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robheaton

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Joined: Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 2:30 PM UTC
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About robheaton

rob@stripe.com

Recent public activity

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How to date a recording using background electrical noise
Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 1:38 PM UTC
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Don't worry son, all your friends are weirdos too
Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 11:49 AM UTC
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Comment #24764764
A few months ago I wrote a post called "Systems design for advanced beginners" that a lot of people seem to have found helpful. Link: https://robertheaton.com/2020/04/06/systems-de…

Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 12:08 PM UTC
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Preventing impossible game levels using cryptography
Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 5:22 AM UTC
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Remote code execution vulnerability in KensingtonWorks mouse manager
Thu, Jul 02, 2020, 1:51 PM UTC
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How to make your code faster and why you often shouldn't bother
Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 12:51 PM UTC
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A blogging style guide, vol. 2
Thu, May 28, 2020, 4:09 PM UTC
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Don't Overwork Your Functions
Mon, May 18, 2020, 10:58 AM UTC
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Parenthood: The coronavirus and happy birthday edition
Thu, May 14, 2020, 11:53 AM UTC
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100s of companies assert usage rights over all ideas sent through their services
Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 1:22 PM UTC
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Systems Design for Advanced Beginners
Thu, Apr 09, 2020, 11:33 AM UTC
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Comment #22803484
I write regularly about security, programming, and several other topics at http://robertheaton.com/ . They’re detailed, offbeat, and very funny. I’ve broken several high-profile pr…

Tue, Apr 07, 2020, 2:27 PM UTC
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Separating Logic and Data
Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 1:32 PM UTC
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The Robot Reserve Army of Labor
Tue, Apr 02, 2019, 5:06 AM UTC
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What beginner's mind is like
Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 2:11 PM UTC
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Programming Projects for Advanced Beginners
Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 2:17 PM UTC
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Reproducible beliefs
Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 3:07 PM UTC
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/office-hours
Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC
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Lessons from my first 20 office hours
Wed, Oct 03, 2018, 3:17 PM UTC
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How I kicked my email compulsion
Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 2:00 PM UTC
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How Tinder keeps your exact location (a bit) private
Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 2:56 PM UTC
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A system to help you remember more of what you read
Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 2:20 PM UTC
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Why economists need bureaucracy
Tue, Jun 05, 2018, 4:04 PM UTC
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Making YouTube less bad for you using CSS
Mon, May 07, 2018, 3:49 PM UTC
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Re: All those regrettable posts that you thought were gone
Tue, May 01, 2018, 3:54 PM UTC