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by zxv 11y ago
Yes, chromebooks can provide a rock solid linux kernel + hardware combination. Developers can install debian, ubuntu, etc. in a chroot, which all benefit from the kernel and driver stability. Gad, personally, the amount of time I've sa
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by zxv 11y ago
Responsible disclosure involves notifying the vendor (Apple) first. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_disclosure If the FBI wanted to protect the public, responsible disclosure of the exploit is a first step. S
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by zxv 11y ago
Speaking of interesting mid 80s window systems, there was a light weight window system developed by Stephen Uhler at Belcore. It is under 20K lines of C, and very easy to port. It is able to run over a serial line or a socket, in a few hund
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I love the chromebook pixel with a debian chroot (aka crouton). I use the 2015 pixel with a 2560x1700 screen, i7, 16GB ram, and I get 12 hours battery life. The chromebook pixel has been my only laptop for three years, and it's been ro
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by zxv 11y ago
Are there any compatible CSRF and XSS packages?
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In my experience, blind reviewers for peer reviewed journal articles in certain cases may argue that publicly available binary or sources are a prior publication of the technique or method, and a reason for rejecting the paper. This risk is
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by zxv 11y ago
Kudos for the AES-GCM and AES-NI work, and for your contributions back to FreeBSD. Best wishes for your 2.3 release and the new bootstrap based webGui!
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by zxv 11y ago
Could a cat on the keyboard might produce things that even fuzzing might not? My cat loves a warm laptop keyboard. Perhaps that would aid testing?
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Ubuntu Team Needs a Cat to Replicate Important Bug(news.softpedia.com)
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Yes, the GPLv3 is a powerful tool, but it doesn't completely eliminate the need to control when and how source code becomes open. In practice, GPLv3 may only offer hope that one could some day prevent violations after the time and expe
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by zxv 11y ago
Or block flash on all except whitelisted sites using flashcontrol, free in the chrome web store: https://goo.gl/Q0hLm
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Another name for fixing the vulnerability would be a mitigation.
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I remember when there were woods and stables around the inner loop 160 freeway in central Houston 50 years ago. A few woods remain, and couple of stables remain, even around the loop. City parks are wonderful, but they don't replace w
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by zxv 11y ago
QuickAuth can be used on various Pebble models for 2-factor authentication on google, dropbox, lastpass, and others. http://apps.getpebble.com/en_US/application/53131df8bb31cf87... I feel it's safer than 2-fa
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USB firewall. White-list the USB keyboard when it is first attached, using its unique serial number, and avoid a prompt in the future.
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One could use a hash set to identify and exclude known child porn images. Having done that, the law may require one to report it to law enforcement. See the 'Child Exploitation Hash Sets' available here: http://www.nis
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by zxv 12y ago
Great article. It's wonderful to see rhythm celebrated for how it makes us feel. The Guardian had an article a few days ago on an emerging emphasis of bridge rather than chorus, and the role of repetition, in recent blockbuster hits by
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by zxv 12y ago
My advice is: consider doing what you would least like to go back for, years from now. Ten years from now, it may become difficult to choose a PhD. It may have far less financial impact if one has developed deep industry experience. Howeve