Same laptop but with the 3200 x 1800 screen. The pre-installed Ubuntu version was so slow; stuttering, major screen tearing, and HDPI font issues everywhere. Basically unusable. However, I updated the BIOS and installed Fedora 22. Had to install proprietary Broadcom WiFi drivers, but GNOME 3 works great with HDPI and the system is way more responsive. Touchscreen is a little useless though :)
That being said, I like the laptop with Fedora and would recommend it.
As far as Django goes, there hasn't been much tuning in general[0]. The only thing I see them doing is template caching. At the least they should be running 1.6 with persistent DB connections. Beyond that they have a lot of middleware enabled that isn't being used.
If you'd like to apply to SpaceX go through another recruiter. I applied through Ryan a while back. He was unprofessional and kept getting mixed up with the schedule. In the end I did 6+ hours of phone interviews and a 4 hour coding test. I sent in my results and was completely ignored. No feedback, no response to my inquiries. Honestly one of the most insulting things that's ever happed to me.
Go on Linkedin, SpaceX has several other recruiters available.
So put that high entropy pass phrase in Keepass and don't worry about a cracker getting access to all your accounts through a misplaced hash. With all these sites getting attacked you have to assume anything you put in a website is public knowledge.
I mean, using a password safe is no more inconvenient than having to go to a website. When set up, the safe can even be a one click auto-fill deal. I don't see any reason to take the added risk.
When we do an analysis on something like this we assume the method of encryption is fully known. Otherwise it's called 'security through obscurity'[1]. If this method got popular at all crackers would automatically start checking all hash-like passwords.
I'm also completely ignoring what would happen if that site were compromised. A little javascript snippet could just forward all passwords to the hacker's server. Even a browser extension could be compromised if it auto-updates. These are implementation details though that could be fixed/worked around.
This is a prime example why you should leave crypto to the experts. This method in no way should be used.
Imagine one of your hashes leaks. A cracker can notice your password was a hash of something and just run their normal attacks on it for leaked password + salt hashes. They don't know the salt exactly, but it will likely be part of the leaking site's url.
Now the cracker can generate your password for any account you have. Great.
Please use Keepass or another password safe to generate pseudo-random hashes. These were designed by experts.
I'm graduating soon from a top university (not Ivy League though) with a masters in CS. I've interviewed with 4 companies so far and 2 of them have just never gotten back to me. One of them was after 4 interviews including a 4 hour coding test. I sent several emails, but just silence.
I can only attribute this behavior to cowardice. I guess they (HR) are just to afraid to be upfront. I apply to one company at a time so they have my full attention. Finding out I waited around for nothing makes me rage. It's so incredibly rude to treat people like that.
I want to start a list of companies that do this. Make them accountable, or at least keep people from wasting time.
In fact, here they are: SpaceX (4 hour code interview, then nothing), LogicMonitor
Since this is a small library the name should be descriptive. Unicorn and all the other animal names are fun, but should probably be reserved for large projects that aren't small building blocks.
Reading through the site I'm reminded of 5th Element's 'multipass'. You get a common REST syntax to transfer data across several languages. Playing off that could be fun; Multirest, Multiquest, etc.
Also, something with the Babel fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) could work; Babelrest, Babelquest...