mcotton

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   by mcotton 15y ago

   There are several tools you can use for 'hacking' your site. In my logs I see 1000's of requests 'fuzzing' my server looking for known URLs with vulnerable versions. I haven't kept up with the tools, but I would look at metasploit to get
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   This hasn't been a problem for me. Their datastore is very fast if you take the time read about it. The documentation is great: http://code.google.com/appengine The project you are working on should determine the technology stack, for m
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   I (and lots of others) use the same 6 digit, lowercase, dictionary-based word. Something like 'monkey' or 'password'
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   I love it. I am only using the Django templates (included by google). It is a great platform and even better if you don't want to be a sys admin. There have been a couple threads on here about the good and bad of the platform. I have on
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   I have been trying applying for jobs in a very targeted way. I have been doing personalized introductions to screencasts or sending links to things they've specifically asked for. It hasn't payed off yet, but I believe it is the correct p
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   Peepcode has a great screencast. It is a little dated but you can follow along using older versions of node. This is a good place to start. I am starting to do my own 5-minute screencasts. http://mcottondesign3.appspot.com/blog/screenca
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   I programmed embedded controllers and interfaces for home automation. It is fun and challenging to integrate lights, security, iPHones, pool heaters, pet doors, disco balls together. It sucks because the it is so closely tied to the const
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   by mcotton 15y ago

   I am running my phone processing/tracking app on EC2 so it's been up and down all morning. The fall back also has some dependencies on S3 so it has been a bad day.
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   by mcotton 16y ago

   +1 for little snitch Its shocking to see how many apps make silent connections.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    The official name of Node is "Node". The unofficial name is "Node.js" to disambiguate it from other nodes. https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/FAQ
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    If there is a problem and they need us to spend time looking into it, there is a charge for that time. If it is a problem with my workmanship than we will waive the charge. If they insisted on a language/framework/product/etc and that is t
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    We are trying to find the balance between selling on-going support contracts vs doing as needed support later. It looks like ~90% of our customers don't believe they will need to support the technology later and choose not to pre-purchase
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    I love the command line because I started at a unix hosting company. It is important to be able to work effectively on remote systems. I can't think of very many production servers that have the option of plugging a monitor and keyboard i
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    that sounds like a good workflow, thanks for the comment
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    There is a startup weekend on the 25th - 27th. I will be driving up from San Antonio for it. Check it out at austin.startupweekend.org
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    We have been running one of our critical services with node for a couple months now without any problems. It has been excellent to work with and I'm going to do more with it.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    cheap wine?
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    Thanks for sharing. These might be useful to contribute to underscore.js (or similar project)
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    My boss does everything Visio. It imports and exports to CAD so we can communicate with the rest of the world. It might be worth looking into.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    This is a cool idea. This is a very common feature in security camera DVRs and people love the idea once they understand it. Good job.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    It is interesting that no one is afraid of flying or terrorism. That must mean the TSA's pornoscaners are working
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    At my first serious job, I wrote part of the interface for an embedded product. Because we were a tiny company I helped assemble, shrink wrap and finally ship them. My Aha moment was when they finally left the warehouse and that real peop
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    My current goal for FU money is ~$2 million. That isn't enough to retire, but that's not what I want. I want $1 million for some angle investing in a project with friends and the rest to make sure my family has food.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    I love the idea of unladenfollow.com
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    How are you tracking the Cydia freeloaders? This has been a concern of mine and I'm not sure what the best way to deal with it
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    This looks great. It looks like you are using google app engine, maybe a future post about how well it is working out for you.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    I would laugh and forget about it. If they are going to really come after you, they will give you plenty of additional chances to comply.
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    Israel?
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    by mcotton 16y ago

    It seems like something new to check for on your DB heavy pages. You could ignore requests with that header if your servers can't handle the additional traffic.
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    by mcotton 17y ago

    I love hearing the why behind decisions other developers make. I wonder what others in the app store are doing.