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SwaroopH

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SwaroopH··on Why XSS is serious business (and why Tesco needs to pay attention)
Yup and with an auto-responder which states their policy + PGP keys.
SwaroopH··on Why XSS is serious business (and why Tesco needs to pay attention)
I also have a feeling sometimes the security team never gets to read it. The guy managing their twitter account has probably no clue of even what's going on. His supervisor is too lazy to look into this further and asks him to send a template "we are secure" response. I really feel like security@website.com should become a standard for researchers to be able to at least talk to someone who understands what they are doing.
SwaroopH··on My weekend project: Motivate your team at the moment something good happens
Neat, kind of like a push, instant, throw away yet private chat room.
SwaroopH··on Ask HN: Foreign YC Founders - did you move to California for the program?
Not YC but Tech Wildcatters (April-July): I hail from India holding a business visa and depending on airports, I generally don't have a problem staying 3-6 months (my I94 always gets 6 months of stamp). SFO and DFW immigration has been very welcoming to entrepreneurs. Can't say the same for ORD. The officer didn't know what a startup meant and thought I was making up a word; oh, and also apparently stealing jobs :/ Although I've only landed there just once and it could've been a one off case.

Strictly speaking, B1/B2 doesn't allow you to work. I have a visa called B1 in lieu of H which allows you to do H work without taking a salary, of course. It's also not tied to a particular company but to an individual. I have no idea how I got this visa because I applied for a regular B1 and the annotation was added to the visa – it also isn't a widely recognized visa (embassy issues it) and I would suggest against applying for it. I guess they gave it considering my history of startups.

SwaroopH··on How Instacart (YC S12) Hacked YC
Next best thing: pizza
SwaroopH··on NASA Pulls Off 160-Million-Mile Software Patch
Impressive (even more for the geek me) but done before. Only relevant because of comparison with hellish OTA process for non-Google Android devices.

https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/android%20nasa%20ota

SwaroopH··on Local Website Simplifies Car-Buying Experience
The actual website: https://autoref.com/
SwaroopH··on Germany: Facebook must destroy its facial recognition database
again, that's only for the timeline. You are still tagged.
SwaroopH··on Germany: Facebook must destroy its facial recognition database
They quietly removed that option and now only allow you to restrict it from your timeline (requires you to approve). You still need to manually remove the tag. Annoying.
SwaroopH··on Obvious Corp. backed Branch comes out of private beta
"To see that page, please [Sign in with Twitter]"
SwaroopH··on Show HN: fontBomb - Stylishly destroy the web
you just need to reload the insecure script.
SwaroopH··on First look at India's 2nd-generation, USD $40 tablet
Yes, let's spend more tax payer money, get more good will since the first attempt was such a grand success.
SwaroopH··on Visas for entrepreneurs
I am guessing EIR is one such initiative to speed up the solution for this problem?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/19/entrepreneurs-resi...

http://www.uscis.gov/eir

SwaroopH··on Official Instapaper Client for Android
Regular url: http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/4/3061693/instapaper-for-andr...
SwaroopH··on StackOverflow down?
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/stackoverflow.com
SwaroopH··on Ask PG: Are there IP blocks?
Our primary ISP (BSNL NIB) at work is entirely blocked as well. Bharti Airtel is able to get access.
SwaroopH··on Elastic Load Balancing - IPv6, Zone Apex Support, Additional Security
Absolutely and also, the ELB security group feature is neat as well. Can trust the X-Forwarded-For header now!
SwaroopH··on How I didn't take down the Internet
I wish more people would let their interns experiment & work on production code instead of forcing training periods of X months forcing them to read books and shudders answer tests.
SwaroopH··on [dead]
CTs always win?
SwaroopH··on Bitcoin iOS app open sourced
Not really, iOS Developers can compile & install the app on their & other (limited) devices.
SwaroopH··on Woman removes SIM card from smart energy meter, uses $193k of 3G data
true but as OP said, such overage charge is plain robbery.
SwaroopH··on Tom Preston-Werner Uses This
His dream setup reminds me of Grandma's boy & Swordfish.
SwaroopH··on How India's banks killed the future of commerce
True that. MTNL was surprisingly efficient though. Accepted online payment (&cheap) + least paperwork; I signed up for a 2 year certificate.
SwaroopH··on How India's banks killed the future of commerce
Yes but obtaining a digital certificate requires paperwork as well. And not to forget, renewing it every year (or two).
SwaroopH··on Applications Open For Summer 2011 YC Funding Cycle
I totally agree but one of the co-founders is finishing his course & will be busy with finals until July.
SwaroopH··on Applications Open For Summer 2011 YC Funding Cycle
Is it acceptable if a co-founder cannot move to Bay Area for the summer?

EDIT: As someone pointed out on IM, it's acceptable but we're expected to mention it in #9.

SwaroopH··on Let go
Before fellow HNers take offense, it's better we give it some thought and realize how something simple (yet so hard) can make much difference in not just in our own life but also for others.
SwaroopH··on Does the App Store 20MB 3G Download Limit Matter?
It depends on the content. IIRC, you can't download executable code – JSON is fine.
SwaroopH··on Mark Zuckerberg Named TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year
Apparently, concentration camps are not evil when compared to a whistleblower website. Enough said.

I feel sorry for Zuck though.

SwaroopH··on How I got someone on Ebay to buy something they backed out on after winning
Good point but this did happen on eBay with the auction clearly stating the terms.
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