Dan Kaminsky has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by quickthrower2 » Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 10:13 PM UTC

samhwr wrote: post #192

quickthrower2 wrote: post #184

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You are simply upvoting to say “this submission is important”.

Are you telling me why I upvoted, or (by implication) why his original post was downvoted by others? Because yes, I’d argue it was important. (I’m sorry if I’m not familiar with the rules here quite yet.)

Sorry my bad grammar there. By you I meant the collective “you” of HN not you specifically. While any person can individually upvote for any reason they like. I suspect most upvote a death announcement as a sign of respect for the person - a kind of anonymous electronic “hear hear”

I had never heard of Dan Kaminsky because I’m a typical 9-5 app dev who knows as much about security as I need to but never watch black hat or defcon presentations. It’s really interesting to peak into this world and discover someone who seemed to be a hero to many and unwittingly to me as it sounds like he has helped make the internet more secure. I appreciate the work of people who bring the issues to our attention. I’m beginning to go down the privacy rabbit hole (Pi holes etc.) as a result.

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by CodesInChaos » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #203

chews wrote: post #199

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https://twitter.com/dakami/status/1171643896750755840 - he was diabetic, not that it was a cause but it is a complication in covid.

I'm aware, we were pretty close. Speculation is precisely what I don't want, though. If you don't have the data, please hold your tongue.

> Dan struggled for years with diabetes and was even recently hospitalized because of it. This tragedy has nothing to do with the COVID-19 vaccination and unfortunately everything to do with diabetic ketoacidosis.

https://twitter.com/sarahbrie/status/1386384261133922310

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by xallarap » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 4:56 PM UTC

CryptoPunk wrote: post #156

fortran77 wrote: post #130

His final tweet: https://twitter.com/dakami/status/1383978072655818753

Technically this was his final tweet: https://twitter.com/dakami/status/1384011738807341065?s=19

Just wanted to apologize for my below post, it should have read Coca Cola, not Diet Coke.

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by qyi » Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 6:17 PM UTC

jka wrote: post #183

jka wrote: post #72

My memory of Dan is seeing him speak on-stage at SF security b-sides, some time in the mid 2010s. He'd enjoyed a few drinks by the point he spoke to everyone, and the resulting honesty (accompanied by what I sensed as trepidation from the audience, about seeing a respected speaker in a vulnerable state) left a mark on me. He was right: software security nowadays is a swiss-cheese mess, and the industry isn't addressi…

The parent comment was written early into my reaction to the news and I think I was a bit histrionic in my commentary about the security industry. People are helping, and that's commendable. It can be difficult when it appears that we are building and deploying so much more software than we are maintaining and securing. I don't know exactly what mindset will win out - either an assumption that information always leak…

No, you were correct. Some people are helping here and there but overall every aspect of the software industry is an absolute mess. Most infosec pros will not point this out, either because they are tunnel visioned on their niche, are trying to sound politically correct, or just trying to not start shit (but nothing will be solved ever if people keep pretending everything's all and well).

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by invasi0n » Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 7:20 PM UTC

sebmellen wrote: post #187

invasi0n wrote: post #169

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Currently being assessed, given current global issues it poses come additional challenges but the community will find a way.

Wow, your first comment since 2014! Are you deeply involved with ICANN? It seems you know are well-informed about the internals.

I lurk a lot =) Yes have been involved in various capacities for many years now (not staff for the record)

Re: Dan Kaminsky has died

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Post by jka » Sat, May 01, 2021, 1:48 PM UTC

xbar wrote: post #200

jka wrote: post #171

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Thanks for the link; would you like to submit that as a separate HN submission as well, including [video] in the title? (I think that'd be within the site guidelines[1]) Might post it myself if you'd prefer not to; I figured it might make sense for you to claim the credit/karma. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Feel free.

Someone else got to it before I did; thank you anyway.