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If you have multiple related projects that you release together, you might be interested in Google's repo[1]. That's the tool used in Android (where each app and piece of framework has it's own git repository).

[1] https://code.google.com/p/git-repo/


Looks like the prices in FAQ and Pricing don't match


It's not even accurate - Pringles is not owned by P&G anymore


There's a continuation to GTA04 in the works: http://neo900.org/


So, why exactly do I want my body to care about DNA of something I'm eating? It's not like I'm expecting a symbiont, I just want it broken to very small pieces for further processing.


Sounds like it doesn't only let you try again, it actually only checks if last [password length] numbers match the password (that's why he can compress it into one long number)


Right, even removing that flaw would make it closer to two hours than 20 minutes (although half that to get in on average). Significantly less if you leave finger smudges on the keys though.

That said, agreed with the above: anywhere someone fiddling with the lock for 20 minutes would go unnoticed, a brick would go unnoticed too. I highly doubt a car has even been stolen through hacking the keypad lock in this manner.


"Significantly less if you leave finger smudges on the keys ..."

Those that I have seen have this plastic covering that allows some tactical feedback (a small pop under the finger.) And people are lazy and don't change codes. So the plastic wears and even comes off, leaving the silicone exposed on the numbers that are used. Well beyond smudges, and much shorter than this 20 minute code.


The tools he writes about make writing code easier, but don't help with reading it - they just generate the boilerplate. It's a bit like checking in code after macro expansion - if the programmer didn't want to write all this stuff, why force others to read it?

But I don't think it means we should write more by hand - I would rather write in a concise language that requires knowledge of few less common abstractions, than in something so verbose I keep mixing generated and hand-written code together! As the article says, this mix often obfuscates intended meaning, as it's sometimes hard to tell boilerplate from necessary logic.


Not with something high-profile like banks - they should be having their security check all the time, why should someone pentest them for free?

And if clients don't know how secure their bank is, they don't really have a choice other than guessing.


I don't think so - putting "WITH FIREWALL" and "SHIELDS YOU FROM EVIL" will cost manufacturers maybe a few cents and is almost guaranteed to boost sales.

And for services running behind that router there'll probably be some kind of PNP port opening (so there can be "PLAY WITH FRIENDS EASILY" next to those other stickers)


The more UI elements and DB integration you have the more you concentrate on business logic, yes. Of course, nothing is as reusable and generic as we would like but still having a good framework (that you can side-step if needed) helps a lot.


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