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I think this blog post by the flask author is pretty relevant http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2010/6/14/opening-the-flask/ I can't really respond to the GAE thing as I don't have experienc…

Mono and keepass has been working great for me on linux, you do have to install a few extra things to get it working on ubuntu and xdotool with a higher version than is supplied by…

I agree that this is probably a bit to complicated for normal users. My personal problem with lastpass is that by default your passwords are recoverable which means that by default…

So hackers is now limited to AI programmers? I suspect a highly biased front page would then be an effect.

I don't really understand what you want.

Can't the same hash mean different data?

I think the point unlocks go in this order: flag comments/articles, downvote comments, change topcolor (the orange bar at the top). The points required to downvote (and maybe for t…

There is another reason to choose Linode over Slicehost, Linode has consistently improved their offerings over the years through ram increases, hard drive size, etc while slicehost…

Snow Crash and The Diamond Age are good books, especially for just starting to read again. Ubik is my favorite PKD book followed closely by Electric Sheep. The His Dark Materials i…

It's not actually single user mode but autologin, that is why the stolen computer user was still using the same browser and keychain as he didn't have access to admin rights.

Well you need some kind of service that updates your laptop's ip address like dyndns and the computer would have to log in automatically to an open network or another saved network…

I think plugging in something in the powerstrip under a desk and connecting it to an open ethernet port would take a very long time to be noticed in most offices whereas an iphone …

Well it at least seems to verify discs now.

That is pretty much the main point of my comment is that they bundle these old versions and so many people just click no when java asks to update (I haven't seen a popup for flash …

If they are a regular computer purchaser (i.e. buy from a manufacturer like hp, dell, etc.) it most certainly is preinstalled along with and old version of java and an old version …

Isn't the advantage of proxying something like node that you can serve the static files and a cache through the web server which works well for that?

It sounds like an okay idea other than the lying about worrying about your brother. I would much rather a person be honest than take up my time while keeping up a charade about a c…

As someone who has the option of low speed dsl and satellite internet moving through the system as quick as possible and getting answers quickly is very handy. But if you have othe…

As long as it works for all browsers you plan to support and the site begins rendering quickly, i.e. people don't perceive the site as slow because your fonts aren't showing up qui…

They could be storing a hash of the first three characters just to check for this.

If you don't mind, how much caffeine were you consuming prior to weaning yourself off and at what times? It seems like those that drink caffeine when they wake up or to wake up hav…

I'm confused as green tea can have a similar caffeine content to coffee, especially at 3-5 cups.

No but this has been there for a long time and your previous comment was marking it as a coming downfall in hacker news.

> Hello there, fellow HN user! If you like this post, I'd really appreciate an upvote. That has been there for a while, I thought he might of changed that to what you wrote but as …