How could Facebook do this (technologically)? According to a redditor, " - It's not IP address. Facebook successfully identified a number of specific locations (bars, theaters, etc) even though I had uploaded the photos…
Yes, but it's much easier for me to click the buy button than to go to the store to get it or to torrent it, so I just click it.
This is especially for me because I have 3 computers which don't have an optical drive, things that are becoming increasingly irrelevant thanks to the internet. I share a single USB DVD drive amongst the three…
They aren't tricks. Inviting your a friend to Facebook via. email isn't a trick, and keeping a record of it so that Facebook can notify both parties that the request has been accepted isn't a trick, for example. It's…
I'm going to bet that these "attacks" aren't going to do anything to the Facebook network. Also, Facebook users have opted in to Facebook, and its data storage "tactics". If you aren't happy with it, then don't opt-in.…
Except that they're boasting about how good their software and coding are...
Don't worry! It's an industry-wide standard (apparently).
For a well-designed website, I must say, I'm a bit worried. > The cooperation takes place by our Group Business Platform using current security standards and ciphering methods. A secure data interchange has high…
I don't think the Facebook API allows you to find your location (although it is possible to retrieve your Facebook location by scraping the Security page for your current login session (which displays your location)).…
In case anyone doesn't know yet (and for future reference), ILSpy (http://wiki.sharpdevelop.net/ILSpy.ashx) is an open source alternative, and .NET Reflector was the first "popular" .NET decompiler that was used until…
Many times when I'm stuck, I seem to draw the conclusion that this is because the documentation is lacking. It might be me scapegoating, but many times I find that it is because there is a lack of documentation that I…
I agree whole heartedly with the conclusion of the article, that "the things that matter to engineers aren't the things that matter to real human beings." I also noticed immediately at the end of the keynote that there…
It does - my Downloads app is reported as using 10 GB.
Amazon Silk uses the EC2 infrastructure -- they explicitly state this in their video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7F_56WhHk )
No air bubbles -- it doesn't exist.
I've only one thought: WTF?
Google Chrome offers a version for enterprise, where Chrome is installed into the Program Files directory.
Agreed. This is the very reason my next phone will be an iPhone. I have been loving my Windows Phone for the past year -- it has the most amazing and well thought out user interface I've ever seen, but the advantages…
Unless, of course, you are the victim.
B-b-but they have my keys stored in that datacenter !
So they're allowing us to store our data in encrypted form, but they keep the encryption key, and will decrypt requests for the data? How exactly will this protect my data?
Some of us browse HN at work with prehistoric browsers or micromanaging IT departments that won't even let us run a portable version of Chrome. Plus, my beautiful phone is IE.
The indentation is fine on IE7 mobile (WP7).
How could Facebook do this (technologically)? According to a redditor, " - It's not IP address. Facebook successfully identified a number of specific locations (bars, theaters, etc) even though I had uploaded the photos…
Yes, but it's much easier for me to click the buy button than to go to the store to get it or to torrent it, so I just click it.
This is especially for me because I have 3 computers which don't have an optical drive, things that are becoming increasingly irrelevant thanks to the internet. I share a single USB DVD drive amongst the three…
They aren't tricks. Inviting your a friend to Facebook via. email isn't a trick, and keeping a record of it so that Facebook can notify both parties that the request has been accepted isn't a trick, for example. It's…
I'm going to bet that these "attacks" aren't going to do anything to the Facebook network. Also, Facebook users have opted in to Facebook, and its data storage "tactics". If you aren't happy with it, then don't opt-in.…
Except that they're boasting about how good their software and coding are...
Don't worry! It's an industry-wide standard (apparently).
For a well-designed website, I must say, I'm a bit worried. > The cooperation takes place by our Group Business Platform using current security standards and ciphering methods. A secure data interchange has high…
I don't think the Facebook API allows you to find your location (although it is possible to retrieve your Facebook location by scraping the Security page for your current login session (which displays your location)).…
In case anyone doesn't know yet (and for future reference), ILSpy (http://wiki.sharpdevelop.net/ILSpy.ashx) is an open source alternative, and .NET Reflector was the first "popular" .NET decompiler that was used until…
Many times when I'm stuck, I seem to draw the conclusion that this is because the documentation is lacking. It might be me scapegoating, but many times I find that it is because there is a lack of documentation that I…
I agree whole heartedly with the conclusion of the article, that "the things that matter to engineers aren't the things that matter to real human beings." I also noticed immediately at the end of the keynote that there…
It does - my Downloads app is reported as using 10 GB.
Amazon Silk uses the EC2 infrastructure -- they explicitly state this in their video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7F_56WhHk )
No air bubbles -- it doesn't exist.
I've only one thought: WTF?
Google Chrome offers a version for enterprise, where Chrome is installed into the Program Files directory.
Agreed. This is the very reason my next phone will be an iPhone. I have been loving my Windows Phone for the past year -- it has the most amazing and well thought out user interface I've ever seen, but the advantages…
Unless, of course, you are the victim.
B-b-but they have my keys stored in that datacenter !
So they're allowing us to store our data in encrypted form, but they keep the encryption key, and will decrypt requests for the data? How exactly will this protect my data?
Some of us browse HN at work with prehistoric browsers or micromanaging IT departments that won't even let us run a portable version of Chrome. Plus, my beautiful phone is IE.
The indentation is fine on IE7 mobile (WP7).