brianjyee

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by brianjyee 13y ago
There has to be at least one password. If you use password managers like Lastpass or Keepass, you're essentially putting all your eggs in one basket, but that is generally safer than what the typical internet user does which is use the same
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by brianjyee 13y ago
Comcast is an awful awful awful company. Yet I pay them over $100/month. I hate them with a passion. I've never experienced worse customer service. If I could pay double the price with a different company for internet/cable, I would do it i
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by brianjyee 14y ago
Gambling can be done intelligently and profitably. Don't be so quick to label gambling as a pitfall to be avoided at all costs. I am not a financial expert, but as someone with a background in math/probability based gambling strategies, I c
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by brianjyee 14y ago
I think one important thing to understand is that beautiful music is not the only kind of music that can be great. Sometimes music is designed to invoke a wide array of emotions which is why good music is crucial in TV and film. Good music
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by brianjyee 14y ago
It would be nice if they gave even the smallest hint of what they're measuring.
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by brianjyee 14y ago
I would say fuck it, I'm opening it now.
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by brianjyee 14y ago
Absolutely. So you'd agree that what's over the line in one circumstance could be interpreted as harmless flirting in another. And that much of the time, the guy must guess where that line is and that he'll be wrong sometimes.
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by brianjyee 14y ago
Not specific to hacker culture, but I always felt there was a bit of a double standard when it comes to alpha male behavior. Women are attracted to aggressive men. Women like men who take charge. Women like men who are the initiators. Now o
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by brianjyee 14y ago
The worst is when they use security questions that have answers that change like "what is the first name of your best friend?"
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by brianjyee 14y ago
that's going to be taken pretty much everywhere
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by brianjyee 14y ago
Back to the Future 2 was made in 1989 and hit on several things. Most predictions seem to think we'd all be in flying cars by now. http://gawker.com/5667202/11-things-from-back-to-the-future-...
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by brianjyee 14y ago
I'm in the "insider trading should be legal" camp.
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by brianjyee 14y ago
There is risk, but I agree in the sense that the risk is not nearly as serious as most people think. The worst thing that happens is that you waste a year or whatever, the company fails, and you find another job. Society casts this black cl
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by brianjyee 14y ago
"Carreon also hints that Inman might be responsible for someone setting up a fake Twitter account in his name which had some "offensive statements." His evidence that Inman was responsible? At the same time that the fake account tweeted som
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by brianjyee 14y ago
He's apparently suing the charities too. WTF. I'd like to hear him explain how the charities are responsible.
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by brianjyee 14y ago
"OTHER characteristic features of “depressive” Internet behavior included increased amounts of video watching, gaming and chatting." So what uses of the internet would NOT indicate depression??
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by brianjyee 14y ago
The article says she asked her customers to post genuine reviews. I don't know if that's true but if it is, I see nothing shady about asking your customers to post reviews. There is definitely a conflict of interest on Yelp's side, but I do