mgalka

> as a basic rule of thumb, any paper on cybersecurity that does not start the discussion with a reference attack vector and listed assumptions is probably garbage.

Actionable guidance for real world decisions is not the objective of academic research. The objective is to expand the human knowledge base (which hopefully translates to something practical at some point).

If the authors have the domain expertise to weigh in on PINs, but not on attack vectors, then that is what they should do. Let someone else draw the conclusions for IT managers.

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I just got a bunch of these yesterday, all from Sierra Leone

Unless there has been a new development, there are no approved crypto ETFs yet. There are crypto index funds with fees of 1%-2%.

That's not a bad option if you just want some diversity with minimal thought + effort. I think this tool offers a different option. With a little bit of thought and effort, you can save on the fees and customize the risk/return profile.

I do a lot of both writing and coding and I also follow this schedule. I find coding at night to be very efficient, but when I try to write at night, I end up rewriting the same paragraph 10 times before giving up.

No idea why these activities are so different, but I feel the thought process is very different. Coding requires active concentration. I find writing to be more of a passive activity. Too much concentration, and the words stop making sense -- something like this effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation

Really cool! I'd love to see this go even further and see what other patterns appear.

Really nice to have the flexbox grid and vertical centering

It's also annoying to have the amp menu bar taking up space at the top. Screen real estate is scarce and another menu bar at the top is just confusing.

Ironic the site does not seem to be responsive

Private blockchain (one that is centrally controlled, usually internal to a company) or privacy blockchain (the flow of funds is obfuscated)?

Private blockchains lack decentralized consensus, so the have more in common with a typical database than they do w public blockchains.

Given that they are normally used inside a single company or between a few companies who already trust each other, i don’t see any ethical problems.

DAGs do not keep track of the order of transactions, so general purpose smart contracts are not possible

Depends on your purpose for running a node. I use it to validate transactions and to query transaction histories, for which the full state is necessary.

It would be nice if they could implement a version that allows this, without the bloat.

> Access that does not require authentication should never be a crime.

Linkedin is not trying to prevent access. They want to prevent information from being scraped, and then used to their detriment.