Joakal

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by Joakal 15y ago
There are many strategies in fighting trolls. Ghost bans, peer pressure or peer effort (downvotes). Make them think they are doing something. My formula for dealing with trolls: Troll effort > Self effort.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Reminds me of this troll 'Insulting source code': http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=477454
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by Joakal 15y ago
Would not stand up well since source code repositories are enjoyed for showing who made commits. Could subpoena Github visit statistics though.
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Skype installs EasyBits Go CrapWare on systems without users’ prior knowledge(blogtechnical.com)
3 points by Joakal 15y ago|0 comments
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by Joakal 15y ago
Interesting data! Thanks for your input, For lack of a better opinion, I've been focusing on improving this stuff because of the relative ease.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Many factors in poor staying poor. The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05... Poor people spend 9% of income on lottery tickets; here's why: http://www.walletpop.com/b
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by Joakal 15y ago
Google links to source. You can't even view the full size from Google cache (it's an ugly compressed thumbnail). If you see a publisher not give credit for article and/or media used then they are cheap. She should have sent them an invoice
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by Joakal 15y ago
Probably confused with trademark/patents in that lack of defence constitutes giving it away.
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by Joakal 15y ago
There's much more information in the article where the author says many involved want to take the government to court over the domain name seizures but the government stalling the process as long as possible. His post looked like an axe to
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by Joakal 15y ago
<snip> What was really incredible was how everyone I spoke to involved in these cases (even though not at all connected with one another) had an identical story: they'd all love to take their cases to court, but they're waiting for
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by Joakal 15y ago
I tried to find out with your name and came up with this: 'Google launches Google Xistence to manage social media life' [0] Your information is pretty easy to find out: https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=V5aPoREAAA... [0]
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by Joakal 15y ago
Every search engine does this, I'm not sure what the implications are if it's public? Data mining is quite possible but there's an expectation that the profiles are public so no one privacy-conscious will be putting sensitive information in
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by Joakal 15y ago
How free is free? Do they submit resources that only you can own the copyright to like IMDb does? Can anyone not an official student participate allowing public education? How are you going to fund maintenance with no clear business model?
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by Joakal 15y ago
You might be waiting a long time simply due to one corporation wanting a monopoly over online educational resources, Blackboard Inc [0]. [0] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Blackboard_In...
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by Joakal 15y ago
Using a single very common word is horrible and will confuse people [0]. If they insist on using the word 'Open', I suggest capitalising it to 'OPEN' maybe? I welcome cheaper education tools. However there doesn't seem to be anything 'open'
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by Joakal 15y ago
> Don't see a mention of Pwdhash in the comments. That Firfox/Chrome extension would have protected you. Your statement is misleading. That website is essentially creating a hashed password of the original password. But the target websi
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by Joakal 15y ago
I read the comment, it seems heavily opinionated touting worldwide numbers with hyperbole and more. Overall it seems the poster has an axe to grind. I'm not sure if it was constructive. However, the parent poster was asking for sources.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Wiki article on Internet Censorship in Australia: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Internet_cens...
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by Joakal 15y ago
Here's a list of other trademark litigation cases: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Microsoft_lit...
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by Joakal 15y ago
Both are guilty of this. EMI wasn't under duress to trademark it.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Trademarks are granted for certain products and services. In Microsoft's case, it's computer services or something. If you try to offer an operating system with a name that has Windows in it, then you would be sued. Here's an example: http
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by Joakal 15y ago
Paragraph that sums the article: An attorney with the corporate law firm Latham & Watkins informed Castro that EMI owns the U.S. trademark for the word "entrepreneur." With 2,000 lawyers in 31 offices around the world, Latham polices EM
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by Joakal 15y ago
Those people tend to look towards the worst than the good in situations. Even an emperor may lament how hard it is to find a new heir when worried that the potential partners may misrepresent themselves.
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by Joakal 15y ago
I believe depression is like a cancer. There's various causes for it. Trying to narrow solutions to depression is like saying a cure for cancer has been found. Depression, like any mental illness is pretty damn hard to understand. This is t
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by Joakal 15y ago
What's the point in a random DDoS against Heroku?
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by Joakal 15y ago
What's the appeal with Second Life to garner such fame from media like the BBC investing in it? [0] [0] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4766755.stm
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by Joakal 15y ago
Cop Tells G20 Protester "This Is Ain't Canada Right Now" [0]. [0] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UlTUVcxFNk
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by Joakal 15y ago
Asset seizure is a good source of funds: http://detnews.com/article/20091112/METRO/911120388/Police-p...
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by Joakal 15y ago
That doesn't make sense, bitcoins relies on insufficient processing power with cryptography to generate bitcoins. You could just set up your own IRC server. Or if you want to go fancy (locally): http://wiki.daviddarts.com/PirateBox_DIY
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Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture(businessweek.com)
50 points by Joakal 15y ago|24 comments

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