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by redegg 14y ago
Modern browsers are tolerable with markup not being perfect. With me, as long as it works, I don't care.
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Paying for Google Apps is a crazy idea
2 points by redegg 14y ago|1 comments
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by redegg 14y ago
That's strange. Did they upgrade the Micro instance's memory too? > The Micro instance (1.7 GB of memory) is great for lower throughput applications and web sites. I assume its a typo. Otherwise, fenomenal news!
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by redegg 14y ago
These are awesome! All of them look like potential startup names, hehe.
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by redegg 14y ago
CloudFlare will protect you from DDoS attacks to an extent. There are 2 kinds of DDoS attacks I know of (there are more but they're similar): bandwidth exhaustion and computer resource exhaustion. Bandwidth exhaustion DDoS mitigation is dif
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by redegg 14y ago
Most hosts (Linode, SoftLayer) will null-route you in a heartbeat when you get a massive influx of traffic that affects their network. DDoS protection is expensive. Unless it is economically feasible for you to pay for the protection, most
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by redegg 14y ago
It was actually on Freenode when a botnet operator sent a message to me to pay up or suffer the consequences. I can't remember, but he asked for an insane amount of Bitcoins (800 I think, ~$8400) which wasn't even remotely close to our oper
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by redegg 14y ago
The typical botnet operator cycle: 1) Send email to <large_site_here>, asking for a large ransom, preferably in Bitcoins. 2) If <large_site_here> does not pay, fire your packet cannons at them. 3) Rinse and repeat.
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by redegg 14y ago
So you want someone else to send an email to them? Their email is clearly listed on the footer: support@theflockapp.com.
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Show HN: Apple Security Issue Allows Logins With Old Emails
2 points by redegg 14y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Do you prefer to use your real name or pseudonym for domains?
1 points by redegg 14y ago|3 comments
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Bitcoin Stock Exchange GLBSE Betrays Members, All Funds Frozen(bitcointalk.org)
3 points by redegg 14y ago|0 comments
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by redegg 14y ago
If you don't mind your contact information (potentially residential address) out in the wild, I would suggest guarding your WHOIS information. Doxing, increased email spam, and spam snail mail are all reasons I chose to protect my info.
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More than $215,000 stolen from Bitcoinica in Linode incident(bitcointalk.org)
102 points by redegg 15y ago|55 comments
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by redegg 15y ago
So far there are 3 people who've reported their Linodes compromised. They all had popular Bitcoin services running on their Linode. 3 compromised emails? Very unlikely. They are all major contributors to Bitcoin, I think they know a little
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Trading platform Bitcoinica attempts to get Linode to compensate $50,000+(bitcointalk.org)
5 points by redegg 15y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin Developers Attempt To Kill Open Source Project, Sends DMCA To GitHub(solidcointalk.org)
18 points by redegg 15y ago|9 comments