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by Qub3d 6y ago
That seems a bit of a biased source, though. How do I know privacyduck is any better?
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by Qub3d 6y ago
From what I can see on the FAQ: >The goal of 0bin is not to protect the user and their data (including, obviously, their secrets). >Instead, it aims to protect the host from being sued for the content users pasted on the pastebin. The
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by Qub3d 6y ago
I've never tipped my mechanic, but I absolutely tip my hairdresser. I suppose it depends on the place, though.
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by Qub3d 6y ago
While neat, this seems like an even more protracted version of the Scunthorpe problem just waiting to happen. We already know mass-automation of morals is problematic (see YouTube, Twitter, Facebook et al's attempts). This stuff is dep
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Yep. Same problem that plagued "Solar FREAKIN' [sic] roadways" and is mentioned in the xkcd flowchart "Should I put Solar Panels on it?": https://xkcd.com/1924/ We have flat unused ground. Lets
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by Qub3d 6y ago
This little FAQ page (part of Aboriginal Linux project) had some fun gems. I especially enjoyed the insightful note under the section "Why not extend vanilla Linux to smartphones instead?": > Open source development can't
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Make Android Self-Hosting(landley.net)
7 points by Qub3d 6y ago|2 comments
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Take a look into how Dollar General is actively displacing and destroying local grocery opportunities in small towns: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-20/when-the-...
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by Qub3d 6y ago
I like Firefox's current strategy of making the root domain brightly-colored and the rest of the url less-so.
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by Qub3d 6y ago
http://www.jonnyguru.com/ Has always done some pretty in-depth electrical profiling of PSUs. I usually check them when I need to buy one.
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by Qub3d 6y ago
There is a really interesting ongoing project to find the seed used for the default world and server icons: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbR8ZY1Nsm8 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7f9tM
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by Qub3d 6y ago
The article posted actually talks about EasyDNS's implementation of exactly this. > At easyDNS we experienced so much pain from this reality that we created a system to automate flipping DNS providers at the first sign of trouble. &
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Archive link: http://archive.vn/1TvMm For anyone curious, Gary Weiss is no random joe[0]. He has a history of investigative reporting going back to the 80s. This lends a lot of credibility to the story for me at least. [0]:
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by Qub3d 6y ago
If you have no privacy, what is there to give away? You can't have both!
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by Qub3d 6y ago
I mean, normal site owners often get this service through their registrar for free nowadays. I run one of my project sites, https://dotbun.com , through google domains, and they just obfuscate your details as part of the purchase
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by Qub3d 6y ago
I just tried the runaround with the chat assistant, then got tired of waiting and did the PayPal trick. I am supposed to be charged on the 29th, I'll see if it goes through (though I suspect it won't).
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Neat comment id, by the way (2345678)
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by Qub3d 6y ago
I'd be wary of Robinhood. Not only has its primary attractor (zero-fee trading) been replicated by all the big brokerages, it has also shown itself time and again to be really fast and loose in areas of finance that both hurt people an
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by Qub3d 6y ago
They also require apps to go through their walled garden. If they had an F-Droid equivalent (Cydia doesn't count here) then maybe people would be more amicable to this rebuttal.
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by Qub3d 6y ago
That is exactly what the majority opinion stated in response to the historical meaning argument. It is not reasonable to expect every time a court finds a law should be applied in a way its never been applied before to then throw up their m
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Here is the court's response to this argument[0]: > "The employers contend that few in 1964 would have expected Title VII to apply to discrimination against homosexual and transgender persons. But legislative history has no bea
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by Qub3d 6y ago
There are lots of human subcultures that don't enjoy having insults hurled at them, however. Should we really have a corporation drawing these lines in the sand? And should it be doing so with a basic word filter, rather than the &quot
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by Qub3d 6y ago
It exists! The ArchiveTeam had a project, you can see its status here: http://iabak.archiveteam.org/ Here's an overview: https://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=INTERNETARCHIVE.... Sadly, it seems
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by Qub3d 6y ago
Too bad her country as a whole is killing Nuclear power then, given its the best short-term path to cutting CO2. [0]: https://www.dw.com/en/how-far-along-is-germanys-nuclear-phas...
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by Qub3d 7y ago
My personal thoughts on the matter aside, here is an informative post from Brett Cannon on why the Python 2/3 split happened: https://snarky.ca/why-python-3-exists/
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by Qub3d 7y ago
On Dell's laptops (at least, on my XPS), I can set a maximum charge in the BIOS, as well as select one from a few different charging strategies.
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by Qub3d 7y ago
> But if you ban honest citizens from using Signal, will criminals stop using secure communications? No, they have an unusually strong incentive to use them and will seek out alternatives. This has been a 2nd Amendment argument for ages:
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by Qub3d 7y ago
I tried loading the source as a temporary add-on, it looks like this is not one of them.
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by Qub3d 7y ago
Its a shame to hear, I really enjoy the Outline's content. Is there any more context as to who "all" is referring to? Is the entire site dead?
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by Qub3d 7y ago
I see several reasons why this was flagged. From the HN guidelines[0]: > Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. > Plea

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