https://chriszarate.github.io/... SuperGenPass is a different kind of password solution. Instead of storing your passwords on your hard disk or online—where they are vulnerable to theft and data loss—SuperGenPass uses a hash algorithm to transform a master password into unique, complex passwords for the Web sites you visit.
SuperGenPass is a bookmarklet and runs right in your Web browser. It never stores or transmits your passwords, so it’s ideal for use on multiple and public computers. It’s also completely free and open-sourced on GitHub.
The thing that bothers me most about this is that it was a proposition that was voted on and that it passed. It seemed like an obvious violation of free speech to me.
From the article and summary it sounds like this is preliminary. I hope the courts continue to block it...
Recursion is an easy way to implement solutions to a number of problems. But if you don't have a clearly finite depth then it can be dangerous. There is often a way to use a loop that doesn't pile on the stack the way recursion can.
That said, it doesn't seem like it belongs in this list.
Frankly, it doesn't seem like a great article. Yup, those things can be misused. Yup, if something can be misused, it will be. I use ruby, so I have access to at least 3/4 of these dark techs. Whatever.
Looks like another language that does not thoroughly address parallel processing. With the mention of go, I was hoping for something like goroutines (one of the few things I like about the language) - but no. Doesn't look like it.
A 2016 study estimated that global fossil fuel subsidies were $5.3 trillion in 2015, which represents 6.5% of global GDP.[3] The study found that "China was the biggest subsidizer in 2013 ($1.8 trillion), followed by the United States ($0.6 trillion), and Russia, the European Union, and India (each with about $0.3 trillion)."[3] The authors estimated that the elimination of "subsidies would have reduced global carbon emissions in 2013 by 21% and fossil fuel air pollution deaths 55%, while raising revenue of 4%, and social welfare by 2.2%, of global GDP."[3] According to the International Energy Agency, the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies worldwide would be the one of the most effective ways of reducing greenhouse gases and battling global warming.[4] In May 2016, the G7 nations set for the first time a deadline for ending most fossil fuel subsidies; saying government support for coal, oil and gas should end by 2025.[13]
I used to love hangouts. We used 'em at work (instead of whatever MS was pushing or webex or whatever that other 3rd party remote chat program was).
Work eventually got zoom, which works pretty well, and we finally bailed on hangouts. But it always seemed like a solid cross platform solution to me...
SInce this is very very similar to what my partner does, I feel like I'm a little qualified to speak on the subject at hand.
Yeah, pattern matching should nail this - but pattern matching only works if the patterns are reasonable/logical/consistent. Yes, I'm a little familiar with advanced pattern matching, filtering, etc.
Here's the thing: doctors are crappy input sources. At least in the US medical system. And in our system they are the ones that have to make diagnosis (in most cases). They are inconsistent from one doctor to the next. They are inconsistent from one day to the next. They are inconsistent from one patient to the next. They are inconsistent *within a patient* when the original diagnosis was wrong. And what's possibly worst of all: they disagree.
In the US we do the same kind of thing - base payouts on what the doctor diagnosed. They need to write specific magic words in the right way. So my partner looks at medical records and then confronts the doctor - somehow trying to suggest what they left out without making a diagnosis (because she's not a doctor, so she's not allowed to).
As you can imagine this is a delicate dance. Some doctors have egos. In any case, many of things she does are fixing errors [of omission, often], but others are a lot more complicated and sometimes very rare (some medical conditions just don't come up very often).
Finally, if you think having a person hound a doctor to get something corrected might be tricky - imagine having a machine try to do the same thing. Some doctors may be more resistant to that...
The easy answer to this is: that process is crap. Fix doctors/the system/whatever.
Javascript is not a performance issue unless used horribly - and you really can't blame the browser for that. You might as well say that HTML is a problem - because horrible HTML certainly can destroy a browser's performance. What's more, it's been expected behavior (to have it enabled) for more than a decade. If you want it off, turn it off.
Now you're just saying "it's fast because I say it's fast".
Well, I think that browsers are demonstrably fast.
But we have discussed at length all the stupid ways in which its performance is wrecked.
We - you and I - have not. But I've scanned a few of your other posts. It looks like you expect to be able to open hundreds of tabs and not use any resources (unless those tabs are looked at).
I don't think that's a common use case, and I think that most users and developers would agree with me. When I open a tab, I expect it to load. And when I activate that tab I expect it to be fully loaded already. if I wanted a list of stuff handy and I didn't want it to load, I'd keep that stuff in my bookmarks. Which is what I do, of course.
If you really want a browser that doesn't load tabs until you look at 'em (and I can understand that use case - it's just not mine), maybe write a plugin. https://chrome.google.com/webs...
Yeah, I used to love FF. Gave up on it a few years ago and switched to Chrome and haven't looked back. I don't know what they're doing over there, but I'm not a fan.
Actually, I do still fire it up on occasion - and it seems to perform OK. Maybe they've fixed whatever was up with it.
Slashdot Mirror
Wow - I had never seen the 3.14 in a mirror thing before! Thanks.
https://chriszarate.github.io/...
SuperGenPass is a different kind of password solution. Instead of storing your passwords on your hard disk or online—where they are vulnerable to theft and data loss—SuperGenPass uses a hash algorithm to transform a master password into unique, complex passwords for the Web sites you visit.
SuperGenPass is a bookmarklet and runs right in your Web browser. It never stores or transmits your passwords, so it’s ideal for use on multiple and public computers. It’s also completely free and open-sourced on GitHub.
The thing that bothers me most about this is that it was a proposition that was voted on and that it passed. It seemed like an obvious violation of free speech to me.
From the article and summary it sounds like this is preliminary. I hope the courts continue to block it...
Fair enough - but that seems like a hardware problem. I expect the resolution to get better over time - as it always has.
There are a few games that are *awesome* in VR. The obvious ones are cockpit games - flight sims and the like. The others are less obvious.
I love space pirate trainer. It has to have been pretty easy to make. In 2d it'd suck.
I just hope that there are enough users to support the effort needed.
What software are you using that *doesn't* already provide this?
So I'm seeing a war that never actually materialized...
citation needed
Recursion is an easy way to implement solutions to a number of problems. But if you don't have a clearly finite depth then it can be dangerous. There is often a way to use a loop that doesn't pile on the stack the way recursion can.
That said, it doesn't seem like it belongs in this list.
Frankly, it doesn't seem like a great article. Yup, those things can be misused. Yup, if something can be misused, it will be. I use ruby, so I have access to at least 3/4 of these dark techs. Whatever.
Looks like another language that does not thoroughly address parallel processing. With the mention of go, I was hoping for something like goroutines (one of the few things I like about the language) - but no. Doesn't look like it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
A 2016 study estimated that global fossil fuel subsidies were $5.3 trillion in 2015, which represents 6.5% of global GDP.[3] The study found that "China was the biggest subsidizer in 2013 ($1.8 trillion), followed by the United States ($0.6 trillion), and Russia, the European Union, and India (each with about $0.3 trillion)."[3] The authors estimated that the elimination of "subsidies would have reduced global carbon emissions in 2013 by 21% and fossil fuel air pollution deaths 55%, while raising revenue of 4%, and social welfare by 2.2%, of global GDP."[3] According to the International Energy Agency, the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies worldwide would be the one of the most effective ways of reducing greenhouse gases and battling global warming.[4] In May 2016, the G7 nations set for the first time a deadline for ending most fossil fuel subsidies; saying government support for coal, oil and gas should end by 2025.[13]
Keep funding the middle east.
I have far fewer taxi experiences than uber.
Is public transit ride sharing?
Meh. When I'm in SF, most of the uber rides I take are shared. Not with the uber driver, but with folks I work with or with strangers.
I used to love hangouts. We used 'em at work (instead of whatever MS was pushing or webex or whatever that other 3rd party remote chat program was).
Work eventually got zoom, which works pretty well, and we finally bailed on hangouts. But it always seemed like a solid cross platform solution to me...
There are some that have a strong opinion in the other direction, though:
https://twitter.com/realdonald...
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.
Or at least did...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
WTF is up with netflix that it only does move to the top? I really and truly do want to move something to the bottom. Why do you make me drag?
SInce this is very very similar to what my partner does, I feel like I'm a little qualified to speak on the subject at hand.
Yeah, pattern matching should nail this - but pattern matching only works if the patterns are reasonable/logical/consistent. Yes, I'm a little familiar with advanced pattern matching, filtering, etc.
Here's the thing: doctors are crappy input sources. At least in the US medical system. And in our system they are the ones that have to make diagnosis (in most cases). They are inconsistent from one doctor to the next. They are inconsistent from one day to the next. They are inconsistent from one patient to the next. They are inconsistent *within a patient* when the original diagnosis was wrong. And what's possibly worst of all: they disagree.
In the US we do the same kind of thing - base payouts on what the doctor diagnosed. They need to write specific magic words in the right way. So my partner looks at medical records and then confronts the doctor - somehow trying to suggest what they left out without making a diagnosis (because she's not a doctor, so she's not allowed to).
As you can imagine this is a delicate dance. Some doctors have egos. In any case, many of things she does are fixing errors [of omission, often], but others are a lot more complicated and sometimes very rare (some medical conditions just don't come up very often).
Finally, if you think having a person hound a doctor to get something corrected might be tricky - imagine having a machine try to do the same thing. Some doctors may be more resistant to that...
The easy answer to this is: that process is crap. Fix doctors/the system/whatever.
I agree.
Good luck with that.
Javascript is not a performance issue unless used horribly - and you really can't blame the browser for that. You might as well say that HTML is a problem - because horrible HTML certainly can destroy a browser's performance.
What's more, it's been expected behavior (to have it enabled) for more than a decade. If you want it off, turn it off.
While I have done that and it sucked - I never blamed smart quotes. I blamed the OS, editor, and/or compiler/interpreter.
And it's been years since I've seen that issue. I'm guessing some combination of the tools I use finally got it right.
First: who gives a flying...
Second: my manual typewriter only had quotes in one direction. So, no, the internet didn't kill smart quotes.
I think gardening traditionally includes things like growing flowers and shrubberies.
Farming is traditionally about growing food.
They are specifically not funding aunt martha's rose hedge.
You mention FF in several other posts.
Frankly, I don't consider FF to be a first class browser. Haven't for years. They used to be.
Now you're just saying "it's fast because I say it's fast".
Well, I think that browsers are demonstrably fast.
But we have discussed at length all the stupid ways in which its performance is wrecked.
We - you and I - have not. But I've scanned a few of your other posts. It looks like you expect to be able to open hundreds of tabs and not use any resources (unless those tabs are looked at).
I don't think that's a common use case, and I think that most users and developers would agree with me. When I open a tab, I expect it to load. And when I activate that tab I expect it to be fully loaded already. if I wanted a list of stuff handy and I didn't want it to load, I'd keep that stuff in my bookmarks. Which is what I do, of course.
If you really want a browser that doesn't load tabs until you look at 'em (and I can understand that use case - it's just not mine), maybe write a plugin.
https://chrome.google.com/webs...
Yeah, I used to love FF. Gave up on it a few years ago and switched to Chrome and haven't looked back. I don't know what they're doing over there, but I'm not a fan.
Actually, I do still fire it up on occasion - and it seems to perform OK. Maybe they've fixed whatever was up with it.