sysop073

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by sysop073 18y ago
For his last suggestion about coloring the terminal background, it might be easier to just color the name of the machine in the prompt e.g.: http://i34.tinypic.com/5ecthx.jpg
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by sysop073 18y ago
Thanks, that was the article
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by sysop073 18y ago
I just got my beta code a few weeks ago and discovered they still don't let you download the Linux client, so I'm currently waiting patiently. Is there any kind of timeline on that? They don't say much on the blog other than that a client e
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by sysop073 18y ago
I can't find the story I read it in now, but I thought Google was working on a similar thing for Google search results
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by sysop073 18y ago
If you're using a text interface, GNU Screen is excellent. I use screen usually; VNC if I need to share a GUI http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
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by sysop073 18y ago
I'm baffled how this is Google's problem; because they provide a platform for running apps? That's like saying OSes are bad because they let malware exist too
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by sysop073 18y ago
Public key is a solution, or at least a huge detriment, to social engineering. The problem with passwords is they're fixed; once an attacker gets it they're in forever. If we used asymmetric crypto to login to websites people wouldn't even
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by sysop073 18y ago
I really thought passwords would be dead by now, I'm amazed they're still the primary authentication mechanism. Public key is trivial to do these days, it's done by browsers all the time to secure communications but not to authenticate who
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by sysop073 18y ago
So...are people auto-down voting me because they see "facepalm" and their meme detectors go crazy? Down voting (at least in my view) is for spam or ridiculous posts; saying that a guy is probably kicking himself (regardless of what Wikipedi
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by sysop073 18y ago
"He was given a 10% stake in Apple, but relinquished his stock for $800 only two weeks later" facepalm
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by sysop073 18y ago
"which will be edited by approved contributors selected through an internal review process" That's not a wiki, people keep co-opting that term. Wikis by nature are editable by everyone. Sites that are editable by "approved contributors" hav
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by sysop073 18y ago
Oh, you're right, I really shouldn't skim. That does seem useless, it says right in the article the attackers were connected directly to the nameserver
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by sysop073 18y ago
I should really sign up for an nytimes.com account considering the number of times/day i bypass their login prompt
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by sysop073 18y ago
There's another post for the New York Times story on it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=271709
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by sysop073 18y ago
I don't like it either, but if they're going to do it either way I would rather at least get some benefit out of it
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by sysop073 18y ago
Am I the only person that's annoyed that he just blogged this? When Kaminsky discovered the original flaw he kept it quiet and got a ton of nameservers patched before it leaked. Now this guy finds a problem with the patch, so he posts it on
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by sysop073 18y ago
Hey, toy ponies rule. I don't think I like your tone
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by sysop073 18y ago
As notauser says, this title sucks, it's about targeted ads. I don't understand why people are so against targeted ads. These companies are going to collect information about you either way, it's (at least for the moment) not illegal, so wh
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by sysop073 18y ago
They're not the same at all, paintings exist to look good. If they're indistinguishable then they should be worth the same to people, that's all that matters is what they look like, all they do is sit there and look good. Currency is a mark
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by sysop073 18y ago
As long as it can be disabled like the Reddit one I wouldn't object to it. I don't ever go to homepages anyway, I use RSS feeds
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by sysop073 18y ago
Yes, but this was a 19x19 game, you can see it on the screen in the background. The "9 stones" is referring to the computer's handicap
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by sysop073 18y ago
I continue to wonder why having a "real" painting as opposed to a "forgery" matters if even the newest scientific technology is having trouble telling them apart
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by sysop073 18y ago
This post was excellent, although I take issue with the silent waiter part. His waiter example was trivial; there's no reason you wouldn't want the marshmallow bowl refilled, but usually programs aren't like that. I hate when programs do st
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by sysop073 18y ago
I've been trying to find the syntax for specifying the default mode in emacs for ages (;;; -*-), so go you for including a file using it
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by sysop073 18y ago
"A much better thesis would be 'It's difficult to make statements about things difficult to define.' which could be shortened to 'Duh'." Hence the need for obfuscation :)
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by sysop073 18y ago
"Although fears are widespread that science education in the U.S. is far behind that of China and India, Tyle and his friends are doing their best to prove that belief wrong." I don't think when people say "science education" they're referr
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by sysop073 18y ago
They might catch on since he said he's already called them and told him he made a mistake
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by sysop073 18y ago
I'm not saying we should destroy Twitter or something, just that I don't understand why people use it. I understand why people listen to other kinds of music, that doesn't confuse me at all, but I don't understand what Twitter offers that d
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by sysop073 18y ago
Er, yeah, I don't know how I managed to type 300 million without realizing that was rather high. I think I was too focused on my twitter hate
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by sysop073 18y ago
Twitter drives me crazy, I still don't understand the obsession. I finally tried it after enough people badgered me; it was exactly what I expected: online away messages. I'm baffled how 300 million people seem to love it

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