MarcScott

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   Ask HN: What 'hacker' tools would you recommend for ordinary users?

   1 points by MarcScott 13y ago|0 comments
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   I like http://placeit.breezi.com/f1bcb26
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   Yep. Read this after posting. Copypasta will probably be filtered. Opps
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   We should all do this. A more generic template: Dear MY MP, As a digitally literate citizen of the 21st century, I'm sure I don’t need to explain why David Cameron and Claire Perry’s attempts to censor the Web are so dangerous. I’d lik
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   What's to stop ISPs blocking the Immunicity proxy as well? The ORG stated that ☑ web blocking circumvention tools will be one of the checkboxes.
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   My main concern is with regards to who has control of the blacklist. I can imagine site like http://torrentfreak.com being blocked from the onset, even though it is nothing more than a news aggregation site. How big a jump is it
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   What worries me is that this is a largely untested area. If somebody could point me to some non-anecdotal evidence that iPads have a marked effect on student progress, then maybe the cost could be justified.
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   Schools ask parents to stump up £200 for iPads(guardian.co.uk)

   1 points by MarcScott 13y ago|2 comments
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   by MarcScott 13y ago

   Nobody outside the HN community seems to care about the Summer of Surveillance. Everyone I talk to has the same "meh" attitude. I find the lack of concern from friends and family to be more troubling than a lack of concern from th
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Already discussed here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6077803
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    I was talking in regards to PC sales. Microsoft has gaming covered with the XBox, and to a certain extent IE. When I said niche, I was referring to gamers that buy PC gaming rigs. These consumers are not important to Microsoft, they have bi
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Couldn't agree more.
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Gaming is a tiny niche market in reality. Microsoft runs almost everything. Have you ever seen an ATM crash - yep you get a BSOD, or a ticket machine at a cinema, or a checkout till. Most of these machines are still running XP!
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    This constant 'Microsoft is doomed' meme is really beginning to annoy me. Yes, their heyday has past when everyone had a PC running Windows in their homes, but that does not mean the end of Microsoft. "Tablets and smartphones
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    "What else will be banned?" This is what worries me the most. If there is going to be a government approved 'blacklist' it suddenly becomes very easy to block content that the politicians decide is unsuitable. It's
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    I find the technological incompetence of our political leaders and advisers very worrying. I doubt any of them could describe the difference between The Internet, The World Wide Web, a web browser and a search engine.
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    Steal My NFC Ring Data at DEFCON for $100 of Free Hosting With Rackspace(developer.rackspace.com)

    1 points by MarcScott 13y ago|0 comments
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    I'll have to dig out and destroy my copy of Death Wish.
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    And here's the response from Open Rights Group. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2013/cameron-demands-act...
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    Fed up with Internet trolls? Then perhaps it's time to try a Ticckle(guardian.co.uk)

    1 points by MarcScott 13y ago|0 comments
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Have a look at these charts and ask yourself whether tax increases are really necessary, or whether a few cuts might do the job. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/07/e...
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    As a teacher myself I agree with most of what is said here. However, with few exceptions, I can spot students who are going to succeed in school within a week of teaching them. These are the students who have supportive parents that are eng
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Although I use video instruction occasionally in my own lessons, it is not a solution. It is a one-shoe fits all approach. The talent of a teacher is to be able to engage learners of all ability ranges and adapt their lessons according to t
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    Robotics and 3D printer lessons in new curriculum(telegraph.co.uk)

    1 points by MarcScott 13y ago|0 comments
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    That's it, I'm abandoning my lesson plans for today and I'm going to let the kids have a go at these challanges instead. Well done.
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    This is particular interest to me as a teacher. Suspension of the safe-harbour agreements would mean schools having to shutdown any US based services they use such as Google Apps, where student data is stored.
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    "NSA does not object to any lawful, peaceful protest." But we will be monitoring those that organise and participate, and attach nice little red flags next to their names. "NSA and its employees work diligently and lawfully e
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    Thanks for these links. Feeling a little impotent here in the UK, but happy now that I can voice my concerns.
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    by MarcScott 13y ago

    I live in th UK so can't physically participate, but you have mine and many other Brit's support on this issue. If nothing's changed by November then I'll be suggesting similar protests over here, all on the 5th.