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That is not the way human beings typically evaluate risks. 'Acceptable risks' are more about psychology and not a statistical calculation. A self driving car that is twice as safe …

Think of it like SSH authorized keys but automated for the web. Instead of storing the keys in a file; it stores them in a hardware security module (yubikey, or TPM). Registration …

If you want a consistent, and seamless authentication experience, then one party has to own that experience. Go federation/SSO. Sign into everything with microsoft, or google as yo…

The largest disconnect between then and now, is the degree to which the internet was many things (telnet, ftp, usenet, finger, gopher, http, irc, mail, etc...), and not just webpag…

FYI, the included cartridges in a new printer are typically a 'low capacity' type. This has been true for 20+ years. You may find yourself both spending a large amount of money, an…

Probably not, but some games it is better to lose.

This problem is why so many organizations will do an SSO tax.

The strangest part to me about the current trends: why do all these business leaders all do the same things at the same time? E.g. Layoffs + micromanagement + cost focus etc... Is …

Intel has been cooked for years. Observable back in 2017, but more visible today. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14588429 The top of the market will go GPU and the bottom wil…

We can certainly imagine a limiting factor based on our prior development. Imagine a world where large amounts of coal or oil never formed, or formed in a manner that made it inacc…

Organized crime would be more... organized. There would be servers, infrastructure and documentation. Designed to say exactly the right thing to whoever was looking. This is garden…

What sort of fraud in 2008 would be similar to just wiring millions of dollars out of the bank to a personal investment/scam? The most egregious stuff in 2008 was mispricing MBSs. …

No problem at all with the concept of price discrimination. The economics make sense. In any scenario where unit costs are low, but development costs are high, the ideal situation …

>If you look at a state like Colorado, the energy usage is vastly different than Florida or Texas with lots of heat and humidity. Electricity usage yes. Energy usage no. Household …

The connection not drawn here is about capability and flexibility. You can make a drill without the clutch/torque adjustment, and it will be simpler to use but less capable. Or usi…

100% That is exactly how it is playing out. People do not register (2passkeys * 20 services). They sign in with Google or Microsoft and call it a day. Privacy implications ignored.…

Draw a square around the X or O.

Startup locked in haphazard political power struggle. Microsoft is executing at high speed over a weekend. Next week: Chrysler cars now more reliable than Toyota.

If you are involved parents, it is difficult to make a wrong choice. There is nothing wrong with homeschooling and it works best when you have a network of people who are doing the…

> stop splitting the job of dev and ops into separate roles Specialization is the key to managing complex projects effectively. Effective teams will increase specialization where p…

Mechanisms like this exist, but they probably aren't integrated into whatever system you are using, and delays which involve an approval workflow add a lot of overhead. In most cas…

Off-the-cuff; there are certainly more categories. Notes related behavior is a good place to find ideas, but not a good goal itself. 'Notes' is where information lands which isn't …