The man who made 'the worst video game in history' - BBC News
The video game of ET has been blamed for destroying the tech company, Atari. Here the programmer, Howard Scott Warshaw, gives his personal account of the fiasco.
Hasnain says:
"I actually prefer it when people do identify it as the worst game of all time because I also did Yars Revenge and that's frequently identified as one of the best of all time. So between the two, I have the greatest range of any designer in history!"
Posted on 2016-02-22T06:26:04+0000
The Ad Blocking Wars
It’s like being “caught between two parents fighting.”
Hasnain says:
“Ad blocking is a symptom of a pervasive problem,” Mr. Spiezle said. “If consumers enjoyed the web experience and felt there were adequate controls for privacy and the ad industry was making a sincere effort to fight abuse and malfeasance, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Posted on 2016-02-22T05:01:53+0000
Young Saudis See Cushy Jobs Vanish Along With Nation’s Oil Wealth
Saudi Arabia has survived oil shocks before, but now 70 percent of its citizens are under 30, and they face a harder future than their parents.
Hasnain says:
"The government is good, but our generation is spoiled,” said Ahmed Mohammed, 21. “Everyone wants a government job.”
His colleagues agreed. “Everyone wants to sit at home and get paid,” Mr. Alkhelaifi said."
Posted on 2016-02-22T02:23:33+0000
Preparing for the Collapse of the Saudi Kingdom
It can’t last. The U.S. better get ready.
Hasnain has not yet written a summary for this.
Posted on 2016-02-21T18:42:21+0000
Why Don't People Manage Debt Better?
Psychology experiments show why even the financially savvy have a hard time following sensible strategies
Hasnain says:
"With a little better understanding of our own psychology, we can change the way people make decisions about their debt and help set them on the path towards greater financial well-being."
Posted on 2016-02-21T02:06:54+0000
Graphing when your Facebook friends are awake
Look I’m not really sure why but I think I made a thing that makes graphs of when people are online on Facebook. It sounds kinda creepy and uh it is. Read along so you, too, can be the NSA....
How to Google's Webcrawler Bypasses Paywalls - Elaine's Idle Mind
by Isoroku Yamamoto Wall Street Journal fixed their “paste a headline into Google News” paywall trick. However, they still allow Google to index their content. Digital publications allow discriminatory access for search engines by inspecting HTTP request headers. The two relevant headers are “Refere…
Hasnain says:
"Remember: Any time you introduce an access point for a trusted third party, you inevitably end up allowing access to anybody."
The thing everyone seems to forget in this whole encryption debate too
Posted on 2016-02-21T01:57:34+0000
An Open Letter To My CEO
Dear Jeremy,
Hasnain says:
1) Post open letter to the CEO, which is really well written but quite critical.
2) Get fired within a couple of hours
3) ???
(Company in question is Yelp/Eat24)
Posted on 2016-02-20T05:23:40+0000
Issue 703 - google-security-research - Comodo: Comodo Internet Security installs and starts a...
code.google.com
Hasnain says:
Comodo internet "security".
When a security product installs a VNC server that is always on and pretty much open to connect to.
Posted on 2016-02-19T02:25:18+0000
Uber's Atomic Meltdown
Most of us have come to accept the new Uber redesign as normal–after all, it has been a whole two weeks since its reveal. Nevertheless, it is well worth examining this prime example of both design and managerial dysfunction.
Hasnain says:
A pretty good read on Design, with lots of pot shots at Uber and Kalanick
Posted on 2016-02-18T06:58:51+0000