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One in every 600 websites has .git exposed For web developers, exposing your .git folder to the world is a novice mistake. It allows anyone to download your entire source code repository, which often includes database passwords, salts, hashes, and third party API keys or usernames and passwords. Ove…
My Szechuan Restaurant Is So Spicy That a Customer Called The Cops on Me
I invented a heat index scale for my restaurant, Han Dynasty, so people don't send dishes back to the kitchen, one of the biggest cultural insults in China.
Hasnain says:
"Everybody takes spice differently. When I opened my first restaurant, I got so many complaints about the level of spice. A older woman once tried to call the cops on me because she thought that I was trying to fuck with her because the dish was so hot."
Posted on 2015-07-26T18:23:29+0000
Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
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Hasnain says:
"of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening."
This is really scary. I wonder why this isn't drilled into people more (I had no idea about this)
Posted on 2015-07-26T00:09:16+0000
The Singular Mind of Terry Tao
A prodigy grows up to become one of the greatest mathematicians in the world.
Hasnain says:
"Tao, by contrast, is, as one colleague put it, ‘‘super-normal.’’ He has a gentle, self-deprecating manner. He eschews job offers from prestigious East Coast institutions in favor of a relaxed, no-drama department in a place where he can enjoy the weather. In class, he conveys a sense that mathematics is fun. One of his students told me that he had recently joked with another about the many ways Tao defies all the Hollywood mad-genius tropes. ‘‘They will never make a movie about him,’’ he said. ‘‘He doesn’t have a troubled life. He has a family, and they seem happy, and he’s usually smiling.’"
Posted on 2015-07-25T22:31:41+0000
Smoking Gun: MPAA Emails Reveal Plan To Run Anti-Google Smear Campaign Via Today Show And WSJ |...
If you talk to the reporters who work for various big media companies, they insist that they have true editorial independence from the business side of their companies. They insist that the news coverage isn't designed to reflect the business...
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Posted on 2015-07-25T22:24:49+0000
The Facebook Method of Dealing With Complexity
Computer systems used to be weak, so we had to make their world simple and standardized. They now can handle almost endless complexity—but we still need to understand how to make the world simple, so we don’t risk burdening the majority of users with the needless complexity of the few.
plasma-mobile
Plasma Mobile - Open Source OS for mobile phones.
In Iraq, I raided insurgents. In Virginia, the police raided me.
The military changed its overly aggressive tactics. It’s time for law enforcement to do the same.
Hasnain says:
"I understood the risks of war when I enlisted as an infantryman. Police officers should understand the risks in their jobs when they enroll in the academy, as well. That means knowing that personal safety can’t always come first. That is why it’s service. That’s why it’s sacrifice."
A rational mindset amongst all this madness
Posted on 2015-07-25T19:05:52+0000
NVIDIA Pascal GPU To Feature 17 Billion Transistors and 32 GB HBM2 VRAM - Full CUDA Compute...
NVIDIA will be introducing their next generation Pascal GPU in 2016 which will introduce several new and key technologies to the green team.
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars - BBC News
Car giant Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles in the US after security researchers showed that one of its cars could be hacked.
Hasnain says:
Will they fix their braindead process that made them think connecting entertainment systems to anything critical was a good idea?
Posted on 2015-07-24T16:24:07+0000