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What The Rails Security Issue Means For Your Startup

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They permitted attackers to execute arbitrary code on virtually ever Ruby on Rails application, without requiring that the application do anything to enable the attack other than “be hooked up to the Internet.” Rails allows XML documents to include YAML attributes. Ruby on Rails security sucks lolz amirite?

Security 101
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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

VC Adventure

I grew up on a family potato farm in SE Idaho and I have a PhD in Engineering from Stanford (also known as The Farm). He said that people who download “standard” software (like TurboTax) from the internet should pay sales taxes, just like someone who buys TurboTax in a box at BestBuy. This bill will NOT affect our company.

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App is Crap (why Apple is bad for your health)

Both Sides of the Table

I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. The web browsers are as immature as the Internet browsers were in the late 90’s. These phones were so over hyped.

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