SeanDav

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811.
by SeanDav 13y ago
Are you saying that at no time in American history has the FBI or NSA intercepted someone's emails, telephone calls or internet use and used that information to either capture them or force them into becoming a mole? As for the OP comm
812.
by SeanDav 13y ago
I see that Google, Facebook, Microsoft et al are conspicuous by their absence from that list. Kind of shouts out how little they feel for your (and my) data privacy.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
They don't address Government back doors into their routers as a result of CALEA etc. See: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7600/ios/12.2SR/conf... and: http://en.wi
814.
by SeanDav 13y ago
I see no mention is made of their secret access portal to NSA...
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by SeanDav 13y ago
It may just be my own setup but to me it seemed slower to load than many other sites I visit.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
The new is definitely an improvement, but both load fairly slowly - I would try improve this next, or at least allow staged loading so visitors have something to start looking at quickly while the rest loads.
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Ask HN: How is the NSA snooping exposure playing out in your country?
6 points by SeanDav 13y ago|0 comments
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by SeanDav 13y ago
So now lack of a degree means you cannot be trusted with sensitive data - wtf? I understand the guy is emphasizing these things to make his point but still, wtf. What about his morals? What about his courage? I would most definitely trust m
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Today: The Government Tomorrow: Insurance companies, your competitors and your employer. There is nothing wrong with surveillance per se, however it requires a transparent and accessible legal system to keep it in check - right now that is
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by SeanDav 13y ago
I don't see a lot of difference between this and any police or government sting operation.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Why do you have to "figure it out" when it can easily just be made clear. This is one of the reasons why I am very sceptical of the Chrome trend towards absolute minimalism.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Use a tab manager add on like Tab Mix Plus. It is the first thing I install on any new installation of FF. You can rename tabs or set a minimum width to see more of the title. Plus numerous other customizations.
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A Modern C++ Library for DirectX Programming(msdn.microsoft.com)
2 points by SeanDav 13y ago|0 comments
824.
by SeanDav 13y ago
Completely OT: Is that climber clip genuine, if so is there a better source? Edit: Answered by wooster, thanks.
825.
by SeanDav 13y ago
Here is a thought - why don't they use the email address and password to distinguish between users....
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by SeanDav 13y ago
The US government is missing the mark so completely, it is scary. Does anyone here think that actual, real terrorists are going to be discussing their plans using anything other than highly encrypted protocols, along with code words? These
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by SeanDav 13y ago
My version is from the days when Microsoft software was completely bug free. It had no bugs, only "features". True arrogance. I think I prefer your version though!
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by SeanDav 13y ago
I guess it is also time to put that old joke to bed as well: "Question: How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: None, they just change the standard to darkness."
829.
by SeanDav 13y ago
The simplest explanation is that usually an exchange is essentially a conduit - they match buy with sell orders. If for some reason (i.e. computer glitch) they are matching only buy orders, they are creating short positions in their systems
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Not sure that running at a loss in order to develop a market is illegal otherwise every loss leading promotion in history would be illegal. Once you have a monopoly position, of course, then it is different.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
This seemingly makes no sense and yet it is far from the only case I have come across. If ever you find yourself discovering a security flaw then just pretend you never discovered it and tell no one. If you really want to be a concerned cit
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Not criticizing you - just offering an alternative viewpoint: I can't remember the last time my windows system crashed and malware is not a problem as long as one is sensible. I have never been infected by malware of any sort and I do visit
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by SeanDav 13y ago
You missed the point completely in order to make some stupid personal attack, as did everybody that upvoted you. The point of the article is about not trusting anything an acquiring company says, because they will say anything in order to g
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by SeanDav 13y ago
She is already at a new high school. Looks like she will be ok. Now if only someone could charge the original instigating teachers and officials for wasting police time or even better, place them in an institute for the criminally stupid...
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by SeanDav 13y ago
> Also, when you get down to brass tacks, if Bob has zero engagement with the product, Bob will not pay for the product, and thus the downside risk of annoying Bob is to a first approximation zero. Yet Bob might make a blog post and g
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Certainly agree with you here.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
I don't agree with the label, I do agree with the principle. Many animals show signs of sentience and even if they don't, they should not be allowed to undergo cruel testing. To try to only apply this to great apes shows a lack of understa
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by SeanDav 13y ago
Wow, over-reaction, much? Look, I could go on and make several well reasoned arguments about how animals are not human but clearly it would be wasted on you. Just a quick question, but once you have given Chimps human rights and said Chimps
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by SeanDav 13y ago
It is incredible engineering and it has incredible downsides, not the least of which is the ability to destroy a market in seconds, due to a blip in information, with cascading domino effects.
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by SeanDav 13y ago
The only reason I bought my Kindle DX was because it was hackable... The first thing I do when I buy an Amazon ebook is get rid of the DRM. If I couldn't, I wouldn't buy it. Don't underestimate the appeal of hackable.

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