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by rpsw 14y ago
When you consider SVG can be seen as an potential alternative to Flash for some projects, it is not hard to understand why manipulation through scripting is a desired feature.
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by rpsw 14y ago
Carrion as in carcass of a dead animal?
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by rpsw 14y ago
Well, you can use UCC/SAN certificates to support multiple domains under one IP.
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by rpsw 14y ago
> "That fact that [Inman] wants to react by advocating net war against me and accusing my mom of bestiality makes him lower than the low" Reading the offending piece on theoatmeal.com it appears the mother mentioned is that of FunnyJunk
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by rpsw 14y ago
They did, but this was for prizes during Pwnium at CanSecWest , not everyday amounts up for grabs.
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by rpsw 14y ago
Generally speaking it is much more complicated to exploit these bugs than they used to be, but often attackers find ways such return to libc, return-oriented programming (which ASLR and other technology is designed to combat) or things like
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by rpsw 14y ago
To be fair, he did ask for "references to good constructive material" rather than just "something someone said on Hacker News". They were looking for sources that discuss the issue, rather than someone on HN to give them the answer straight
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by rpsw 14y ago
I can't help feel that warnings and/or a strict mode to enable something similar to checked exceptions would be of help for those that wanted it. Regarding null exceptions, they are runtime exceptions in Java so it's much the same there. It
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by rpsw 14y ago
I don't know how much was profit, but they did hit $1 bn in revenue recently and an in share price. http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/03/red-hat-hits-a-billi...
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by rpsw 14y ago
The thing is, programming can help automate basic tasks. Anyone who uses a computer regularly can benefit from this fact. Sometimes, these tasks are just throwaway scripts - but they save time. I mean, even learning Excel and it's various f
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by rpsw 14y ago
I don't know for sure, but according to their FAQ they use PhoneGap behind the scenes for iOS, Android and BlackBerry. PhoneGap often has APIs for some of features you listed, so exposing them through their abstraction is probably quite po
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by rpsw 14y ago
I found a good way to learn some basic assembly is to experiment with things like buffer overflows and reverse engineering (preferably on the right side of the law). There are plenty of websites out there that offer security challenges wher
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by rpsw 15y ago
That is how I did it. I actually don't understand what is meant by looking for shapes or closed loops.
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by rpsw 15y ago
Have you seen https://love.travis-ci.org ? Under the future plans heading, private build support is first on the list.
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by rpsw 15y ago
Whoa, I feel dizzy.
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by rpsw 15y ago
I can confirm it also happened for me while using Chrome (17.0.963.56)
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by rpsw 15y ago
Jessica Hagy also runs http://thisisindexed.com/ , using graphs to express her often insightful humour.