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waskosky | 9 years ago | on: Chrome 56 will mark HTTP pages with password fields as non-secure

Technically it would be possible to use JavaScript to intercept the onSubmit event of such a form, and alter the submission location or send the data insecurely wherever you want with AJAX, completely ignoring the destination action that came with the initial HTML. This is one of the reasons people have needed to use forms within secure iFrames to circumvent PCI Compliance requirements when sending credit card numbers.

waskosky | 9 years ago | on: Moving Forward on Basic Income

To solve many corner cases, you could maybe have a kind of voucher application at the grocery stores, gas stations, car mechanics, etc., which would provide a temporary advance (or just money from a designated separate emergency or unusual circumstance pool so that it isn't like a credit card) which would need various rules that would guarantee that the service provider would always see the money, but also ensure that the applicant would be registered and held legally liable for misuse of the voucher system.

waskosky | 10 years ago | on: Let’s Encrypt client will transition to a new name and a new home at EFF

I haven't met many of these people to ask them, but I know they still exist because of their user agent containing "Windows NT 5.1" and I know for sure they aren't all bots, and many of them even live in Southern California. I suspect these are the people who would be most confused by websites failing to load.

The cost of providing support then is much greater than the cost of a Comodo certificate.

waskosky | 10 years ago | on: Facebook’s Piracy Problem

Not that this is practical yet, or well implemented yet, but my favorite model for this would be the idea behind Flattr. https://flattr.com/

People who have money to pay for content, can designate an amount to donate per month. And then the "likes" that they place on content can cause their monthly budget to be divided up and paid to content creators each month. If Facebook implemented their own version of Flattr that could be game changing.

waskosky | 11 years ago | on: The new Microsoft Developer Portal loads insanely fast

I think the fact that animations are occurring right away is what contributes to the illusion. Most sites with any kind of animation aren't using CSS for it yet, and on those sites the javascript (which usually begins execution late in the rendering) introduces extra time to load any kind of animation, leading to a perception of slowness that is actually occurring client side.

waskosky | 11 years ago | on: The Cray 2 Super Computer (1985) [pdf]

"Whistlebower" Dr. Bill Deagle, MD claimed that the unique Gallium Arsenide chip technology that was being worked on by the Cray Computer Corporation essentially became classified by the US Air Force, and that it was developed much further than is publicly known, and that he witnessed a "Cray 5" computing array in operation. https://youtu.be/tOz0-Hy1rm8?t=462 (7:41)

When you compare the properties of Gallium Arsenide to Silicon chips, it makes a lot of sense that the military would be highly interested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_arsenide#Comparison_wit...

waskosky | 11 years ago | on: My 5.5 Months on Soylent: The Joys of Not Cooking

I've tried a variety of dressings but have found that simply ground up seeds satisfy me the most.

I had only tried Solent version 1.1, the vegan version that came with no oil packets. I can see how v1.4, with added fats and no artificial flavoring, would be superior. I found that if I added plenty of (unrefined) salt to either brand of meal replacement, that also significantly helped the flavor. I suspect that extra salt is more healthy and important than either of these brands give credit for http://www.amazon.com/Salt-Your-Way-Health-Edition/dp/B000R8...

waskosky | 11 years ago | on: My 5.5 Months on Soylent: The Joys of Not Cooking

As a strict vegan who felt very drained mentally from Soylent, with no expectations going into it, I much prefer the meal replacements from the Garden of Life brand (no affiliation), and for me I felt much more awake and alert afterward with their stuff. http://www.gardenoflife.com/Products-for-Life/Foundational-N...

Soylent was a downer for me but I did not stay with it past the first 3 bags to see if the feeling would pass. The most productive I ever feel (mentally) is generally after eating a very large salad, usually with lots of kale, tempeh, and tahini (no sugar) for dressing. Takes awhile to prepare that so I find meal replacements are still really nice to have around. Still, if you haven't tried that kind of meal before, you might not realize what you are missing.

waskosky | 12 years ago | on: Hyperloop Alpha [pdf]

A funny mistake most likely, probably document reuse for basic layout. Download it again. It was just updated from "Nicholas Liggett" and "Falcon 9v1.1 - Reentry Nozzle Study" to "Elon Musk" and "Hyperloop Alpha"
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