joecode

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by joecode 16y ago
Thanks for the reply. There is a connection, of course, but it is not that Amazon knows . Statement B is evidence in the sense that it suggests Amazon does not believe security is sufficiently iron-clad around EC2, which would allow for s
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by joecode 16y ago
Interesting... so it seems resume trumps argument at HN? Well, pile on the down-votes folks, I've got to get back to work.
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by joecode 16y ago
Your resume is very impressive, and I see that you obviously know a lot about security at Amazon, yet this by itself does not discount my points. Those are: 1) AWS could be compromised, as my first friend claimed, without Amazon knowing ab
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by joecode 16y ago
I'm not sure where the confusion lies, but I'm guessing you see "security concerns" as equivalent to "knowledge of ownership"? It seems to me those are entirely different things, as one can be concerned about potential threat without kno
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by joecode 16y ago
I'm not sure how you can say that so matter-of-factly. My security friend was talking about something that Amazon does not (and presumably very few people do) know. Meanwhile my friend at Amazon was just stating the fact that he was not s
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by joecode 16y ago
My friend from Amazon works in the supply-chain side of things, and he said he really wants to use it, but everything has to be encrypted and some stuff is off limits. I take it you work on the retail side of things? I'd be interested to h
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by joecode 16y ago
Certainly agree. Perhaps it would be better to suggest moving to dedicated servers, depending how security-paranoid you are, anyhow.
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by joecode 16y ago
While I agree it is hard to believe, it would be even more surprising if Amazon did know about it. The fact that they do not use AWS internally suggests that---at least with their level of paranoia---they seem to suspect AWS themselves.
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by joecode 16y ago
One potential reason not to move: Security. A good friend deep in the security community once told me, off hand, that EC2 was "owned." I didn't take this too seriously until another good friend, who has been working at Amazon for the past
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by joecode 16y ago
The title and tone do suggest he is making a general criticism of hacker news. Still, it says "A Hacker News Story", not "Any Hacker News Story" so the anatomy could be specific, but the main point more general. It appears he is accusing u
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by joecode 16y ago
This one is close enough to startle me, at least: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1876621
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by joecode 16y ago
Mostly looks good, but I'd use a different font, or actual handwriting on top of the graph. And the arrow is ugly. Maybe have a free option to get some traction.
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by joecode 16y ago
Launch. If it gets traction and it looks like court is the only other option, make a settlement with him. Don't worry what is "fair" or about the work you've already sunk in. Just make sure it's worth it for you, get him out of the way w
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by joecode 16y ago
Good advice. Beyond that, I recommend surrounding yourself with critical, intelligent, trustworthy people. I bounce all my ideas off a core group of friends, and generally don't bother with anything until they all give the green light. B
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by joecode 16y ago
Having met Dave, I can say he's one of those people you immediately trust. The guy is set financially, and is only is the investment game for the fun of it. And yeah, his style is bizarre, but that's just the way he likes it. Anyway, if he
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by joecode 16y ago
Couldn't this be an expectation issue? Washing their hands signaled to the subjects that they were in a more "proper" social environment. To fit in, they may have judged the social issues more harshly.
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by joecode 16y ago
Maybe he should sell it in source form as a "build it yourself" product. I'd definitely pay for it.
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by joecode 16y ago
A resume should play to your strengths, and not get too personal. If your grades were bad then, leave them off, but show how awesome you are anyway. If they ask at an interview, just be completely upfront about it. Say they were good in
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by joecode 16y ago
But first, let's nail down the context, because if we can't agree on that then we really shouldn't even be discussing the topic (and I suspect the whole problem here is that Myers thinks they're arguing about something other than what Kurz
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by joecode 16y ago
we need to model everything that happens to the brain before it becomes a brain Perhaps the disconnect here is that Kurzweil, operating from an information theory perspective, is neglecting the possibility that the biological environment
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by joecode 16y ago
Lesson: Put a password on your router.
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by joecode 16y ago
Indeed. The danger, however, is getting so caught up in the race that you forget why you started in the first place. That's why I'm forcing myself to finish a book before my next startup. It's matter of self-respect.
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by joecode 16y ago
It really depends on whether you think his argument is right. If it sounds more or less correct, drop the idea and think up something else. (Of course, if you can't evaluate it for yourself, then you are screwed anyway.)
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by joecode 16y ago
It seems to me that a lot of the comments on here are written by folks who didn't bother reading the whole article. True, the stuff about Stendhal gets pretty thick at times---I had to skim over some of it---but it's worth it in the end. T
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by joecode 16y ago
That's an interesting idea, but doesn't that mean the government has to regulate what is and is not a real "news source"? Otherwise folks could just spend the $50 on a style magazine or such.
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by joecode 16y ago
Same here. Actually, I'd say it's quite a compliment. Abnormal just means that you don't have typical tastes in beauty, so it means her beauty is of special kind. I found the first girl on the right definitely more attractive, but I gener
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by joecode 16y ago
I have trouble believing this is just a display issue. Has anyone done experiments to show this is a hardware, rather than software issue? It seems that my 3GS reception actually got much worse after I upgraded to the 4.0 firmware. This
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by joecode 16y ago
The real mystery is why regular coffee is so cheap in the U.S., compared to say, France or Germany. I think Americans have just come to expect regular coffee to be $2 maximum, and react irrationally when it is any higher. But iced-coffee
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by joecode 16y ago
“Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity." This strikes me as an extremist viewpoint. Portraying oneself more conservatively in less familiar company is often essential. Indeed, in some cases (private tho
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by joecode 16y ago
It doesn't excuse it of course, but I think it does explain it a bit. Imagine somebody kills one of your children, then comes back and insults your wife. It's adding insult to injury. It's kind of like kicking someone when they're down.

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