Torkild

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by Torkild 13y ago
Laws and ethics are rarely synonymous though.
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by Torkild 13y ago
I knew I read something on this before: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120817/02295020080/so-ma...
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by Torkild 13y ago
For Joe Kennedy maybe.
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by Torkild 13y ago
Prohibition failed because it allowed the bootleggers of the underground to fully monopolize their trade without having to abide by any legal restrictions. If a business no longer has the threat of ramifications for questionable acts, then
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by Torkild 13y ago
I'm sure some of the largest of the tech firms are getting something for their troubles.
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by Torkild 13y ago
This is why I stopped voting for any politicians years ago. It's just enabling.
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by Torkild 13y ago
You're asking this of a government with a growing record of retroactively rewriting laws in its own favour?
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by Torkild 13y ago
Oh, that is genius. But I have problems believing in the existence of conspirators though. Opportunists, yes, but not conspirators. Our species blows at foresight.
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by Torkild 13y ago
Until the states are shown the door by the United Nations.
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by Torkild 13y ago
Free certificate after 10 bucks to paypal?
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by Torkild 13y ago
https://new.resist.ca/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMX_Mail http://www.autistici.org/en/index.html Hushmail is no lo
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by Torkild 13y ago
I know what this site is and I can use it for my own purposes. But having to see popups or god knows whatever other eyesores would no longer make it worthwhile even in such minimal regards. I could care less about startups or especially any
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by Torkild 13y ago
If HN ran ads I would no longer use this site.
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by Torkild 13y ago
I do only what is necessary to survive. You sound like most of your bills are still paid by mommy and daddy.
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by Torkild 13y ago
I average 100 hours per week. I think you sound sickly sheltered.
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by Torkild 13y ago
https://lavabit.com/corporate_e_mail.html
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by Torkild 13y ago
This is wonderful! Can you link any background info on corrupt's origin/agenda?
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by Torkild 13y ago
Either way, it won't be corporate subsidies.
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by Torkild 13y ago
Cash primarily, though I cash checks at non-chain pawn shops as needed. I've been getting lucky in the last year or so with trading goods and services- such as covering my hosting fees by proofreading/script doctoring/ghostwr
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by Torkild 13y ago
I believe that abuse of power in general, and illicit surveillance in particular, is nothing new, especially for the United States. This does not make any of it kosher of course. But in an age where the courts can literally, retroactively r
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by Torkild 13y ago
Google made some splash not too long ago by stating they really do not even care about Grade Point Averages in their prospective employees. I can say that in the 18 years I've been supporting myself, through a wide range of jobs, I hav
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by Torkild 13y ago
People had plenty of prior evidence to fear mass surveillance, but even with these new leaks, most Americans still do not really care. "Nobody can look over my shoulder, the mullet blocks their view."
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by Torkild 13y ago
Not everything in life is about making money, the author completely misses that.
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by Torkild 13y ago
Go with the yin yang diet- black coffee and white rice.
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by Torkild 13y ago
"My position has always been that there's two types of people opposed to pornography: those who don't know what they're talking about, and those who don't know what they're missing." - Larry Flynt
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by Torkild 13y ago
I think "terrorism" remains too nondescript a term, and the fact that more Americans die each year from lawn mower-related accidents than from acts of domestic terrorism is indicative that other reasons for the surveillance exist.
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by Torkild 13y ago
In all seriousness, I registered false datum with Assurance Wireless, sponsored by Virgin, and am now using a free cellphone (or "Obama phone" as some voices in the media call it). Per month I receive 250 free minutes and 250 free
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by Torkild 13y ago
Elections never truly change anything though.
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by Torkild 13y ago
I smell an illicit orgy. But seriously, have they been tested for drugs?
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by Torkild 13y ago
For cloud storage I also recommend https://mega.co.nz/#fm

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