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by rfzabick 9y ago
Monitoring for anomalous access patterns is a good idea. It wouldn't have helped in the face of RCE in struts. RCE in struts would let the adversary scp off all the files that make up the database, for instance. This would completely b
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by rfzabick 10y ago
I also had been in software for over a decade and was bored with most of the problems I needed to solve. I switched to security about a year and a half ago (largely pen testing) and I'm much happier. When I code, I care about the probl
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by rfzabick 11y ago
Google is the exception, and as I understand it, Google stock doesn't carry with it the same voting rights that most stock does. Larry and Sergei want to retain control so that they can fund lots of research and not have activist share
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by rfzabick 11y ago
FTA: "The rate is part of a tiered fee structure, which will reward drivers by lowering the commission when they complete a certain number of rides in a week"
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
I just finished Feynman's Rainbow by Mlodinow. It's an interesting look at Feynman and Gell-Man. It was a little lighter on Feynman moments than I expected, but certainly worth the read. I took a break from the 3rd Game of Thrones
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
Nokia/HERE (Formerly Navteq) — Chicago As an organization, we have a long history with map data. Now we’re looking at interesting ways to use it to change driving. Cars of the future (and present) have onboard computers, tons of sensor
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by rfzabick 12y ago
My advice? Learn to partner dance. I always say it's the most fun you can have with modular arithmetic. I'm pretty introverted, but I've been an enthusiastic swing dancer for 17 years now. Start by taking classes. You'll
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by rfzabick 13y ago
> 3) The tryout project There are differences between this and the crypto challenge (I can do the crypto challenge in my free time while holding on to my current job, I'm learning cool stuff from the crypto challenge, no $ involved, etc
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by rfzabick 14y ago
Are you in the states? How did you order it? I could only find a link for finding dealers in Europe.
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by rfzabick 14y ago
Some folks have pointed out the relationship to binary multiplication. Here's a TED talk that discusses the long history of binary math in ancient Africa. http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html Spoiler: Boole got the
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Ask HN: How do you sell to grammar schools in the US?
1 points by rfzabick 14y ago|1 comments
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by rfzabick 14y ago
heh. I had troubles too. I switched to chrome, where I don't have the plugin.
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by rfzabick 15y ago
I'm starting to read more about the (s)low carb/paleo/primal diets. I'm genuinely interested in reading more critiques of this class of diets. Charlatan is pretty harsh. I'd say this article paints Taubes as a person who hit on something th
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What's up with "Unknown or expired link."?
2 points by rfzabick 15y ago|1 comments
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by rfzabick 15y ago
I submitted the tee solution as a joke and I got a smiley in response. I was pretty pleased with myself.
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by rfzabick 15y ago
I think I remember reading Feynman saying that you should always have 15 or 20 problems that you have percolating in the back of your mind at any given time. Then, any time you learn a new trick or technique, apply it to all of those proble
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by rfzabick 15y ago
> I read a great interview (maybe a co-founder of tripod...?) who went through the evolution of search engines over a decade, each time saying that it was too late to enter the field, and playfully finishing with "[of course, now with g
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by rfzabick 16y ago
Musicians don't become musicians to make money. The vast majority of all active musicians don't make any real money at it. They do it because they enjoy it. If music was where the money was, we'd be discussing chord progressions, not data s
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by rfzabick 16y ago
I don't understand how he could think that fans are better off basing their music purchases on http://www.google.com/images?q=bon+jovi+album+covers rather than on http://www.emusic.com/artist/Bon-Jovi-MP3-Download/11661659.... or the iT
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by rfzabick 16y ago
I'm not sure that the bulk of Bon Jovi's money comes from record sales. His tours have brought in something like $500,000,000 in the last 6 years. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi ) Everything I've heard on the subject is that bands
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by rfzabick 16y ago
Thank you for your advice, everyone.
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Ask HN: Os x hosting
2 points by rfzabick 16y ago|5 comments
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by rfzabick 16y ago
Did anyone else read this as ending with 'free for prime numbers'?
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by rfzabick 16y ago
I'd like to meet Chicago HN folks. The evenings of the 27th through the 29th work for me.