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gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Yes, tutorials should be expected to teach people about security if it is within their scope. But the problem with the tutorials from the article is that the authors seem to be genuinely unaware of the security issues. That may also be the reason why they are trying to do the impossible, that is teaching web authentication to beginners in a 10 minute blog post format. And then they often get positive feedback because people like simple but wrong answers to difficult problems.
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·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Some time ago I found this video series on YouTube about how to build a PHP application from scratch. Ten hours worth of XSS, CSRF, SQL injection, badly coded authentication, you name it. When confronted, the instructor said that he did not want to confuse the beginners with all of that security stuff. I just thought "ok" and moved on.

Now I went back to this guy's YouTube channel and saw that half a year later he finally did upload a bonus episode on how to mitigate SQL injections. One person in the comment section actually thanked him for the much needed video because their site was getting hacked. It is pretty hilarious to see this unfold but I do feel bad for the ~10k people who watched his videos.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
How do you know when you paid enough money for roads and bridges? I mean they don't give you an invoice.
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·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
I find it hard to believe that there is such a thing as a long lasting natural monopoly. The only monopolies that seem to last are the ones that are rooted in state coercion. Besides that, when I talk about "getting rid of regulation", I of course mean to get rid of barriers to entry. It may be feasible for large companies to set aside a couple of millions for a dedicated compliance department. Small startups do not have those resources. But even in the current market, as imperfect as it is, there are a countless competing electronics manufacturers. How is it that not a single one of them has started to offer a product line that caters to the "repair" crowd? Maybe that is something that's worth looking into?
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Wow, the voice of reason in the first comment? Am I really on HN? Of course, you are 100% correct. There is nothing stopping one of the big players from offering a more "repairable" product to satisfy all of the supposed demand. Remember, R2R wants to force their ideas upon _everyone_. Doesn't that mean, that there should already be a huge group of people who are willing to buy repairable devices? Instead of making new laws, R2R should be focused on repealing existing bad laws that hinder competition (patent, copyright, regulation, etc).
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
As far as there exist unjust laws that prevent people from repairing their devices, by all means, get rid of them (IP laws especially). But by all means, do not add more regulation.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
There are many factors that contribute to appreciation and depreciation. Decay is just one of them. There could be other appreciating factors that outweigh the depreciating ones. Also, if you measure the value of something in a generally depreciating currency, you automatically get rising prices (ceteris paribus).
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
New browser extension coming in in 3, 2, 1, ...
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
What is the bug? I don't see it.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
In an IP world you can license it. Otherwise you can crowd fund for new versions, ask for donations, offer support, etc.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Should farmers have the right to force manufacturers to provide parts, schematics, tools and software?
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Well, in the tech space this is very easy to explain: They survive by selling new devices. People will eventually buy new laptops to get access to faster hardware.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
I like the idea, but I will 100% not buy it for these reasons (most important first): 1. Bad keyboard layout: Small arrow keys, lack of dedicated home/end and page up/down. 2. Screen is too small. I need at least 15.6 inch. 3. Replaceable ports are a gimmick. They waste space. Just put the ports there directly. 4. Intel CPU.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
A couple of frameworks use a radix tree for routing, e.g. ASP .NET Core. Sadly, routing isn't even part of the TE benchmarks. There are some applications out there with 500+ routes, so I think it is pretty relevant.
gohbgl
·5 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Better yet, post to your own blog and have it get automatically added to dev.to.
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·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Try to find a used Dell Latitude 7370. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Latitude-13-7370-Ultraboo...
gohbgl
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
People are paying for negative externalities of burning fossil fuel by paying taxes on gas.
gohbgl
·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Probably as enforceable as having "looking at me is prohibited" written on your shirt while walking down the street.
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·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
Doctor ...
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·6 ปีที่แล้ว·discuss
A while ago I listened to a podcast [1] where the guest Stephan Kinsella argued that the state justifies taxing and regulating corporations by granting them special rights like limited liability. The guest then continued to explain that this justification is flawed since the these supposed special rights are actually not special at all. The argument made a lot of sense but it only explains the justification and not the reason for corporate taxation. In my opinion the reason is obviously to increase the state's control over us.

[1] http://www.stephankinsella.com/paf-podcast/kol-026-freedomai...