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BrazzVuvuzela
5y ago
> are more Typo of abhor?
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> The minutiae of where the scanning occurs is irrelevant because Apple's implementation is merely a way of performing the function without giving up the user's privacy (by scanning locally rather than sending all of your phot
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5y ago
> two intersection of two independent CSAM databases. I don't think that offers meaningful protection. A malicious government could acquire or produce real CSAM, or at least a convincing fake of it, then modify that image subtly
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5y ago
If Apple would like us to believe they changed their mind, they might consider telling us they changed their mind. They haven't told us that, so why should we assume it?
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5y ago
> equivalent features are not being misused on Google and Meta/Facebook's properties The objections come when such systems are to be run not on corporate property, but on end user property. I don't see anybody objecting
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5y ago
I use two-finger scrolling on my touchpad when using a terminal. Is it necessary? No. But it's certainly easy and convenient, particularly since it works the same as it does in every other application. I can scroll faster in man w
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> libinput became the default because of political pressure from Red Hat I don't know if this is true, but when comparing the KDE configuration screens for both, it sure seems like it must be true. libinput is missing much that s
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5y ago
KWin is great, as are Dolphin, the 'System Settings' GUI, and many other KDE applications. But for the life of me I cannot understand the praise of Plasma. It crashes or otherwise breaks regularly for me (for instance, my autoh
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5y ago
Senator Kennedy and what he said is only 1/4th of that comment.
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> One would assume that if the law was intended that everyone can have a bank account, then ultimately one would be able to appeal through the courts Maybe we should first socialize the legal industry, such that suing the government is
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5y ago
> to make outbound connections to the internet (or more specifically to the Mojang auth server) I believe you can forgo even that; a vanilla server jar can be configured to run in "cracked" mode by setting 'online-mode&#
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5y ago
Keep the server on your LAN and you should be relatively safe, no? If it's just for your kids and not their friends too, any old spare computer should probably be sufficient to run it.
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5y ago
> Omarova said she was unable to express her views personally to many senators, as is usually the norm in confirmation hearings. This context is important. Refusing to meet senators on their terms while demanding they meet you on your
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> Who are the two percent of people responding to this survey who have no religion and pray every day? They might eat with their family, who are religious, and go along with the prayer because they think the slight inconvenience isn&#x
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BrazzVuvuzela
5y ago
Demanding one-on-one meetings with senators? Seems like a failed power play.
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BrazzVuvuzela
5y ago
That's not a very compelling refutation to the claims you're responding to.
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5y ago
NROL-82, launched this year early in April, is likely one of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11#Block_V
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> Looking at the earth would blind it Wouldn't that depend on how much dynamic range it has? Webb is intended to look at very dim signals in space so Earth would blind it, but if a spy-Webb were intended to track rocket or jet en
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5y ago
> for every tool mankind has created - there are ways to utilize it in good VS bad outcomes Counter point: Slot machines exist. (I suppose you might find some few instances of them being used to raise money for charity or something,
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Those instant answers are the ones I'm talking about. Sometimes they're calculated, but often they're regurgitated from web crawls and the UI doesn't clearly differentiate the two.
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Taking google's answer for things they're calculating with math is probably safe, but if you get into the habit of reading google's answers to queries it will have you believing a lot of nonsense because many of the answers g
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Propaganda is any communication calculated to further an agenda. Propaganda may contain lies, truth, or anything in between.
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Ironically if this is true, then the people loudly handwringing about "long covid" are the ones who are inflicting it on others, by encouraging people to fear it. To combat this, perhaps we could swap the masks out with gags. 
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That sounds like it would be a radicalization engine for at least some portion of the population. I strongly encourage you to not pursue this idea.