Abby0

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Apt Encounters of the Third Kind(igor-blue.github.io)
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by Abby0 3y ago
MIT and CMU are some of the top computer science schools worldwide, not everyone will be able to get into them. Also, University of Maryland (the school that the author is talking about here) is a really decent school with great faculty. So
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by Abby0 3y ago
https://archive.ph/2oiM6
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by Abby0 3y ago
I appreciate the effort that went into collecting this content, but dont you think promoting paid content like this on hacker news would have negative effect on the quality of submission ? there is other more proper places to promote this
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by Abby0 3y ago
Quoting from the article: > Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware on the phones of members of Congress, American policy experts and U.S. journalists this year in a brazen campaign that underscores the rapid proliferation of
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by Abby0 3y ago
Reminder of comments/discussion etiquette: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by Abby0 3y ago
I was interested in finding one of those infected TV boxes for research purposes, I have yet to be able to find one that contains actual infected apps or malware. In fact when the article that brought this to light (a security consultant in
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by Abby0 3y ago
I dont know if the pixel he was referencing is new or refurbished but I'd keep an eye on Swappa/BackMarket, if you're in the EU and looking to buy a used relatively new phone for a cheap price. I would also appreciate an answ
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by Abby0 3y ago
Cisco has poor software quality and control when it comes to IOS (Cisco OS not Apple's iOS) implementation that differs based on the end client or customer using their networking devices. This includes small/medium companies, univ
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by Abby0 3y ago
Actually, the current router I have does have a security feature that prevents the user from downgrading the firmware. I think its more common on recent routers as well.
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by Abby0 3y ago
I dont understand this point, Almost all (really all) SRE job postings ask for the skills covered in the posted github link here. I can see the need for project management, ownership and processes being needed on top of the previously menti
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by Abby0 3y ago
Dell Insperion work really well for linux too, so is the high-performance Precision laptops, they often have a software package from Dell containing all needed kernel drivers to run the laptop, however I should point out managing CPU fan an
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by Abby0 3y ago
Interesting that there are more Chinese universities in the list than US/UK universities, I wonder if there is some article or analysis written somewhere about the ranking of this list.
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by Abby0 3y ago
same in arabic: "قولي من تصاحب اخبرك من انت" translates to "tell me whose your friend and i'll tell you who you are."
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by Abby0 3y ago
> so now we may resort to paid novel take homes e.g. write a simple device driver from scratch for the Intel E1000 in C99 over the weekend. Something you'd likely have been exposed to in CS102 type stuff. I am really curious to know
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by Abby0 3y ago
Its definitely as intrusive as other AV products. with Microsoft's push for more telemetry collection. but it does integrate with the system well since its from Microsoft.
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by Abby0 3y ago
I think the point being is HN isn't not the place to ask for technical help in this manner.