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by andrewpi 11y ago
FileVault is closed source, so there is no guarantee that Apple doesn't have a backdoor built into it.
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by andrewpi 11y ago
The LG-made Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 both have Qi charging built in.
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by andrewpi 11y ago
Interestingly enough, the new Samsung Galaxy S6 natively supports both Qi and PMA (Powermat) charging, so its possible to make devices that support both types of chargers.
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Native Hawaiians Arrested in Protests of Massive Telescope(nbcnews.com)
3 points by andrewpi 12y ago|0 comments
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Just for fun.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Temp agency workers are generally considered employed. Government statistics include temp workers as well.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Any evidence that Uber leads to more unemployment rather than less unemployment?
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Ineffective assistance of counsel is a very difficult appeal to win.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Why does the EU restrict members from lowering their VAT rates?
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by andrewpi 12y ago
They could wire it to a key on the keyboard, so you have to hold down 'Esc' to flash a firmware update, for example.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
I honestly don't see how contracting out your domestic spying to a foreign country makes it legal in the face of a law restricting such surveillance. For example, if the local police want to search your house, they need to go to court
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by andrewpi 12y ago
Franken will no longer be Chairman of this committee in January when the Democrats are no longer in control of the US Senate.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
There is no support for T-Mobile's Wi-Fi Calling on the iPhone 5, even though its almost identical to the iPhone 5C.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
I've actually noticed a lot of merchants have installed chip-and-pin compatible terminals over the last 6 months or so. (mostly at the larger retailers)
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by andrewpi 12y ago
In the age of YouTube, is public access TV really that necessary anymore?
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by andrewpi 12y ago
You think that's bad? Charles Schwab Bank only allows you 8 characters for the password. No special characters either.
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by andrewpi 12y ago
>I don't like the idea of forbidding someone to remember things they've seen There's a huge difference between a human, who can typically only remember a fairly limited amount of information, and a machine that is only lim
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by andrewpi 13y ago
So Barack Obama, the President of the US, was against gay marriage in 2008; I'm confused as to why he gets a pass here, but the head of Mozilla doesn't?
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by andrewpi 13y ago
What is the 'max out of pocket' on your mother's insurance plan? With many plans I've seen, once you've paid out of pocket X thousands of dollars for the year, the insurance picks up 100% of the cost, as long as you
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by andrewpi 13y ago
Agreed, generally closing the window shouldn't terminate the app on OS X. So far that's the only negative I can find, otherwise I love the app!
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by andrewpi 13y ago
That seems to be the answer: if you set the APN on the Nexus 5 to IPv4, the site will fail to open, whereas on IPv6 it works.
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by andrewpi 13y ago
There's nothing to specifically signup for. Any post-paid Simple Choice plan now has unlimited global data in most countries. Service is capped at 128k up/down speeds. Everything I've read has been positive.
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by andrewpi 13y ago
eNom is pretty well known
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by andrewpi 13y ago
Actually Square updated their reader to encrypt the swipe data sent from the device a while back. That is the revision that needs a battery inside the the reader (to power the chip that handles the encryption). I believe this was added afte
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by andrewpi 13y ago
A little more concerning to me: "The FBI has been able to covertly activate a computer’s camera — without triggering the light that lets users know it is recording"
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FBI’s search for ‘Mo’ highlights use of malware for surveillance(washingtonpost.com)
14 points by andrewpi 13y ago|8 comments
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by andrewpi 13y ago
My understanding is that the story of deinstitutionalization is a bit more complex: there was a movement in the 70s and 80s to have the mentally-ill returned to the community, instead of being treated in state institutions. However, many of
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by andrewpi 13y ago
Brain surgeon?
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by andrewpi 13y ago
Another reason they probably have the debit card restriction is due to the fact that the fees on debit card transactions are much cheaper than credit card processing fees.
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by andrewpi 13y ago
No, Amazon and E*Trade don't have to pay Apple in those situations. The App Store only gets a cut of content delivered to the iPhone.

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