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Re:BitcoinPlus: montize your websites' visitors by mining bitcoins
on Sunday September 09, 2012 @01:13AM (#4495017)
I wonder if it's possible to accelerate this using WebGL?
Re:BitcoinPlus: montize your websites' visitors by mining bitcoins
on Sunday September 09, 2012 @01:12AM (#4495016)
It's not really malware. You're trading some CPU time for content. You do the same thing with your brain when you visit a website that contains ads.
Re:BitTorrent study finds most file-sharers are monitored
on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @11:17AM (#4474893)
The original paper without all of the scaremongering:
"The Unbearable Lightness of Monitoring: Direct Monitoring in BitTorrent"
Re:Nintendo Almost Made a Knitting Add-On for NES
on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:09PM (#4472425)
Nintendo has a great brand. I wish they'd use it to make a 3D printer instead of lackluster motion games.
Re:Nintendo Almost Made a Knitting Add-On for NES
on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:06PM (#4472414)
The title made me think of knitting needles with sensors that some home tied into a game but this textile printer is really cool. Imagine handing your classmate a custom-printed scarf during recess.
Re:Never again be thwarted by restrictive “guest” wifi (e.g. on buses ...
on Monday August 20, 2012 @11:44PM (#4411066)
I use this setup on my laptop (mac specific). I have an ssh server listening on port 443 on a linux machine in the basement of some university somewhere.
.ssh/config
Host bouncebox
Port 443
#!/bin/bash
if [ $1 == 'off' ]; then
echo "Disabling Proxy..."
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate "Wi-Fi" off
else
echo "Enabling Proxy on port 12345"
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy "Wi-Fi" localhost 12345
fi
Re:uTorrent Becomes Ad-Supported to Rake in Millions
on Saturday August 11, 2012 @10:10PM (#4371593)
Starting with uTorrent "enhancing" their users' experiences with bundled adware:
http://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/04/utorrent-update-comes-bundl...
Re:"Third Hand" Languages
on Saturday August 11, 2012 @09:35PM (#4371537)
Is Haskell then a "Third Hand" language because it is compiled into C?
Re:We are Colorblind
on Thursday August 02, 2012 @09:55AM (#4328734)
A JavaScript widget, browser plugin, or Photoshop filter to colorblindify, in various types, a webpage so that designers can check for usability would be useful.
EDIT: Actually, what would be more useful are colorblind OS X color profiles and an easy way to switch between them.
Re:Ask HN: What startups use C and Python?
on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @01:05PM (#4324129)
Counsyl uses Python and C. https://www.counsyl.com
Re:Captchas Are Becoming Ridiculous
on Sunday July 29, 2012 @05:45PM (#4309846)
What is the output of "rm -rf /"?
Re:~/.osx updated — sensible hacker defaults for OS X Mountain Lion
on Saturday July 28, 2012 @08:09PM (#4307012)
It's probably calculating a checksum of the file to check for corruption.