AsymetricCom

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   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   Remember when netbooks were a thing, but the industry crushed them because there was no profit margin?
2. 602.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   But this one is an App™ !
3. 603.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   or rather, they can't cause much more harm than things you can already carry on a plane.
4. 604.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   The level of discussion here is about one level separated from buzzword bingo.
5. 605.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   Why would anyone want an 'iTunes for 3D printing'?
6. 606.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   Well, eliminating redundant or spurious data further down the stack can make these kinds of big data operations very cheaply. It's the difference between parsing unstructured logs and a flat file. There is no resources being spent if
7. 607.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   But that's the thing, the Pi is based on Cortex ARM architecture which is completely different from typical 'PC' type systems.
8. 608.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   Is it really a good idea to put your email on a device like a Pi?
9. 609.▲
   by AsymetricCom 13y ago

   I wonder how many people reading this helped build the systems that integrate with NSA
10. 610.▲
    by AsymetricCom 13y ago

    And of course, the network has specific functions for censorship as required by child protection laws. "Just a network error" really doesn't guarantee that the network wasn't doing something nefarious itself.
11. 611.▲
    by AsymetricCom 13y ago

    HN secretly closes accounts so probably not an ideal place to ask.
12. 612.▲
    by AsymetricCom 13y ago

    Surprise: press has large effect on what people think was actually leaked. I'm sure 99% of those interviewed have no idea what he actually leaked entailed. I'd be more interested in a study that asked people if they knew what the
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    by AsymetricCom 13y ago

    NFC: nobody is told to care. There is all sorts of useful applications and apps have been built to support those use-cases. Do you know of any? No, not with a press like this.
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    by AsymetricCom 13y ago

    What chipset do you use to manage baseband communications? Do you implement any Trusted Computing standards? Can you tell us anything about the hardware architecture?