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> as a basic rule of thumb, any paper on cybersecurity that does not start the discussion with a reference attack vector and listed assumptions is probably garbage.

Actionable guidance for real world decisions is not the objective of academic research. The objective is to expand the human knowledge base (which hopefully translates to something practical at some point).

If the authors have the domain expertise to weigh in on PINs, but not on attack vectors, then that is what they should do. Let someone else draw the conclusions for IT managers.


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I just got a bunch of these yesterday, all from Sierra Leone


Me too; weird!


Unless there has been a new development, there are no approved crypto ETFs yet. There are crypto index funds with fees of 1%-2%.

That's not a bad option if you just want some diversity with minimal thought + effort. I think this tool offers a different option. With a little bit of thought and effort, you can save on the fees and customize the risk/return profile.


Also beyond the fee, there is not much flexibility that you could do with the constitutes of an index.

Some of the "no fee" ETFs are also not that great ... such as https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-hidden-etf-fees-are-...


I do a lot of both writing and coding and I also follow this schedule. I find coding at night to be very efficient, but when I try to write at night, I end up rewriting the same paragraph 10 times before giving up.

No idea why these activities are so different, but I feel the thought process is very different. Coding requires active concentration. I find writing to be more of a passive activity. Too much concentration, and the words stop making sense -- something like this effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation


Really cool! I'd love to see this go even further and see what other patterns appear.


Really nice to have the flexbox grid and vertical centering


It's also annoying to have the amp menu bar taking up space at the top. Screen real estate is scarce and another menu bar at the top is just confusing.


In Mobile Safari, it's even worse as the bottom navigation bar is present when the page loads and then stays present.

Since AMP uses an overflow technique to handle content/scrolling, the page never triggers a scroll event on the body. So not only do you see a toolbar at the top (which admittedly, slides out when you scroll down), you see the browser toolbar at the bottom (which persists!)


Ironic the site does not seem to be responsive


Going to fix it ASAP.


Yes. Its worse than terrible on a mobile. Going to see if its open source and put a pull in for it.


If that doesn't put you off I'm not sure what would.


Private blockchain (one that is centrally controlled, usually internal to a company) or privacy blockchain (the flow of funds is obfuscated)?

Private blockchains lack decentralized consensus, so the have more in common with a typical database than they do w public blockchains.

Given that they are normally used inside a single company or between a few companies who already trust each other, i don’t see any ethical problems.


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