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Sun Microsystems the Spy Java Commercial[video](youtube.com)
1 points by phantom_oracle 5y ago|0 comments
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by phantom_oracle 5y ago
I checked this thread and the first thing I searched for was nim-lang[1]. Looks like nobody mentioned it yet. Nim/Nim-lang makes it much easier to write Pythonic code. Minus all the complex things that only smart(er) programmers get(li
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Mobilizon: Open-source Federated alternative for event hosting(joinmobilizon.org)
1 points by phantom_oracle 5y ago|0 comments
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by phantom_oracle 5y ago
Micro-managing your life to this extent is probably why all dystopian books/movies involve some well-meaning technical person who thinks we should be doing XYZ to prolong our lives. While these things may (anecdotally) prolong your lif
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Ask HN: What content license do you use on your blog?
5 points by phantom_oracle 5y ago|1 comments
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FlightGear: Open-Source Flight Simulator(flightgear.org)
3 points by phantom_oracle 5y ago|0 comments
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
I almost fell for this one! The hacker in me keeps thinking that if this became a thing, it would be titled: the Stack Overflow tax and rather than pay for the service, many people would feel fleeced by it and it would sprout many technique
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Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard(fxtec.com)
426 points by phantom_oracle 6y ago|349 comments
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
There's a long Wikipedia article that covers this topic entirely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Some strange observations for me from the article: - There's 200M people in the world born
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
> With the economy increasingly back on its feet, some price pressures are likely to emerge, How? The article is short on substance about how a 'reopening' could lead to more inflation. Is it more people going out and spending
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
For all those thinking that this is some type of large-scale conspiracy by different entities, consider the following: - Google automates everything and adds its 'AI' to it - Even 10K reviews in such a short space of time will tri
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
Anecdotally, the .tk domain is a great idea in principle for giving so many people the opportunity to have their very own namespace for free. But like so many free things, bad actors(spammers, et. al) ruin it for the rest of us.
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
These support jobs are grueling. The pay isn't too great and you are sometimes required to know many years of accumulated sysadmin knowledge for the price of entry-level salaries. Also, foreign tech support, typically Eastern European.
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
One would think that banks, who are the prime target for every person that "wants to hack", would be leading the way in terms of bug bounty programs and benefiting from smart people finding gaping holes in their systems. This bank
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
> It reminds me of breaking into spontaneous applause for our courageous health workers instead of funding them properly so they can do their jobs. > If not, this is all about making you feel better,... These 2 statements here reflec
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
The title is misleading and covers more than just "Windows exports". I hope HN is not developing a propaganda problem like every other news/social site.
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
This will make the rounds because it has appeared on a large news agency and will be amplified louder than Joe Blog could do on his/her own, but this isn't a novel or shocking news. You don't need to look very far to see how
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XSS DOM bug found in 'Login with Facebook' worth $20K(vinothkumar.me)
2 points by phantom_oracle 6y ago|0 comments
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by phantom_oracle 6y ago
These articles don't address the critical aspect of WHY. Why are these conspiracy theories about 5G being spread? If the why involves geopolitics and economics, you just have to look at who has the most to lose from this, factoring in
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
If this is targeting carriers then the only way around it is to not carry a mobile surveillance device anymore. Based on past incidents by 3-letter agencies using it to stalk ex-lovers[1], nobody should want this kind of surveillance at all
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
For those looking to wean yourself off the negative news cycle, switch your consumption from the main news to the fluff content about TV and celebrities. As you slowly become indifferent to which celebrity farted on which day, it becomes ea
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Companies that do Whiteboard tests(they.whiteboarded.me)
2 points by phantom_oracle 7y ago|0 comments
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How DNS Works(howdns.works)
2 points by phantom_oracle 7y ago|1 comments
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
CF appears to be looking at the UA-agent and deciding to block based on that. I'm guessing it's very basic checking because deep browser-fingerprinting is supposed to against the law in some countries (I stand to correction on thi
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FBI Says State Actors Hacked US Govt Network with Pulse VPN Flaw(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by phantom_oracle 7y ago|0 comments
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
The odd thing about SMS 2FA is the amount of critical services that rely on it as the only method of extra protection. You want your: bank, utility provider, entity-that-has-lots-of-personal-data-on-you to offer other secure options. This m
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
I mentioned in my last comment about this being outright corruption by the Americans involved. Now it is time to mention the 1 positive that the USA has that other countries(visibly) don't: > The willingness and ability to sue as a
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
As difficult as it will be for Americans to accept, this whole scenario: - ICANN lifting price-caps on .org - Connection between private equity firm and owners of .org - Sale of the .org to private equity firm Reeks of corruption. It made m
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by phantom_oracle 7y ago
There's a bittersweet irony with this story. They were recently pushing ads claiming that "Ain't no hacker can steal your online life. (If you use VPN)." The ad has since been deleted :D
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Butterfly: Convertible Airplane Seats(paperclipdesign.hk)
1 points by phantom_oracle 7y ago|0 comments

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