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by jhchen 15y ago
In general the offer seems low compared to offers I have seen though perhaps they are expecting you to counter. Good engineers are incredibly scarce in the valley and if you are good, you will almost certainly get a strictly better deal fro
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by jhchen 16y ago
Code is now on Github: https://github.com/jhchen/Search-Engine-Blacklist . I'll be working on implementing the changes you all have suggested but feel free to message me if you want to join in!
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by jhchen 16y ago
Thanks I'll be adding it to Github later today as soon as the code is in presentable form ;)
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Show HN: Google search blacklist
119 points by jhchen 16y ago|29 comments
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by jhchen 16y ago
If this gets upvoted enough I will build a browser plugin that does this.
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by jhchen 16y ago
But you're talking about defending against brute force attacks? Salting's strength is in defending against rainbow tables. It seems the best policy at this point is to use both as they defend against different things and are not mutually ex
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by jhchen 16y ago
In Gawker's case this is exactly right. The database AND the source code was accessed so the config file defense would not have worked.
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by jhchen 16y ago
One concern is if neighboring states differed too much there would be incentive to exploit the system. We already see issues with purchasing cigarettes in low tax states and smuggling and selling them in higher tax states. States would effe
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by jhchen 16y ago
What about living in a country that took the "wrong" approach?
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by jhchen 16y ago
The good news is there's plenty of good choices. There are many that do the job well enough that preference in the end is either personal or just what we happened to have the most experience with. Redmine, JIRA, Bugzilla and Trac are just a
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by jhchen 16y ago
Is there a way I can just waive my ability to sue? I would love to know my weaknesses in the eyes of others.
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by jhchen 16y ago
I don't think the point is risking life is bad in all cases. It depends on the possible gain. A simple example is a lot of people consider freedom something worth dying for. But what is the gain here of climbing Everest after it has been cl