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rh32010on Website Security for Webmasters

Thanks for posting this, never knew about 'Gruyere'. Will definitely look through this and other Google Code University pages. Anyone know of some similar sites that have a hands on view of web app/page security?

rh32010on Ask HN: Life advice - failure with college? Aspiring CS Maj.

Thanks for your input guys,

@DanielStraight - I guess it just comes natural for me to want a degree - having grown up in a private school until college they drive down your throat - you finish high school, finish Undergrad and work on Masters. And I guess I never realized it until now - but you are right I do have a drive to learn I just don't think of it as learning because it is so fun at times.

@mfrye I am located near Philadelphia, PA. I am going to try to contact the county commerce offices - maybe find some one close by to work with for free.

If anyone in Philadelphia area happens to read this - I know .NET, HTML/css (not the recent 5.0 stuff though), PHP, MySQL, Java, I am currently learning Common Lisp(halfway through Siebel's and Grahams books), and I can read C++ but do not have an active interest in learning to program in C (so far, although I am sure it would be a nice learning experience as it seems like a good number of robust applications are in C).

For now I think I will continue to try to become a Comp Sci major - even if the piece of paper has no meaning. But if an opportunity arises with a job I will definitely jump on it.

rh32010on Mastering Key Bindings in Emacs

Thanks for this article, shows how much more there still is to learn about emacs(at least for me). I will definitely use the site as a resource from here on out.

rh32010on Poll: How old are you?

I am 22 and still absorbing lisp, currently running through "ANSI Common Lisp" and learning how I can apply this language to potentially my own startup. Only been visiting ycombinator for a week now and I already love it! So much information that is useful. Finally registered today.