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ewanm89

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    Comment #35866671

    Okay, discriminators are randomly assigned unless one pays for nitro, that said they have account creation date on record, so they can do it in order no problem. The issues are the…

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    Comment #24879722

    Let me be clear, basically the "rolling cipher" is DASH/HLS streaming for automatic quality changing. This has been an argument RIAA has been making since 2016, but outside of the …

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    Comment #24532775

    Ah, there is a logical fallacy there. That logical fallacy that is just because they reused the same bitkeeper word that they took it from there AND are using it in the same sense.…

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    Comment #15643792

    1) My server runs nginx on debian squeezy, even using the newer packages for nginx from upstream, they are built against OpenSSL 1.0.1t matching the system version which does not s…

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    Comment #15521401

    1) US government should cancel all contracts with Equifax, 2) US government should demand a list of all effected SSNs 3) US government should use pre-breach tax data to issue repla…

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    Comment #15436661

    Well, it only takes one report to the relevant authority.

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    Comment #15436650

    Same goes for claiming to be made in most countries when it is not. I'm pretty sure the author/company founder is in France and EU law has quite a few things to say on the matter o…

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    Comment #15376944

    "Converting the (VERY analogue) Morse key into a digital device was the next step." Urm what? A morse key is either on or off, pushed or not pushed, morse code is an on-off keyed d…

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    Comment #15217033

    Technically code via SMS is 2FA, it is proving one has access to that cell/mobile phone account either directly or indirectly. I would say it is a terrible authentication system bu…

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    Comment #15125956

    If I was Google I would just remember I served add for website for account x but the number on the click was for account y. Real easy to detect.

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    Comment #15073627

    That is exactly what international maritime law requires. For reference, I estimate the eye height of people on the bridge and watch deck is about 28.5m above the waterline (from a…

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    Comment #15002532

    Right, has the reporter visited China?

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    Comment #14918142

    No, it is targeting both. I see no mention of how monocypher implementation does anything 5o prevent side channel timing attacks, I haven't looked to see if there is any sensitive …

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    Comment #14886466

    Why lose flexibility and switch to medium in the first place?

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    Comment #14820022

    The other useful case is when you open project on another machine for some reason and you find your usual editor not installed and configured. Open any editor and away you go with …

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    Comment #14819953

    I would point out it is d because latin typesetters back then often didn't have a greek typeface to print with and it is the closest to the greek letter delta δ. Once one understan…

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    Comment #14819264

    Okay so the article is wrong about some points. We have evidence for both IIII and IV notation in classic roman archeological finds. The obvious example is the entrance fee doors a…

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    Comment #14792607

    Okay, here is my attack: 1. Find drone operators home addresses, information whether they have significant others, kids. Most of this is public or fairly low security information. …

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    Comment #14752036

    All browsers can tell you what certificate signed the one in use. Unfortunately a recent chrome UI change made this a pain to get to.in chrome, into the other browsers just clickin…

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    Comment #14751441

    Assign a fqdn, I log into my router with a domain name, most routers actually have a domain name for them. Configure the LAN setting of RT-AC68U. Device Name: ghandi

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    Comment #14751423

    It is pretty easy to manage your own CA, make a Debian VM, install something like XCA and it is literally click a few buttons to generate and issue certificates and set up certific…

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    Comment #14751416

    I even do this on my own private network. Installing root certificates is not hard.

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    Comment #14751391

    1) internal company webapps just install company root cert and create properly signed certs under corporate internal CA. Installing the certificate across network is easily automat…

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    Comment #14716936

    If his customer asks, he doesn't need to do shit if his customer doesn't ask. My recommendation would be do what the likes of Toshiba do for their TVs include in the product an off…

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    Comment #14672004

    What does "Google Home" speaker usually do when there is no clear result? On the phone google assistant just displays google search results in such a case, obviously that can't wor…