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devopsprojecton Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global

this was really annoying

devopsprojecton Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global

its a colloquialism

computer = desktop\laptop

devopsprojecton Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global

a) No intervention required although many start that way because people click on everything. The general idea is: get into a computer using any means possible and then spread using any means possible

b) They encrypt your files and make you pay usually with a time limit before they just delete the files

devopsprojecton Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global

no.

you will know when the big one hits because you won't be able to ask this question online and get an immediate answer.

devopsprojecton Microsoft Surface Laptop Teardown

Doesn't look like there is much of a choice. I wonder if this was a design or a business decision. I could imagine a lot of cost could be scrapped by not having staff and repair facilities.

devopsprojecton Ask HN: How do you feel about web scraping?

because it would have been a lot easier to omit the entire paragraph.

devopsprojecton Ask HN: How do you feel about web scraping?

robots.txt

devopsprojecton Ask HN: How do you feel about web scraping?

> I actually created a site I called blah blah blah (don't worry, this isn't an ad for it)

https://media.giphy.com/media/EouEzI5bBR8uk/giphy.gif

devopsprojecton Qualcomm, Microsoft Announce Snapdragon 835 PCs with Gigabit LTE

why?

devopsprojecton Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

> but they've been unable to keep up with demand

They sold out early and had long periods where no stock was available. This seems to point to a supply side issue, not a demand side problem

devopsprojecton Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company

If he has a bad cell signal, replacing the battery won't make any difference. He needs to look at his stats.

devopsprojecton Facebook's tentacles reach further than people think

An easy disarm is "You are confusing privacy with secrecy. It is no secret what happens in the bathroom. It doesn't mean we are going to remove the doors because people still want privacy"

devopsprojecton How to Report a Bug to Microsoft

because some phb only understands excel.

devopsprojecton Mark Zuckerberg Calls for a Universal Basic Income

There will be a day when "just go flip burgers until something better comes along" will no longer be a valid retort.

Jobs are vanishing and no amount of bootstraps will change that.

devopsprojecton Mark Zuckerberg Calls for a Universal Basic Income

They are solving two different problems.

Arguments to its effectiveness aside, the current welfare systems seem to have the primary goal of providing for citizens until they can reenter the workforce.

UBI seems to have the primary goal of making sure people can maintain basic living standards when the jobs vanish. There will be a day when "just go flip burgers until something better comes along" will no longer be a valid retort.

devopsprojecton Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework

It's frustration, not hostility. The solution is always HotNewFrameworkStillInBeta.js

devopsprojecton Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework

To be clear: "Xamarin.forms" is different than "Xamarin" and the following is based on my experience with "Xamarin.forms".

Also note that my experience with this is building an extremely simple business-y app for internal users.

1. Its moving fast so documentation is lacking and the "right" way to do something, posted 6 months ago, is wrong\deprecated\wonky

2. The tooling leaves a lot to be desired. Although this has greatly improved, there are still tons of steps to publish (https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/deployment,_tes...).

3. Updates constantly breaking things. To be fair, this is also improving

4. There may still be instances where you have to drop into native code or split code based on platform. This means you sometimes will need to know: c#, xamarin.forms oddities, java\android stuff AND objective c\iOS. This may not be an issue for simple apps

5. UI builder is limited. The apps will be native looking but you won't be winning any design awards. Some things also seem impossible so it helps if the customer\designer\stakeholder is really flexible. If someone asks for an app to collect and display data, you will probably be ok. If they give you pixel dimensions and other minutiae run.

devopsprojecton Optimizing React Rendering

seems like the complaint is facebook=slow. Would you say that facebook is a good example of a fast site\app?

devopsprojecton Optimizing React Rendering

The downvotes are sad. Are people this far gone that they can't take a little criticism?

devopsprojecton US politicians think companies should be allowed to 'hack back' after WannaCry

> Hack who back?

The bad guys, bro. Hack'em all and let Jobs sort them out /s

devopsprojecton New Surface Pro

It is only expensive if you compare it to the craptops from dell and hp.

Its got the same pixel density of a macbook pro, weights half as much, has a touchscreen, etc.

devopsprojecton The Unfreeing of American Workers

Some terms are absolutely enforceable. The cost and time to defend yourself from lawsuits is also not free.

devopsprojecton Ask HN: Starting a project today, which web framework would you use?

You are conflating two ideas.

Game developers protect state to prevent cheating. For example, allowing a player to update his location could allow teleporting or spawning tons of bullets\projectiles

If a web developer creates an IM webapp, why should they care if you modify your local copy of the message data? It only affects your session and the next time you get a copy of the message it will be the original. All other users are still seeing the original

devopsprojecton Ask HN: Starting a project today, which web framework would you use?

> Am I just old and cranky?

No, but you may be a bit too optimistic. By the time you hand craft your CSS and Javascript to support all the browsers and features you need, you will have created yet another framework: deedubaya.js

> Or is there reasonable justification to do this?

The browser was meant to display documents. We keep trying to make into an runtime environment.

devopsprojecton Learn Kotlin in Y Minutes

google gets a ton of criticism here

devopsprojecton Ask HN: For those programming 10+ years, what do you wish you knew 4 years in?

You want to be in a profit center, not a cost center.

devopsprojecton Let them paste passwords

They are used by people who need to turn what should be 3 bullet points into a slow "presentation".

devopsprojecton Microsoft will make the most from WannaCry

> Transmitting encryption keys is something many people want

This proves you know absolutely nothing about security. lol. The reason they call them "private" is because you are supposed to keep it a secret. Key management services exist to promote ease of use. And those often include extra layers of protection (eg hsm)

> I'm honestly not sure if you're a troll or a rabid conspiracy theorist

Your logical fallicay is "ad hominem". How is this helping your argument?

I use windows. If I was rabid i'd be on SElinux all day. I'm just not ignorant to volumes of data our computers are leaking.

devopsprojecton Microsoft will make the most from WannaCry

Transmitting encryption keys is not a feature any sane person would want. It is convenient. But the fact that it does this in the background is ridiculous.

And your cost comparison is equally absurd. It costs more money to store and manage our keys than it would to just leave them alone.

> Microsoft is not trying to mess with your system via that method

They use other methods to interact with your pc without your permission

1. http://www.informationweek.com/microsoft-updates-windows-wit...

2. http://slated.org/windows_by_stealth_the_updates_you_dont_wa...

Your core dumps are being captured. And then sent to a third party: https://betanews.com/2016/11/24/microsoft-shares-windows-10-...

Default settings let Microsoft capture everything you type and your browsing history: https://web.archive.org/web/20151001035410/https://jonathan....

And don't forget about the NSA key buried in windows: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40836.html

I am a windows user. I'm just not sure how anyone could claim that an OS that updates without your permission, sends and stores your encryption keys, captures browser history and all keystrokes, etc is not considered malware.

devopsprojecton Microsoft will make the most from WannaCry

There are no word games here. Malware means software designed to function in ways that mistreat or harm the user.

If storing my disk encryption keys on Microsoft servers isn't harmful to my privacy and security, I don't know what is.

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-window...