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simonbrown
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> And when you outgrow it, we'll grow with you. Automatically. Does this mean that when you exceed your quota, Docverter starts charging you more without your permission?
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simonbrown
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I don't see how 3rd and 4th examples aren't superior to green.
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simonbrown
14y ago
Can Android apps without network permissions open pages in the browser? If so, there's one way.
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simonbrown
14y ago
So move it to another host?
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simonbrown
14y ago
How do you know?
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simonbrown
14y ago
Look at AnyAsq: http://anyasq.com/
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The security shortfall isn't minor. In Chrome (other browsers don't distinguish the severity), a crossed-out HTTPS means that a MITM attacker has the ability to run arbitrary javascript on the page. It doesn't even bother running severe mix
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14y ago
If someone doesn't take care to make sure there are no mixed content errors, they may be less likely to take the care to make sure there are no other obvious security problems in their system, which handles money.
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14y ago
Also: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/
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14y ago
Most startup founders use tutorials to build technically trivial web/iphone apps, and yet they hire programmers and can't build products themselves?
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The article mentions that the potatoes and beef were organic (I assume as in organic food): > Carmody fed adult, male mice organic sweet potatoes What is the significance of this?
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You want to trust the businesses being reviewed instead? This also wouldn't stop these sites choosing which reviews to show. The best solution is to find a site you trust.
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What about posting movies/books/whatever to trackers in the first place?
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Another option is Repository Hosting, which offers unlimited repositories and users for a flat fee, and just limits your storage.
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In addition, skinning desktop software is generally seen as bad practice and apps that do it stick out like a sore thumb.
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There is a positive side to this (as with mobile versions): If you give someone a link to part of a website, they'll get it in their language. Microsoft isn't the only website that does this. It seems like most websites use the URL to speci
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The bible is something of interest to a lot of people, and they all must have acquired it at some point.
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So if you end up listening to the music with your medium-quality headphones, it doesn't matter whether it's 128kbps or 320kbps.
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The star only tells you the least popular in the last hour. The least popular overall wouldn't necessarily be the one that received the most stars, as all the shirts are likely to be more popular at some times than others.
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What stops them checking their logs to find your IP?
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I think the best solution would be for more companies to publish a page on their website telling people what to do if they find a security problem, like GitHub and 37signals do (Google and Facebook also offer a bounty). I guess a problem wi
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MediaWiki has a templates feature. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Templates
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14y ago
Looking at UMUC, it seems it only offers a few subjects, which doesn't include CS.
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What about Coursera?
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14y ago
https://www.open.ac.uk/ offers a "Computing and IT" degree and mathematics degrees, which I believe you can study from outside the UK. I'm not sure how much CS there is in them, though. stonnyfrogs (hellbanned) suggested: http://www.umuc
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A use case that might make more sense (though would still require trust) could be things like posting messages to Twitter, Blogs, etc. about your death. Once it earns some trust, it could offer to sell your startup/website/app to someone th
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also: http://chargify.com/ https://cheddargetter.com/
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Basic Physics Savvy Quiz
(intuitor.com)
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Also, their real name policy (a while after I signed up, they emailed me asking me to use my real name). There do seem to be anon posts, though. Not sure why.
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14y ago
Sorry, replace Matlab with Octave.
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