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vgallur··on Ask HN: Where should I live?
Valencia and Málaga also meet your requirements, I think.
vgallur··on GetElementById vs. QuerySelector
There are XSS attacks abusing this behaviour named DOM Clobbering

https://portswigger.net/research/dom-clobbering-strikes-back

vgallur··on How 2,000-year-old roads predict modern-day prosperity
For spanish speakers interested in the subject, here is an interview with another member of the team, Pablo Selaya, about this research.

https://www.ivoox.com/principio-incertidumbre-calzadas-roman...

vgallur··on As HN: how to serve subdomain content in a subfolder?
You can configure your webserver on root.com to act as a reverse proxy for the folders application1, etc.

If you use Apache you have mod_proxy (https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html), just be carefull with the configuration and not end being an open proxy.

vgallur··on Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
If you are stuck on Windows or Mac you can try a program that restores the computer to a safe state on reboot, like Deep Freeze.
vgallur··on Freely available programming books
OpenLibra, although spanish oriented, has also a good collection in english.

https://openlibra.com/en/collection/search/language/english/

vgallur··on React vs. Angular2 Comparison: A Heavyweight Bout for the JavaScript Title
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11674669
vgallur··on Ask HN: Toys to help children aged 3-7 learn the basics of coding?
I know the Bee-Bot and Pro-Bot, are more like the old Logo programming.
vgallur··on License Plate Readers Exposed – How Public Safety Agencies Responded
This joke always comes to my mind with plate readers:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-URBVGKEBRss/U0GgQetIwEI/AAAAAAAAC2...

vgallur··on How to Securely Allow Users to Upload Files (PHP)
Another approach: http://nullcandy.com/php-image-upload-security-how-not-to-do...
vgallur··on This website extracts GPS data from EXIF and locates a photo on map
There's also http://www.verexif.com/en/
vgallur··on Stop Using Constructors in JS (2012)
Another interesting point of view about constructors:

http://www.2ality.com/2013/07/defending-constructors.html

vgallur··on What's the K&R for JavaScript?
I'd say "Professional JavaScript for Web Developers", by Nicholas C. Zakas