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Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by phonon » Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 3:59 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #119

phonon wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Errr...most systems (like Django) send passwords in plaintext to the server! (Over SSL of course). The point of PBKDF-SHA256 is to protect the secrecy of passwords if the server is compromised and its password hash db is dumped.

Django’s auth system is for a single site. Bitwarden’s master passphrase protects the key that decrypts my password for every single site I use. This is not some random webapp. It is a password manager .

So use a longer password with BitWarden.

Think about it.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by kexx » Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 10:25 PM UTC

Tistron wrote: post #64

I worked in a software company once where we acquired a product to integrate into ours. It was developed by a self taught programmer in his 50ies that did versioning by making copies of the whole directory when he had something that worked, the way I also worked before university. Since he was the only developer and he was pretty good this mostly worked. His first name was/is Leif so from then on me and my friends sp…

I use TFS for source control, but still also use Leif Points (like scheduled backup of the project every day to a local storage) in case of something messed up by the server. So don't underestimate the old guy :)

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by mft_ » Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 11:46 AM UTC

vezycash wrote: post #110

mft_ wrote: post #107

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I apologise if you found my post difficult; that wasn’t my intention. However, I do struggle to accept/believe that a relevantly qualified doctor, anywhere in the world, wouldn’t know what a PPI is. They aren’t new, they aren’t expensive, and they’re available worldwide. Honestly, every medical student would probably know about them. Anyway, look for the medications named omeprazole, or lansoprazole, or pantoprazole.…

Thanks I'll check the biggest pharmacy around me for these: omeprazole, or lansoprazole, or pantoprazole. Currently using Ab Roller for my stomach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzE3Q03KXuY

Just to follow up on this, and in mind of the general risk of taking medical advice from a random dude on the internet...

As said before, please try to see a good qualified doctor about this (ideally a gastroenterologist, assuming this is possible - apologies if this is again an insensitive assumption). The reasons being:

a) If you do have an ulcer, then there are other things (beyond prescribing PPIs) a doctor might help with - such as a test for H.Pylori +/- antibiotics to then eradicate it, if you have it

b) There are other conditions that can present with similar symptoms to ulcers (they can sometimes be very hard to tell apart) which may require investigation to make a correct diagnosis, and which would then need to be treated differently.

c) There are other risks attached to chronic oesophageal/gastric inflammation; if you've had such inflammation for a prolonged period of time, it might be worth being checked out further.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peptic-ulcer/...

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by mannykannot » Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 9:49 PM UTC

doctor_eval wrote: post #19

What I find interesting is that the “insane asylum” apparently knew that it was wrong. e.g. when asked why they need so much space on their laptops, they were evasive. To my mind this makes it much worse. Not only were they doing something dumb, but they knew it was dumb, and they hid it instead of fixing it. It certainly invites speculation about the company culture in the acquired business.

It also certainly invites speculation about the due diligence of the acquiring company.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by mannykannot » Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 9:55 PM UTC

swarnie_ wrote: post #72

Thorrez wrote: post #67

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IT of the insane company, or the acquiring company? Because the post says IT of the acquiring company didn't know until the problem blew up.

DD failed to find it during the M&A, issue didn't become apparent until the purchased company lost multiple employees who kept the plates spinning. It's a failure all round but i would say acquiring companies IT team are least to blame here.

According to OP, the plate-spinning employees were 'let go' at the time of the acquisition - presumably a decision by the acquiring company.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by mannykannot » Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 9:59 PM UTC

xauronx wrote: post #96

doctor_eval wrote: post #19

What I find interesting is that the “insane asylum” apparently knew that it was wrong. e.g. when asked why they need so much space on their laptops, they were evasive. To my mind this makes it much worse. Not only were they doing something dumb, but they knew it was dumb, and they hid it instead of fixing it. It certainly invites speculation about the company culture in the acquired business.

I worked for a small company right out of college and we had some monsters under the bed too. Unfortunately the manager would rather new code written than cleaning up technical debt or resolving risks. So I would have to double my estimates and use my “spare time” to try to work toward some level of sanity... but there were still plenty of things that I felt guilty about and would be evasive about if someone asked.

It is better not to take ownership of someone else's bad decisions. At the very least, make sure that you do not become complicit in something unethical or illegal.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by alimiracle » Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 8:54 AM UTC

I had fun reading this, up to the point where I don't even care if it's real or not, it was entertaining.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by vezycash » Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 2:58 PM UTC

mft_ wrote: post #123

vezycash wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks I'll check the biggest pharmacy around me for these: omeprazole, or lansoprazole, or pantoprazole. Currently using Ab Roller for my stomach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzE3Q03KXuY

Just to follow up on this, and in mind of the general risk of taking medical advice from a random dude on the internet... As said before, please try to see a good qualified doctor about this (ideally a gastroenterologist, assuming this is possible - apologies if this is again an insensitive assumption). The reasons being: a) If you do have an ulcer, then there are other things (beyond prescribing PPIs) a doctor might…

> gastroenterologist

Just saw this. I'll do that when I can afford it. For now, it's over the counter for me.

Re: A Dropbox account gave me stomach ulcers

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Post by vezycash » Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 3:10 PM UTC

dorfsmay wrote: post #120

vezycash wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's called garri - popular in most (if not all) west african countries. Here's a video of Nigeria's ex-president eating it.

Have you seen this entry in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garri#Health_implications > Garri is made from cassava which contains hydrocyanic acid .../... can lead to .../... worsening of ulcers.

Thanks for the link.

The ground cassava is left to ferment for some days which removes MOST of the cyanide. There's little to no health control for food in these parts. I've read that over 50% of food stuff exported from West Africa to Europe and US get culled at the border.

See: http://europepmc.org/article/PMC/3074370

See the abstract at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526674/

When it's prepared with hot water, it forms a solid called Eba. And it's consumed with soup. The heating makes it safe from my own observation.