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hackettma | 4 years ago | on: Twitter Client for UEFI

This sounds like a perfect command and control setup for malware.

hackettma | 4 years ago | on: Facebook hacker beat my 2FA, bricked my Oculus, and hit the company credit card

Followed the link and the read me is bit spare on details. For the less technical this still would require the phishee to manually enter credentials which then can be relayed to the attacker. Correct? The article mentions this happened while the author was asleep — any thoughts on how that would work?

hackettma | 4 years ago | on: Whistleblower thought he would get a big payout, but got nothing and went broke

What is less clear to me is why he borrowed so much money to setup this business? The debt had as much or more to do with his going broke than the flawed whistleblower process. As with many things in life this is a cautionary tale about not counting on something before it’s done.

hackettma | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Has anybody shipped a web app at scale with 1 DB per account?

I would take a look at this article for a good primer on multi-tenancy patterns as it relates to Rails. I have not used the apartment gem but there are numerous tutorials on how to set this up.

https://rubygarage.org/blog/three-database-architectures-for...

hackettma | 10 years ago | on: Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes

Agreed, terrible name. Can you imagine getting on an airplane with Boom painted on the side or waiting in the Boom terminal? I like fast airplanes, but I think they need to come up with a better name.

hackettma | 10 years ago | on: Show HN: Tesla Model S Certified Pre-Owned Search Engine

Thanks for the feedback -- I see your point about finding a balance between "anything" or just one thing -- I will look to incorporate this in the next update.

hackettma | 10 years ago | on: Show HN: Tesla Model S Certified Pre-Owned Search Engine

Hi there --

This is my first project, while trying to teach my self about web development. I should have been more clear that this site only searches the data posted to Tesla's US pre-owned website. My goal was to allow people looking for a used Model S greater searching capability than is available from Tesla. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks!