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by kbart 10y ago
Cryptography benefits mostly from huge computing resources we have today and fundamental advances (math). Current crypto algorithms were impossible/impractical with hardware from just few decades ago. Yet we still suck at designing cry
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by kbart 10y ago
"if you couldn't justify something being designed a certain way de novo, why be content with the existing design!?" Please, no. Don't convert system programming/engineering to the mess that is web development toda
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by kbart 10y ago
I don't get it. If everyone (including police) knows that these bikes are stolen, why can't they arrest people that operate such "shops"? Or is property (bike) theft somewhat legal in US? Also, if somebody stole my bike
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by kbart 10y ago
Exactly the same for me. Every time I wanted to use Twitter I ended up confused by all that mess and closed it. Is it so hard to add tools (filters, permissions etc.) for more advanced users to create the experience they want? Twitter mak
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by kbart 10y ago
Independent thinkers, open-minded people were always enemy of the state. Alcohol hampers your thought process and numbs you, but you can still labor the next day. Cannabis, mushrooms, LSD, on the other hand, broadens one's perspective
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by kbart 10y ago
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.etaksi.andr... But it's local, only useful to few towns in Lithuania. Still worth taking a look at to see how simple and functional app should be done.
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by kbart 10y ago
Don't forget that they compete against traditional taxis too. For example, in my town pretty much anyone can buy a taxi license even with a single car, get a tablet with SIM card to receive orders, pay some amount to centralized call c
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by kbart 10y ago
Same here. In my town people still feel somewhat more advanced and 'cool' calling Uber instead of taxi. Funny thing is, that most of them are left wing 'justice warrior'/hipster type. I chuckle every time I see this
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by kbart 10y ago
If by that you mean to simply add display on top of a cash register and pinpad, then yes, RPi will do just fine. However, if you want to manage payments as well, you must conform to PCI standard and get certified which is lengthy and costly
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by kbart 10y ago
PCI[0] compliance might be a problem if you want to accept payment cards. Also, getting banks to recognize you as a payment processor is PITA (disclaimer: I work in POS development). 0. https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/
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by kbart 10y ago
Shipping is 15€ in EU, so still more expensive than Pi itself. It's a shame that they overprice shipping so much, it shouldn't cost more than few € (according to other similar size items I order from Internet on regular basis).
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by kbart 10y ago
Probably you have already (mis)clicked (down)vote button on this comment before. It's easy to do accidentally, especially on touchscreen.
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by kbart 10y ago
While slightly different laws may apply, it clearly shows the attitude of UK's officials.
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by kbart 10y ago
"Nothing about expelling current ones. " Don't be so sure about that: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/26/grandmother-...
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by kbart 10y ago
"Does spain still have a global empire spanning half the globe?" There were no eternal empires throughout the history and probably will never be. Current world dominating countries are still in infancy compared to some empires o
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by kbart 10y ago
In Web development maybe. But I've seen very few programmers in deeper areas (backend, system engineers etc.) without some kind of formal CS education.
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by kbart 10y ago
15 to 25km/hr is a running speed of human, probably you meant 15 to 25 km/s here (actually, some meteorites hit atmosphere >70km/s). Seems like they decelerate pretty fast after that[0]: "At some point, usually betwe
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by kbart 10y ago
If such technique would be as accurate as their DCMA take-down notices, I wouldn't be surprised in resulting subverted Linux installations and whatnot.
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by kbart 10y ago
Video files are purposely made to work even with some data blocks missing. It's the feature that enables video streaming. Valid header is usually enough for video player to at least try to play a file.
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by kbart 10y ago
It can use buffer overflow (which is often easier than it looks in a large codebase written with memory unsafe languages) to execute arbitrary code. Modern OS have protections from such attack vectors, but they are not sufficient enough and
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by kbart 10y ago
I was talking about the article itself. I don't usually read comments bar selected few sites (HN included), because there are always trolls and haters. It's not the article's fault that we have such dire situation on the wh
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by kbart 10y ago
She has cheated in public event and took 2nd place, so yes, due to respect for other participants, it's alright cheating fact to be made public.
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by kbart 10y ago
Maybe it's only me, but I don't see any "shame-fest" here. The article is facts based and points to concrete wrongdoings, not simply taking some moral stand. "what is ultimately a relatively trivial, presumably non
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by kbart 10y ago
"programming is one of the most entertaining thing that exists." Yes, I totally agree. But doing it 40 hours a week is enough for me and after 5pm I want to do other things as well.
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by kbart 10y ago
If most recruiters are in a bubble like the author of this article, no wonder they can't find any talents.
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by kbart 10y ago
Actually, as a security and privacy advocate, I'm proud that you will get exactly 0 results (not counting person of the same name) entering my real name to Google search and I'm actively keeping it that way.
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by kbart 10y ago
Probably that's how "there is huge programmers shortage!" myth starts. I don't use LinkedIn and will never use it as any other products that rely on dark patterns and disrespect for privacy. Problems with OSS I've w
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by kbart 10y ago
Exactly. I currently work in financial sector and if my employer found out that I post code to GitHub, I would get fired instantly. Also, I don't like doing for-free programming during my spare time -- I have more in life than crunchin
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by kbart 10y ago
I'm not the original poster, but starting with bare MCU might be too tricky at first. A better approach imho would be to get some of many available kits (i.e. Beaglebone) and try to make it live from scratch: don't use prepared bo
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by kbart 10y ago
Yet it happened the day after his speech[0]. A fertile ground for various conspiracies. 0. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/21...

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