates with user numbers. - Daily Active Users (DAUs): 1.93 billio
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This is commonly referred to as Yerkes-Dodson Law [1]. This is typically where one's performance, whilst performing a task and being watched while doing said task, will result in decreased output compared to if the individual was not b
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by gzer0 5y ago
I used to type “reddit” after my searches to look for genuine and real reviews, but even that is now being gamed. Advertisers and shady affiliate marketing schemes have caught on and nearly every search result I try is now filled with junk,
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by gzer0 5y ago
Brilliant!
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I find it the situation with Firefox and Google rather dire; Firefox seems to only be alive at this point because they receive annually $450 million USD from Google [1]. What happens when these payments disappears? Firefox is most definite
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by gzer0 5y ago
You are not legally required to provide your SSN to businesses or other entities, however, their policies may impact whether they choose to work with you. So unfortunately... they will decline to do business with you if you decline to provi
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by gzer0 5y ago
For the vast majority of humans, these salaries are simply not obtainable, at all. These kind of reports are great for one thing- wishful thinking. To assume that everyone is making or will make the top 0.1% of the top 1% in salaried income
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by gzer0 5y ago
The bypass paywalls extension might help! It's great for WSJ, economist, and many others. Helps to bypass some of the more common websites at least. https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
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The issue is the sheer number of fradulent and stuffed credentials people have begun using, and applying, en masse to job positions. To be clear, I dislike the current way interviewing is, but do you have a better solution to screen out 7,0
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Is there any reason why the press release thumbnail is a picture of a Fortnite lobby? This has gotten to the point where it transcends even the most bat-shit insane people; this has to be an elaborate troll or they are delusional.
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I find it cumbersome. I have a custom domain on iCloud and it's terrible for checking the mail from web browser (which I need to do whilst at work). Not only that. the 2FA requirement is particularly bad. You cannot use 2FA apps (such
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For some reason, I find it much easier to remember to visit Cloudflare blogs, solely due to the fact the URL is blog.cloudflare.com and most of the good content is located there. It might be worthwhile for the Gitlab community team to consi
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Impressive speed, John. And a hello to the Gitlab #hn-mentions slack channel.
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In the research industry, it is well established for anyone wanting to publish or utilize / include another's research in their own, to contact the source author and receive explicit permission to do so. More often than not, they
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I went to medical school for 2 years; I didn't like it. I resigned at the end of 2nd year. I got an MS. in comp sci about 6 months later (online, but accredited university). Got a few rounds of FAANG interviews, and eventually 2 offers

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