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I might even incorporate the request rate into a bot detection algo, maybe have it trigger temporary hellbans.

I've used GAE since its inception, never even heard of anything like this happening. Any updates?

I believe he's talking about Diablo 2 (the timeframe works, and the game is notorious for duping), in which Blizzard provides shady third party companies with items, which are then…

If I'm not logged into a site a that I regularly use, I'm probably not logged into my email, either. In order to log into my favorite site with Passwordless , I have to log into my…

Each plugin is a potential confounder.

They seem to have done a small early beta over the summer, I guess they got in early.

I'd like to hear arguments for why it would be unfair competition for Google to put spammy ad agencies out of business.

Thanks for the heads up, I missed it due to adblock. I made the link non-clickable and added a warning.

I found a demo[0] via this old forum thread from August[1]. Obviously there are privacy concerns. That being said, this looks like a boon for anyone interested in bot detection, as…

McKenna is more famous for his excessive use of psychedelics. Terence McKenna: "There are only about 1,000 of these GBMs a year, so it's a rare disease. I never won anything before…

The price of bitcoins has already dropped 10% since the news.

>> In the checkout flow it is best practice to offer as many payment options available because it increases the likelihood of a successful conversion. Are you sure about that? Too …

"My bitcoins are stored in our safe deposit box, and my son and daughter are tech savvy. I think they're safe enough. I'm comfortable with my legacy."

You love the phrase "regulatory capture", don't you? :)

> This Event Has Been Deleted mirror, please?

How are users protected from malicious exit nodes, assuming they're visiting sites unprotected by SSL?

> "Commercial" means the site contains ads Your idea started out good. Sometimes I want to research a product before I go looking for a merchant. Blocking all sites that contain ad…

tl;dr: LED bulbs get too hot, lowering their life expectancy. Manufacturers need to include cheap thermistor circuits, which automatically dim the light to a safe thermal equilibri…