smtddr

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by smtddr 13y ago
For me I just don't like seeing /var/log/auth.log being filled with 100s of lines of: Failed password for root2 from 82.192.86.44 port 44990 ssh2 Failed password for admin from 82.192.86.44 port 44990 ssh2 Failed
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by smtddr 13y ago
Learning to crack[1] license-controlled software and reverse engineering videogame console data. e.g. leader board hacks[2] 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5VlvrlTNmM 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l
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by smtddr 13y ago
It's not odd. I've never even heard of this guy or his company before this. I also wonder if this company has a "coolness" factor. For example, if the CEO of AT&T, Monsanto or some Oil company did this I wouldn'
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by smtddr 13y ago
That's the thing with businesses like ISPs. The barrier to entry is insane and rigged and just a mess. http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/one-big-reason-we-la...
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by smtddr 13y ago
You should link to that comment so we can all see the context and judge for ourselves. :) (sidenote: I'm very happy about all the attention SSL related stuff is getting. Just like Snowden said, encryption is our best defense against w
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>Maybe if people will start living minimalist lyfestyles and be more conservative with their spending, things can change. I don't agree that a significant amount of low income people who can't afford college are having th
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>Why the rich now have less leisure than the poor Leisure = Free time. I can annually go with my family to Paris for 2 weeks with the peace of mind that I have a very-well-paying tech job waiting for me upon my return. And my weeke
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by smtddr 13y ago
I wouldn't have a joke like that on any of my social profiles. If anything, this is in her defense since it's one data-point indicating she's not a stereotypical hyper-feminist-drama-queen (do these even exist?) looking to b
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by smtddr 13y ago
Somehow, I don't think she's doing what is in her best interest right now. The guy has resigned and the tech media is totally on this story right now. Any small _preceived_ misstep and she could end up being labeled another &quo
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>As a college student, a lot of engineers tell me how much they learnt while working at a startup etc, but is it even worth it if legitimate problem-solving startups are failing like this? Is this model of being funded millions of d
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>You don't need to live in the Bay Area. You don't need the best schools. You don't need fancy new tech toys. You don't even need US. You choose to be a part of the middle class in order to receive those luxuries
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by smtddr 13y ago
Huh, so I could build a competitor to twitch.tv and host all the media for the website on your servers. Keep the small static html, css, js, swf, etc. files on some other cloud provider. You'd charge me only $20/month for media st
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>"I hope the actions of hijacking Justine's account help draw attention to how big a deal this is," the hacker wrote on the social network. "I suspect a lot of people would not have taken it seriously otherwise.
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by smtddr 13y ago
Nope. Packages originate from the package authors; these people are not particularly tied to any linux distro. Ubuntu tends to stay close to the most recent version of packages(via apt-get update && apt-get upgrade), Debian purposel
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by smtddr 13y ago
Note that in reality, all parents are experimenting. Nobody _knows_ the right way to raise a child. I'm the father of a 3yr daughter but I dare not claim that my way is the right way...
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by smtddr 13y ago
Furthermore, Prop8 was passed based on propaganda. http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/04/04/brendan_eich_s... Under normal circumstances prop8 would __never__ have passed in California, of al
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>Do lobbyists spend money to influence politicians? Yes? Then it's corruption. I have plenty of issues[1] with the whole lobbying process, but with your definition how does anyone get anything done at all? Ever? This is assumi
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by smtddr 13y ago
Here's how I think of it. Smashing your shoulder against a heavy metal vault door as hard as you can over and over, hoping someone at the other side will eventually hear you and open the door is a waste of time. It results in burn-out
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by smtddr 13y ago
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bd6941cfaa31ee8a3f... Amelek is being a bit harsh or just plain wrong; I learned a few days ago that checking malloc's return value means almost nothing: https:
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>If this is true, and the NSA knew about the Heartbleed vulnerability, then how come the EFF hasn't been getting more log data showing the vulnerability being exploited against sites? So, I have no idea if the NSA knew about t
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>That doesn't have to entail turning the world over to Russian and Chinese hackers. Boogey man FUD, I'm not worried about any hackers from [Insert_forgein_country_elites_want_you_to_hate]. The USgov, NSA and corrupt law e
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by smtddr 13y ago
>>do you really have to be wealthy to have access to $2k? 2k to spend on a license to speed instead of spending it on rent and food? Yes, you do need to have some excess wealth to be able to do that.
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by smtddr 13y ago
No, not "40".... "40 00". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7555156 Such that "FF FF" will be 65535 (the 64kb everyone keeps talking about)
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by smtddr 13y ago
Well, I've been ready[1] for this for awhile. It's all coming together nicely[2]. Now I wait for the magical event that sends bitcoin back to the moon at the EOY... or wipes me out. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/
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by smtddr 13y ago
Don't agree. I like to see tech companies trying to become more than the old-fashion 9-to-5 grind without morals/ethic and only interested in the money. We have enough of those ruining the world already. I'm happy to see moz
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by smtddr 13y ago
I've been happy with https://aerofs.com/ so far.
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by smtddr 13y ago
That's actually in line with how I use it. Definitely not a marathoner/skiier but I work out about an hour a day and I never expect Vitamin-C to prevent colds. I only take it after 2 to 3 day of sensing an incoming cold.
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by smtddr 13y ago
I dunno about that. Those Emergen-C 1000mg Vitamin C powder packs work wonders for me. If it's been debunked then I got some kinda crazy placebo effect going on.
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by smtddr 13y ago
Wait... this isn't one giant terabyte zip file we're talking about right? This is a bunch of 3 - 5MB jpgs, some 75MB-300MB video files? That accurately describes the media I have starting from 3 years ago when my daughter was born
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by smtddr 13y ago
Nah, I am extremely pro-Snowden & extremely anti-NSA... but I'm also a person that enjoys programming in C. C is hard. I really think this was just a bug. What _is_ possible though is that the NSA knew about this bug since awhile

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