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norova··on LulzSec posts source code from Sony's Subversion repositories
Can't you just force outbound encryption and disable upload? You'd only be receiving the file, not redistributing it.
norova··on The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis (1995)
Use the link below to view the story in a more readable form:

http://viewtext.org/article?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.duke.edu%2F... [viewtext.org]

norova··on PintPay: accept recurring payments, no merchant account needed
There is a typo (and bad link) in the article. When it refers to PayPint, it should say PintPay and link to http://www.pintpay.com
norova··on Ask HN: Best solution to use for a remote dev environment?
Oh wow, I had no idea the RSE plugin for Eclipse even existed! That might be my golden ticket. I think I might try what you do with the remote server setup. A free-tier EC2 server should be just fine for it.

Thanks for the information, it really helps!

norova··on Ask HN: Best solution to use for a remote dev environment?
Laptops also cost a great deal of money up front. I don't have the funds around to get one, otherwise this wouldn't be an issue. ;)
norova··on Ask HN: Recommended reading for beginning Android development?
I do enjoy the content in the Google docs, I just can't focus while reading through it. If I need to read something I usually do better by having a hard copy of it. :(
norova··on Heroku encourages use of www. prefix for domains after DDoS
For what it's worth, CloudFlare (http://www.cloudflare.com) allows the use of CNAMES for the root domain.
norova··on UpFor: built by Twitter employees to "change the way you hang out with friends"
Thanks for the bit about the proxy address. I had no idea that option existed.
norova··on UpFor: built by Twitter employees to "change the way you hang out with friends"
It should give you a confirmation message stating that they'll let you know when UpFor is ready for whichever device you selected. Might be your browser? I'm using Chrome 12.0.742.60 and didn't have any issues.
norova··on Frickin' Awesome: CloudFlare Automatically Learns How to Stop DDoS Attacks
I can second this. I've been running five domains through them for about 5 months now and haven't looked back.

It's worth it to switch to CloudFlare just for their DNS control panel; it's better than any I've ever used.

norova··on Chromebook
You're missing the point. Your dollars aren't going toward performance, they're going toward ease-of-use, stability and reliability.
norova··on Sony: All personal data stolen from PSN
FTA: we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: ...PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login...

I'm curious if this means they store everyone's password in plain-text, or if by "password" they really mean a hash of some sort.

norova··on Ask PG: How has voting habit/volume changed since being hidden?
HN is going in the shitter these days. Negative karma for posting an on-topic suggestion. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
norova··on Ask PG: How has voting habit/volume changed since being hidden?
I have a suggestion: make it an option and give users the choice to view vote counts.
norova··on Before the iPod, Before the Walkman, There Was the Mikiphone
Does anybody know what record is played in the video? More specifically, what track?

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Edit: Found it on the actual YouTube video page, in case anyone else is wondering.

Track: Ain't Misbehavin'

Performed by: Quintette of the Hot Club of France

norova··on Ask HN: I quit my job .. now what?
Via Google: http://www.stanford.edu/group/e145/cgi-bin/winter/drupal/upl...

Would you be able to say if this PDF is the same as the $40 book on Amazon? It is freely available on Stanford's site.

norova··on Web apps, credit cards, merchant accounts and PayPal
Everything was awesome up until this part of the FAQ:

-- Stripe transfers money to your bank account at the end of the following month: that is, you receive June's payments at the end of July.

norova··on Code School Launches
I'd recommend putting the price for the level next to the "Buy Now" button after the level description. The price already exists in the top right, but after I've scrolled down and read everything, I'd rather see the price next to the button I'm about to click, rather than having to scroll back up to the top.
norova··on Turn your earbuds into speakers
Ingenuity at its finest. Elegant, functional, extremely durable and they even look neat! I wonder how well they work with non-Apple earbud styles, though?
norova··on What do you think of our new team page? (type "dance" for party mode)
Nitpicking about the shave? Seriously? He doesn't look unkempt, he looks relaxed and like he's enjoying his life.
norova··on Show HN: Jazzroom, collaborative real-time music hack in Node.js
Fun little thing to toy around with, for sure. :) The delay did drive me nuts, though, but I imagine that is quite a difficult hurdle to conquer with such latencies. Reminds me of doing music production work before I could afford an ASIO-capable sound card.
norova··on Like.fm (YC W11) Is A Social Network For Tracking Songs
The signup process is fantastic. I had zero trouble whatsoever completing the registration and installing the web & desktop clients. Streamlined = good stuff.

I can't tell you how pleased I was when I clicked the Facebook Connect button and didn't see a request for permission to post to my wall. Thumbs up for not needing that.

norova··on Why does Adobe Reader need so many updates?
That last statement might be a tad exaggerated....

I've been using Flash and Adobe/Acrobat reader for years and have yet to be "owned" through either channel, and I spend a lot of time browsing the web.

norova··on Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
Danielle Morrill of Twilio shared something very similar to this on her blog back in June of 2010. One difference in her post is the fact that she set up different secret codes for various roommates.

Link: http://www.daniellemorrill.com/2010/06/how-i-built-a-multi-u...

norova··on Vivian Maier: Amazing unknown street photographer
Link to a Kickstarter project for a Vivian Maier documentary: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/800508197/finding-vivian...

It has already reached its goal, but figured I'd share anyhow.

norova··on Haystack: A small utility helping to protect your searches
God forbid I put myself out there in an attempt to share something with the world (which is admittedly naive) and maybe let someone else improve upon an idea. I'm so terribly irresponsible.
norova··on Haystack: A small utility helping to protect your searches
This is why I shared it. In the unlikely event that someone find it the least bit useful, they might want to expand on what already exists (which admittedly isn't much) and improve it. All of your points make complete sense, and as I've said in the github notes, the project was just something I cooked up quickly a few years ago. Small ideas can grow into big things; figured it was worth the bandwidth to publish.
norova··on Haystack: A small utility helping to protect your searches
The "next page"-type behavior and more human-like searches was something I originally intended on adding but never got 'round to it. After re-discovering the code on my machine though, I'm finding myself a bit re-motivated.
norova··on Haystack: A small utility helping to protect your searches
Just a little note. I just pushed this to Github recently after discovering the code on my machine. I wrote this little utility a few years ago and didn't do much with it. Thought I would share the code and see if anyone else finds it useful! Thanks for taking a look.
norova··on Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing
Glad to see Catch thriving. It has become an app that I cannot live without.

A question though. Catch has no ads in the mobile apps or on the web site, so there isn't any revenue generated there as far as I can tell. The entire product is completely free, the API is free to use, etc. How does a product like this generate revenue?

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