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famo

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    Comment #11206747

    Bugcrowd | San Francisco | Full-Time | Onsite Are you a Rails engineer but don't know what XSS, SQLi or mass assignment is? SHAME! Just kidding! Come work for Bugcrowd, build some …

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    Comment #7375364

    My opinion is that any company building an API should run at least one bug bounty on it before releasing it to the public.

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    Comment #7375327

    1. Yes 2. I'm here at SX and saw the interview. Chris Sogohian and Ben Wizner were very focused in their questioning and Edward seemed keen to ensure his main points were conveyed.…

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    Comment #7040415

    What's the range on the Bluetooth? Prob not enough to get notifications at one of those annoying parties where you have to place your phone in a bowl at the door so you aren't dist…

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    Comment #6813595

    I like thinking about this concept, so I purchased On Computer Simulated Universes by Mark Solomon hoping to gain a little more insight. It's a great book and got me thinking along…

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    Comment #6630600

    I started with Ember about a year ago and the getting started docs were pretty terrible. It took a lot of experimentation and frustration before I was comfortable developing with i…

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    Comment #6588334

    First make sure the fire sprinkler system is operational..

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    Comment #6447842

    Reminds me of this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze

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    Comment #6407811

    Kids need some or all of the following things when growing up: - a creek or open stormwater drain to play in, be careful during rain - a field big enough to experiment with golf in…

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    Comment #6407133

    +1 to this. I moved to Manchester a couple of years after uni to help the startup I was working for expand into the UK market. I spent the first year either at my day job or in my …

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    Comment #6333980

    On the seventh day he shall rest.

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    Comment #6333874

    Yeah, I can agree with this. For me the scenario starts with reading somebody else's code and thinking it's horrendous. I'll then get this nagging feeling that the problem may inst…

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    Comment #6333713

    Wow, those statements on dontbeafuckingidiot.com almost reach Charlie Brooker levels of awesome.

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    Comment #6035325

    Ha! Alternatively this could become a clumsy, comedic and highly detectable performance enhancing device on the next Tour de France

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    Comment #6034989

    A good old strike is not a bad idea.

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    Comment #6034966

    I'm surprised Ryan hasn't received an infringement letter from Treehouse over the name Treehouse.

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    Comment #6034516

    Snowden doesn't need a passport to leave Russia or enter Venezuela if he claims refugee status and requests asylum. The 1951 Refugee Convention allows a person seeking refuge to tr…

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    Comment #5600044

    Flatliners! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099582/

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    Comment #5554821

    Lol, because of your "field"

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    Comment #5212629

    Another duck-based animated series that passes the nostalgia test for me is Count Duckula. The heated exchange in the Who Might You Be segment reminds me of some HN comment threads…

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    Comment #5212548

    Yeah sure, here you go. Sincerely, Ms Kate Awesome, Phd

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    Comment #5212537

    Nice idea. Perhaps evolving this to include raw research data could be interesting... e.g. may I please have a) your research paper and b) the 20Gb of trial data you used to come t…

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    Comment #4967588

    Ghost In The Wires was definitely my favourite read of 2012. I'm keen to read a few more in your list. Ta for posting!

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    Comment #4955644

    A few friends and I did a map hack of rat population vs. median rent price in NYC: http://fergle.com/ratstoriches/ It's only really useful if you're looking to live in Manhattan, a…

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    Comment #4896133

    I didn't see the thread either, but I like this post. I think the best way to go about starting something large and ridiculous is to tell all your friends and family you're going t…