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mobwebon Amazon admits it exposed customer email addresses, but refuses to give details

I would also not suggest using the exact company name/URL in the email address used to sign up. One time I couldn't log in to my password manager service and after a _lot_ of back and forth it turned out that after some years my email was somehow scraped from their DB for using their domain name in my email... So now I always go with something obscure but still traceable back to the service it was used for.

mobwebon How to Run Your Own Mail Server (2017)

Not if you let your email hoster spam filtering though? I've been doing that for ages and never had an issue with spam.

mobwebon How to Run Your Own Mail Server (2017)

Couldn't you just setup a domain with an email hosting provider and then turn on catch-all for that domain? For me I can just use any email @my-domain and it will be forwarded to my actual email address.

mobwebon Mr Robot S02E01 easter egg

I feel like I can one-up you on this. Here in Switzerland, the day after some popular shows in the US have ended (for example Breaking Bad, or a GoT season finale), some daily newspapers print two page spreads with all the spoilers from "last night's" episode - despite the fact that 100% of their readers are legally unable to watch that episode for probably another couple of months.

And even those that do follow the show through non-legal channels probably haven't downloaded the episode yet, since it has aired in the middle of the night for us.

mobwebon Airpnp: Like Airbnb, but for toilets

Where I live (Zurich, Switzerland) it's not uncommon for shops/restaurants to open up their toilets to non-guests during busy events downtown, for a small charge. Most people don't mind paying a few bucks to use a clean toilet instead of the mobile ones provided by the city for free, which usually start smelling really bad only after a couple of hours.

I doubt I would use an app just for that though...

mobwebon Please add this 1 line, make HN mobile friendly

I use http://ihackernews.com/ all the time on mobile and it's working perfectly. Might want to give it a try!

mobwebon Cookie Bomb or Let's Break the Internet

I think by "interactive prompt" he means "user interaction".

mobwebon Ask HN: How to debug webpage crash on ipad?

Not sure if it fits for your problem but I've been using weinre to debug on mobile devices: https://people.apache.org/~pmuellr/weinre/docs/latest/

mobwebon Neuroon: Sleep mask for polyphasic sleep

Check out the "Mindfold" for a no-gimmick sleeping mask: http://www.mindfold.com/. It's really comfortable to wear and 100% pitch black dark. I actually found it via HN some time ago and I like it a lot.

mobwebon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)

SEEKING WORK - Remote

I'm a freelancer working exclusively with the Magento e-commerce platform.

Check out some previous projects at http://mobweb.ch/portfolio/ and some of my extensions on GitHub: https://github.com/mobweb.

Contact: info@mobweb.ch

mobwebon MtGox launches Bitcoins.com, an information site for all things Bitcoin

The main thing that's kept me from making a deposit with one of these services is the fact that I have to hand over a complete proof of my identity. Seeing how many of these services seem to get hacked lately I'd be too worried about somebody stealing my documents and a hacker getting ahold of these personal documents that could easily be used to impersonate me...

But on the other hand I also understand that these services have to be very careful so they don't get abused themselves.

mobwebon Swiss salary cap fails at ballot box

I'm sure smart people could've come up with hundreds of ways to get around this new law if it would've been accepted. It would've probably turned into a cat-and-mouse game where the lawmakers would have to keep catching up to new loop holes found by corporations. This is most likely the reason this initiative failed. Most of the people I talked to here in Switzerland that voted against it said they like the idea in theory but it would be pointless to commission the government with trying to limit salaries.

mobwebon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2013)

SEEKING WORK - Remote or anywhere in Switzerland

I'm a Magento developer. Worked on all kinds of projects, from big multichannel shops to small local outlets.

Check out some of my projects on http://mobweb.ch/portfolio/. Also have a look at my open sourced extensions on GitHub: https://github.com/mobweb.

Contact: info@mobweb.ch

mobwebon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2013)

SEEKING FREELANCER | Magento Dev | Switzerland or remote

I run a small web consulting agency that specializes in e-commerce. We mostly work with Magento and from time to time are just too swamped so we are looking for a skilled freelancer that knows the platform and would be willing to take some work of our hands. We are looking for a long-term partnership with varying workload. The tasks are strictly development related, no design skill necessary. The only requirements are long-term availability, understanding of GIT and clear communication.

Please email magento-dev@mobweb.ch and also include your Skype ID so we can chat directly. Also reference HN somehow so I can see that your email isn't recruiter spam. :)

mobwebon Don't Copy-Paste from Website to Terminal

Wow, crazy, never really thought about this as an attack vector but it seems pretty obvious. I must confess that as a person who solves many problems by Googling I have directly pasted terminal commands from unknown websites countless times...

mobwebon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2013)

SEEKING FREELANCER | Designer | Switzerland or remote

I run a small web consulting agency. From time to time we are looking for some talented designers to offload some of our mockup/sketching/design work.

A typical job would involve the following: We create a detailed sitemap with all the contents and the website's structures. We put together a specification of designs/websites and design elements that the customer likes. We would then send all of that to you along with our budget, and you would create an awesome design out of that, investing as much time as possible based on the pre-defined budget. That's where we pick up again, finalize the design with the client and create the website.

If you feel that you could help us and are confortable with that project based/fixed rate workflow, please email freelance-designer@mobweb.ch along with:

- Some of your recent design work - Your average hourly rate

Looking forward to hearing from you!

mobwebon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2013)

SEEKING FREELANCER | Magento Dev | Switzerland or remote

Please email magento-dev@mobweb.ch and also include your Skype ID so we can chat directly.

mobwebon Would you hire me for freelance work?

Looks cool, you will probably be hearing from me soon about some design work. :)

mobwebon Stripe launches beta in the UK

Seeing how Switzerland isn't a member of the EU, I'd say don't get your hopes up anytime soon...

mobwebon The best programmers are the quickest to Google

But they key to becoming a non-beginner are the first two bits, not the third. It's developing that filter experts have which separates relevant information from irrelevant information. Lots of beginners use Google in a backwards sort of way, having been trained to "look for the solution." It's not about memorization, then, it's about this compression algorithm we call "being an expert."

I think this goes pretty much for everything that you do using Google, not just programming. I do some on-site user support on the side, fixing end user PC problems. Most people watching me over my shoulders are usually shocked to see that I have to Google the solutions for most problems.

Once the shock wears off, they are actually fascinated by how I seem to be able to instantly filter between relevant and non-relevant content and search results. Some even tell me that they've Googled for hours for a problem that people who have this "filter" ability can probably find a solution for in under a minute...

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Also interested, of course depending on the stack and if your project is "fun" enough. ;) Mail in profile...

mobwebon Sexism and PHP

I also didn't get it at first, but I am not a native English speaker. I think it's a play on the phrase "Enhance your penis" that is typical for spam emails trying to sell dubious medication.

I understand that, but I fail to see how it's especially offensive women? I consider it primarily against good taste. ;)

mobwebon Sexism and PHP

I think this is the shirt the OP is talking about: https://twitter.com/webandphp/status/261241003204300801

mobwebon Hustle 101: How to Make Any Startup Want to Hire You

Does anybody have another reading suggestion about growth hacking?

mobwebon 1% of CMS-Powered Sites Expose Their Database Passwords (2011)

My small-ish personal website gets hammered everyday by bots trying to access obscure config files and installer scripts from various CMS I have never even heard about.

I think the chance of successfully obtaining DB credentials using this method is fairly high even without those "backup files" mentioned in the link.

I'd assume there are many people out there who can set up a simple CMS themself but ignore/don't understand how to properly remove the various "installer" and "configurator" scripts once they're done...

mobwebon Parsley.js: never write a single JavaScript line to validate your forms

Looks cool, but the demo right at the top of the "examples" page has two things that IMHO aren't as "UX aware" as described on the landing page:

- The "website" field requires the http:// part of the address - After typing three letters into the "message" fieldarea, an error pops up and tells me the message needs to be at least 20 characters long, while I'm still typing away

I realize this could be tweaked by the user but the demo shouldn't have such logical flaws for a script that's described as "Super #UX focused". ;)

mobwebon My Top Sublime Text 2 Plugins

OS X has CMD+W which also can be used almost everywhere, including Sublime Text, to close a tab.

mobwebon My Top Sublime Text 2 Plugins

I just tested this because ST has notified me in the past when an item was changed, see: http://i.minus.com/jVzFslpF9xhuo.png

BUT it seems that this doesn't always work. I just tested with a newly created file and for some reason there was no warning, it just reloaded the file.

mobwebon My Top Sublime Text 2 Plugins

This also bothers me. It gets even worse when using a linter plugin. Sometimes when I open a complex file (for example a huge minified JS library), the whole editor will just crash because of the linter plugin. :/

mobwebon Europe introduces new Banknotes

No matter the reason, mixing different languages to name stuff in code and write comments in is bad practice in my opinion... Looking at the site's source they seem to be using both English and French. :/