whacker

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Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
proto predates gob by quite a bit. gob was introduced with golang, and it's not really used anywhere else.
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Out of Band. Registrars cannot intercept whois searches?
Comment · 8 years ago
The release files have 'Valid-Until' fields, which will cause apt to reject it on replay.
Comment · 8 years ago
This is such a frustrating clickbait headline!

Most of the 'attack' s are:

1. Plain old bugs in apt. 2. Involve disabling the very security features (GPG and checksum verification) designed to prevent that attack!

Comment · 8 years ago
I mean you can use grep as a filter for tail -f output.
Comment · 8 years ago
The equivalent in grep is '--line-buffered'.
Comment · 9 years ago
Yes, it does.
Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
Well, chess is eastern too (originated in India)
Comment · 9 years ago
I think the car issue is caused by rise of emissions controls. Efficiency and emissions control have been improved by computerizing the car - thats what puts car maintenance out of reach. Its hard for the average person to understand/fix things that we cannot see or touch.
Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
Not having to pay does not make it 'open' either, but I see your point.

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