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by phaus 13y ago
They also spend tons of money developing more conventional weapons that are decades behind the rest of the 3rd-world arms market. >I was under the impression that the attraction of nuclear weapons is that they can help reduce total defen
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by phaus 13y ago
How many people would have been interested in a digital currency when it was worthless and not accepted as a form of payment anywhere? Perhaps the general population won't be interested, but techies are often willing to play around wit
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by phaus 13y ago
I get that you need to learn how to break software as a major part of the learning process. I also understand that a broken system often can't be fixed, and that if your system breaks you might have to start from scratch. But does one
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by phaus 13y ago
>Do not let users use your product until it's been vetted. Its OK to let them use it so you can have a large user-base to test with, you just need to explain to them that it isn't proven secure. As in, explicitly tell them that
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by phaus 13y ago
Do you doubt the physical condition of North Korea's military? There was a picture floating around on the internet. It was an old photo from a meeting between the US and both Koreas. There were three Soldiers in the photograph. There w
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by phaus 13y ago
>Un seems to be pretty bold. What it remains to be seen is if he is also wise. Having people executed when you are a dictator isn't really bold. He had his aunt's (Another major source of power in NK) blessing. If he hadn'
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by phaus 13y ago
When he first took power, he had a General executed via Mortar Squad. Allegedly he told his men he wanted every trace of his existence to be erased. That's one way to do it. The General had allegedly been "Drinking and carousing&q
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by phaus 13y ago
The contest was stupid and shady, but they did explicitly state the rules. Its not really fair to accuse them of wrongdoing if they don't give this guy $200,000. If I were in charge of telegram, I'd pay the guy the whole amount, b
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by phaus 13y ago
The problem is, people who know better told them they were in over their heads and gave them some constructive criticism. Sure moxie can sound condescending, but he was right about telegram. Telegram's response was basically, "LOL
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by phaus 13y ago
Ah, that makes more sense then them not knowing what a replay is. Their writing is good enough that I didn't notice they weren't from an English speaking country.
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by phaus 13y ago
Is it not obvious that resources are finite? Is it not also obvious that given some agreed upon voluntary form of population control, there would be enough for everyone if the entire planet made adopting a global minimum standard of living
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by phaus 13y ago
Clearly the fact that I incorrectly capitalized the first letter of someone's pretend internet name is an accurate way to assess my character. I honestly don't know how I will go on.
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by phaus 13y ago
IMO, because its either intentionally misleading or painfully uninformed, the fact that its info that came directly from the horse's mouth isn't a very good reason to up-vote.
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by phaus 13y ago
I think that most people realized this upon reading your other comment. You are either entirely unfamiliar with cryptography or you misunderstand a great deal of what you think you do know.
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by phaus 13y ago
A large number of people who know what they are talking about have stated to you in the clearest terms possible that when it comes to cryptography and security systems, it is appropriate to place the burden of proof on the creators. It isn&
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by phaus 13y ago
>After playing around with syllables, he came up with "dymaxion" as a good brand name that fit the way Fuller talked. I wonder if the word smith facetiously chose this word because it sounds really stupid. After all, the way th
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by phaus 13y ago
>He was a visionary who saw much earlier than most that our planet has finite resources that should be used wisely, and that, through appropriate engineering, we have the ability to provide a good quality of life for everyone on earth if
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by phaus 13y ago
When Telegram showed their product on HN a few days ago, they were given constructive criticism and asked to justify the way they implemented their system. They responded by bragging about how many mathematics PHDs worked on the product. No
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by phaus 13y ago
Well, you just made it painfully clear that at least one member of your team doesn't understand what a replay is. In light of that, why would anyone in their right mind use a security product your organization developed?
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by phaus 13y ago
>With respect, I think you are drinking too much of the cool-aid. With respect, anyone that has ever said "its not an idea, its an opportunity" shouldn't be accusing others of "drinking too much of the cool aid."
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by phaus 13y ago
Dell does sell computers with Linux pre-installed. Personally, I'd love to one of their developer ultrabooks, but they are still subject to having things break after an upgrade.
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by phaus 13y ago
The judge in his case ruled at one point that he was being illegally mistreated. What I find outrageous about that is that they only cut a small fraction of the time he had already served off of his sentence as a result. In America, such se
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by phaus 13y ago
The Weev actually is a criminal, it just so happens that the act that finally sent him to prison shouldn't have. Personally, I'd argue that anyone who tries to incite people to rape women has crossed the boundary between simply be
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by phaus 13y ago
The reason we haven't had the year of the Linux desktop is entirely due to the fact Linux has never been ready to be a desktop operating system for the masses. I love Linux. I use it on my primary laptop, but it still sucks for non-tec
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by phaus 13y ago
Jonny Long gave some amazing talks at security conferences. He also wrote Google Hacking, and No Tech Hacking, which are equally amazing. When he was at the top of his game, he rediscovered his religion and moved to Africa to start Hackers
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by phaus 13y ago
I agree with all of your suggestions, but I think a more pressing issue in the world of journalism is getting rid of the political agendas. Though some of the bias might be naturally eliminated as the quality of journalists is improved.
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by phaus 13y ago
I'm not sure anyone wants to pay journalists what a world-class cryptographer makes.
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by phaus 13y ago
I agree with most of the advice posted here. Making a living from online poker is extremely difficult in the current environment. However, it is possible that the environment could change in the future in a way that makes it easier. Right n
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by phaus 13y ago
Fair enough. Could you perhaps link to some of the reviews that you found?
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by phaus 13y ago
Positive book reviews have little to do with accuracy. The overwhelming majority of people that are reading the book have no way of knowing what the truth is.

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