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by tomesco 3mo ago
Information won’t sway someone who’s views aren’t based on information.
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by tomesco 5mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47773812
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by tomesco 6mo ago
Rather, trading periods are for a limited time after reports are released. Before employees accrue too much non public information.
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by tomesco 10mo ago
Non-paywalled gift article. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/self-driving-cars...
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by tomesco 2y ago
There exist certain classes of prime numbers that should not be used for some cryptographic operations because algorithms exist that reduce the computation required for factoring attacks. This more often applies to cases where smaller prime
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by tomesco 2y ago
The definition of organ in this article is closest to the body part definition. The use of organ here relies on a less common definition: roughly a constituent part of some larger whole that performs a specific function.
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by tomesco 2y ago
It likely contains a bug but is an uncorrupted file. Corrupted to me means the file was changed or modified in a way from it's intended state and likely won't run anymore.
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Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to 'Beat' Tetris(nytimes.com)
1 points by tomesco 3y ago|1 comments
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by tomesco 3y ago
Yes, driven by local data collection. More tightly packed ground stations and the availability of atmospheric measurement at various altitudes will improve accuracy.
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by tomesco 3y ago
The article discusses the length of the bottles placed end to end. Although I agree the title isn't clear.
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by tomesco 3y ago
Lyft likely cost customers' funds though a poor process like this in the past. One could create an account, hail rides and add their own payment method while still being associated with someone else's email. Ride recipes would the
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by tomesco 3y ago
If law enforcement ever busts a scammer and discovers a tool like this was essential to the scam, that would generate lawsuits.
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by tomesco 4y ago
True. Expected to remain solvent would be more clear.
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by tomesco 4y ago
What is the recommended upgrade path for macOS' system install of git? I have upgraded my brew install, but am unsure of what to do with the vulnerable system install.
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by tomesco 4y ago
Couldn't Twilio also close and cease providing service to any accounts that initiate chargebacks?
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by tomesco 4y ago
There must be a threshold above which making an engine move is allowed. Because if there's a checkmate move, it will be the best engine move and needs to be allowed.
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State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority(arstechnica.com)
6 points by tomesco 4y ago|0 comments
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by tomesco 4y ago
Gardening leave.
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by tomesco 4y ago
Close. The federal reserve (or any central bank) will lend money to other banks at a rate just below the target rate, and it will borrow from other banks at a rate just above. Because banks can borrow and lend largely risk free at those two
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by tomesco 5y ago
> The whole idea of a hash is that a tiny perturbation makes the output completely different. That would be a cryptographic hash you are describing. Not all hash functions share that property. As long as arbitrary input is mapped to a fi
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by tomesco 5y ago
1Password had a blog post [1] addressing this concern. Essentially you still have the benefit of one-timeness, but not second factor, and need to compare that to what your security needs are. [1] https://blog.1password.com/t
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by tomesco 5y ago
Hash is applied correctly here. A hash function is "any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values." The properties of being a(n) (essentially) unique fingerprint, or of small changes in input cau
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by tomesco 6y ago
Could you please share any you recommend?
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by tomesco 7y ago
>I think the effects of memory bugs on security are often overstated. How often?