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Biggest Scam Ever?(money.cnn.com)
3 points by jburwell 11y ago|0 comments
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by jburwell 11y ago
Switching banks is complete PIA. However, services like Mint could eventually make it much easier to do. Today, they aggregate and analyze data across multiple across multiple accounts. As they start get into executing transactions, it w
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by jburwell 11y ago
While it looks odd in a technology context, for investors it makes sense because Google is listed officially listed as Alphabet. Therefore, the association between the two concerns is useful for less technically savvy business and investme
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by jburwell 11y ago
%s/MySQL/PostgreSQL/ and I violently agree with this article.
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by jburwell 11y ago
There are good points to consider on this site. However, I can find individual(s) taking credit for it. It's fine to be critical of something, but that criticism loses credibility when the critics do not clearly identify themselves.
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by jburwell 11y ago
The level of sheer awesome here cannot be expressed in written words.
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by jburwell 11y ago
He violated the Zimbabwean anti-poaching laws by killing a protected animal. Extradite him and let him rot in one of their prisons.
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by jburwell 11y ago
To be clear, I think this guy is complete scum, and he should go immediately to jail. That being said, I think Yelp should removes reviews of a business from people who have clearly never used the business' services. The purpose of
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Delta Plans to Radically Change Their Frequent Flyer Program(nbcnews.com)
1 points by jburwell 11y ago|0 comments
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Frontline: American Terrorist – The Impotence of Dragnet Surveillance(pbs.org)
1 points by jburwell 11y ago|0 comments
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by jburwell 11y ago
Docker is a fully supported on SmartOS -> https://wiki.smartos.org/display/DOC/LX+Branded+Zones
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by jburwell 11y ago
SmartOS has been using this exact approach for years [1]. All be it with a more robust, secure, and battle hardened container implementation (Solaris Zones), file system (ZFS), and network virtualization layer (Crossbow) plus all of the in
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by jburwell 12y ago
So, the price to register a .suck domain suck. Seems strangely consistent ...
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AT&T Threatens to Sue FCC Over Net Neutrality(money.cnn.com)
3 points by jburwell 12y ago|0 comments
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Verizon Nears “the end” of FiOS Builds(arstechnica.com)
5 points by jburwell 12y ago|1 comments
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by jburwell 12y ago
The use of flash bangs by law enforcement is horrifying. These tools were design for to support direct action missions by special operations forces, and are, essentially, burning thermite [1] (e.g. able to melt through an engine block). T
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by jburwell 12y ago
I would also add a screencast or two demonstrating the workflow(s) it supports as well.
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Want to have your server pwned? Easy: Run PHP(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by jburwell 12y ago|0 comments
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by jburwell 12y ago
I wonder if they are building Spartan atop .NET or as native. Given that they are in the process of open sourcing the whole .NET shebang, it would be an interesting indication of the internal value being placed on .NET going forward.
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by jburwell 12y ago
This appears to be further development of the novel nuclear reactor approach described by Charles Chase at Solve in 2013 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAsRFVbcyUY . The video provides a basic overview of fusion reactor
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by jburwell 12y ago
The government does not have a right to wiretap, and citizens are not obligated to make their property searchable by the government. The ease with which the government has been able to wiretap and search computers was a side effect of tech
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by jburwell 12y ago
To echo some sentiments already voiced, open sourcing a product is about more than simply publishing your source to Github. It is about building a community around that source code to evolve the product. Contributions can take many forms s
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by jburwell 12y ago
I can't believe I am actually saying this -- "Go Microsoft!". For once, they are on the right side.
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by jburwell 12y ago
Admittedly, haven't read the article, but ... really? Given the saturation of Twitter into the public consciousness (heck, my local news anchor/beat reporter incessantly pimps their Twitter handle), I find it hard to believe that
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by jburwell 12y ago
There are few issues with this approach. First, many security regulations require deterministic capture of audit-oriented log events (e.g. login failure/success, invalid access attempts, etc). Typically, you are required to provide a
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by jburwell 12y ago
This attitude is breeding the jerks and a holes in this industry. It is far too common to encounter teams and communities where in professionalism is accepted on a sliding scale of "accomplishment". If you accept this type of d
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by jburwell 12y ago
Heartbleed had nothing to do with certs themselves, but instead, with how OpenSSL implemented an aspect of connection negotiation. Hence, the issue was isolated to OpenSSL not other SSL implementations or the SSL/TLS standards themsel
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by jburwell 12y ago
I have used them in the past with no issues for personal sites. What are your concerns? In many aspects, a cert either "works" or it doesn't (in most cases, a SSL trusts the cert without warning). Generate a private and CS
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by jburwell 12y ago
A well-executed and beautiful site, but it would be nice to have Xeon options for the professional builds.
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by jburwell 12y ago
You clearly do not understand physical and mental capacity required to complete BUD/S and SQT nor have you ever meet a current or former Tier 1 operator. Navy SEALs are not only some of the most physically talent people on Earth, but

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