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Being mainly a Linux CLI user(ie. no `undo') I'm perfectly fine with not searching the trash.
Comment · 8 years ago
+1 for without distraction
Comment · 8 years ago
Logging out when finished with an online service is good practice. You should do it too. (and don't make fun of her) :-)
Comment · 8 years ago
I wonder why hemp fiber didn't get compared independently. From a quick internet search: it is one fiber used in Tencel blend. I think hemp scores better on land usage, but not necessarily in the other categories. Is that your take?
Comment · 8 years ago
Actually, I do(almost always). But, that leads to it's own set of issues. My banking session timed out before I finished reading it. Another service I've been using for over 10 years just added new legal that I don't agree to... now what? That service has a network effect... so, I have to leave? drat! Truth is, most online services ask for more than I am willing to concede. That is an issue.
Comment · 8 years ago
I fully concur. Find your first reference today(mayhaps, someone from your parish).
Comment · 8 years ago
Most of the project work I have secured has been based on communicating my abilities while meeting with the hiring party. I'm sure it would be different for a designer, but I have never shown a portfolio. I agree with others, go for small companies, gigs, and sell yourself in the meeting.
Comment · 9 years ago
So, I am part of the 1%! Gosh, I didn't even know...
Comment · 9 years ago
Typing class has been replaced by computer classes. I think it's an eventual reality, albeit a slow process.
Comment · 9 years ago
Nuture their curiosity.

After showing my children how a Caesar cipher works(on paper), I left them an encoded message. They decoded it and then left me a message in return :-) While this isn't programming, encryption is a solid CS topic.

We've covered the binary numeral system and logic circuit diagrams(again on paper) and various simple programs on the command line like: output a message 1K times in different patterns. The engagement comes with asking them questions like "what do you want the message to say?" and "what do you think it will look like if we add another space? or another tab?".

We've tried some online resources like hourofcode.com, scratch.mit.edu, tour.golang.org, codecombat.com. Minecraft command blocks allowed them to try code written by other people, that was pretty cool.

As others have mentioned, it was all spontaneous and organic. It felt more like playing then learning, like "check this out" or "here, let me show you something".

All the topics and online resources were short lived. My children(11yrs, 7yrs) are being exposed to logic and programming in a piecewise approach.

Comment · 9 years ago
A friend just asked me about a service like this; I will share your platform with them. (btw, the number of channels stated in your blog post does not match the numbers on your pricing page.)
Comment · 9 years ago
"Basic email analytics: opens" I'm curious. Have you figured out an accurate method? I've seen various flawed attempts (like an embedded image). Nice and clean website.
Comment · 9 years ago
short answer: no, it's not secure

longer answer: look at the last script tag in the demo page, it exposes the encrypted HMAC string, the encrypted HTML text, the encryption method and even the library used to decrypt. You can easily brute force the passphrase

...or better yet embed some code in a popular web page and have the netizens brute force it for you (distributed computing).

In general, client side obfuscation is difficult to perform securely as it shares too much information to be secure.

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