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New comment by jaysonqpt in "Ask HN: Stuck with Facebook Login (forgot password)"

jaysonqpt — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:52:43 +0000

No. The problem is that Facebook has automatically enabled 2 factor protection(due to large friends count) without corresponding 2 factor methods in place!!. To reset password, 2 factor authentication is needed, but there is no method and it cannot be setup since it requires password!!

And there is no way to contact Facebook.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "Ask HN: Stuck with Facebook Login (forgot password)"

jaysonqpt — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:27:10 +0000

Thanks. My issue is that there is no way to contact Facebook support. It is crazy that they don't have even a way to report big issues like this. The account in question is supposed to be too important for them to automatically enable "protect".

Ask HN: Stuck with Facebook Login (forgot password)

jaysonqpt — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:53:54 +0000

My friend is having a Facebook account with around 5000 friends. He forgot his password and was unable to reset his password. I came to know that his account has Facebook protect enabled which automatically enables 2 factor authentication.

But the problem is that he doesn't have any 2 factor authentication methods setup! That means he cannot reset the password or add a 2 factor authentication method.

He has access to the Facebook account from Facebook app installed on an Android phone he no longer uses. Please note that he has access to the linked phone number. But since 2 factor is enabled through "protect", it is not enough to do anything!

I have found absolute no way to contact Facebook for this problem. Can anyone help with this?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34639999

Points: 1

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Overview of GraalVM

jaysonqpt — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:41:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quickprogrammingtips.com/java/graalvm-what-is-it.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33799057

Points: 1

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Book Review: Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks

jaysonqpt — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:42:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jjcworld.com/books/self-help/book-review-four-thousand-weeks.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33076997

Points: 1

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New comment by jaysonqpt in "HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]"

jaysonqpt — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:55:45 +0000

In theory, self hosting works. I have my content self hosted. In this case, they sent a DMCA request to Google and they delisted my webpage from Google. 99% of my traffic simply dropped.

In addition, all Google properties picked up the DMCA action on Google index and started sending me warning and suspension of ads etc.

I have sent a detailed counter notice. But even after 12 days, I am yet to hear back from Google.

So self-hosting may work for Github, but not if you want presence in Google index.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]"

jaysonqpt — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:07:36 +0000

Many people doesn't seem to understand what pain individuals undergo when their content is taken offline by Google or Github due to a fake DMCA notice.

They would have built something over years and one morning entire thing is taken offline due to a fake DMCA notice. Then they have to issue a counter notice with all its legal implications and it also exposes all your private information including full address, name and phone number(in a wrong country, you become target of thieves as well). Then it takes almost a month before content is restored.

How can an individual fight this? How can you make companies misusing DMCA pay for it?

New comment by jaysonqpt in "HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]"

jaysonqpt — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 03:09:52 +0000

Hey Vivek,

I have received fake DMCA requests from WorthIT Solutions, Pakistan that you guys seems to have hired. It is sent for a simple blog entry discussing about programming algorithm!

I recommend training them or replacing them.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]"

jaysonqpt — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 03:03:53 +0000

HackeRank sends pretty nasty DMCA requests.

I recently received one from a Pakistani company hired by HackerRank. The material in question was a simple blog entry on a well known programming problem and its solution. The problem is DMCA doesn't provide any way to fight these fake requests and Google simply removes the content until you send a counter notification and wait for over 2 weeks.

DMCA should have a provision that if a company is misusing DMCA at large-scale, their requests should go through additional validation.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes – World Record Speedrun Explained [video]"

jaysonqpt — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:46:26 +0000

One interesting aspect of modern technology is that there are huge inefficiencies everywhere. It is also an opportunity since anyone can jump in and create/improve something a lot better.

This video is an interesting demonstration of 2 things - human ingenuity and the scope of improvement even when it is not obvious!

New comment by jaysonqpt in "MongoDB History"

jaysonqpt — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 05:31:09 +0000

It is a free and open source NoSQL database that can horizontally scale if needed without any additional plumbing. A lot of projects use it due to its simplicity in developer workflow.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "MongoDB History"

jaysonqpt — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 05:29:09 +0000

I think MongoDB 3.6 is when it became a "decent" DB.

Azure CosmosDB provides protocol level for MongoDB 3.6. This offers developers a neat way of using the power of distributed CosmosDB without sacrificing cloud portability.

New comment by jaysonqpt in "MongoDB History"

jaysonqpt — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:52:47 +0000

A detailed and interesting history of MongoDB database.

MongoDB History

jaysonqpt — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:52:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quickprogrammingtips.com/mongodb/mongodb-history.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24373439

Points: 34

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