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Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Re: Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Post by xxs »

paulcole wrote: post #26
xxs wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>diabetic condition that led to his frequent hospitalization in recent years What I don't realize - he is obviously brilliant, so controlling diabetics via insulin shots should not be hard. Ketoacidosis usually takes at least a day or two of uncontrolled blood glucose (13+ mmol/l), he'd likely feel the symptoms well enough - thirst, fatigue. As the article explains, he deeply cared about medical conditions of others.…

> he is obviously brilliant, so controlling diabetics via insulin shots should not be hard Being brilliant and the ease someone has controlling diabetes aren’t necessarily related. The higher you are for a long time, the less you’ll notice the highs. When I was diagnosed, my A1C was over 13, so I’d likely been averaging 300+ for weeks. I felt like shit but it came on slowly over a period of months. It had been so lon…

I can understand not knowing the very 1st time (prior diagnosis), or a denial as there is no cure. Most Type 1 diabetes takes weeks/months to be diagnosed, indeed. However, his case was years long - I'd expect he'd have had a glucometer and at least a test a day (it takes less than 10sec). That's the controlling part. It's much easier to die from hypoglycemia than hyper one with insulin treated diabetes, with the former taking mere minutes and switching the brain entirely off.

Re: Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Post by mensetmanusman »

tobr wrote: post #16
fefe23 wrote: post #13

I have to say: This is a beautiful eulogy. We should all strive in life to get a eulogy this beautiful when we die.

The hard part is finding out if you managed to achieve it.

In Korea they sometimes hold mock funerals for those who have attempted suicide to help them grieve the situation.

Re: Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Post by petercooper »

SuchAnonMuchWow wrote: post #21
tobr wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The hard part is finding out if you managed to achieve it.

Note that it's not completely impossible: most journals have already written eulogy of a lot of famous and old people

Tangentially related, I saw this movie recently and it was really touching: https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/01/her-father-developed-dem...

Re: Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Post by jasonladuke0311 »

> Without her knowledge, Mr. Kaminsky had been examining military websites. The administrator vowed to “punish” him by cutting off the family’s internet access. Mrs. Maurer warned the administrator that if he made good on his threat, she would take out an advertisement in The San Francisco Chronicle denouncing the Pentagon’s security. “I will take out an ad that says, ‘Your security is so crappy, even an 11-year-old can break it,’” Mrs. Maurer recalled telling the administrator, in an interview on Monday.

Awesome mom.

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Post by sterlind »

candiodari wrote: post #11
redis_mlc wrote: post #10

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Some non-doctor info on first-time T2 diabetes ketoacidosis for overweight people, and ironically, one benefit: 1) symptoms are losing 1 pound per day, vision "graying out" and constant thirst, and tiredness/loss of focus, and eventually coma and death 2) if you're overweight but otherwise healthy (you walk daily and have strong cardio), you can "ride down" the weight loss for a month or two to lose 30 - 40 pounds. T…

If you value your life (or merely living it without constant pain) you do NOT follow option 2. This option is like taking poison to lose weight (yes there are "options"), hoping it won't build to lethal levels while everything around your body is changing. It will have serious, permanent consequences even if it works. And if it doesn't work, you may not be able to react in time, and then it may kill you, or worse, it…

the poison option is 2,4-dinitrophenol iirc, right? it sabotages the electron transport chain for ATP production, burning it off as heat instead. deaths can result from the fever and metabolic failure.

we learned about 2,4-DNP in my biology class. shocking that people use it for weight loss, but I guess they're desperate.

Re: Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

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Post by cyphar »

candiodari wrote: post #29
implements wrote: post #24

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> If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week max consult a doctor immediately ... If you’re diabetic and not dieting, do you mean? - most calorie restricting diets aim at a sustainable 500g pw for non-obese otherwise healthy people.

Calorie reduction to that extent will work, but that will already have consequences if you do it. And I can personally attest: gallstones ... you think something like breaking a bone hurts. It does not. Gallstones, THAT hurts. https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss#2

0.5kg a week is not rapid weightloss, nor is it extreme. That's a 550 calorie deficit, which is less than two candy bars worth of calories (an 80g candy bar has 300-400 calories).
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