DarqWebster

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by DarqWebster 8y ago
I've used three apps to slowly teach myself a little Japanese. Human Japanese, Memrise, and Duolingo. And they all offer distinct advantages and disadvantages, and that's frustrating because a combined app would be far superior. H
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by DarqWebster 9y ago
Slower not meaning safer is because a slower driver among faster drivers causes more lane-changes, which are a less-safe maneuver. Everyone travelling the same speed is the safest scenario, with slower then being safer, as impacts occur wit
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by DarqWebster 9y ago
I understand that security is difficult, and that one can never be completely secure. But is wanting to know what my processor is doing, or wanting it to be free of undocumented, obfuscated, proprietary code that runs at a higher priority t
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by DarqWebster 9y ago
If one only considers power / speed and cost, then open will certainly mean worse. However a processor with verifiable functionality has value. It's more trustworthy. It can be checked for accidental, or deliberate, security flaws
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by DarqWebster 9y ago
Except in this case the regulation is saying that the ISP must just carry bits. It's not forcing the ISP to do something to be compliant, it's forcing the ISP to not do something. So the costs of compliance are low, if not zero. T
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by DarqWebster 9y ago
When I was backpacking, I entered Germany without a definite exit date and with no onward travel booked. Upon hearing this, the immigration official gave me a hard stare, and let me sweat for what felt like ages. He then cracked a smile and
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by DarqWebster 10y ago
That's Julian Assange, not Edward Snowden.
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by DarqWebster 10y ago
I was born over eight weeks premature, in 1989, in South Africa. I got lucky, sure. But "any other country" letting premature babies die without intervention is perhaps too broad a claim.
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by DarqWebster 12y ago
Hang on, as much as I disagree with the man, this is not why. The man realised, during the course of his relationship, that he was unhappy with his life. So he made a change that made him happier. At the same time he deposits the bulk of hi
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by DarqWebster 12y ago
In this particular instance though, according to the article, some negotiation was done between the two governments to reach a no-spy agreement. As no agreement could be reached, an American company cannot offer the service required by the
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by DarqWebster 12y ago
It's like crossing the street. You might legally have the right of way. Pragmatically however, you need to get out of the way of the moving car.
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Ask HN: Career advice, take an opportunity or search for something fulfilling?
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by DarqWebster 13y ago
While I'm not a professional typographer, I currently work in user experience, so I might have an answer. From a cursory glance at the CSS, it's solid black text on a solid white background. This can have slightly too much contras