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44Aman

275 karma · joined May 6, 2011

http://twitter.com/44Aman

I'm a UK based consultant interested in technology and startups from a non-technical background. I blog at http://amanbrar.co.uk

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44Aman··on This Guy Has My MacBook
What I don't get about these programs (for desktops/laptops) is...do you guys have passwords on your user accounts? And if so, they must have somehow cracked them to get access.

In that case, I know if I was going to steal a laptop, the first thing I'd do is format it. Do any of the programs remain after a hard disk wipe?

Also, for those using the Prey panel - why does it have an option to save your password? If you're still logged in when the thief makes off with your laptop, and he has any knowledge of these kind of programs, they'll just log in and deactivate your account or change settings.

44Aman··on For Science: WhichShiftButton.com
Pretty much always use left shift. The right one seems unnatural, somehow.
44Aman··on Economist's View: "The Mathematics Generation Gap"
I think the problem with Economics in this case (I'm an undergraduate) is that it has become overly mathematical, often for its own sake.

A great article to read is here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30042661 - much of UG level Economics can be taught and explained with the use of diagrams and graphs.

Overall, I think the generation gap argument is fairly sound - we aren't taught in the same way that our parents and their parents were, and for better or worse, this is how it is.

44Aman··on Pastebin abused
hah!
44Aman··on Show HN: my first app turns Twitter into a news aggregator
I'm getting an error trying to OAuth
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