doug11235

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by doug11235 12y ago
My guess is that 100% robustness wasn't a big concern. Getting 80% of a lot is good enough.
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by doug11235 12y ago
I wouldn't call a RAM scraper an exploit. ASLR isn't an effective protection against a program that reads from memory. Driver signing in newer versions of Windows is a more appropriate protection but will still fall short of sto
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by doug11235 12y ago
You probably don't realize how much crossover there is between the military and intel. For example, the CSS in NSA/CSS - http://www.nsa.gov/about/central_security_service/
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by doug11235 12y ago
But here are a couple of things to consider. 1. If I make more than approx $106k a year, I cap out on paying FICA. 2. As far as I know, everything I buy at places like Amazon costs the same regardless of where I live (with in the US). 3. M
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by doug11235 13y ago
Are you serious? National security != fighting terrorists. From Wikipedia for the lazy. > National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic power, diplomacy, power projection and pol
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by doug11235 13y ago
Government contractors are not considered government employees.
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by doug11235 13y ago
> So your arbitrary code is running as admin - what more could a security flaw in the bundled installshield get you? In the days of Antivirus products and executable whitelists, the "elevation of privilege" may be getting arbit
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by doug11235 13y ago
Yes, you are right - if dropbox doesn't have it then it won't work. But you imply that it most likely won't have it. And what myself and perhaps others are saying is it most likely will. The DLL in the blog post is listed a
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by doug11235 13y ago
Losing ASLR on a single DLL does provide that very specific known-address code.
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Raspberry-Pi-Powered, Android-Controlled Remote Garage Door Opener(ryanfx.blogspot.com)
31 points by doug11235 13y ago|4 comments
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by doug11235 13y ago
I don't see where that says they spy on each other. I only see bits that mention they spy on other countries of common interest e.g. China and share that data.
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by doug11235 14y ago
I didn't realize extensions were largely javascript. Thanks for the pointers.
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by doug11235 14y ago
I read that article as explaining why a web application can't do crypto with javascript. As someone that knows almost nothing about browser extensions, can you elaborate on why one isn't a good idea for chrome?
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by doug11235 14y ago
Air temperature and pressure are much different at the higher altitude.
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by doug11235 14y ago
> If the government wants to recruit more hackers, they need to sweeten the offer; but how can they do so with (a) government-controlled funding and salaries, (b) strict background checks that are required for sensitive work, such as na
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by doug11235 14y ago
How do you know you weren't exploited? You say that you aren't a security expert.
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by doug11235 14y ago
I can't remember schedule exactly, but I feel like the Adonis Jot was on time. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/531383637/jot-capacitive... I've backed one other project. It is severely late.
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by doug11235 14y ago
I've kicked into 2 projects and one has delivered so far. I expect the other will eventually. Jot stylus - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/531383637/jot-capacitive... They are still making progress albeit slowly. Openvizla - http://
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by doug11235 14y ago
You bring up education a few times. Given the length of his work history, is it even important at this point? Why are you so interested in it? I ask because a lot of people claim that education only really matters for your first job. Aft
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by doug11235 15y ago
> Any C/C++ application built with Visual Studio 2010 won't run on Windows 2000 or XP prior to SP3. By default you can't but you can adjust the build settings and it works fine.
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by doug11235 15y ago
Which programming language(s) is/are used?
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by doug11235 16y ago
That was written by a kid sitting in jail for computer crimes. NOT the same as Hacker News.
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by doug11235 16y ago
CMake (or perhaps Scons, but I have no experience with that) might be useful for you. Although going through the motions of writing build scripts for you build system might not be something you want to endure. In any case, I used CMake in
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by doug11235 16y ago
The search function does not work for me. I typed in 'Baltimore' and received zero results. But when I browsed the listings I came upon Beehive Baltimore ( http://desksnear.me/workplaces/32-beehive-baltimore ).
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by doug11235 17y ago
"She maxed out on federal loans, borrowing $152,000 over four years, and sought private loans from Sallie Mae to help make up the difference. She also took out two loans from Wells Fargo & Co. for $20,000 each. Each had a $2,000 origina
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by doug11235 17y ago
I think it is important to consider how comfortable a person is with the pay they receive. That is, if I have to think and worry about necessities then I'm not fully mentally engaged in my work. Being paid enough to live a comfortable life
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by doug11235 17y ago
And another feature I like about ({ }) macros (anyone know the proper name here?) is you can return values. Clearly more useful in an example a bit more complex but... #define ADD_ONE(a) ({ a + 1; }) x = ADD_ONE(2);