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by staktrace 16y ago
The Software Engineering program at the University of Waterloo (where I did my undergrad and am currently doing my masters). One of their first-term courses (CS 137) is in C. They used to have Java, but apparently the powers that be decided
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by staktrace 16y ago
The original problem is that sending HTTP requests and such directly on the WiFi hotspot connection sends it as plaintext. Thus it readable by anybody. With an SSH tunnel, all that plaintext is actually encrypted before it sent out over the
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by staktrace 16y ago
Unfortunately Opera doesn't support SOCKS proxies. http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/194/
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by staktrace 16y ago
There are probably going to be a lot of people negatively affected by this for quite some time to come. Yes, but it's better than the alternative, where there would be an increasing number of people negatively affected for even longer. At
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by staktrace 16y ago
Again, not assuming you're evil, but it's possible that the compiled binary (.xpi) was not created from the source posted on the github account :)
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by staktrace 16y ago
Ditto
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by staktrace 16y ago
Link to interesting article that was posted in the comments: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1045782.h...
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2011 TED Prize Winner: JR(tedprize.org)
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by staktrace 16y ago
Doesn't that require shipping to a US address?
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by staktrace 16y ago
Interesting, didn't know about hookworms. But two points: (1) According to Wikipedia, "the usual method of infection is ... walking barefoot through areas contaminated with fecal matter". How often do you see fecal matter lying around in th
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by staktrace 16y ago
Trail running in Vibrams is awesome. As it is trail running provides an uneven surface, which means every step will use a different combination of leg muscles. This prevents any one muscle from getting too tired, and balances out your leg.
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by staktrace 16y ago
> Our ancestors invented shoes for a reason, and it wasn't because Nike marketing told them to. Agreed, but only partially. Our ancestors invented shoes because they provided a benefit, and continued using shoes because of that benefit.
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by staktrace 16y ago
I've been wearing VFFs on and off for the last two years and a bit (on my third pair now), and I agree, they still feel much better than "normal" shoes.
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by staktrace 16y ago
> Back problems are very common. Digestive problems are very common. They are in the civilized world, where everybody wears shoes with fat heels, and eats garbage. Take a look at places where people have to walk barefoot and you'll see
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by staktrace 16y ago
I solved all three problems in under a half-hour by writing quick-and-dirty Java programs to do it. The standard libraries provide almost everything I needed; the only thing I used other than that was Maple to factor the number. I'm pretty
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Expiration(stakface.com)
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by staktrace 16y ago
If you need to allow identification of users, you'll probably want some sort of username. And adding a username later will be harder than putting one in now. Also, any deviation from what the users expect/are accustomed to (i.e. username/pa
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On the shelf-life of conclusions ("Food for Thought")(neil.fraser.name)
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by staktrace 16y ago
For those interested, there's a book on this topic that is excellent and provides 8 postures improvements (complete with pictures) that will help keep pain away. http://www.amazon.com/Steps-Pain-Free-Back-Solutions-Shoulde... - there's al
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Being other(stakface.com)
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by staktrace 16y ago
I believe to revoke a certificate Verizon/CyberTrust would have to issue a revocation cert and then send that to the browser vendors. The browsers would be patched with the new revocation cert, and would reject any certificate chain that in
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by staktrace 16y ago
In OS X Opera, you can go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Security -> Manage Certificates -> Authorities. Select the GTE CyberTrust one and either Delete it, or disable it from the "View..." screen.
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by staktrace 16y ago
Interesting. I'm going to be traveling to the UAE soon. If I assume that Etilsalat has in fact issued itself HTTPS certs for secure sites that I visit, and is doing some sort of MITM attack, is there any way for me to detect and/or prevent