Taken together with the obvious Chinglish verbiage in the body of the email, it became immediately apparent to me that this was not an actual PayPal address but rather a phishing site.
Going through the meat grinder, you get to witness first hand the process of hot dog making. It’s not a pretty sight, but its an informative one. One of my most profound takeaways from this whole experience was answering the existential question of the spoon.
Professing to be the “first and only self-help guide for cats”, the book answers many existential questions—from the point of view of a cat—that have boggled the minds of felines since the dawn of history. Here a cat can find answers to problems such as how to live more than nine lives and how to find lasting romance.
Before the trip, I had a mental image of Bali being a paradise. Turns out I wasn’t wrong. The island is a lush tropical forest that is full of monkeys, bubbling streams, waterfalls, and hundred eighty degree panoramas of remote, semi-active volcanoes. Unparalleled scenic beauty aside, the highlight of my visit was the doors, hands down.
This place is the poster child of pastoral Japan, a small village with traditional stores and houses, beautiful gardens, and breathtaking architecture.
After six months of grueling work, an impossible deadline, 15 hour days, and against all odds… XRVision delivered the world first standalone wearable face recognition system.
I hope that this will be a small contribution to making our cities, communities, and public gathering safer.
It was on starless March night,
The spear phishers went out for bite.
Through a zero day vulnerability,
They breached RSA’s network security…
It turns out that the organization that prided itself on beating the CIA in his ability to get stuff done for a fraction of the cost got hacked through the most benign means possible.
Argumentum ad populum is that the best way to beat your competitor is to one-up him. If he has 2 features, you need 3 (4 would be even better). If he is budgeting 1 x $ on his solution, you need to spend 2 x $.
In The API Train Wreck Part-1, I discussed API design factors such as KPI, performance measurements, monitoring, runtime stats, and usage counters. In this posting,