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by UVB-76 11y ago
Tighter control over the user experience doesn't necessarily benefit the end user, but Twitter don't care about your interests that much.
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by UVB-76 11y ago
I disagree. The third party eco-system diluted the brand, restricted monetization potential, and left Twitter with little control over their user experience. Letting third parties do the hard work of experimenting with user acquisition and
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Certainly not the majority. Scene releases still feature, but they are no longer consistently the first to market, and they are almost universally derided for prioritising speed over quality. Scene rules are anachronistic and slow to change
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I've never understood the cult of Gandi on HN. They're overpriced, and in my experience, their customer service is disgusting. I would never recommend them. Namecheap are cheaper, better, and have done more for HN-related causes t
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Your argument conveniently overlooks the role of force in the establishment and maintenance of property rights. Without the state (or society, if you prefer) exercising, or threatening, the use of force against people who would otherwise in
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Hold Cmd when dragging and dropping to move files (i.e. 'Cut and paste', which is a daft name for it) If the folder you're moving to isn't readily available just Cmd+N to open a new window, etc.
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Documents Shine Light on Shadowy New Zealand Surveillance Base(firstlook.org)
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by UVB-76 12y ago
The middle class are damned if they do, damned if they don't by the author's argument. They are at once chastised for "inoculating" themselves from working class culture, and for embracing it.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
There is absolutely no chance of the Green Party becoming part of the next British government, even in a coalition.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
A service like this simply isn't economical for the overwhelming majority of people. If you perceive your time to be so valuable that you can't bear the five minutes it takes to order a pizza online or by phone, you probably shoul
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Diffs: http://newsdiffs.org/article-history/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-3...
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Assume that everything you send via iMessage can be intercepted [1] [1] At least by an adversary with sufficient resources, leverage, and impunity (NSA, GCHQ, etc.)
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by UVB-76 12y ago
> If you’re using an up-to-date iPhone to send a text message to another iPhone user, and the little bubble containing your message is blue, then neither Apple, nor your ISP, nor any law enforcement agency tapping into the transmission
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I respectfully disagree. It does sate one's intellectual curiosity to see how an organisation manages its web presence in the immediate aftermath of an event such as this. Freedom of expression is also central to the hacker ethos, and
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I mentioned the rental income more as an indicator of the 'utility' one derives from having use of the property during ownership. Alas, given how negligible the sum is in the scheme of things, it scarcely matters who assumes the b
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by UVB-76 12y ago
That is how the existing system is supposed to work, but the property valuations and bandings have become divorced from the current state of the property market. Note that, in theory, a secondary function of the council tax should be to pre
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by UVB-76 12y ago
It is patently absurd that, for example, the maximum council tax levied by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is currently £2133.58. You can own a £10m property in the borough, earning upwards of £1m per year in rental income and a
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by UVB-76 12y ago
For what it's worth, King has estimated annual earnings of ~$17-20m [1] and a net worth in the hundreds of millions of dollars. [1] http://www.forbes.com/profile/stephen-king/
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Perhaps being "advised to cease her activities" is codename for one of those "enhanced interrogation techniques"
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Looking at the file names, it seems this film had the codename 'Elephant'?
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I think a lot of this has to do with perception. The violence and suffering in the world, particularly overseas, feels more inescapable in the digital, high definition, always connected age. This age has gifted us perception, but not perspe
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Sony Pictures Targeted by Apparent Hack Attack to Corporate Systems(variety.com)
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Irrespective of whether users use their own domain, email sent through the pawnmail service will be associated with the pawnmail domain via their MX records.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I think you are misunderstanding here. BitLocker is a full disk encryption system. Under the "device encryption" scheme discussed here, the recovery key is stored on Microsoft servers, but the content remains on the physical devic
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by UVB-76 12y ago
Tech specs suggest both the Intel Iris and Intel HD Graphics 5000 models have the same support for 4K: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/
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by UVB-76 12y ago
A wonderful worldview, until one considers the reality that extraordinary wealth does not tend to accrue to the most virtuous, 'hard-working' individuals in society.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
I think they are being tarred with the same brush as FIFA, or caught up in the — perhaps anachronistic — view of Switzerland as a haven for tax evaders.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
You certainly wouldn't want to lock $1,000 up with a cable lock.
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by UVB-76 12y ago
"Gluten-Free"
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by UVB-76 12y ago
> Isn't being a functioning alcoholic the same as, um, say, a foodie? or anyone with a dedicated hobby? Alcoholism tends to have a far more damaging long-term effect on a person's health than most other hobbies.

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