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samuelkadolph

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    Comment #8686142

    Without WEP or WPA, yes insecure wireless is insecure.

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    Comment #7600941

    Probably relying on the claim by some that it was completely undetectable unless you have full packet capture which for the CRA is pretty much a guarantee.

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    Comment #7600853

    Did you read the article? He was arrested for stealing 900 social insurance numbers from CRA (Canada Revenue Agency, Canada's IRS).

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    Comment #7244334

    If you are geolocating, I would suggest spending $370 to buy the MaxMind GeoIPCity database. There's an nginx module for it and any major language will have code to run queries aga…

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    Comment #6736477

    Actually this is very much illegal. You cannot charge someone for a product and then not deliver it. Kickstarter doesn't charge you for a product, you pledge or donate to a project…

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    Comment #6666449

    I've found ifconfig.me to be excruciatingly when I actually need it. Like takes 10-30 seconds for a response just to get my IP. Sucks that someone got the vanity domain and put a s…

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    Comment #5695638

    Google has their own intermediate certificate. The root they use is Equifax.

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    Comment #5575223

    Having the private key of a trusted root CA lets you create leaf certificates (or intermediate CAs) that your computer will trust implicitly (because the root is trusted). This wou…

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    Comment #5348671

    Not using attr_accessible is a lot different than not using reset_session after authenticating a log in. It's very easy to forget or not notice a model missing some whitelisting bu…

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    Comment #5348622

    You offered no proof that this actually works and being defeated by a reset_session makes it way more likely it doesn't work.

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    Comment #5348563

    What a load of crap. The chances that github doesn't call reset_session are zero which means this doesn't work.

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    Comment #2743723

    Sounds like someone didn't read the guidelines for this. Raising the $185k is peanuts compared to what else you need. Over the 6+ months you have to prove to ICANN that you have th…