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by seanherron 4y ago
The author is right that USB-C docks can be used to hide malicious devices - but the same is true of any USB device. You could hide a Pi Zero in a mouse, keyboard, memory stick, or anything else that you can open up and access the USB heade
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Tech’s hottest new job: Prompt engineer(washingtonpost.com)
90 points by seanherron 4y ago|114 comments
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by seanherron 4y ago
Sure - but I'd rather not tunnel everything through a VPN, especially given the fact that I already have relatively high latency.
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by seanherron 4y ago
I've been using Starlink as my primary internet provider for the past year. I'm just outside of Eugene, OR and prior to Starlink my only internet options were Viasat or dial-up. I definitely notice the variability of Starlink. M
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by seanherron 4y ago
Often BDR calls don’t even focus on if the product is a good fit - it’s “how much budget do you have?” “Are you the decision maker?” “When are you looking to make a purchase?”. That’s, frankly, a waste of time for me. It’s one thing to have
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by seanherron 4y ago
This is more of a post-sales item. A pivotal part of a renewal is going to be how successful implementation is - and that success is largely dependent not just on the sponsor of the project but on the team that supports them. Those folks ar
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by seanherron 4y ago
Seems to be a fair amount of recent interest in 10gbE home networking. I bought a Brocade ICX6450 based on this thread with 24 Poe+ ports and 4 SFP+ ports for about $100 on eBay with free shipping - it works amazingly well and powers my ent
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Brocade ICX Series (cheap and powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)(forums.servethehome.com)
7 points by seanherron 4y ago|6 comments
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by seanherron 4y ago
I didn't expect to learn much from this article - but it actually really resonated with me. I often am responsible for purchasing decisions and found much of the advice to sales reps really insightful. (1) The number one thing that bot
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by seanherron 4y ago
Yeah, optics or DAC cables are definitely preferable. I wouldn’t run more than one or two 10G-BaseT units in most switches - but when you have a modem or device that only supports it, it’s a much cheaper way to get connected than buying a d
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by seanherron 4y ago
For about $50 US, you can get a 10Gbase-T SFP+ module that gives you a copper port at 10gig within a SFP+ form factor. That, coupled with a cheap Mikrotik switch, is plenty to get started. Second hand Brocade ICX switches are also plentiful
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by seanherron 5y ago
I wish used equipment was that cheap now! We are constantly looking and old balers in our area are still going for $7k+. For something relatively recent and in good working order, much higher. Also, don’t forget building a dry place to stac
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by seanherron 5y ago
I own a farm, this summer we produced and sold about 1500 bales of hay. Had no idea hay exchange existed, the vast majority of our sales were via craigslist and Facebook marketplace, with most being small-scale (50 bales or fewer). The rest
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by seanherron 11y ago
Those all happened at least 20 years ago - I was looking at things that have happened in recent history.
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by seanherron 11y ago
In what modern situation would a whole plane parachute actually help save lives? The vast majority of the (extremely rare) commercial aircraft disasters occur during takeoff or landing, when a parachute would provide little utility due to t
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Creating a personal password manager (2013)(charlesleifer.com)
1 points by seanherron 11y ago|0 comments
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Introducing the Federal Election Commission’s First API(18f.gsa.gov)
3 points by seanherron 11y ago|0 comments
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by seanherron 11y ago
Wasn't this invented by Disney in the 50s? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle-Vision_360%C2%B0
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by seanherron 11y ago
We looked at doing things like logging git commit frequency to try and provide realistic estimates to users of their time that they could then confirm or alter. Realistically, with the diversity of talent we have here (both technical and no
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by seanherron 11y ago
>>> Given that there is no download link or price Like everything 18F produces, Tock is a work of the US Government and is in the public domain. There's a link to the GitHub repository in the blog post ( https://gith
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Show HN: Tock, a Time Tracking Tool by 18F(18f.gsa.gov)
62 points by seanherron 11y ago|35 comments
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Drop Table Political Action Committee(docquery.fec.gov)
95 points by seanherron 11y ago|16 comments
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by seanherron 12y ago
Very interesting to look at the original content of https://github.com/greatfire/ and https://github.com/cn-nytimes . One appears to be a collection of resources for proxying around the Great Firewall [
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The US government's web traffic(analytics.usa.gov)
330 points by seanherron 12y ago|78 comments
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Ask HN: What's the best way to nab a soon-to-expire domain name from a squatter?
14 points by seanherron 12y ago|6 comments
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by seanherron 12y ago
(18Fer here) That's one of the things we're very much focused on fixing. While we can't go in and change every federal government website out there, we can work to ensure that the security of the platforms we are working on i
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Creating an Open Federal Election Commission(18fblog.tumblr.com)
1 points by seanherron 12y ago|0 comments
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by seanherron 12y ago
Have you seen the Presidential Innovation Fellows ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows ) program? We're a group (about 60 alumns so far) focused on doing CfA-esq projects within the Federal government. Jen Pahlk
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by seanherron 12y ago
Sent you an email - a few folks over there should be able to help you out!
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by seanherron 12y ago
It's awesome to see this posted - I was (one of) the original creators of code.nasa.gov when we first launched it in early 2012. I've since moved on from NASA, but the agency has kept on posting things to the site as well as on Gi

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