marksc | 9 years ago | on: Why are your friends more popular than you? (2013)
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marksc | 9 years ago | on: Why Tech Support Is Purposely Unbearable
Facebook outsources support to certified regional specialists.
You can find contact information for your region/niche on their partner directory site: https://facebookmarketingpartners.com/
marksc | 9 years ago | on: The Moral Economy of Tech
Engineers are given answers and told to look for places to apply all the answers. Scientists are given answers and told to look for new questions that haven't been answered. These are fundamentally different approaches to life. The former, the engineering approach, I would not call "smart."
I don't think it is a coincidence that engineering students are both far religious than science students, with the exception of software engineers. Last I checked something like 90% of structural engineering students were religious, while only like 10% of physics students were. ISIS claims to have all the answers. Liberal/progressive ideologies readily admit to a world without solid answers. The former appeals to the engineering mindset far more than the latter.
marksc | 9 years ago | on: NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show (2013)
> if you have a GSM phone this is quite trivial to do.
If you have a face, it's quite trivial to be punched in it. That doesn't make it okay for someone to punch it, much less legal.
marksc | 10 years ago | on: Firefox 42 will not allow unsigned extensions
Input is not an approval rating, not even close. That is what Heartbeat is for.
Mozilla Heartbeat is constantly asking for ratings from a random sample of Firefox users.
The Heartbeat rating for Firefox Desktop is currently about 4.3/5- or 86%.
P.s. Despite the amount of negative feedback in Input, the portion of feedback which is positive is about twice what it was in May.
marksc | 10 years ago | on: Firefox makes click-to-activate Flash the default
Mark from Mozilla here.
To be clear, by "blocked" Flash we really mean enforced click-to-activate. User choice is always a #1 priority at Mozilla.
We regularly block vulnerable plugins. What made this block different was that we did it before Adobe made an update available. Now that Adobe has released an update, it is no longer true that every version of Flash Player is blocked in Firefox.
However, we're glad to see the conversation this has sparked. Personally I align with Alex Stamos regarding Flash, in the thinking that a formal EOL would be great.
I'd also like to use this space to make a shameless plug for Shumway, a project set on building a faithful an efficient renderer for the SWF file format without native code assistance. Ending Flash doesn't need to mean an end for Flash media. http://www.areweflashyet.com/shumway/
Edit: typo
marksc | 10 years ago | on: The Agency
I did not know that about the BBG. That is quite interesting.
I would have to agree that the level of media manipulation done by Russia and China is far beyond that done by the US. I think that's pretty clear. Frankly, I don't think any of it is "OK."
But third-world propaganda doesn't excuse first-world media manipulation either. Or maybe it does. I think it's fair to say that we're squarely in the realm of opinion here.
marksc | 10 years ago | on: The Agency
>That's illegal in the US
WAS illegal in the US.*
Legalized with the enactment of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012. The reform effectively nullifies the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which was amended in 1985 specifically to prohibit U.S. organizations from using information "to influence public opinion in the United States."[1]
[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/us-domestic-propaganda-offici...
marksc | 11 years ago | on: FarmLogs (YC W12) Nabs $10M Series B from SV Angel, Sam Altman and Others
Also a growing Google Ventures presence!
marksc | 11 years ago | on: Techstars to open up shop in Detroit
The fastest growing tech startup in the Midwest in 2013 and 2014 was and is in A2 (Duo Security). We have multiple Google Ventures, True Ventures, Resonant Venture, etc. startups. We have the Tech Brewery, A2 New Tech, SPARK, Tech Arb, etc.
Barracuda Networks was started here. Google's Michigan office is here. One of the top 5 public universities in the world is all around us.
I can't imagine why anyone on HN would drive from Ann Arbor to Detroit for work when there are much better and higher paying prospects right here in A2.
marksc | 11 years ago | on: Techstars to open up shop in Detroit
This is great news!
Though, I'm surprised they aren't coming to Ann Arbor- the real startup hub of Michigan.
marksc | 11 years ago | on: Email Self-Defense – a guide to fighting surveillance with GnuPG
Outlook, Mail, and Gmail aren't Free Software. The FSF post isn't short sighted, it's principled.
marksc | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2014)
Senior Windows Software Engineer | Duo Security | Ann Arbor, Michigan (Relocation strongly preferred)
(https://www.duosecurity.com/company/jobs)
Duo Security's hosted two-factor authentication service brings strong, scalable security to organizations of any size. Duo's unique, high-availability architecture provides centralized management, self-service enrollment, and interactive secondary login through an intuitive web interface, eliminating the high costs, complexity, and confusion associated with traditional two-factor systems. Every day, over 1,000 organizations in 80+ countries around the world rely on Duo for their security.
Duo Security is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a privately held company whose investors include Google Ventures, True Ventures, Resonant Venture Partners, and Radar Partners. Read more about Duo's investors.
About Duo / Co-Founder Bios: https://www.duosecurity.com/company/about
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Our ideal candidate is an experienced Windows developer. Experience with security products a big plus, as is experience working on B2B and SaaS products.
Job duties:
* Integrate Duo with all things Windows including Active Directory, ADFS, Exchange Server, IIS, and Remote Desktop Services.
* Help us build and deliver cloud-based 2FA services for two-factor authentication as part of a high performance development team.
* Handle field escalations, related to Windows integrations, when fronttline support escalates support requests.
Main qualifications:
Windows development experience
* C++ (e.g. Win32 API, COM, MFC)
* C#, .NET
* Windows Installers (e.g. WiX)
Secondary qualifications:
* Experience with Windows security APIs and technologies
* Experience with development and administration of Active Directory, ADFS, Exchange Server, IIS, and Remote Desktop Services
* Experience with Python development
* Mobile development for Windows Phone, iOS, or Android
You also...
* Care about contributing to an amazing work culture and environment
* Are comfortable with the rapid, unpredictable nature of a tech startup
* Don't believe you have to live on a coast to work for a high-growth, tech startup
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Excited? We can't wait to hear from you!
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It makes it perfectly visible, to the person who receives your email. After that only your attached resume is printed or passed on to other decision makers.
Putting your "cover letter" in body of an email is anywhere from bad to worse practice, depending on the initial recipient of your email (hiring manager vs low level recruiter).