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by jasonjei 11y ago
I think the point is that no additional software/hardware error is added on top of the human error. Human error + software/hardware error should come as close as possible to an operation using human hands (only human error). Ideal
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by jasonjei 11y ago
Agreed. Trusting VPNs to be totally secure, especially on a big organization like a hospital, seems insane. At the surgery level, you want to make sure the malware infected laptop or some open wireless access point doesn't come up wit
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by jasonjei 11y ago
> I'm afraid I don't see the connection between the decision not to implement encryption and the presence of death causing defects. That's fine. Everyone is entitled to his/her opinion. I view the failure to implemen
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by jasonjei 11y ago
No, did I imply so? Just saying that I have very little confidence in the bot. I'm saying the intrinsic security flaw of the robot allows me to believe there are more serious defects. These do not need to be security related. The test
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by jasonjei 11y ago
You are right, but I'm alluding to the intrinsic security flaw of the robot. What other flaws could exist? They need not be security related.
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by jasonjei 11y ago
I guess my confidence in the telerobot is lowered by the fact that the protocol doesn't ensure authenticity of surgery instructions. It leads me to believe what other flaws (including those outside the scope of security) exist. Hopeful
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by jasonjei 11y ago
It's funny, because while I remember I was forced to implement one back in my CS days, I questioned the point and practicality of it (as I did with other things like in the OS class). But I am thankful now for having been put through t
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I already do the other! ;) Those hills are rough. But drivers in both cities still suck. The image of a cyclist being thrown into the air 10 feet on Folsom and 15th still sticks in my memory. I later learned he died. Never ever take the roa
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by jasonjei 12y ago
SF is only 7x7 miles. Completely walkable if you have good, strong hips for those 42 or so hills ;) And when you've decided to stop walking, make your way to House of Prime Rib for a hearty meal and 2000 calories...
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Sometimes when I'm stuck on a bug, I just go on a ride on my motorcycle. I'd be too afraid to ride a motorcycle in New York (lane splitting actually saves lives, and this is prohibited in NYS), but I do this around SF, Marin, and
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Agreed! So was Facebook--it was just another MySpace clone. Or Google--another search engine. Sometimes the best ideas are seemingly stupid and pointless. I think the name is tongue-in-cheek because "stupid things" tend to become
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I agree--It's truly difficult to buy a bike online. Things like seat height, comfort, handlebar, gears, etc. cannot be easily assessed just by online materials. You cannot adequately assess a product without doing a test ride. While I
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I agree with the above post--I can't even count all the times I've seen people bring in a corporate laptop (complete with an asset tag and call if lost sticker--that's just begging for theft attention) at a public coffee hous
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Cisco AnyConnect, while a commercial implementation, is incredibly hard to filter by firewalls (including those in China) because it works over HTTPS (and very few people/countries outright block HTTPS), while IPSec is fairly detectabl
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Is it NC State? I found the instruction there excellent--at least for theory classes like Automata, Decision And Complexity Theory as well as Data Structures. They offer a real distance education that is run just like an in-person class,
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I liked this passage: I found this transformation both puzzling and intriguing because Chinese food became popular among Americans during an era of pervasive anti-Chinese sentiment. Similarly Mexican food is very popular in a period of an
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by jasonjei 12y ago
It seems to be a software limitation. On an iPhone, if you try to download a movie from the iTunes app, you'll be prompted to switch to wifi--the download won't proceed. It isn't tied to carrier, I think, but at the iOS level
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Even better, the rules will apply to wireless and wired broadband in the same way, so you don’t have to worry that your phone switching from Wi-Fi to a 4G network will suddenly cause apps not to work or websites to become inaccessible. Lot
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Having lived both in Phoenix and Tucson, I can say for sure state politicians will be in no hurry to protect the Grand Canyon. Sen. McCain wanted to dig up the canyon for resources. The argument will be "job creation," and anyon
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I don't think I said Blue Bottle was unwelcoming. I just think it will be hard for them to scale like Starbucks without becoming Starbucks. Philz has a formula that is different from Starbucks but just might take massive market share
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Yeah--I think it'll be hard for third-wave coffee shops to scale. The last number I heard about Blue Bottle was that they were making about $20M. That's a drop in the bucket compared to Starbucks' $15B, and Blue Bottle is v
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I was just being blunt about the caloric intake :) Starbucks and Philz probably won't advertise their calories. In fact, the barista that I attempted to prod for calorie count pointed to his belly and exclaimed jokingly, "Do I l
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Definitely HN newsworthy, especially since YC has backed coffee startups. I personally think Philz is going to give third-wave coffee a run for their money. Definitely as approachable as Starbucks and easily replicable. The problem with thi
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I just find it hard to believe a bank can be absolved of any liability since fraud can still happen electronically, just like signatures are forged. Most Internet users aren't savvy enough to look for SSL or legit looking URLs. There&#
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by jasonjei 12y ago
This is a fantastic write-up. Would like to add that some South Asians also do not have last names (that would totally break US systems--wonder what those guys do if they take up American citizenship, like get a last name? Form-generated le
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I'm reminded of being unable to schedule Genius Bar appointments because my last name was a banned name. Given my Cantonese romanization, Jason Hung was apparently denied AppleCare support from geniuses. (I do understand why'd the
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by jasonjei 12y ago
I hope the FCC has the balls to say, "So sue me."
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by jasonjei 12y ago
> What world are you living on? Before asking OP what world OP is living on, perhaps you should ask that of yourself before trolling others. This isn't reddit or Slashdot. I would beg to differ that things getting worse. I would muc
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Goodness! I didn't even know there were enough lines to have a fairly complete grammar and tokens. Honestly, this would have been perfect and a better assignment to give in a Compilers course instead of asking students to build some C-
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by jasonjei 12y ago
Are there any security risks? Aside from air safety risks? I just wonder if body scanning/x-ray/metal detector is required for this sort of thing.

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