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bluesix··on Qantas says 6M customers caught up in cyberattack
> The airline is expected to bolster its cybersecurity expertise when it names a replacement for outgoing director Todd Sampson, who is set to leave the company at the end of this month.

Weird. Why would they have been delaying a cybersecurity upgrade until after a board member has left? Was Todd preventing/holding up the implementation?

bluesix··on Ask HN: Why buy domains and 301 redirect them to me?
Yes, this is how most Wordpress malware works - they inject/publish ad or keyword spam content on the site if the user agent is googlebot. Regular users don't get the ads. It's partially why most people never realise their site has been hacked.
bluesix··on Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up
Apple's iCloud servers for Chinese users are located in China, run by a Chinese tech service provider and provides them with the keys - as stipulated by the Chinese government. Of course the government has access to the data.
bluesix··on An Important Message About Yahoo User Security
Tumblr lost 65 million accounts "recently" too - maybe they're just reusing their "we've been hacked" account?
bluesix··on iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
Only available since iOS7 or 8
bluesix··on Zynga to Put Headquarters Building in San Francisco on the Market
Surely the could've said "up for sale". But the capitalised "M" on market was just trolling.
bluesix··on Ask HN: When was your last time you used “Feeling Lucky”?
2001
bluesix··on My startup failed, and this is what it feels like
For many of us, we just can't help it - it's an innate part of us - to build something.
bluesix··on My startup failed, and this is what it feels like
All the issues she mentioned are HUGE parts of building a successful business that absolutely everyone will go through.
bluesix··on My startup failed, and this is what it feels like
Almost daily. All over the place. Meetup.com is flooded with them.
bluesix··on DigitalOcean not destroying droplets securely, data is completely recoverable
Surely this whole mess can be fixed with a 5 minute UI change - reword the copy and add a checkbox to do/don't take a snapshot (default to checked (take a snapshot)).
bluesix··on New AWS Region in Sydney, Australia
PIN are in danger of becoming a vapourware joke
bluesix··on Ask HN: How much stock do you place in the Design of a site?
An article was published today on this very topic: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/to-catch... which refers to a report done by Melb Uni. Not sure how they came up with the data though.

Personally however, I put a huge amount of stock in a site's design (Reddit excluded).

bluesix··on Ask HN: How to accept payments?
If you're just doing freelance work, I find direct deposit works best. Many clients don't use credit card for large amounts because of fees, which you'll also incur for most online payment systems
bluesix··on Ask HN: Techcrunch Disrupt Failed Presentation Video
Probably this one http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/24/lumier-adds-a-new-coat-of-p...

Useless.

bluesix··on Ask HN: My partner and I were offered to close our startup...
By "similar service", do you mean direct competition? If so, I'd stick with what you're doing (esp if it's paying some bills) - it's obviously got traction. And you can't beat being your own boss.