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smarmius

13 karma · joined June 16, 2011

I'm a student at Georgia Tech. I love to computer.
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smarmius··on npm (Node's package manager) leaks all user password hashes and salts
If these are random blogs you've signed up for, it probably won't matter too much if someone is able to log in as you. But if you used the same password for your banking you'll probably want to change it.
smarmius··on BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Simple
Honestly, I don't understand this rebranding. Are they making things other than banking simple? I love the idea of making banking more simple and easier, and that's why I thought their previous name, BankSimple, was better. Can someone help me understand this?
smarmius··on Apple's hold on metal chassis supply chain hinders competition
Unless I'm misreading something, this has prompted the competition to work with a different material (some kind of fiberglass). So even though the competition can't use the same material they have an alternative that is cheaper and readily available. I don't see the problem.
smarmius··on The Brilliance of Dwarf Fortress
The keystrokes are user-configurable. Both in-game and in a human-readable text format.