plugnburn

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by plugnburn 11y ago
NodeJS is for applications, Rust is for system programming. How does one beat another? It's akin to saying "ARMv7 assembly beats using Java for Android programming".
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Symbian app installation files have ".sis" extension. Why can't we have ".bro" for parity?
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by plugnburn 11y ago
371 bytes in Python. Not minified. Bravo! Didn't get what does the exit code 55 mean though.
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by plugnburn 11y ago
It does matter. You can, for example, initially share the key data on a pinlocked pendrive. What would be really impractical is using this pendrive to transmit actual messages. Whether OTP is practical or not, entirely depends on real-w
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by plugnburn 11y ago
In fact, nothing prevents us to lay a custom layer of gathering the entropy over (u)random, so all the issues mentioned in that article can be easily circumvented. If I had a license and enough money to buy Gryada-3 module, I certainly wo
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Then why are you avoiding providing this definition here?
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Thanks for an interesting sharing. And for RushWallet reference: I had a hard time of finding a good alternative to now-defunct InstaWallet.
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Could you provide the stringent definition regarding the randomness source , not a cryptosystem? I see it as this: if the randomness source cannot be one more time put into the same conditions that it would start repeating the same sequenc
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Because that method doesn't imply the key distribution channel will be available 100% of the time. In fact, it implies the opposite: one-time transmission. For the next 4 GiB, it would be wiser to switch the channel. Between these two
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Have you ever read how /dev/random data are actually gathered and how do they differ from /dev/ u random?
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by plugnburn 11y ago
I must admit that Nano's keybinding capabilities are pretty limited compared to, for example, Atom's. For instance, you cannot use arrow, Tab, Esc keys or even Super or Shift as a modifier. Given the range of keys you can use, I
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Forgot to answer this: > One-time pads are impractical. You need a key that's as long as your message. Pre-shared. Need in a key as long as your message (pre-shared) doesn't mean that OTP is impractical. Let's imagine a co
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Here in Ukraine, we have a nice saying: "Don't rush into the hell before your father". I.e. don't make any prejudiced conclusions before you get any single answer. I am too in a doubt that the OP sees the diference betwe
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by plugnburn 11y ago
I don't have time for exactly reviewing your algo and implementation, but I'd like to be sure: What's your algo supposed to do? One-time-pad, you know, is just a system of distribution and usage synchronization of truly-r
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by plugnburn 11y ago
What is it supposed to do? Because I can't get any reaction on any controls (mouse, keyboard, buttons etc) in Firefox 45. Clean install with no addons whatsoever. Update! Actually I get this JS error: SyntaxError: in strict mode code,
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11327207
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Just an addition to the question about Termux and mobile OTG usage. Please read the README carefully. This config is used IRL and really saves me from a PITA.
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Show HN: My .nanorc(gist.github.com)
9 points by plugnburn 11y ago|3 comments
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Now I get the picture and totally agree. For me, even this yellow outline is a sign of totally ignoring real-world user needs.
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by plugnburn 11y ago
WTF did I just read? Has she no sense of humour at all? "Post-traumatic", damnit... I bet she never faced real discrimination if she considers that phrase about chair offending.
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by plugnburn 11y ago
I've read it, don't worry. So basically we create a problem with the use of -e flag and then solve it with traps... And what if our logic depends on exit statuses, for example when we check whether some utility or a file is presen
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by plugnburn 11y ago
What a nonsense. Instead of handling non-zero exit statuses in a correct way,the article suggests to interrupt the script right in the middle, with probably some temporary files and processes hanging around which can't be cleaned up if
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Think of it like a Cygwin for Android. It provides a compatible environment, not the emulation. But it's really enough in 95% of the cases. Btw, I can post my nanorc just in case anyone wonders how to get more editor space on such a sc
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Ask HN: Do you use Android's capability to connect devices via OTG?
4 points by plugnburn 11y ago|3 comments
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Client-side CPU usage, as well as page weight, isn't a problem if JS is done right. Angular-like bloatware certainly ruins all the zen. But that doesn't mean you should rush to another margin and make everything server-side. Moder
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by plugnburn 11y ago
How is this usable on mobiles? And... Why do I have to rely on a piece of third-party software in order to get features present in any really modern website?
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Why compare the margins of nonsense (lisp and php)? If a site like this were written in Node.js and with mobile users in mind, it would be in all means superior to what we see right now. And right now I see yellow outline around this textar
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by plugnburn 11y ago
I'd like to see answers to my comments or postings in real time, not having to reload the page. HN doesn't allow me to do that.
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by plugnburn 11y ago
The next major update in all browsers absolutely must be this: inability to turn off JS. Because no one in a sane state would EVER do this now. Why not a checkbox to turn off HTML? It would be just as "useful"... I do need JS to a
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by plugnburn 11y ago
Facepalm.

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