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by wgx 14y ago
Not un-related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom#Simulation_hypothe...
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by wgx 14y ago
...and the order the browsers appear in the dialog is randomised.
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by wgx 14y ago
Yup, correct. 3D Secure falls into this category too. Also, the banks will offer differing levels of chargeback cover based on these factors.
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by wgx 14y ago
Also, whether websites do or don't ask for it depends on their (and their merchant banking) risk appetite. Sometimes banks make it mandatory, sometimes not. It's not * required* to make a transaction, it merely offers an (optional) extra le
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Does Cory Doctorow think The Matrix got it wrong?(wired.com)
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by wgx 14y ago
All places: http://daysoutnearme.com/places seems to return results in a strange order - it's not alphabetical? UI: Items with 'August' in their date make the panel break onto a newline Items with an email could auto mailto: link the emai
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by wgx 14y ago
Yep. Likely an OS vendor could make it work well on the desktop.
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Idea Dump (#6)(willgrant.org)
5 points by wgx 14y ago|2 comments
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IPad '4G' claims face scrutiny from UK regulator(bbc.co.uk)
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by wgx 15y ago
Wow this is great stuff. Some of this I knew, but some is new to me. Thanks! On [2] the map pins are noticeably poorer - but this could probably be addressed.
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by wgx 15y ago
We did something similar with KeepAlive on http://settleapp.com - we figured that a new user with an empty cache (it's just a holding site, so most users are first-time visitors) would need to load the index and 23 other assets. We set ke
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by wgx 15y ago
Same build here (on OSX 10.7.3) and it does indeed pre-populate the hidden fields for me.
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Poddle: simple video podcasting(poddle.tv)
1 points by wgx 15y ago|1 comments
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WebGL Lathe Workshop(inear.se)
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Security hole in Facebook and Dropbox iOS apps(thenextweb.com)
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Could UK web-snooping bill trigger new tools?(willgrant.org)
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UK mobile payment platform Settle mini-interview(blog.e4f.co.uk)
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Our UK mobile payment startup wants beta users, signup(settleapp.com)
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by wgx 15y ago
These are all really good. Great to see so many giving ideas away. I've put a few on my blog over recent months in case anyone's interested: http://willgrant.org/category/idea-dump/ I know one (Wavetees) is being turned into an actual pro
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Raspberry Pi Won't Work(willgrant.org)
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Ask HN: How do 'big' companies manage access and passwords?
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Spectrum Interactive send your password in plain text(willgrant.org)
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by wgx 15y ago
Right, but by typing a few characters I can establish if a user has an account or not, for a subsequent attack. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3059759 (top comment thread) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3156841
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by wgx 15y ago
The Bagcheck example exposes the presence of an account - that can't be best-practise for security I would have thought.
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by wgx 15y ago
What distro do you run?
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There's no + symbol on the new tab icon in Chrome 17(code.google.com)
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by wgx 15y ago
"is that it's kosher to use another artist's song as your presentation soundtrack as long as you attribute the song in your presentation somewhere." No, it's not kosher at all. Regardless of your opinions on copyright, etc - this is simply
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by wgx 15y ago
I submitted primarily because it's a great read but also because I know the firm Matt does a lot of work for (Sons & Co in Christchurch, NZ) is co-founded by a buddy of mine. They are all really nice guys.
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CoffeeScript Under Pressure(mattdw.github.com)
133 points by wgx 15y ago|55 comments
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by wgx 15y ago
Listen at 13.40, he mentions that although first funding came from YC they didn't go through a YC batch - Patrick had previously been a YC member with another startup: "Auctomatic".

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