M_Grey

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by M_Grey 10y ago
Right, but those people who don't give a hoot elect the politicians who write the laws. They're focusing on the one aspect of the problem they can possibly approach, but it's ultimately like a circular shoving match... utterl
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by M_Grey 10y ago
This has to be the most intellectually sound, and technically sophisticated analysis that still has, "Well then of course there wouldn't be a movie to watch," as it's answer.
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As someone who enjoys British television, but is maddened by geoblocking of content that is not otherwise available, even for purchase ... yes, just that.
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No, and in fact I've used PIA and been very happy with them before. I'm just saying that when you consider your options, and your risk profile, keep all factors in mind.
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Inside Marriott’s Social-Media Command Center Where It Spies on Guests(qz.com)
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by M_Grey 10y ago
>In that sense, a prison is safer than being outside, too. Should I live in a prison instead then? I mean... I see Android as akin to the situation in The Walking Dead that led to them living in a literal prison, so yes. I've always
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by M_Grey 10y ago
In no way am I disputing the accuracy of the article, or the necessity for alarm and precautions. I will however say, that PIA sells the kind of services you might look for to combat such measures, so consider the source too.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Just from the headline, it strikes me like a sound argument for an end to prohibition.
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It's just kicking the can from "God" to "Aliens". Expecting sense from nonsense is the first problem here. This isn't even metaphysics, it's just amusing bullshit that was born from the classic: Journalist
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Honestly, I can't make that switch too quickly if I'm just reading a book for very long. When I focus I go deep , and my emotions are sort of distant and my conscious "voice" is slowed down. I think I come off as very w
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by M_Grey 10y ago
That strikes me as a cry for help, if the only time you ever feel like you can be "on vacation" is when you're divorced from reality. Take acid all you like, but if you need it to feel relaxed... you're already in some
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by M_Grey 10y ago
The basic first step in any attempt is simply... become aware of the problem. As you say, yelling at yourself is the opposite of figuring things out.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
The long-term health effects of the drug are probably comparable to the long-term effects of eating a diet of sugar water and cheeseburgers. Both are likely to end your life messily, and young, and neither are worth fighting a war over.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
It's always a "small subset". A "small subset" is rabidly anti-abortion. A "small subset" thinks women should be subservient to men, wear burkas, or stay at home and have lots of kids. A "small subset
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I don't think you're that far astray, but you might be missing one key factor. There is a concept in physics called the spacetime interval, which can imply one of three kinds of separation: Timelike (events which can be causally c
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Isn't it great? I don't have a need for one personally, but I had propriety info I'd rather see destroyed than released?... that would be my solution.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Just being infected with that, and being pulled over with a high BAC would be too. Clever way to get someone out of the way too, without killing them. Who would believe a drunk driver vs. their blood test results and a video of them obvious
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by M_Grey 10y ago
It's the difference between something mixing up a 30,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and throwing it on the floor, versus that person laying out a framework, with key pieces where they need to be.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
You have the comfort and leisure to comment on HN, the education to do so coherently, and you've never lived in chaos, but you think you have more to gain than to lose. Do I have that about right?
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Have you been to Israel lately? I have. Putting aside the Arab-Israeli conflict, just looking at internal social issues, education, politics... it's the ultra-orthodoxy running the show. I never thought I'd live to see the day Net
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Working in a cubicle could mean a lot of things, including working at a call center. I'm not seeing the relevance, other than as an opening to take a personal swing because I assume you're offended.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
You worry about that. I'll worry about someone growing a fungus or microbe strain to wipe out crops, livestock, or people.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Sure, they watched it, ate popcorn, and felt better about their lives by comparison. Most people don't watch things like that for the lesson, they're just entertained. The rest of us find it hard to believe, but go to a NASCAR ral
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Let them try. http://securedrives.co.uk/ I mean physical destruction of the NAND gates... just kill it with a "hammer" kind of destroyed. Set it up so it's a fail-deadly switch, and there you go. Obviously
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Another lesson in the unintended consequences of prohibition.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I think you'd be right, but I'd guess that we'll be failing as a civilization before the worst privations can come to pass. War, chaos, and dissolution is more likely our future, fueled by climate change and global conflict.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Think of most people, who are too busy broadcasting their personal information everywhere, given the chance. People like you, me, and most of HN are a statistical anomaly.
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You're not the first person to observe this essential fact, but it just seems that it never percolates to policy makers and their gerrymandered voting blocs. Say no to drugs but the governments' kept it Running through our commu
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Increasingly I'm convinced that if you want to keep a secret for any reason, the only way to do it these days is encrypted on an SSD that will physically self-destruct without regular maintenance of the "kill switch" (also cr

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