amarand

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   by amarand 8y ago

   This is disturbing, but, really, is it surprising? The GOP is in control of all three branches of government in America, and they're always very pro-corporate power. Equifax's data breaches were caused by criminally-insufficient
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   by amarand 8y ago

   Security is always a blessing (it keeps your stuff secure) and a curse - people are lazy and don't want to use it because it generally causes pain points. Remembering to bring your keys, remembering increasingly-complex passwords and
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   by amarand 8y ago

   Web-sites are better if you use an ad blocking service. Sure, some sites like the Wall Street Journal won't let you read content with an ad-blocker enabled unless you're a paying subscriber, but I can almost always get similar con
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   by amarand 8y ago

   I've always enjoyed the Apple App Store because they generally do a decent job of code review of the apps, and most folks can feel generally safe when installing applications. But...I've been reading about the apps recently that
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   by amarand 8y ago

   I'd watched a few videos talking about the old-time YouTube content generators in the "Wild West" of the site, compared with the current grind. They tweaked things so it only seems to make sense - monetization-wise - to be a