DinkMeeker | 3 years ago | on: 'Be' is nice, end of story
I was surprised by the low number as well. I still have mine.
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DinkMeeker | 4 years ago | on: Show HN: An infinite record playlist of out-of-copyright works
Well, you could certainly just download from archive.org for the first-time usage of any particular song and then cache them from there. Like being your own CDN.
DinkMeeker | 5 years ago | on: Good Heavens 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure
> “Through further investigation, we learned that Pray.com had protected some files, setting them as private on the buckets to limit access,” they explained. “However, at the same time, Pray.com had integrated its S3 buckets with another AWS service, the AWS CloudFront content delivery network (CDN). Cloudfront allows app developers to cache content on proxy servers hosted by AWS around the world – and closer to an app’s users – rather than load those files from the app’s servers. As a result, any files on the S3 buckets could be indirectly viewed and accessed through the CDN, regardless of their individual security settings.”
I have minimal knowledge of this kind of configuration, but it seems like making content available via a CDN from the same vendor should by default carry forward access restrictions on the original backend data.
DinkMeeker | 8 years ago | on: German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition
This was posted here a few months ago. The article indicated that a change/reduction in training starting in 2003, mainly for cost savings, was coming home to roost. I wonder if similar things are going on in the maintenance area.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/08/27/navy...
DinkMeeker | 8 years ago | on: Bitcoin ‘More Than Just a Fad,’ Morgan Stanley CEO Says
It's also naive to think they won't continue to do so simply by adding a new asset class into the mix.
DinkMeeker | 8 years ago | on: Bitumen balls could be a pipeline-free way to transport Alberta oil
Don't forget the tailings ponds that are constructed to park the waste and residue chemicals from extraction and processing. They are simply left there until time and eventual facilities decay allow them to leak into nearby waterways.
DinkMeeker | 8 years ago | on: Generation UX – How to make websites age-friendly
I can't agree with you more. If only it would take the hint that there is a reason I zoomed in so much that only one street fills the screen.
DinkMeeker | 11 years ago | on: The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American Dream
I pretty sure there is a happy medium somewhere before you hit outhouses. Just like living in cities doesn't necessarily mean you have to be stacked in like cordwood with 120 square feet allocated per person.
DinkMeeker | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: BigScreen sends pictures and music from OS X to ChromeCast
Not if you buy them from Apple.
DinkMeeker | 11 years ago | on: The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American Dream
I remember a number of years back the debate when Houston was trying to annex a nearby area. One of the arguments was that the city needed to add area to its tax base. So this is a big city thing as well. Many major cities have finances that are in the crapper.
DinkMeeker | 11 years ago | on: The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American Dream
Exactly. This is about incorrect management rather than inherent unsustainability of being spread out. Years ago people were spread out way more than now.
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