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KNoureen··on Please petition GitHub to support HTTPS on GitHub pages
Makes it super easy to filter out and delete though...
KNoureen··on Backblaze Storage Pod 5.0
The main problem I have with Backblaze and AWS is that there is no budget limit on transfers.

I would like to tell the provider; limit downloads to $500, then reply 509 to further requests.

KNoureen··on How Hack the North wasn’t the bomb
It was dumb joke but I think Swift overreacted. I would be quite enough to tell them to remove their comments and apologize.
KNoureen··on Ask HN: Recommend a good antivirus for Windows
Try ESET Smart Security, they have a 30 days free trial period.
KNoureen··on Ask HN: Automatic generation of code documentation
I guess that depends on your toolchain.

For Java, I use Maven which have some powerful tools (Maven Site) to create test-reports, documentation, api-docs, coverage reports, diagrams and much more. It's also easy to extend yourself.

KNoureen··on Google Might Be Uploading Your Photos Without Your Knowledge
"Hate-tweet"? Since when did mild criticism (and valid such IMHO) become classified as hate?
KNoureen··on YubiKey – Making secure login easy
Sounds like you got some nice material for a blog post about the subject?
KNoureen··on Django and Webpack
The ReadMe should start with an abstract explaining what the project does and how I can benefit by using it.

Right now I have no clue what it is. Perhaps a clone of django-pipeline?

KNoureen··on Perfect Security
Not entirely true, the world is not that binary.

I can't remember where I read it, but a locked door is quite effective in preventing burglary as forcing the lock or crashing a window would greatly increase the chance being detected.

KNoureen··on Notepad++ website Hacked
For those who does not know; the site was hacked/defaced a few months ago for supporting "Je Suis Charlie". This is most likely a joke poking fun at the hackers.
KNoureen··on LibreOffice Project's Check
Are these issues reported to LO devs, or they have to look it up themselves?
KNoureen··on The Sad State of High Bit Depth GIMP Color Management
The problem does not seem to be GIMP if I understand the article correct, but the GEGL code (or the developer of it) which it relies on.
KNoureen··on Best book on body language and just general cues?
I have only fleeting interest in the subject so I've only read one titled "What every body is saying" by Joe Navarro. It did teach me a few things, but didn't really strengthen my interest or desire to go more to more depth in the field.
KNoureen··on Writing Extensions for Firefox Is Barely Worth the Trouble
You could always ask here if someone would like to take over the maintenance.
KNoureen··on Firebug 2.0
This is good news, Firebug is a steady companion in my work. The UI is consistent, no elements moving around between releases. It works with Django web applications, which the built-in devtools does not. And allows me to persist the log of network connections between page reloads.
KNoureen··on Visual Studio 14 Preview
Probably a management decision, not an engineer one.
KNoureen··on I've made an open source flappy bird clone
Am I the only one who reacts on the graphics rip-off?

Sure, clones are okay in my POV but when it goes to a level where even the graphics are identical to the original...

KNoureen··on [dead]
That's interesting... Reload the page with JavaScript disabled, and suddenly the page is riddled with links to retailers of Cialis, Viagra, loans and such.

Is this some kind of trick to get more Google hits?

KNoureen··on Adobe confirms stolen passwords were encrypted, not hashed
AFAIK you need the same IV for both encryption and decryption.

Some calculate an IV using existing components (such as has of email or name or such), some always use 0x0 as IV. But safest method is to have a random IV (preferably also stored in a HSM along with the key) per encrypted account.

KNoureen··on Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald’s Burgers “Unfit for Human Consumption”
Some time ago I saw the documentary "Food Inc." where they show this process with ammonium hydroxide and ignorant as I am about the food processing industry, I was negativey surprised.

There is still more going on and although the documentary may be a bit sensationalist, if just 10% is true it's still appalling what the industry is doing to cut the costs. And I wonder if impact on human health and environment can be good in the long run.

But at least for me it made a difference, I think about what I eat and I try to choose organic, locally produced and less pre-processed food. Probably I'm imagining things, but I feel better, have more strength and being less tired after work.

My partner had the idea to try an old-fashion "startup" for ourselves as soon as we can get a piece of land. With chickens (eggs), beekeeping and growing vegetables, we can hopefully take a step further away from the processing industry.

KNoureen··on Blogger, With Focus on Surveillance, Is at Center of a Debate
Considering NSA and other three letter agencies apparently have quite plenty of surveillance equipment installed, I think your revolution will be met at the door step by two gentlemen in black suits.
KNoureen··on New York Times silently edits its "lost all credibility" line
Question: Isn't Newsdiffs setting themselves up for a lawsuit by re-printing the article?
KNoureen··on Facebook agrees to block sexual assault 'humor'
Facebook is a private company and depends on income from advertisers to provide a "free" service. So in reality it is the advertisers who control Facebook I would say, and therefore have some weight to throw around.
KNoureen··on What if Google starts doing it?
Payment for a service is not always with hard currency, but as in this case, with information about ourselves and our connections.
KNoureen··on US entertainment industry to Congress: make it legal for us to deploy rootkits
> campaign donors

I would dare to say this could be a contributing factor to the state of politics and law. Essentially, laws and regulations are bought by the highest bidder.

I think many agree with me that neither religion or money should have influence on direction of politics.

For the anonymity on legislation; No. Legislation, political- and judicial processes IMHO be 100% transparent.

KNoureen··on EFF Politely Asks PTO to Stop Issuing So Many Crappy Software Patents
Isn't it good that the PTO resists pressure from either group? I mean, the only part which would have influence on how they work is the entity above PTO, whichever that one is (Supreme Court/DOJ/?).
KNoureen··on Firefox 23 will block non-SSL content on SSL pages by default
Firefox 23 does not have TLS v1.2, but Nightly will very soon. During March there have been very active development in NSS for TLS v1.2 and they are AFAIK checking in bit by bit now.
KNoureen··on Yahoo's Mayer gets internal flak for more rigorous hiring
Micromanagment is not always a bad thing, and Steve Jobs is one shining example of this. Of course not everyone is good at it, but time will tell how this ends up.

My guess is that current management have become stale, comfortable and somewhat corrupted. Recruiting favors those with connections within the company, not the ones with experience, knowledge or brilliance. She could of course outright fire managers, but that could lead to worse consequences than micromanagment would.

Anyway, time will tell.

KNoureen··on Firefox: Why we won’t enable Do-Not-Track by default
Are you trolling us? DnT is a HTTP header sent by the browser, it does not block or delete cookies.

On another note, cookies are domain specific, which means that a cookie can't be accessed by another domain.

KNoureen··on [dead]
Sigh... Page dedicated to trolling?
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