MattyRad

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by MattyRad 13y ago
While that would probably work to some extent, it doesn't really solve the mentality of violence or outright ignoring Constitutional rights. (Assuming people have money to dump, which is not usually the case)
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by MattyRad 13y ago
... I won't hold my breath.
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by MattyRad 13y ago
Fascinating. It is encouraging to see students to so intelligently rebuke the NSA for its actions. I don't think I myself could have responded so aptly them.
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by MattyRad 13y ago
While I would tend to dismiss comments on a more public forum like WP, I don't think comments disparaging Snowden are necessarily something to be worried about. Despite the fact some people appear to be completely inept with regard to
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by MattyRad 13y ago
Could you elaborate on how the government would be able to tax Bitcoin? As I understand, since the government can't see your n number of wallets, all of which are probably anonymous, they would have no idea how much tax you owe.
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by MattyRad 13y ago
I feel the same. Mostly because I feel helpless about it. How are we supposed to bring about real, lasting change? How can we trust a government that views the Constitution as an inconvenience instead of our most important legal document? O
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by MattyRad 13y ago
>To hunt for needles, the N.S.A. needs a global haystack that can be used for data mining. That is what the data collection is all about; no one has any interest in listening in on innocuous calls or reading pointless e-mails. This is al
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by MattyRad 13y ago
I actually just commented about this same sort of thing. Except I think voice messages would be far more effective, and a rep would actually have to listen , whereas letters can be easily dismissed and thrown away. How about a website that
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by MattyRad 13y ago
The two issues that keep the public from taking action are: -Apathy or laziness -Not knowing how to effectively make a difference So let's brainstorm how to address one or both of these. Apathy and laziness is an economically logical r
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by MattyRad 13y ago
Agreed. Although I have seen some tabloid-esque articles get upvoted, it's important that the issue of NSA wiretapping (not necessarily the whereabouts of Snowden) do not fade from our mind. It's important here on HN especially, b
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by MattyRad 13y ago
I agree, we can't let this issue fizzle away, which is probably what the some politicians are hoping for. The encroachment on our natural rights is far to important, especially to us, since we can all grasp the gravity of collecting ev
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by MattyRad 13y ago
Doubtful, but certainly a curious thought. I'm skeptical that actively censoring the media via "hacking" (because DDoS is classified as hacking to them) will bode well for their situation. Still, they could blame it on citize
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by MattyRad 13y ago
"Nobody is listening to your phone calls." Oh, I presume that Obama was just addressing every American whose phone calls had not been listened to. This is outrageous, baffling. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but Obama did
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by MattyRad 13y ago
I would advise against going to this link, or even posting the link. It is bad form to give such poor articles any traffic or credibility, and posting the link will up its ranking in search engines.
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by MattyRad 13y ago
Good call. This whole situation is so messed up that the EFF is one of the few agencies I trust. I'm glad to see there's healthy skepticism about the validity of this release though.
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by MattyRad 14y ago
I know how it feels... I'm 22, 5'4", and look like I'm 17. This post reminds me of the Hacker Manifesto, by The Mentor: we exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias.
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by MattyRad 14y ago
I'm mildly interested in this. I might have a go at making a game, but do you know what date the winner would be flown out to Palo Alto?
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by MattyRad 14y ago
Oh, interesting. I was not aware of that. Perhaps I've been living in the bubble of my college, where some students have "internships" under professors, where they get paid in extremely modest stipends. That's reassuring. Thank you.
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Ask HN: Internships - paid or not paid?
1 points by MattyRad 14y ago|2 comments
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Love the recruitment video!
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by MattyRad 14y ago
I read this case for a school assignment. If you have the mental energy to finish it, you can see a forthright and reasonable case against the patent, a stark contrast to the nonsense that gets approved today.
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1972 Patent Case for BCD(ocw.mit.edu)
1 points by MattyRad 14y ago|1 comments
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by MattyRad 14y ago
Yes, I'm beginning to see the problems with this scheme, particularly with speed and scope. Looking at Tor, I see that it is, essentially, the same concept.
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Alternative BitTorrent Protocol
5 points by MattyRad 14y ago|4 comments
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by MattyRad 14y ago
This guy is the head of the Patent and Trademark Office? I think we can now see where part of the problem resides. "Envy of the world." He's either lying or blind.