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bengiulianoon Ask HN: secure web behavior for your grand-parents

Agreed!

bengiulianoon Ask HN: secure web behavior for your grand-parents

Thanks for the link, didn't know this site.

Yes, I'm thinking about setting up a page with some basic advice... TBC.

bengiulianoon Don't hash passwords? I say yes. Hash them And correctly

But no, you can't re-hash with a new salt without access to the plain-text password. If you could, so could the bad guy :)

Yes you can, if you believe this: http://benlog.com/articles/2008/06/19/dont-hash-secrets/ This is exactly why HMAC is more complicated than just:

    hash(message+secret)

bengiulianoon Google Wave invites give-away

done

bengiulianoon Ask HN: CS major who doesn't want to code. Am I in the wrong major?

I am exactly in the same position as you, just got my bachelor in CS - albeit in Europe (Switzerland), and don't want to code for a living, even if I enjoy it.

In my opinion one solution would be IT or management consulting. You'll be travelling around, getting to know many people, etc... And I think it gives you the exact tools you'll need if you want to become a entrepreneur later (social network, overview of how businesses are managed, what they need, you get the picture).

Some consulting companies that love to hire CS majors here in Switzerland: - The big 3 (BCG, McKinsey, Bain) - Accenture (seems to be present in Europe only) - ...

bengiulianoon Giving away my startup idea.......

Nice idea! I would definitely use it.