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markgamache1

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markgamache1··on Ask HN: I found out a hacker's phone number. Now what?
DO NOT DO THIS. Having worked in customer care security, I can gaurantee that the note will be missed or ignored.
markgamache1··on Ask HN: How does Facebook know what I buy on Amazon or vice versa?
It's called the internet. That's what it does. Do you ask why bacon is delicious?
markgamache1··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Yubikey?
Sounds like an opportunity for someone to make consulting money. I have found their docs lacking, but never tried support. Once I muddled through and figured out what I needed, I have been very happy.

That said, I have looked for alternatives and found none.

I am most disappointed in the mediocre coverage of their RDP drivers. I need to use all the features over RDP. Some work and some don't.

markgamache1··on Ask HN: How was this ad targeted to me?
Lol! Free isn't free. Your desires are a commodity up for sale. The how doesn't matter. When you discover and block one way, another is created. This happened because you use Google and Facebook.
markgamache1··on Ask HN: Why are SIM cards still a thing?
Why is asking a forum and not just googling still a thing???
markgamache1··on Ask HN: How bad is it to use a self-signed SSL certificate?
YOU ARE DESTROYING THE INTERNET

Training users, who have no way to properly asses this risk, to click OK to the SSL error, is like Jim Jones's practice runs drinking the Koolaide.

Firefox had it right when the briefly made it impossible to OK the use of misconfigured SSL.

Most IT people don't understand the risk of self-signed certs. We can't expect users to make good choices here.