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by ZenPro 12y ago
It was previously my job (for 3 years) to investigate security breaches and destroy devices. You are almost uncannily correct. > I doubt the components are backdoored by default in stock hardware. More likely, GHCQ was worried that othe
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I never downvoted you. I just gave an educated guess at why it was occurring. Trial by Google search results is never helpful because you only cherry pick the data that supports your hypothesis. For instance I searched for throttling ISP U
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Allowances are made in certain situations (vacations etc). Normally more able-bodied neighbours help elderly and disabled residents. Not wanting to be awake before 7am is not tolerated. I am serious. The legislation is so ingrained that
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Some insight into the German psyche of legislation would be useful for context. For instance - > In the event of snowfall you are legally bound to clear the snow from the vicinity of your residence prior to 0700. If you don't and a
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I had no idea the infrastructure in the US was so prohibitive. Thanks for the insight. I have upvoted because the comment deserved it not because the US is getting telecommunicationsly-screwed.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
The downvotes were because the throttling en masse that you speak of is largely non-existent. There are problems in the UK with achieving advertised speeds (you are correct it's misleading) but it is not because of ISP throttling traff
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by ZenPro 12y ago
They now a branding company not a video company. The term GoPro is used to describe any action-orientated camera in popular consumer circles. Aficionados will always use the correct terminology but my family and friends just refer to porta
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by ZenPro 12y ago
That's a confusing statement. No one is forcing you to read the S-1 and a media outlet will definitely pick up the document and write an editorial about fulfilling your desire.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Can you explain? In the UK we have 6 prominent providers with over 100+ niche providers who must (by law) be given rental agreements on the existing infrastructure.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Not really. The ISP's have fought tooth and nail against every Government regulation to try and curb piracy or force the ISP's into compliance. They have argued that the same laws which state the post office cannot be held respons
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Capturing a slave cannot be considered war in any sense. War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterised by extreme violence, social disruption and economic
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by ZenPro 12y ago
In economics, wealth in a commonly applied accounting sense is the net worth of a person, household, or nation, that is, the value of all assets owned net of all liabilities owed at a point in time. For national wealth as measured in the na
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by ZenPro 12y ago
>> Also, it's kind of silly to say war against an oppressor, or for independence is good, without realizing that without an oppressor, it would not be necessary in the first place. That is patently false. An oppressor may be a
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by ZenPro 12y ago
What are you talking about? Seriously - you have gone off on a complete tangent that makes no sense to the original point.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Actually I am a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan - returning from Helmand Province most recently in 2012. I never said I don't see detrimental effects of war. The original question was Does War destroy more wealth than it creates ? Al
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I wonder if Eisenhower felt the same way about the United States War of Independence? You seem incapable of discussing this issue in it's entirety.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Are you arguing that the thousands and millions of dead would not have died without warfare? Are they immortal apart from military conflict? I am a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan and have been considerably closer to war than, arguabl
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by ZenPro 12y ago
And you have still failed to present any compelling evidence that military conflict is detrimental to society. I did not make the original hypothesis, you did. I simply said there are too many variables, many of which you fail to accept as
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by ZenPro 12y ago
You listing 3 inventions that came from peaceful times is simply inviting an adversarial response. [1] Penicillin - it was not until 1939 when Dr. Howard Florey’s research was able to prove the effectiveness of penicillin without a shadow o
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by ZenPro 12y ago
A succinctly argued point and totally relevant. http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/ and others like it is a worryingly accessible resource that can easily be weaponised. As well as the cheap, uniquitous and reliable drone (
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by ZenPro 12y ago
The net cost/benefit of military conflict in economic terms is almost impossible to calculate. Your run the gauntlet of variables from military-industrial production as a constant of GDP, through to the net benefit of conflict related
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by ZenPro 12y ago
It pretty much is if organic hyperlinks become feared entities. No hyperlinks = no internet.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
The user placing the report can choose between sending an anonymous report or make their identity known when sending their report. Anonymous reporting? That is not within the spirit of either Twitter or your own stated mission. If you a
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Read it. Still have no idea what it actually is or why it is on HN.
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I can see your point but ultimately - if your gym is doing different workouts from the WOD including rock climbing then you are CrossFit in name only. A baseline of CrossFit has to be established. Exceptionally niche and unique workouts fr
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by ZenPro 12y ago
A sub-plot of Episode 3 of Silicon Valley; a genius one at that. http://valleywag.gawker.com/the-peter-thiel-sesame-seed-scen...
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What else could they do with super-riches? shrug Ultimately, as evidenced by history, most super-rich reach a stage of life where they realise the riches in themselves were just a way to keep score and large philanthropic contributions e
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by ZenPro 12y ago
That makes sense. Mucho appreciado :-)
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Great link. Can someone with a bit more expertise elaborate on this part - > Normally, radio waves travel at the speed of light. This means that all the different wavelengths and frequencies of radio waves emitted by the same object –
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I cannot +1 this comment enough. I have seen recently, particularly from STEM-themed forums that the standard rebuttal is "you cannot speak for every X since every X is not documented/viewed/visited". The cinema analogy

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