remotelove

We use all of our brain. Well, some of us try to anyway.

I agree with your main point. Python does a great job of replacing lots of tiny, chained scripts. Simple API calls with wget or curl have a place, but can spiral out of control quickly if you need to introduce any grain of control like with pagination, as an example.

Maintaining one Python app (or "script") can still adhere to the unix philosophy of simplicity but can bend some rules as far as monolithic design is concerned if you aren't careful.

It all boils down to whether you are introducing complexity or reducing it, IMHO.

It was likely return fraud and is super common with PC components. The logic is, is that your average customer service rep doesn't know how to correctly identify parts that are being returned and doesn't give a shit about the return as long as the customer doesn't throw a fit. I would imagine this is still the case with Amazon since there is little human interaction.

I worked with a kid at CompUSA who did that with GPUs. He got arrested, or at least, escorted out of the store in handcuffs. Back then, and I don't know about now, most retail stores had an RMA cage where one or two people worked comparing part number and serials for expensive part returns. When your name is on the receipt and you work at the same store, you are gonna have a bad time.

Can't anyone think about jobs these stadiums create? Back in my day, getting underpaid to serve nachos to drunk sports fans who just want to grab your ass was a privilage.

LG is really trying to impress people with their inverters. I had to read the owners manual to figure out what the hell the inverter button was. It's just Defrost or Cook buttons with "inverter" in front of the names.

Irrelevant, but for those who care: LGs "smart inverter" just manages the temperature of the inverter circuit for efficiency. Cooler electronics are generally better.

Speaking of shitty web pages ... I think I have eye cancer now.

Married life be like that.

It's an art form to get people to give a shit about security. Sometimes puff pieces work, sometimes they don't. Dull numbers are usually more effective: A vulnerability needs to have a specific risk, is easy/hard to execute and could cost the company x dollars if exploited and would only cost x dollars to fix in x amount of time.

You have to summarize the risk and cost to the organization instead of trying to explain the problem in all its detail.

You probably knew that, but just passing along how I have had to cope over the years.

Clarification: An earlier version of this story included comments by Erdoes on the number of hacking attempts made on JPMorgan systems last year. A spokesperson clarified after the panel session that Erdoes was referring to all observed activity collected from JPMorgan’s technology assets, malicious or not.

The title is bad. One scan that generates thousands of alerts is generally considered one event. Companies that have a massive footprint naturally get many thousands of scans a day. It's normal.

Also, +60,000 people and $16 billion dollars is misleading. The people they pay the most are the ones that generally don't know shit about IT. Sure, some of those technologists are probably top-tier, but actual security experts don't usually come in large groups. There are exceptions, of course.

Large companies pay way too much for generic security solutions. In some ways they are forced, because their infrastructure is massive and they need tons of customization but there is always a fuck ton of waste.

Using big numbers sounds cool, unless you are in the industry and understand that there is a ton of fluff involved.

Quitting drinking is a peculiar beast. If you were a "normal" drinker, you might only experience some mild mood irritation or have an issue getting to sleep if nightcaps were your thing. You might experience nothing.

If you were a heavy drinker and immediately quit, that can actually kill you. I am going to be realistic here: Ex-drinkers in my class of alcoholic could drink a few bottles of wine, or a case of beer or 5th of liquor throughout the day and then drink more after that, pass out drunk and then start the next morning with a couple of shots.

Alcohol withdrawal in those extreme cases can be deadly. When I quit, I was in bed for a week, with supervision, and had a detox center on speed dial, just in case. It's no joke. (I should add that my approach was still risky and stupid.)

But yeah, quitting anything that is addictive is going to piss your body off a little. Eventually, if you lay off the "bad things" long enough, your body will recover. You can see the full gambit with nicotine though: Agitation, higher BP, sweats, etc. It depends on your body.

Above all else, talk to a doctor. Everyone's situation is always unique and is rarely diagnosed properly over social media.

Chinese bathtub propaganda in Vietnamese on an English speaking community about technology.

There are a ton of layers to this bot. If it's not a bot, the spammer is extremely stupid.

Boneitis?