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chilgart··on Why startup rules don’t apply to Security Products
This is a timely piece for me after seeing and hearing thoughts from the YC side[0] and the practitioner side[1]. I'm of the belief that many security issues can't be innovated away like a stereotypical startup is funded to solve. There aren't any "products" to sell when many of the problems lie with the decision making processes at insecure organizations.

[0]: https://twitter.com/sama/status/618883756774916096

[1]: http://www.cigital.com/silver-bullet/show-111/

chilgart··on Hacking PayPal Accounts with one click
It's Burp Suite. http://www.portswigger.net/
chilgart··on Show HN: Simple SSL Scanner
It's a neat site, but can you explain why I would use it over https://www.ssllabs.com/?
chilgart··on Show HN: CinemaBuff - Actor graphs using IMDB ratings
My favorite so far is Samuel L. Jackson

Highest rated film: Pulp Fiction (1994) - 9.0 Lowest rated film: Hail Caesar (1994)- 2.9

chilgart··on Authy: Faster Two-Factor Authentication
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4916983
chilgart··on Wuala: Secure Cloud Storage
[citation needed]
chilgart··on Google's Nexus 4 smartphone sells out in the US in 50 minutes
Thanks for the comment. I managed to snag a 16GB at 6:08 EST and I'm crossing my fingers that the order doesn't get lost.
chilgart··on Is Kickstarter selling dreams?
The first time I ever visited Kickstarter was almost a year ago today. I don't remember how but I became interested in a neat little device called the Klinggon (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/klinggon/klinggon-the-ma...). I thought about putting money down but decided that I would just wait for a public launch and try one in a store.

And wouldn't you know it, all that remains of the project is a website "under contruction" and no estimates of delivery for the product. Dodged a (cheap) bullet there.

chilgart··on The reality of the Ouya console doesn’t match the hype
This particular article is credited to Ben Kuchera, ex-gaming editor for Ars Technica of nine or so years. While he may not be a high-profile programmer or developer, his past work is evidence that he knows quite a bit about the industry.