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Re:Ask HN: Protect loved ones from online scams? on Saturday July 29, 2017 @04:07AM (#14880156)
It is very easy to spoof an email address[1], so it could be that it is someone from outside of FedEx.

https://superuser.com/questions/505503/how-can-you-fake-an-e...

Re:Shared thoughts after 6 years in Pentesting on Sunday June 25, 2017 @06:33PM (#14632594)
I am just starting in Networking and want to progress to NetSec eventually and I was kind of taken back by OPs advice to work 80 hours a week, I want to have a life, not work all the time, so your comment was pretty comforting.

> 2. Don't get certificates

I am progressing through my CCNP and LPIC-1, mostly because I want to get recognized for my skills, but I also see them as a guideline, what to learn next, kind of like a ladder, maybe one day I will get to the top of the ladder and have no where to go, but for now I think that certifications lay a path for me, what do you think about that?

Re:Should economists be more concerned about AI? on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @09:20PM (#13770870)
I have lurked here for a long time but never felt intelligent enough or had anything worthy to contribute, until now.

When the article mentions AI (Or any other article/discussion), I don't think it means robots that walk around and greet/interact with you like in iRobot, I would say it means self-serve checkouts, like the ones already in Tescos or McDonalds[1]; or Automated cars/trucks that don't have a need for human interaction[2].

I think that is where the confusion lies with AI, it might not necessarily mean a physical entity.

[1]https://i0.wp.com/www.styledemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/...

[2]https://www.axios.com/heres-where-jobs-will-be-lost-when-rob...