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by tonysdg 9y ago
It's likely because it's a reaction piece to this article [1], which is almost entirely sarcasm. [1] https://hackernoon.com/how-it-feels-to-learn-javascript-in-2...
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by tonysdg 9y ago
Governments already deploy root CAs -- see here: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/71171/is-there-...
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How much extra security does this actually provide over a subscription-based VPN service? I mean, yeah, I control the physical hardware (assuming my apartment doesn't get busted in), but it means I have to make sure everything is confi
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by tonysdg 9y ago
Ironically relevant XKCD: https://www.xkcd.com/504/
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by tonysdg 10y ago
If I had to guess, it's because they're betting that for business users buying an ultrabook-style laptop, the battery life you gain with the M-series is more advantageous than the extra processing power.
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by tonysdg 10y ago
My university subscribes to Engineering Village ( https://www.engineeringvillage.com ), which collates 3 major paper databases (Compendex, Inspec, NTIS). I set up a weekly alert for a variety of keywords that I'm interested i
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by tonysdg 10y ago
Putting aside the politics of the situation, how exactly does the DNC continue to get hammered by apparently-malicious actors without making major changes to their information security practices? My understanding is that the hacks are on-go
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We're working on it - check out Popcorn Linux: http://www.popcornlinux.org Basically, it's a Linux variant that launches a separate kernel on each ISA-island (think a set of cores), links the kernels together with a cu
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It's worth noting this will help you greatly with your ability to use C, but it will not be immediately useful if your goal is learning to use C within the context of Unix-like systems. That is, you won't have access to a signif
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I'd personally argue that there's quite a bit of a difference. Snowden, to my understanding, wasn't protesting a bad performance review and perceived neglect from upper management; he was protesting what he judged to be an il
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My guess is that most of those 1400 pages consist of the corner cases - things that will 95% of the time never pop up, but when they do will wreak havoc unless properly dealt with. Granted, I'm not sure travel fraud can wreak that much