Hacker News: mjbraun

New comment by mjbraun in "The Birth of Rusty N Edie's BBS"

mjbraun — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:35:40 +0000

"Go on: kick the habit", I thought?

New comment by mjbraun in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2021)"

mjbraun — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:35:10 +0000

NCC Group | Security Consultants | Full Time | Remote OR Chicago, Seattle, Austin, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, and Waterloo (US and Canada only) NCC Group is a global expert in cyber security and risk mitigation. Through an unrivaled suite of services, we provide organizations with peace of mind that their most important assets are protected, available and operating as they should be. We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionizing the way in which organizations think about cyber security. We are a collective of tinkerers, researchers and security addicts from all walks of life. We are looking for security-focused engineers to join our security consulting team. Job duties will include penetration testing, security analysis, and cutting-edge research into current technologies and attacks. The following technical skills and experience are important for being successful in this role: -Web application and web service testing -Network infrastructure penetration testing -Mobile application security testing (Android and iOS) -Able to perform security-focused code review in 2+ programming languages -Familiarity with secure configuration of Windows, Linux and MacOS systems -Familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform

I look forward to seeing your application come through at https://www.nccgroup.com/us/about-us/careers/ or feel free to send your resume to matthew.braun@nccgroup.com (I'm a consultant so feel free to ping me with questions about the work as well).

We support US based remote work and will not require relocation post-covid but we are also looking for consultants in locations near Chicago, Seattle, Austin, New York, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, and Waterloo (Canada). Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa transfers at this time.

New comment by mjbraun in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)"

mjbraun — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:12:08 +0000

The following technical skills and experience are important for being successful in this role: -Web application and web service testing -Network infrastructure penetration testing -Mobile application security testing (Android and iOS) -Able to perform security-focused code review in 2+ programming languages -Familiarity with secure configuration of Windows, Linux and MacOS systems -Familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform

New comment by mjbraun in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2021)"

mjbraun — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:02:40 +0000

We are looking for security-focused engineers to join our security consulting team. Job duties will include penetration testing, security analysis, and cutting-edge research into current technologies and attacks.

New comment by mjbraun in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021)"

mjbraun — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:50:28 +0000

NCC Group | Security Consultants | Full Time | Remote OR Chicago, Seattle, Austin, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, and Waterloo (US and Canada only)

NCC Group is a global expert in cyber security and risk mitigation. Through an unrivaled suite of services, we provide organizations with peace of mind that their most important assets are protected, available and operating as they should be. We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionizing the way in which organizations think about cyber security. We are a collective of tinkerers, researchers and security addicts from all walks of life.

New comment by mjbraun in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)"

mjbraun — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:56:36 +0000

New comment by mjbraun in "I’m a black man – What happened when I booked an Airbnb"

mjbraun — Fri, 27 May 2016 21:11:26 +0000

Until recently, my picture was of me while running a marathon, since I thought that would be the most non-threatening photo available. However, I recently had a reservation (for a nearly 2-week-stay) cancelled by the host shortly after booking. I'm now suspicious enough of her justification that I've decided to remove the photo entirely and let my uneventful trip history speak for me.

New comment by mjbraun in "How Two Guys Lost God and Found $40M"

mjbraun — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:21:42 +0000

Having worked on getting a Sharia-compliant investment fund set up a few years back, what I recall is that interest ("riba") is specifically forbidden. However, there are structures that can provide the same cash flows as interest but aren't technically interest: example, instead of paying interest on a 30-year mortgage, you just buy the property from the lender in installments over 30 years, etc.

New comment by mjbraun in "The introvert's guide to getting noticed"

mjbraun — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:07:50 +0000

Not everyone who disagrees with you is automatically a troll. Why not provide more support for your argument instead?

New comment by mjbraun in "Comcast Acquiring Time Warner Cable In All Stock Deal Worth $45.2 Billion"

mjbraun — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:28:55 +0000

In the past, I haven't seen much about how the "last feet" problem will be addressed in dense metropolitan areas. In multi-unit dwellings, often the wiring is still owned by the provider. So, even if you were to run fiber (municipal or otherwise) right up to the doorstep of a building, you wouldn't be able to cheaply run drops to every unit. In my previous readings, the laws in my area at least allow for provider "abandonment" or a buyout of the wiring, but I doubt those would help very much. I'd be interested in hearing if folks have seen otherwise, however.

New comment by mjbraun in "Images Now Showing in Gmail"

mjbraun — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:06:07 +0000

The problem is, if the filename/URL is unique to the user like "spammersite.tld/images/50093825343.jpg" and 50093825343" is tied to my unique email, then on Gmail's download and caching of the image, they've validated my email. If another email has 023503850485.jpg, gmail wouldn't know that the underlying file is the same unless it loads it. I don't even have to have checked my mail for this to happen.

New comment by mjbraun in "Images Now Showing in Gmail"

mjbraun — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:39:44 +0000

I'm curious if this will help spammers. AFAIK, loading a tracking pixel helps validate an email address as active (since, by design, bounce messages probably wouldn't make it back to the spammer), even if the recipient didn't otherwise respond to the message. AFAIK, "Validated" email address lists are worth more than unchecked lists and if Google is preloading images for valid accounts, then that seems to make validation even easier for spammers.

New comment by mjbraun in "LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers"

mjbraun — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:09:17 +0000

My mother bought an LG flatscreen, but I had to show her how to use it. A gyroscopic remote? Ads in her TV menu? Using the system was painful even for me and I fully expect that the software will not be updated two years from now. I guess the manufacturers feel they have to be able to point to something unique or different, even if it doesn't actually provide any value (like "Collectors Edition cereal boxes") and that idea gets in the way of focusing on core strengths/"less-is-more".

(I bought her a Roku 3 but it was returned due to hardware errors so she's been using the TV system since)

New comment by mjbraun in "LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers"

mjbraun — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:03:48 +0000

I bought the predecessor as well and you're absolutely right: the design is lovely. While I'd say it's more of a full-featured HID than a remote it's well designed and comfortable to use. I didn't know about the new one and I'll keep an eye out for it.

A problem I see is that the tasks of set-top-boxes and displays are relatively constrained, so having a reduced input device seems like a good idea. But how to support free-text searching without a full keyboard (on-screen menus are painful) or having to deal with limited battery life due to a touchscreen?

New comment by mjbraun in "LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers"

mjbraun — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:50:54 +0000

That's interesting: the remote was one of the two reasons I ditched my Boxee (the second being that the UI was painful). Initially, the keyboard was a major selling point for me over my AppleTV remote but grey text on black rubber buttons? No backlight? Trying to use the keyboard functionality of the remote in anything other than full lighting was an exercise in futility.

To be fair: UI (virtual and physical) is hard. Thus far, the AppleTV is my favorite but it's a "lesser of two evils" scenario.

New comment by mjbraun in "GitHub just leaked 3032 email addresses"

mjbraun — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:42:08 +0000

I think you mean "reply all".