I don't know what the bigger WTF is here, the fact that SVN crashes this badly with files that have the same sha1 hash, that the WebKit team are still using SVN, or that their solution was to zip the offending files so that they can continue using SVN...
Ashley_Sheridan
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Watershed SHA1 collision just broke the WebKit repository, others may follow
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RE: WTF Paypal?
PayPals' security is still simply horrible. I was having major issues trying to update my account, even to the point that I had to get support on the phone to help. Turns out one of the major issues I was having is that my password was too long (about 20 characters). They seemed to have a limit of about 12. That is dumb as a box of frogs, and not documented anywhere (the support person on the phone didn't even seem to know about this one either)
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RE: MyWTF
Came here to see why EventTime was interesting, was disappointed...
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RE: Skype doesn't know how to sort
So if closed source does something, it's not their fault, it's still the fault of open source? Seems legit.
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RE: ReShearper
Wait, what is this? But it's not open source, how can it be so terrible? You must be lying, only open sores is this bad surely?
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RE: Internet Justice Warriors Unite!
But is it too much to ask them to use a modicum of intelligence? They can clearly profile me from the TV packages I subscribe to, and the obvious childrens channels that I don't watch, and determine that I'm an adult. Why the hell don't they let me be an adult and make my own damn mind up without treating me like an idiot online who needs his hand held whilst browsing the web. If I really want to go and view pictures of unicorns humping cthulu then I will. I shouldn't have to opt in for that, it really should be the filter that's opt-in.
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RE: V8's implementation of Math.random() was fucked
Well, looking at those images actually illustrates nothing. Both are completely valid examples of a random output, it's just that people tend to spot patterns in anything and deem anything with a pattern as not random.
Now I'm not saying that the original Math.random() implementation was fine, just that the example image that's meant to show the problem isn't really showing anything.
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RE: [Hoax] Dude ruins company who had never heard of proper backups
rm just modifies the file table, it doesn't destroy any of the underlying data, so as long as nothing else was written to those locations, most of it can easily be restored. Calling bullshit on the whole story.
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RE: Electronic cigars in workplace - yay or nay?
@timebandit Well, I trust a laptop battery far more than I trust an e-cig battery
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RE: Electronic cigars in workplace - yay or nay?
@rhywden Well, I've tested one before, so it's something that can be easily reproduced...
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RE: Electronic cigars in workplace - yay or nay?
@rhywden Apple chargers do kick out about 6V give or take. The new USB standards allow for this, but back then they didn't. Also, this was a cheap battery, and didn't come with the failsafes that you take for granted on your phone.
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RE: Electronic cigars in workplace - yay or nay?
I once saw the battery from one of these E-cigarettes explode. Someone had bought a new battery for her husbands device, and charged it using an Apple USB phone charger. Now, this was a cheap battery, and Apple USB plugs tended to kick out more than the standard volts and amps than typical USB chargers because their devices need that (this was a few years ago when it was only Apple really doing this in UK)
She goes off to lunch, leaving her colleague, my friend, at the desk where it was being charged. Queue one huge explosion, and a fireball that arced up to the ceiling and across a couple of desks (at least 3m) to land on a nice patch of carpet (well, carpet tiles) that were only installed about ½ a year prior when our company moved into the building.
Luckily nobody was hurt, as the flaming ball of battery went up first rather than sideways, otherwise my friend would have had a face full of exploding battery, something I don't recommend for anyone.
So, yes, e-cigs are very bloody dangerous, and should not be used in the workplace.
The carpet is still burnt and was never replaced.
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Watershed SHA1 collision just broke the WebKit repository, others may follow
I don't know what the bigger WTF is here, the fact that SVN crashes this badly with files that have the same sha1 hash, that the WebKit team are still using SVN, or that their solution was to zip the offending files so that they can continue using SVN...
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RE: [Hoax] Dude ruins company who had never heard of proper backups
rm just modifies the file table, it doesn't destroy any of the underlying data, so as long as nothing else was written to those locations, most of it can easily be restored. Calling bullshit on the whole story.
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RE: Would you like a biscuit?
in orcish,
lol
is seen askek
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RE: Documentation fail
Base64 is fine, but it shouldn't be confused with encryption. Even md5 shouldn't be used for encryption unless you're using it for your "mom & pops" cookery blog website.
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RE: Text rendering fail
Except if you're using a custom font from Typekit (which loads fonts using a specific order, but is a pretty common web font provider) with IE-specific DX CSS transforms (needed if you want to match what all the other browsers can do with regular CSS). I tried this once to apply a small 5° rotation to some text and it lost all anti-aliasing in IE. Turns out I could have the rotation, or the correct font, but not both.