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by webmonkeyuk 13y ago
The hardware design page is particularly interesting. It's a system similar to the Backblaze Pod https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect/hardware
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Ever wondered how Netflix delivered their content? Open Connect(signup.netflix.com)
3 points by webmonkeyuk 13y ago|1 comments
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by webmonkeyuk 13y ago
At least if someone tries cracking the passwords they won't have to bother with a dictionary based attack or short strings ;)
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NY Times Labs data visualisation of social sharing events(nytlabs.com)
2 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments
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Betting exchange Betfair suffers capacity issues during Grand National(twitter.com)
2 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I particularly like the way that the Jet Ranger changes colour in the photos
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I think the author of the article is way off the mark. An engagement ring isn't any kind of a financial investment (unless you think the wedding's unlikely to happen and you want to sell the ring/diamond). It's a token of committment/love.
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I think that most users will be a lot lazier and less informed than you
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
We all love a sensational post! "Of course not, you’re going to be angry at such a callous edict, declared without your consultation" seems a bit out of place when the pull quote from Yahoo! reads: "If this impacts you, your management has
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
There are some really poor ideas in there like blocking the domains of affiliate marketing networks. That won't just block ads, it'll prevent you from clicking through from affiliate sites to vendors' websites.
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
OK - we have left luggage in large train stations but all bags are subject to security inspections. They have to go through a TSA body scan ;)
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I don't think it relates to law, just common-sense after decades of terrorist attacks in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_... I'm guessing that the risks are far lower in the US
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I wouldn't have thought this would have ever got of the ground with potential security issues. An underground station would be the perfect place to plant explosives. In London they don't even have rubbish (trash) bins in the stations. Perha
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
No point, read into it whatever negativity you want :)
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
This post has done the rounds on here a few times now: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=levchin.com... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552860 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20085
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
Is it just me that read "Bum queue" instead of "Run queue" in the first diagram
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
They were scared of getting too many users and their site falling over ;)
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Messing with JS & the DOM to analyse network characteristics(slideshare.net)
2 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
Don't try picking your nose at night...
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Federal fugitive freed because evidence takes too much space (2TB)(blog.backblaze.com)
2 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|1 comments
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
Help a team produce world class products?
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
Off the back of this Hacker News post I went to see him perform yesterday evening here at the Edinburgh show. It was a great and really animated show. I wish I'd just skimmed the FT article though as the first 10 mins were just going over t
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
This is a great initiative. I wonder if there are any plans to bridge sections with WiMax or similar and/or break out from 1G fibre to Copper GigE or wifi in population points to reduce the client-side install and equipment cost.
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
Your submission seems to be doing better than mine from earlier in the week http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4295093
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I reckon it'll just be a matter of time until the BBC start blocking traffic from IP ranges that look like VPS hosting companies.
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
It has - this is very old news http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3128665
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Google add web calculator functionality to search results(google.com)
2 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments
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by webmonkeyuk 14y ago
I think the "Test your changes somewhere other than production" lesson was left out from the list at the end of the post
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Big boobs in linux 0xB16B00B5(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments
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Anti phone-spam company exposes 400+ email addresses to non-spam companies(pastebin.com)
1 points by webmonkeyuk 14y ago|0 comments

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