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by pilom 15y ago
This code is useless to consumers. It doesn't give you access to the markets, it just an attempt to make other exchanges use the same tech to make it easier for quants to code to any exchange.
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by pilom 15y ago
TBA location doesn't help me much at all. What city will it be in, lets start there?
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by pilom 15y ago
The answer is use other techniques to block spam bots. Honeypot fields (user invisible fields, bots assume to fill in all fields in the source regardless of if those fields are rendered for a user) and timing data entry (no human can fill i
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by pilom 15y ago
I feel in that case, a honeypot field is a better technique. It has approximately the same spam-rejection rate and doesn't hinder your real human users.
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by pilom 15y ago
no that sounds about right. When you start consulting the recommended advice is triple your hourly rate. 1x to pay you, 2x to cover your benefits, and 3x to cover downtime between projects and when projects overrun. Consulting companies usu
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by pilom 15y ago
There is a difference between transistors and gates. FPGA's implement gates (i.e. "and", "or", "xor", "not", but really they're all only nand). Generally on a standard processor, one gate is approximately 2 transistors (assuming a CMOS proc
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by pilom 15y ago
Don't link to slashdot, link to the original article: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/06/10/2011/51988/i...
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Steve Jobs: February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011(arstechnica.com)
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Offer HN: What do you wish you knew about cybersecurity?
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Ask HN: looking for ifttt for Amazon monitoring
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by pilom 15y ago
Lets say a company really did want to say "only paying customers can listen to my stream." Technologically, how do you create a stream that has a URL for compatibility with current players but limits who it plays for?
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by pilom 15y ago
No but my guess is that it wouldn't be too hard for the CBC's lawyers to say what he is doing is encouraging "Public performance" without "Express written permission"
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by pilom 15y ago
The data comes from public KML files. Technically AmericanWhitewater.org publishes them.
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by pilom 15y ago
I was under the impression that SO "could" for instance copyright all user submitted content. In that case the republication of that content without the permission of the copyright holder would be illegal.
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by pilom 15y ago
From the CBC terms of use: "ANY USE, REPRODUCTION, ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OR DISPLAY, UPLOADING OR POSTING ONTO THE INTERNET, TRANSMISSION, REDISTRIBUTION OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE WEBSITE OR OF ANY CONTENT, WHETHER
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by pilom 15y ago
I actually had never seen that link but its kinda useful. I guess I was looking for something other than "write a blog" and the targeted pages were new. Thanks.
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by pilom 15y ago
whitewatermap.com. So far its extremely regionally specific but that will change in the near future. Any recommendations for content options that don't diminish the effect of the full screen map?
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Ask HN: How do sites with little unique content get SEO clout?
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by pilom 15y ago
You have obviously never stuffed 100 envelopes if you think you learn everything you need to learn from the first one. If you attempt to be mildly efficient about it your process has continuous improvement. "If I spin this pile 90 degrees I
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by pilom 15y ago
Mayber they "were not hit as bad" in absolute dollars but their endowment was over $1 billion in early 2008. 20% seems like a pretty darn big hit to me.
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by pilom 15y ago
The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation donated $20-40 million and got a building.
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by pilom 15y ago
CMU made some very big announcements (big to students at the school) in 2007 when their endowment broke $1 billion for the first time ever. And then 2008 happened.
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by pilom 15y ago
This American Life did a story on the origin of the State Secrets priviledge. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/383/o... skip to 29:05. The gist of it being, in the original case where this came up, the government cla
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by pilom 15y ago
"when established companies with bad products use patents to suppress small competitors with good products. This is the type of abuse we may be able to decrease" This is not abuse. This is the purpose of a patent. It gives you the ability t
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by pilom 15y ago
The best solution is education. Its the first thing they teach security auditors. Just about all of the really hard problems in security have solved solutions that really do thwart attackers. The issue is that both organizations and regular
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by pilom 15y ago
They eventually cite her for not having a business license. I honestly don't know who has the better chances on that in court. Does AirBnB have a policy about that?
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by pilom 15y ago
That was a pebble bed reactor which had issues with high pressure containment vessels and solid fuel. The reactors recommended in the video are molten salt reactors which do not have the same issues.
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by pilom 15y ago
Good summary, the only difference between this and the house key example is that you can "forget" the password. When you "forget" there is nothing they can do besides say you are unstable and hold you in contempt of court.
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by pilom 15y ago
The original blog post came up yesterday and I held back, but now that it came up again, I just don't see their defense. They sold a product with an unauthorized image. The images are so similar that anyone would say "Why yes, this was made
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by pilom 15y ago
"don’t get hung up on the extra loan money for years 5 and 6" Bullshit! This is completely backward. This says that instead of even being unemployed, you should take out more loans that will make it even harder to live the life you want to

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