Extremely crtical Ruby on Rails bug threatens more than 200,000 sites. Hundreds of thousands of websites are potentially at risk following the discovery of an extremely critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails framework that gives remote attackers the ability to execute malicious code on the underlying servers.
The bug is present in Rails versions spanning the past six years and in default configurations gives hackers a simple and reliable way to pilfer database contents, run system commands, and cause websites to crash, according to Ben Murphy, one of the developers who has confirmed the vulnerability. Advertising, public relations, blog promotion,business promotion, website promotion, social marketing, brand marketing. Remembering Aaron Swartz. Share Aaron Swartz at a Boston Wikipedia Meetup in 2009.
By Sage Ross (Flickr: Boston Wiki Meetup), via Wikimedia Commons. Handling Growth with Postgres: 5 Tips From Instagram - Instagram Engineering. As we’ve scaled Instagram to an ever-growing number of active users, Postgres has continued to be our solid foundation and the canonical data storage for most of the data created by our users.
While less than a year ago, we blogged about how we “stored a lot of data” at Instagram at 90 likes per second, we’re now pushing over 10,000 likes per second at peak–and our fundamental storage technology hasn’t changed. Applied Philosophy, a.k.a. "Hacking" Every system has two sets of rules: The rules as they are intended or commonly perceived, and the actual rules ("reality").
In most complex systems, the gap between these two sets of rules is huge. Sometimes we catch a glimpse of the truth, and discover the actual rules of a system. Once the actual rules are known, it may be possible to perform "miracles" -- things which violate the perceived rules. Hacking is most commonly associated with computers, and people who break into or otherwise subvert computer systems are often called hackers. Although this terminology is occasionally disputed, I think it is essentially correct -- these hackers are discovering the actual rules of the computer systems (e.g. buffer overflows), and using them to circumvent the intended rules of the system (typically access controls).
Writing clever (or sometimes ugly) code is also described as hacking. GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story. I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR.
It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. It made me realize that we’ve never properly introduced our associates: Go talk to founders who failed at what you're doing. It bothers me when someone tells me about their startup and I ask how it relates to xyz company that did something similar in the past, and they have no idea xyz even existed.
It's a negative signal common to first-timers. I realize there is tremendous value in having a fresh perspective. But in startups there are so many paths to failure. Shipping vs. Learning - Mark Starkman. For as long as I can remember, I’ve spent the majority of my spare time to learning new technologies and shipping stuff with what I’ve learned.
I love learning new stuff and I’ve always done it under the pretense that I will use my new found knowledge where I work. For the most part that has been a problem for me since my jobs haven’t always lined up with what I wanted to learn. For example, when I was a SQL Server DBA/Developer, I was learning more about web development, specifically Ruby on Rails. Eventually, I did get a job where I was developing in Ruby on Rails. Becoming A Boss. I was watching this Charlie Rose interview with Lena Dunham and I was struck by this line: it’s really intense to be thrust into a managerial position before my time.
Every day I learn something new... and stupid. Hey kids, did you know that JavaScript doesn't have integers?
That's right! 7 Tips For Networking Inside a Large Company - Smit Patel's Blog. In September, I was pumped to accept an internship offer from HubSpot.
It was a dream because I was huge fan of the founders Dharmesh Shah and Brian Halligan. My goals were to add value, learn a ton and build lasting relationships. With over 400 employees, I needed to figure out a way to meet as many people as humanly possible in my part time working there. Jared Spool – Build a Winning UX Strategy from the Kano Model. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:21 — 15.3MB) [ Transcript Available ] The ultimate goal for user experience is that users enjoy using your product or service. Many companies use satisfaction as a metric for measuring their success.
Yes, learn basic programming. A few people have asked me whether I think programming is a necessary skill for entrepreneurs (or anyone) to have in the future. Building a Bitcoin (or Folding@Home) mining rig (part1) (These machines were built in the summer of 2011) When I last wrote about Bitcoin, building a mining rig was a very good idea. Today, not so much (depending on how cheaply you can build, whether you have unused hardware you can put to use and how expensive your electricity bill is). The Technical Lead - The Dob. I’ve spent the better part of the past three years learning on the fly and thinking about how to be an effective technical lead at an early stage startup.
Whether the role is called a VP Engineering, a CTO, an Engineering Lead, or something else, its aim remains the same: to build both product and team. Responsibilities can include defining and executing on product, recruiting a talented engineering team, building a strong technical brand, evangelizing the company’s platform, creating a fun and intelligent engineering culture and environment, forecasting for the company’s technical needs in the future, and establishing metrics and criteria for ensuring the the company’s technology is delivering and progressing according to business needs.
Always. Be. Shipping. A lesson from Jacopo da Pontormo, circa 1545. A Lesson in Gradual Engagement. Ignore details early on by Jason Fried of 37signals. Figure Out Who’s On Your Team « John’s Blog. Demystifying Mentoring - Amy Gallo - Best Practices. Does Luck Matter More Than Skill? January 2nd, 2013 · 46 comments. Experience is everything. We learned recently that one of the leading opponents to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Mark Lynas, decided that he had it all wrong. 2012. Hard Lessons Learned. # Written mostly after Thanksgiving. The path to mastery. Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Give Real-time Analytics.
Small Experiments, Often. The Rise of the Angels (and the Entrepreneurs) 14 Ways to Contribute to Open Source without Being a Programming Genius or a Rock Star. It's Like That Because It Has Always Been Like That. How to Give a Great Presentation: Timeless Advice from a Legendary Adman, 1981. Justin - Developer CEO vs Sales Guy CEO. Angel Investing Mistakes. The Mobile Industry Matured In 2012 - And Grew Like Crazy. Autodesk's Partnership With Organovo Will Lead to Printable Organs — But Not Soon. The VC Push to Raise More Money. How to convince anyone. 3 sites pour réaliser une présentation en ligne. Une plainte collective déposée contre Instagram en Californie. Convertir des fichiers HTML en texte. The big picture: What I see for 2013 and beyond.