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boatswain··on The “security.txt” proposal reached last step in the IETF process
I don't really think that would save crackers must time compared with a signing up manually to find the password requirements.
boatswain··on Self-driving truck delivers butter from California to Pennsylvania in three days
Isn't that why fuel taxes are for?
boatswain··on A podcast that hacks Ring camera owners live
> The software churns through previously compromised email addresses and passwords to break into Ring cameras at scale.

Given the sensitive nature of cameras in homes, I think Ring should require 2FA.

boatswain··on We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance
Ukraine really was about 2016 not 2020.
boatswain··on Intel’s Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029
Think of it as 1400 pm transistors.
boatswain··on Intel’s Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029
Moore's law is about density of transistors.
boatswain··on Intel’s Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029
TSMC's 5 nm node is on track for high volume in Q2 2020[1]. They also have the announced 6 nm which they expect most clients to transition to[2]. If Intel's 10 nm is equivalent to TSMC's 7 nm then their 6 nm should be noticeably better even before 5 nm starts shipping.

[1] https://www.anandtech.com/show/15016/tsmc-5nm-on-track-for-q...

[2] https://www.anandtech.com/show/14290/tsmc-most-7nm-clients-w...

boatswain··on Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates
Look at the levels humans are when they haven't been taught by other humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child
boatswain··on Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates
What if they are from Canada? Are they Canadian Canada Geese?
boatswain··on Internal FAA Review Saw High Risk of 737 Max Crashes
I thought MCAS was so the flying characteristics were the same as the previous 737 model to avoid recertifying?
boatswain··on Internal FAA Review Saw High Risk of 737 Max Crashes
> Even at 20x the failure rate, flying in a Max -- even with an unmodified MCAS -- is still vastly safer than driving on a per-distance-travelled basis.

I don't think people are making the comparison of Max vs driving. They are making the comparison of Max vs other air planes.

boatswain··on Text QR
The US Supreme Court ruled that tomatoes are considered vegetables for tax purposes under the Tariff of 1883 in Nix v Hedden.
boatswain··on First all-electric seaplane takes flight in B.C.
Would a hybrid model be more effective? Using diesel generators to power electric motors?
boatswain··on Category:Obsolete occupations
With lists notable people from cities it's gets vague whether to include people who were born but not raised there, raise but not born there, people who moved there as adults, etc.
boatswain··on Show HN: GoCheese: Python private package repository and caching proxy
Why Cheese? I makes me think of taking pictures.

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Cheese