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joe24packon Apple's iCloud will automatically store, sync data for free

err ... no thanks. I'll keep my data local ... and private.

joe24packon LulzSec versus FBI (We Challenge You, NATO)

So security is relative compared to a threat. That's a assumption that any thoughtful person can make. Yes, the resources available to you will greatly affect your ability to achieve a particular level of security. Just because you connect your server to a network does not mean that the security of your server disappears. Whatever level of security you've managed to achieve is still there. It just may be that the attackers you face are able to overcome your security measures.

If by security one means absolute security against all threats present and future, then yes security is not only illusory but also meaningless.

joe24packon LulzSec versus FBI (We Challenge You, NATO)

okay, I'll bite, would you care to explain how security does not exist?

joe24packon Fire the workaholics (2008)

Firing someone who's always obsessed with work and willing to always spend hours upon hours to get things done might be a good idea for the reasons stated. Better idea would be to send that person on a mandatory vacation during the doldrums between projects. Make them turn in the company laptop and company cell phone for the two weeks they're on vacation. If they protest, tell them that during vacation it's their job to rest, relax & recharge to be ready for the next project. By the time they're back they'll be ready to take on those challenges.

joe24packon Germany to be nuclear-free by 2022

Sounds like good news for the Czechs then, Temelin will be running at capacity most of the time. Maybe reactors 3 and 4 which should be under construction soon will earn the Czechs needed export income, and keep the lights on in Germany.

joe24packon Germany to be nuclear-free by 2022

The Czechs and the French are most likely glad that Germany will become a permanent net electricity importer.

joe24packon Waiting 100+ Years for Version 2.0

Usually some assessed value of the property that has some relation to the market value of the property. But how would that work with copyrights that are not sold for which there is no market? How would you assess the value of a copyright in that scenario?

joe24packon Waiting 100+ Years for Version 2.0

At one time I thought about something similar but the thing that tripped me up was what would the tax rate be based on? How do you propose to handle that?

joe24packon Cranking

See, I can't keep up with the times.

joe24packon Cranking

Once in a while I come out of my 'Unabomber-esque' cabin and sign onto Hacker News to see what is going on in the world, so yes to me it is new ... ;-)

joe24packon Cranking

57signals, 43folders, 114files, 99sockets, four6packs, 85meetoos ... is this a new trend in naming sites?

joe24packon Google APIs Discovery Service: one API to find them all

Three APIs for the Lisp-kings under the sky, Seven for the C-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Java Men doomed to die, One for the Search Lord on his data throne, In the Land of Google where the PageRanks lie. One API to rule them all, One API to find them, One API to bring them all and in the filesystem bind them In the Land of Google where the PageRanks lie.

joe24packon Osama bin Laden Is Dead

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compatriot

definition 2

joe24packon Osama bin Laden Is Dead

Not really, hiding in plain sight is a common tactic.

joe24packon Osama bin Laden Is Dead

Yes that is all too true. When I can get on a commercial flight without having to take off my shoes, have my toiletries inspected and having an intrusive full body xray taken, then I'll know we have finally defeated Osama bin Laden and his compatriots.

joe24packon Osama bin Laden Is Dead

The way things are going, who knows perhaps this will mean ordinary travelers will now have random mandatory body cavity searches before being allowed to board a commercial flight. Like the saying among politicians goes, "Never let a good crisis go to waste."

If I'm too cynical or sarcastic for your taste, I apologize preemptively and profusely.

joe24packon Osama bin Laden Is Dead

finally. Can we stop the stupid patdowns of innocent travelers and disconnect the porno scanners at the airports now? I have to travel tomorrow and I'd rather not go through that crap again.

joe24packon Will the Next Zuckerberg Be a Designer, not a Hacker?

remember, it's not the most competent that wins, but rather the least incompetent.

joe24packon Russian peasant multiplication

looks similar to the method used by the ancient Romans

http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/roman.htm

joe24packon Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in 1 Week, Setting Record

with those odds, why even bother?

joe24packon Mother-effing hsl()

mea culpa, I didn't read that blog post closely enough

joe24packon Mother-effing hsl()

In the context of this thread and the given subject matter, that the linked page supports Firefox 3.0+, the browser I was browsing with at that time should have been able to render and execute the page correctly according to what the author of the page claims. I did not say a word about that browser being vulnerable to any given browser exploits.

joe24packon Mother-effing hsl()

Then there is a real simple solution for you, don't claim that your site is compatible with Firefox 3.0 + ... because it clearly is not. Say what you do, do what you say.

joe24packon Mother-effing hsl()

>You might want to enable JavaScript or get a modern browser.

Javascript enabled and browser is "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.12) Gecko/2009070811 Red Hat/3.0.12-1.el5_3 Firefox/3.0.12" so I should be fine.

Error Console does report an interesting little tidbit;

Error: color is undefined Source File: http://mothereffinghsl.com/js/script.js Line: 89

The function in question is

function inputchange(e){

  var target = e.target;
  
  if (target.id == 'alpha'){
    alpha = Math.floor(target.value)/100;
    if (alpha === 1){
      alpha = undefined;
    }
  }
  if (target.id == 'light'){
    var split = color.split('%');
    split[1] = split[1].replace(/\d+/, Math.round(target.value));
    color = split.join('%');

  }
  setText();

}

Sorry I dont have a full stack trace for you, nor am I inclined to fire up a debugger right now to troubleshoot this any further.

...

page is still stuck at "One sec, bro."

joe24packon Mother-effing hsl()

> one sec, bro.

I have no idea what the heck that means ... The page appears broken.

joe24packon I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year

use olive oil like the ancient Greeks and Romans?

joe24packon Indian space program hit by another launch mishap

just proves that going to orbit is still rocket science ...

joe24packon Write your passwords down