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I am thinking back to an IOS game called FlappyBird. The creator intentionally aimed for game dynamics that would hook users in the first 30 seconds. As a result, the gameplay mechanics were quite shallow and limited. But on the flip side, the game gained a huge following. You might do some balancing here, not to say there must be instant gratification but a better lead into the gameplay might help.

I tried to get through the intro but it never seems to end. Is there a game to be played at some point? Thanks.

Nintendo Power magazine had amazing spine art and I can't help but wonder if it inspired the spine art from the article.

What was considered high-end precision machining a few decades ago is now standard and easily reproducible in cheap labor markets. For example, guitars made in SKorea used to be a bad joke. Their machining tolerances were too big and too inconsistent. Much like storage and bandwidth what used to be exotic cost-prohibitive is now cheap.

I re-read this, not to fire back but to understand how you arrive at your conclusion. I think you are interpreting (or assuming maybe), from when I asked about his employer, that I suspected he stole the parts from his employer. That's not the case at all. I just needed a pressure point.

Explain the knowingly part. I never suspected he did not own them or that they were stolen. Just knew that he took my money and didn't ship a complete order.

Fun to see this issue get talked about. Ancedote- I bought some car parts from a semi-scammer. Not a full-on scam but the guy wouldn't ship the complete order even though he had my money for several weeks. We had communicated on a few different platforms. Each platform offered up a little piece of his identity. Last four of this. First four of that. It was enough to piece it all together. I gave him a call at his place of employment which happened to be in the exact same industry as the parts that were being sold. I asked him to ship the parts and casually asked if his employer was involved in the sale. He perked right up and the next day he shipped everything I had bought and a few extras.

Sometimes one has to host an application and has no control over the details of how that application is developed or configured related to parameterized SQL queries.

Nicely written and the author clearly has more experience than myself. I did, however, get hit with a data breach via SQL injection, and everyone I spoke to (not vendors or sales folks) seemed to agree that a WAF would have blocked the attack outright.

Success often arrives through pre-established channels. If there is something you are already good at, maybe direct your efforts there. Employ some other data scientists and a sales person and you can run the show. Or use your cash to swoop in on some down markets. Essentially stick to a workflow you are already familiar with.

So you were able to sue, for example Google or Qualtrics because a spammer sent you one of their links? I'm confused on that part. Or did the legit company reveal the identity of the spammer to you? Seems like the case would get tossed because the entity you're suing didn't send the spam? How did that part work? Thanks

The trick works in analog too. Just stuff the pre-paid business reply mail with other junk mail.

Yes, that's the hard part. Often times harder than the mfg work. I believe he took over the contract from an acquaintance.

Have you ever seen a MagLite flashlight? (Or a clone)? The batteries are kept in place by a threaded cap which is spring loaded. My neighbor manufactures the caps, alone, in his garage. Cuts the threads and installs the spring. As far as noise I do hear his air compressor occasionally. You can buy quiet air compressors but they are orders more expensive than a standard unit.