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jtaft

484 karma · joined July 6, 2017

Computer Hacker/Software Engineer. Particularly interested in software analysis.

https://justintaft.com https://oneupsecurity.com

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jtaft··on Bill requiring US agencies to share source code with each other becomes law
How does this affect exploits?
jtaft··on Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show
I think humans are curious beings.I don’t think it would stifle innovation. Quite the Contrary, more effort will be spent on useful innovation rather than profit seeking.
jtaft··on Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show
Interesting,

In either system I don’t think I would take resources used for lawsuits into account and get the vehicles fixed (or replaced, until they are safe).

We have the responsibility to care for each-other.

jtaft··on Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show
Assume we lived in a communist society instead. How would you view the problem differently?
jtaft··on [dead]
Is the article hinting at the timing? Ie Spotify announces layoffs, stock goes up assuming less expenses so higher profit, then CEO decides to quit to take advantage of rise in stock prices?
jtaft··on How Hackerman would create an image just by typing 0 and 1 – deep dive into GIF
Reminds me of graphic designer vs css programmer

https://youtube.com/shorts/YWT8Dqd-AmQ?feature=shared

jtaft··on Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect you from fraud
What about stolen mail? Would any of this details be in a bank statement?
jtaft··on Men less likely than women to share negative information, says study
Finding the right group of people where you can be vulnerable with and be accepted is important. Everyone goes through things, we're all human.
jtaft··on Reverse-engineering Ethernet backoff on the Intel 82586 network chip's die
I’m always blown away by people who can reverse engineer dies.

I’m curious can heat be used to detect interesting parts of a die? Ie decap then re-run target functionality and see what’s heating up?

jtaft··on 'When I tried to play, my hand spasmed and shook': why musicians get the yips
Gentle reminder that to much computer use can cause a repetitive strain injury.

Not the same thing, but it’s good to be aware about. Breaks are important.

jtaft··on USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible (2019)
Bending a pin stunk. I remeber jamming a flat head screwdriver into the port to try and straighten
jtaft··on Drinking diet sodas daily during pregnancy linked to autism in male offspring
Ah thank you, had to read up on odds ratio.

edit for those curious about odds ratio https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK431098/#:~:text=The%20....

jtaft··on Drinking diet sodas daily during pregnancy linked to autism in male offspring
With an 95% confidence interval which doesn’t include zero, doesn’t it mean that it’s statistically significant?

Assuming data is valid and unbiased of course.

Not a statistician, just curious.

jtaft··on Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality
Plant more trees
jtaft··on How the recession doomers got the U.S. economy so wrong
Didn’t they though?

Something about two quarters consecutive quarters of negative gdp growth was the original definition, it happened, and they said recession means something else.

jtaft··on Housing should be affordable except for when I sell my house for $1M
> The fact of the matter is this: it’s so important that new housing is affordable, because there’s no way in hell I’m accepting anything less than a 20 percent return on my own home.

That’s the issue. I don’t think homes should appreciate in value (less inflation). It causes massive inequity. Houses are depreciating assets too. Just decaying/breaking over time.

jtaft··on Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival
Salaries aren’t tax deductible normally? That seems wrong.
jtaft··on The 'Insanely Broad' Restrict Act Could Ban Much More Than Just TikTok
Anyone have alternative arguments why TikTok is being banned?

I heard arguments since TikTok doesn’t have public stock that wealthy individuals are losing out. Same with very liberal ideology is on TikTok, with is trying to be controlled.

jtaft··on Modules, not microservices
I think dcom does this
jtaft··on A Yubico FAQ about passkeys
What’s your take on accessing systems accepting passkeys on a shared computer? Or if you lose access to your devices?

I think exporting passkeys could be useful.

I wonder what phishing attempts will look like.

jtaft··on My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop
What’s an extender?
jtaft··on Rebuilding after the replication crisis
Replication, not reptilian. The title makes more sense now.
jtaft··on Resolving the great undo-redo quandary
Sounds similar to vim’s time travel command

:earlier 30m

jtaft··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
I appreciate you wanting to to understand a different point of view.

Why is it the author could understand certain actions only if someone has a medical condition?

Surely there could be multiple other reasons.

The context in which the word is used isn’t appropriate. Many find using the word when referring to a medical condition to be derogatory.

Saying someone/something isn’t a derogatory word isn’t kind. The words association and connotation is still there.

jtaft··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Thanks, didn’t mean to offend, just thought the article could explain it better then I could .

> The problem is that some people don't think well of some specific groups of people and whatever term is being used to refer to the specific group of people quickly becomes a Bad Word.

If a group of individuals actively find a word offensive and ask others not to use it, I think it’s generally kind to respect their request.

Word associations may change over time, and it’s great you have that insight. I don’t have a solution, other than recognizing the words we say invoke feelings in others. We live in the now.

Finding someone whom feels targeted by the word and is open to a conversation can help you understand why the word is harmful.

jtaft··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Here’s another article that may be helpful

https://www.pacer.org/bullying/info/students-with-disabiliti...

jtaft··on Ask HN: How do you deal with the impulse of taking it out on everyone
Practicing empathy can help! How do you think your words make them feel? How would you feel if someone did the same to you?

The book “this book will make you kinder - a handbook to empathy” is a good read.

Mental Therapy is also a good way to dig into who you are, and understand why you may feel the way you do.

Honestly everyone can benefit from it :)

jtaft··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Many find the r word offensive. Can you please be kinder and express yourself differently?

https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-is-the-r-word-3105651

Your post brings up interesting view points, thanks for sharing.

jtaft··on How criminals are using jammers, deauthers to disrupt WiFi security cameras
This is akin to temporarily cutting the cable of a Ethernet cord.

Ie, a layer 1 attack.

jtaft··on A CTO should be technical
Terminator…or technical.
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