monsur

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by monsur 12y ago
Hang on. The first step of this exploit is that "The attacker logs into the victims account on a 2FA enabled web application". How does the attacker do this if the account has 2FA enabled in the first place? And if the attacker ca
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Hogwarts for Hackers(wired.com)
2 points by monsur 13y ago|0 comments
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by monsur 13y ago
This is absolutely right. We are drowning in an tidal wave of books/articles to read, videos to watch, podcasts to listen to etc. Trying to keep up is a fools' errand we must admit to sooner or later. The best we can do is give in and hope
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by monsur 13y ago
Naming aside, I think there is some value in a fluent, cross-language methodology for making HTTP requests. While each library adheres to the conventions of its specific language, the overall pattern for making requests looks the same acros
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Unicorn(getunicorn.io)
38 points by monsur 13y ago|65 comments
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by monsur 13y ago
I'm curious to see whether technologies like BitTorrent Sync (and similar products like Space Monkey) gain traction. One cannot deny the importance of backups, especially as we begin storing decades of our lives (photos, videos, etc) online
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by monsur 13y ago
I prefer jwz's "How will this software get my users laid?" http://www.jwz.org/doc/groupware.html
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by monsur 13y ago
This is precisely why I like Fever as an RSS reader. Fever lets you separate feeds into low-volume kindling and high-volume sparks. Kindling are the feeds you want to keep up with regularly, while items that are mentioned across Sparks bubb
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by monsur 14y ago
It is refreshing to read the perspective of how a non-techie views Google and tech. It's a viewpoint that's important to remember.
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by monsur 14y ago
I have to agree. There is no evidence of what particular attack vectors lead to this exploit. His conclusion are unsubstantiated blanket suggestions.
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by monsur 14y ago
Nice article, but what's going on with the screenshots on that page? They are greater than 1MB, 02-fonts.png is +5MB and still loading.
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by monsur 14y ago
Verizon is not the only one who does this. I've seen the same from AT&T and Chase. I'm sure the list of companies that do this is very long.
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by monsur 14y ago
I want to shout it from the rooftops: Dear Internet, stop telling me to make stuff! Stop telling me to do things! This whole "cog in the machine" notion is a myth. The world is fascinating, people are fascinating. Always has been, always wi
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by monsur 14y ago
This is really a shame because these companies are making a shitload of money.
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Why I'm writing my own Instapaper(monsur.hossa.in)
1 points by monsur 14y ago|0 comments
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by monsur 15y ago
And its an Archers of Loaf song, nice!
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by monsur 15y ago
What about consuming Hollywood movies through legal, online means such as Amazon.com video? You'd still get to watch the movies while giving a vote to legal online streaming.