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by nbadg 11y ago
I would be ecstatic if Bandit integrated with Code Climate. But wait, there's more! 18F is discussing pushing for exactly that. [1] There's also a sorta-recent call on Twitter to figure out interest. [2] Speak up if you think it w
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Show HN: Smartyparse: python build/parse library for self-describing formats(github.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
I'm the dev behind this, happy to answer questions. Also, oops, forgot to mark it as Show HN.
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Smartyparse: dynamic object-oriented binary packing and unpacking in python(github.com)
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The technical origins of “death algorithms” in self-driving cars(medium.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
This is maybe a discussion we should be having elsewhere, but for lack of a dedicated thread somewhere, and because I think it's interesting, I suppose we might as well keep going on the tangent. Moving forward though, is there anywher
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by nbadg 11y ago
> Trusting someone to encrypt your data for you when you give them your data is essentially the same thing as giving them access to the unencrypted data. Absolutely agreed, which is precisely why it's so important to be end-to-end,
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by nbadg 11y ago
I agree that preventing node-locking is a critical step in being able to make data decisions. I'm on a bit of a personal crusade against lock-in, actually, but I'd argue that's different from the kind of autonomy (probably be
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by nbadg 11y ago
I'm sorry, but this is profoundly naive. If the name "Richard Stallman" weren't attached to it, you wouldn't have watched this video. The world doesn't have time for everyone to deploy their own server. I mean,
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Ethyr: no-bullshit encrypted email, now on IndieGoGo(indiegogo.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
I'm also the author of the protocol; happy to answer any questions here.
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Muse protocol: crypto-enforced data ownership on untrused third-party servers(github.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
Relevant links: Tech primer -- https://github.com/Muterra/doc-muse/blob/master/readme.md Whitepaper -- https://github.com/Muterra/doc-muse/blob/master/whitepaper.m...
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Tech stack for Muse: open, encrypted social protocol [1:47](youtube.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
I'm not familiar enough with the innards of other languages to make any definitive comments on it, but I will say that the challenge is in combining a high-level language with late-binding closures with memoization. I'm not aware
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by nbadg 11y ago
Are you referring persistence of mutable default args? Which then potentially leads to bugs when you treat it as a new variable on each function call? This is intentional behavior. It's the result of one-time evaluation of default args
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FAA drone registry will make registrant name, address, number public information(forbes.com)
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Muse: encrypted, decentralization-compatible social protocol(github.com)
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by nbadg 11y ago
I think taking this sentiment to its conclusion is a bit more of a drastic change than that. It would mean the end of the web, not a return to its beginnings. You wouldn't be dealing with marked-up text, you'd be dealing with bi
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by nbadg 11y ago
That really depends on your perspective. I personally think that using wealth as a proxy for... well, really for anything other than wealth, but in this context risk assessment capability and fiscal planning ability, is terrible public poli
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by nbadg 11y ago
I agree with your reasoning totally. We don't put a cap on how much you can spend in the lottery. Why should we have a cap on something with better odds?
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by nbadg 11y ago
The distinction between "useful" and "unusually useful" for criminal purposes is a very important one. It might be worth highlighting more explicitly in the article, since it sounds like you may be the author. > &quot
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by nbadg 11y ago
This is a really interesting article, and it's nice to see a lengthy discussion of treating sites like Reddit, Facebook, etc as a kind of digital nation-state. But one point in particular bothered me (and perhaps I'm misreading it
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by nbadg 11y ago
If the anchor has its handles visible, you can also alt+click+drag one handle to automatically convert it to a split anchor / cusp / whatever the cool kids are calling it.
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by nbadg 11y ago
It's been several years since I've been active in anything resembling this space (I did my master's in a biorobotics lab and was 50/50 between biomedical and mechanical), so take this with a grain of salt. However, as aw
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by nbadg 11y ago
Agreed 100% that this is someone looking for a problem to fit their solution. All you need for decentralized identity is a (collection of) public key(s) that can be referenced and cryptographic enforcement of authenticity+integrity. Althoug
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by nbadg 11y ago
As a disclaimer, I'm working on a competing(ish) protocol called Muse.[1] Unfortunately the documentation for the federated social projects I'm aware of is always severely lacking (believe me, my own included). It makes some key p
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by nbadg 11y ago
The craigslist strategy is really smart. Email has way better response rates than, say, facebook, and it seems like a solid way to get past the initial "spread beyond your immediate social network" problem. That said though, it do
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by nbadg 11y ago
> Suggesting people in Black suits need to show up when But that's exactly what I'm trying to say. I was responding to: > What would you do if someone held a gun to your head and ordered you to either give them a backdoor, g
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by nbadg 11y ago
I don't buy framing that as a purely political issue; it's exceptionally rare that anything fits so neatly into a box like that. Furthermore, boiling down the deprecation of the original Skype protocol at the hands of post-acquisi

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