Off topic: do certain domains or certain users get a bump in value in the HN ranking algorithm? This post is currently 34 minutes old, has 4 points, 0 comments, and is currently ranked 12th on the front page. That seems like an unusually high ranking for a post with this level of engagement.
That is true. It is a Friday in the summer and it is already late afternoon on the west coast. It is possible that HN is unusually quiet at the moment and obviously something still needs to make the front page even during slow downs. I just don't remember seeing numbers that low.
You control this platform, anything I link can be changed. Even my current comment will likely be removed.
You've lied, you've been caught lying, you side with pro Government sentiments, you allow Government sockpuppets to derail conversations, you ban people who do not break the guidelines, you ban IPs you even preemptively ban comments so they don't even appear dead, they just never appear.
You control dissent, it's okay if a post here or there is critical, as long as it isn't too critical or too popular, in which case vote brigades will bury that sentiment or submission. Seen it happen many times and all you do is whistle and claim it isn't true. You're a liar, plain and simple
And look this thread is now a dupe, how predictable
Your other claims are impossible to respond to concretely. The one thing the users who write such lively critiques have in common is that they never supply specific links, because then it would be possible to answer them.
"we’ll be hosting the online qualification round of our second annual Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. In a ‘Capture the Flag’ competition we create security challenges and puzzles in which contestants can earn points for solving them. "
"The Contest is open to individuals who are (1) over the age of eighteen (18) at the time of entry; (2) not a resident of Brazil, Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, or Crimea;"
Also: "Entrants warrant that their codes are their own original work and, as such, they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted code and that they have the right to submit the code in the Contest and grant all required licenses."
Does that mean exploits can't be cribbed off someone else's (open source) ones or use libraries? Not being able to do that completely changes the game.
It seems like they copied and pasted rules for a programming contest...
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Typically anything critical of the US government will be utterly trashed.
The mods might contradict me but they would be lying as the y have also been caught lying before.
You control this platform, anything I link can be changed. Even my current comment will likely be removed.
You've lied, you've been caught lying, you side with pro Government sentiments, you allow Government sockpuppets to derail conversations, you ban people who do not break the guidelines, you ban IPs you even preemptively ban comments so they don't even appear dead, they just never appear.
You control dissent, it's okay if a post here or there is critical, as long as it isn't too critical or too popular, in which case vote brigades will bury that sentiment or submission. Seen it happen many times and all you do is whistle and claim it isn't true. You're a liar, plain and simple
And look this thread is now a dupe, how predictable
Your other claims are impossible to respond to concretely. The one thing the users who write such lively critiques have in common is that they never supply specific links, because then it would be possible to answer them.
EDIT: Appears possible it's a not a typo given it's also in this profile too: https://m.facebook.com/thomas.ptacek
"we’ll be hosting the online qualification round of our second annual Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. In a ‘Capture the Flag’ competition we create security challenges and puzzles in which contestants can earn points for solving them. "
Online; Jeopardy; Finals onsite (4/team) w/ cash prize.
WTF with Brazil and Quebec being in that list...
Does that mean exploits can't be cribbed off someone else's (open source) ones or use libraries? Not being able to do that completely changes the game.
It seems like they copied and pasted rules for a programming contest...
I'm sure the reason for Brazil is similar.