May I point out that your math is incorrect? It should actually be (.5**30) * (7E9) = 6.5 engineers left, because every year the number of engineers halves, it doesn't go down by a factor of 10.:)
'Twould be very interesting to see just how accurate these devices are. While they are undoubtably cheap and easy to manufacture, many applications require high-precision measurements, not just good approximations.
Nevertheless, bravo.
Umm . . . obvious, per chance? It seems to me that this is sort of . . . common sensical.
Many people (myself included among that set) use a common username across multiple sites for that very reason mentioned in the article. To enable others to track us via our username. Of course, the intended audience is not the scammers -- oh, sorry, "marketers" -- but rather fellow hackers.
But it's a double-edged sword. Perform an action, and the consequences will arrive, knocking on the door in the middle of the night.
Welcome to the world, people.
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May I point out that your math is incorrect? It should actually be (.5**30) * (7E9) = 6.5 engineers left, because every year the number of engineers halves, it doesn't go down by a factor of 10. :)
Oh, the irony. I attempted to read the article, and I get "Site off-line".
Anyone think that he might have just won the "pissed off the hackers" achievement?
'Twould be very interesting to see just how accurate these devices are. While they are undoubtably cheap and easy to manufacture, many applications require high-precision measurements, not just good approximations. Nevertheless, bravo.
Umm . . . obvious, per chance? It seems to me that this is sort of . . . common sensical. Many people (myself included among that set) use a common username across multiple sites for that very reason mentioned in the article. To enable others to track us via our username. Of course, the intended audience is not the scammers -- oh, sorry, "marketers" -- but rather fellow hackers. But it's a double-edged sword. Perform an action, and the consequences will arrive, knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Welcome to the world, people.