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True, however my understanding is that, by contract, debit cards via Visa/Mastercard have the same protections as credit cards. So consumers can submit claims against fraudulent transactions the same way they would via a credit card.

Debit cards can't be used without a PIN number, right? Target indicates that there is no evidence PIN numbers were compromised, so even if the cards got stolen, they're not that useful without brute-forcing the PIN. As such, I would think credit cards are more valuable to thieves.

I think it's the opposite. With Google's change, the sender can more accurately find out if you've opened the email, since a request to download the image will be made as soon as you open the email. However, what the sender doesn't get now is IP, location, and browser data.

I think that's a great feature. Loading images manually is always annoying and isn't a great user experience. Novice user's don't always understand why it's risky and they probably opt to display the images anyways.

However, one interesting question is how can third-party analytics will workaround this? Is there a way? Given that gmail holds a large market share of email users, this is really going to negatively affect the usefulness of such services.

here's one that isn't the same style http://devmaster.net :)

I'm using SBT 0.13 on a fairly complex project. Not sure why it wouldn't work for you. What kind of project is it? Any specific frameworks you're using that are causing compilation errors?

What issues are you facing exactly? I've been successfully developing Scala apps since IntelliJ 12 with no issues. It's leaps and bounds better than Eclipse. One thing to note that for sbt-based projects, I recommend generating the IntelliJ project from https://github.com/mpeltonen/sbt-idea

http://devmaster.net for game development

Note that even with the changed default to 'acknowledged', data is not guaranteed to have been written to the journal. So, there is still no full durability in writes (by default) and there is a chance data might be lost (e.g. a mongod instance crashes).

I've always believed it's time for Apple to embrace running some of their software on other platforms. Not only would it take the competitive advantage away from other companies providing multi-platform products, but it would also show confidence in their products that users will ultimately use their products for the best experience. Sure, some products may not make sense on other platforms (e.g., Mac OS X), but many others do make sense.

In many ways, history is repeating itself here with Microsoft and Apple 20 years ago.

I think that's a bit of a hyperbole. If I'm asked by someone for a recommendation, but I'm not comfortable recommending him/her, chances are I will simply ignore the request. If I do write a recommendation, it will most likely be on things the positive things I've seen about the person.

Assuming people in general approach recommendations in the same way, LinkedIn recommendations are good at identifying strengths of a person, but not weaknesses. In that aspect, they're not total junk.

Obviously, I wouldn't base hiring decisions on LinkedIn recommendations, just like I won't base such decisions on letter references, but they can be a small factor that influences the overall decision (after an on-site interview for example).

> Visa, MasterCard, and co. have rules that effectively prevent you from using the same backends in different areas.

What's the reasoning behind that restriction? Could you just re-use your backend stack, but use a different data center / machines, that's isolated from the backend of other countries?

But how can they accurately identify a request as being by an actual US citizen?

Definitely, 1984 is a true classic. Out of curiosity, what are the other two books in your list?

This post answered my question: http://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2013/05/15/intellij-idea-is-t...

"You can see the updated Android support in the Early Access Preview of IntelliJ IDEA v13 that is opened today...This EAP build includes all of the new features of Android Studio except for the new project wizard and the AppEngine cloud endpoints integration. These latter features will also appear in our EAP builds in the coming weeks."

This is definitely awesome. I look forward to the stable release and moving away from Eclipse.

Does anyone know if Android Studio will also be available as a plug-in for people who already have IntelliJ installed? I'm not too keen on having multiple versions of the same IDEs, that I have to each customize and maintain.

I use this really great comparison table for all EC2 instance types: http://www.ec2instances.info/

Summarizes things pretty well.

> You've never lived in Syria - you're a fake.

Not only have I lived in Syria, I was also born there. It's precisely because I previously lived in Syria that I care deeply about the issue and care for the country. It's precisely because I still have relatives there (who most are now refugees in Turkey) that I care about this issue. I clearly can't help you if you want to think I'm lying.

I'll take on your offer and contact you directly. You haven't left your contact info though. Do provide it and we'll get in touch.

> 275 * 20.82 million citizens = 5500 million intelligence officers? You're an idiot.

Sure, I'm an idiot. Given how smarter you are and how much you know about Syria, you should have corrected my statement and indicated that I mistakenly reversed the ratio. My originally intended statement of 1 intelligence officer to every 275 citizen still holds.

> All of which you seem quite happy with.

It's interesting that most of your sources are ones that match the exact message of the Syrian regime, about the entire world conspiring against them. Your sources also happen to be the same ones that speak about other conspiracy theories, like 9/11 being an inside job, the Boston marathon bombing being staged, etc.

> It is obvious you have no empathy for the suffering of the Syrian people & fully support the killing of civilians by NATO death squads.

Who said I like NATO being involved? Given how much you're singling out NATO, are you ok with the Syrian regime involving Iran and Hizboullah with the conflict and stirring sectarian strife?

Using your logic, I can say the same thing about you. You have no empathy for the suffering of the people there, given how much you support the current Syrian regime, which is ranked among the most repressive regimes on earth.

However, I'm not going to use your flawed logic here. I'm pretty sure you care for the Syrian people and the hundreds that are dying every single day. You just happen to believe the Syrian regime and the conspiracy theories. This is what the Syrian regime is good at: misinformation. Unfortunately, being on the Syrian regime's side is a dark future for Syria. It led the country no where for over 40 years; what makes you think it will suddenly change now?

As for me, I'm on the side of the people advocating for peace, freedom, dignity, and liberty. The Syrian regime does not have the best interest of the country in mind. It's run like a mafia, ruled by one family for over 40 years. At the same time, I'm also against foreign intervention. Unfortunately, the conflict right now is at a point where a lot of evil people are going to take advantage of, including governments, extremists, and others. Those sides need to be stopped as well. But who gave them the opportunity to get involved? That's right, the Syrian regime and its actions.

> FACT: the overwhelming majority of Syrians support the current government & voted for them in independently observed free elections.

Had you even lived in Syria, you'd realize how it's virtually impossible to get an accurate and true poll. There's absolutely no freedom of expression. Citizens don't trust each other. There's around 275 intelligence officers for each Syrian citizen. The country is littered with the picture of the ruling Assad mafia that's shoved down the throat of all citizens. The vast majority of Syrians are scared to death of government. I know this, since not only have I lived there, I have many relatives and friends who have been either imprisoned, tortured, or exiled for simply speaking out.

Obviously, the government does have some support, but it's vast majority of supporters are beneficiaries of the government or are dependent on the government for their source of income. Add to that the brainwashing and fear the government has instilled in its own citizens for over 40 years, and it's not surprising to see such reports.

> Where are videos - have you verified them?

Yes, many of those videos have been verified.

> So you fully support killing civilians to aid a propaganda effort?

What a ridiculous question. You very well know my position about advocating for the rights and freedom of civilians. But, that question demonstrates many of the classic logical fallacies in your entire argument.

The Syrian government has been terrorizing its own citizens before your claimed propaganda efforts were in the picture. Sure, there are players that are now taking advantage of the situation, but that doesn't invalidate the claim that the main responsible party in the destruction of the country is the Syrian regime, which has allowed other parties to take advantage.

That's a really good point. It happened with me a few times, especially while clicking on some search results pointing to Google Groups. Now I'm wondering if any of those were actually phishing attempts, because it's sometimes really easily to overlook what the real domain of the search result is.

I assume the email was in HTML where the link's href was pointing to something different than what the text is. Couldn't gmail easily detect this discrepancy and warn the user that this is potentially a phishing attempt?

Even though I'm currently living in Silicon Valley, I still where my Canadian engineering ring. Many people ask me what it's for. Usually, people are surprised to learn about it. In contrast, it feels good that in Canada I don't have answer similar questions: most know what it's for.

You can argue, even without Bitcoin, the motivation still equally exists for breaking cryto algorithms. Break SHA256 for example, and now the attacker can potentially break into many high-profile systems. So, bitcoin doesn't really change the potential risk that much. Unless, one can suddenly solve NP-complete problems, I don't think that's gonna happen.

Please get your facts straight. How about you also read these articles:

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/10/2011102799...

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126410503...

Before the terrorists you're referring to went into Syria, the regime was brutally terrorizing its own citizens. There are countless of videos that prove it. It's the very actions of the mafia-like Syrian regime that has lead the country to where it is today, unfortunately.

Who said I wasn't following the events closely? Not only have I followed them closely, I also have many relatives there who have been severely affected by the situation and witnessed first-hand what the regime has done. Some have been imprisoned and tortured for simply speaking out.

Rather than pointing at ambiguous 6 o'clock news and blindly judging what I know, please state some facts that refute my statements.

Well, let's suppose what you said is all true. That doesn't preclude the fact the regime is playing this game as well and in fact is utilizing it to its advantage. The fact of the matter is, Syria has been under the control of a mafia-like government for over 40 years, and ruled by one family. It's one of the most repressive regimes on earth.

You're also forgetting that the revolution started peacefully. People protested simply for freedom and liberty, which all human beings aspire for. It was the suppressive and violent actions of the government, which immediately resorted to killing its own citizens, that has lead the conflict to eventually turn violent and to where it is now.

No matter what the global interests are, it's the very actions of the suppressive regime that's worsening the situation and leading to the country's destruction. None of this would exist and we wouldn't be talking about it today, had the mafia-like government initially conceded to the will of the people and worked on transitioning the country to a fully democratic government. But notice the "mafia-like" adjective? A mafia-like government obviously does not have the best interest of the country in mind, so they're not going to adopt the will of the people and threaten their iron-grip rule. They're going to suppress every dissent with maximum force. That's exactly what has been happening for over 40 years.