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by abhv 9y ago
I believe this DMCA takedown notice is in error and would like to contest it. (a) Spotify does not hold copyright on the open-source modifications that are posted in that repo. Those instructions are work-product of linuxctl and he holds c
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Spotify uses DMCA to takedown spotify-dogfood (in error)(github.com)
1 points by abhv 9y ago|1 comments
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by abhv 9y ago
* How FB is evil: They create an addictive, time-wasting service that encourages narcissism, they manipulate people's news feeds and thus their worldviews, and they inadvertently bias important societal decisions. * How Amazon is evil:
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by abhv 9y ago
In 2001, one of the premier theoretical CS conferences, Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS), held its meeting in Las Vegas at the Tropicana. Only about 200 people attend, but it was memorable: (1) The conference hall right next to the F
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by abhv 9y ago
I am a researcher in cryptography who just read the full email transcript posted at [1]. I found Ethan and Neha's email responses to be patient and sincere. In contrast, the IOTA team members Sergey and David have no idea what they ar
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by abhv 9y ago
This is a really cool project. I just tried to compile it myself, and code-signed it with my mac dev key. I changed the assets/sekey.entitlements file by replacing 5E8NNEEMLP with my own hex id for my developer key. However, when i ru
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by abhv 9y ago
All of the language seems to indicate that Focus only blocks "trackers." Does it also block ads?
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by abhv 9y ago
Which scenario is more likely: (1) Thrive capital becomes the top firm for supporting startups that want to disrupt govn-related industries. It will become common knowledge that the Kushner-Kushner direct channel will be shamelessly exploit
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by abhv 9y ago
Yes. I sold my house without a broker in Oct 2016. The zestimate for the house was 640k at the time I listed on MLS. This was a stupid estimate based on comparable properties on the same block. I sold my house for 750k. Today, months af
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by abhv 9y ago
They haven't broken out the losses. (a) Are they profitable in the US? That would be a huge milestone. (b) If not entire US, are they profitable in top-X US urban markets, and thus losses are all due to expansion into 2nd/3rd quar
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by abhv 9y ago
As another example of the author's premise, Snap spent 800m in R&D in order to make their app more addictive to 18-34. I cannot see how their investments lead to higher societal productivity and thus more societal wealth. It seems
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by abhv 9y ago
Don't hate the player! Before a CEO takes a job, they negotiate well for the negative outcome (which usually ends their business career, and begins their political one).
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by abhv 9y ago
1. I agree, your math is better explanation of the point. 2. In very high income categories, many activities can be classified as "legitimate expenses" since deals hinge on reputation, entertaining, etc.
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by abhv 9y ago
If I own a software business that earns 500k-1m a year, currently, I can organize as an LLC and induce pass-thru income that is taxed marginally at ~50% (federal, state, NYC). If I organize as a C-corp, I pay the corporate rate which is al
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by abhv 9y ago
Lower corporate taxes can also help create structures which allow wealthier people to avoid taxes. For example, if you can create a structure in which all of your consulting income + capital-asset income goes into a C-corp, and you pay most
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by abhv 10y ago
"...they’re boorish jerks who don’t know how to run companies." Theranos. Congress. Office of American Innovation. We're celebrating an era when skills like "manipulation" and "rhetoric" are more important
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by abhv 10y ago
encrypted apps dont break SEC laws, people break SEC laws
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by abhv 10y ago
"After seizing a shipment of Stanley's Snake Oil in 1917 [Medium blog posts in 2017], federal investigators found that it primarily contained mineral oil, a fatty oil believed to be beef fat, red pepper and turpentine. That's
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by abhv 10y ago
My summary: article is bogus clickbait. This is a classic example of a biased survey leading to BOGUS results. If you click on the "anonymous survey" link in the article, you see that the author phrased the questions in a way that
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by abhv 10y ago
what is the point of the numpad?
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The Rogue Neuroscientist on a Mission to Hack Peer Review(wired.com)
1 points by abhv 10y ago|0 comments
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by abhv 10y ago
I am a user of Lyft and (very rarely) Uber. As a passenger in these services, I had an expectation of privacy---I would not expect that the driver could record me. I've certainly had conversations on the phone that I would expect to
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by abhv 10y ago
The Atmel chips do not claim that they have implemented counter-measures for power analysis, etc. Power analysis on a key operation is a dangerous attack if proper counter-measures are not taken. You can literally read off the 0/1 of
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by abhv 10y ago
alternative is u2fzero, available on amazon for 8$, and totally open source. the difference is that yubi uses an nxp secure coprocessor, whereas the u2fzero uses atmel. there is the possibility of side-channel attacks on the u2fzero. but f
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by abhv 10y ago
Has anyone tested the Dashlane extension in this way for Brave? If so, I would consider using it as my desktop browser. I currently use Brave on mobile, and it is great.
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by abhv 10y ago
How can the Adsense distinguish whether it is AdNauseum clicking or the human clicking?
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by abhv 10y ago
By clicking on the ads automatically, it seems like Adnauseum actually supports the underlying website (which earns $$) while also performing the function of muBlock. It is currently the best of both worlds! I would like an AdNauseum type
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by abhv 10y ago
1. Trump will spend, reduce taxes, increase debt, and therefore US interest rates will have to go up. (This happens whenever a government promises to spend a lot on infrastructure improvements.) 2. Foreign investors anticipate this and are
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How to Force Our Machines to Play Fair(quantamagazine.org)
2 points by abhv 10y ago|0 comments
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by abhv 10y ago
Article is a rant with no substance

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