bkb’s Comments

• Jun 11th, 2017 @ 6:12am

  Re: Re: scènes à faire a la code

  on Copyright Trolls... But For Houses
  I got you beat: the best way to see if X < Y is to subtract Y from X and see if the result starts with "-"
• Mar 8th, 2016 @ 12:06am

  Re: Re: Spin Dept.

  on DRM Is Evil, Part 8,492: Nook Pulls Out Of UK, Exploring Options To Let People Retain Access To At Least Some Books
  I don't "pirate" it, I just remove the DRM from the file. This also allows me to convert to another format, meaning I can buy the ebooks from whoever I want without being locked into their devices.
  
  But I'll first see if I can get a non-DRMed version. storybundle.com and humblebundle.com sometimes have nice offers. O'Reilly doesn't do DRM (although it's quite the niche market). Also we have a local bookseller who sells tons of books without DRM (although it seems books in English are still DRM'ed)
• Jan 7th, 2016 @ 3:03am

  Re: Re: Re: We can block if we want to...

  on GQ And Forbes Go After Ad Blocker Users Rather Than Their Own Shitty Advertising Inventory
  Not only that: some of Forbes' ads even serve up malware (https://www.hackread.com/forbes-website-dropping-malware-on-visitors-pcs/)
  
  And yet they still don't understand why people are blocking ads.
• Dec 2nd, 2015 @ 7:28am

  Re:

  on Toy Maker Vtech Hacked, Revealing Kids' Selfies, Chat Logs, & Even Voice Recordings
  According to what I've read from Troy Hunt's analysis, the passwords were hashed. Although they used a simple MD5 hash without a salt.
  
  To me it seems that whoever implemented it, knew that a password should be hashed, but wasn't knowledgeable or experienced enough to know exactly how to do it properly.
• Jul 9th, 2015 @ 2:15pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  on EU Politicians Try To Create A New 'Link Tax' To Protect Newspapers Who Don't Like Sites Linking For Free
  That's easily solved:
  
  News article
  
  No actual content used, so there's no need to pay. I'm sure the publishers will love the amount of traffic these links generate!