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Ok, check this out - Linux at 2.15% on the desktop vs. other services that have it lower:

https://truemarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share?op...

I have a theory: - Bots don't show up as Linux, they spoof Chrome, iOS, etc. - Since this service filters out bot traffic, it is removing non-Linux traffic. - Hence, Linux share is actually much higher than is generally reported.

It IS the year of Linux!!

I'm not sure about methodology differences, but this service tells a different story:

https://truemarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share?op...

Clear the 'Desktop/Laptop' filter and it gives share on all platform types. I think the difference in numbers may be due to this service is measuring only browsing activity.

It also removes 21% of traffic detected as bots, so that may also have an effect.

I know. I'm pointing out that seemingly profitable arbitrage opportunities carry very significant risks besides market risk.

Historically, exchanges that are failing have significant spreads from stable exchanges (Mt. Gox comes to mind).

So, there is risk with this strategy. One of the exchanges could fail and you lose everything you have on that exchange.

My primary issue with Ethereum is the Turing-completeness.

The more capabilities a language has, the more likely it will be compromised. Complex contracts will continue to be exploited like the DAO, which will put a damper on Ethereum's growth.

I sold my bitcoins to take a vacation when it was around 300. Mt. Gox had imploded and I was guessing it would take longer than this to rebound.

Wrong!

What's the deal with stats delayed over 24 hours? Man, I hate that.

Speaking of defaults, if you install Mongo on EC2 using a default instance of Ubuntu using the default engine, Wired Tiger, you will get ceaseless server crashes. Wired Tiger is NOT STABLE on the default volume - ext4. You have to use xfs.

This was only recently added as a startup check.

btw there if you are not totally comfortable with certbot, there is a free monitoring service at https://letsmonitor.org

All web traffic that is not encrypted is vulnerable to having its contents altered enroute.

This is a type of man in the middle vulnerability that allows for javascript, posts, etc. to be changed into something malicious.

Steve Gibson will go into levels of detail that amaze me. The podcast on Rowhammer is a perfect example - down to the minute details of how VMs store memory pages...

Its also can be a great sleep aid.

The Twit network has some very detailed podcasts about Wosign's sliminess:

https://twit.tv/search/wosign

This is a CA death penalty situation as far as I'm concerned.

I tried to sell Bitcoin on eBay and every single buyer attempted to commit fraud.

We have a hard rule that you do not commit code that doesn't pass unit tests.

This leads to bad coders not being able to commit as frequently as good coders.

However, this seems like a very, very loose heuristic.

polymer-project link is not working

It is worth studying common weaknesses in code:

https://cwe.mitre.org/

A treatment for PTSD, called EMDR, involves trying to enhance the right/left communication in the brain. This is done by eye tracking back and forth from left to right. I personally know two people that this was effective on, but there is a lack of hard data on whether this works or not in general.

However, the PTSD specialist that worked with these two individuals suggested that running (and walking) long distances can create the same effect since the person is continually scanning the environment. This would alleviate PTSD symptoms plus anxiety and depression in her patients.

And of course, nothing stops an employer from harassing you legally.

I was working on a personal project once and it seemed to make sense to join it with another product from another company. We collaborated on the combination design, but never moved forward with it. I never joined the company and I was never compensated in any way. No joint product or code or anything was ever produced.

However, the CEO of that company threatened me with legal action when I joined a different company to implement what I was working on. He sent a cease and desist to me and the company. I had to retain a lawyer to fend that off. Luckily, the accusations were so ridiculous it wasn't hard.

The event starts at 1pm Eastern.

I've quit using TOR. It seems to have been targeted by law enforcement and now this.

I once was on an elevator with Richard Stallman at MIT with my 14 year old son. He turned to my son and asked him what OS he used. My son replied 'Windows', because it's free.

Stallman might have lost his mind at this point, but instead smiled and said 'Windows isn't free and free software isn't free'.

This post reminds me of that exchange.