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by asclepi 8y ago
This is an excellent idea to prevent revenue loss caused by false positives, which are rampant IMHO. It's beyond me why so many merchants opt for the revenue-losing and customer-hostile choice to silently cancel flagged orders and let
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Facebook Revenue Surges Nearly 50% in First Quarter(wsj.com)
5 points by asclepi 8y ago|0 comments
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by asclepi 8y ago
https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/201... This is a recent investigation that I found particularly intriguing. It involves a device used to monitor electric utilities that ended up interferin
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by asclepi 8y ago
Don't contact the FCC directly. Contact your cellular operator. They can investigate to see if it is a problem on their end. They will also contact the FCC if necessary.
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by asclepi 8y ago
> Nice, but where can I actually buy those things? A quick web search doesn't get me anywhere. Plenty to be found on Amazon or eBay. See the coverage on the RTL-SDR.com blog[0] for a few links. > EDIT: it looks like it's jus
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by asclepi 8y ago
> The PS4 doesn't allow anything other than a PS4 controller to turn it on. That has changed. Both PDP Media Remotes for PS4 can turn a PS4 on. Still proprietary, but they're technically not PS4 controllers. Reading from Amazon
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Why Paying for Fast Shipping Could Get You Flagged as a Fraudster(wsj.com)
3 points by asclepi 8y ago|0 comments
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by asclepi 8y ago
Do you know if this mainly a Visa/Mastercard issue or does this affect American Express as well? The latter isn't a network of banks and seems to be less restrictive towards international payments, but I could be wrong. FWIW, I pa
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by asclepi 8y ago
Fastmail charges you in AUD? Weird, I know it's an Australian company but I paid for service earlier this month and was charged in USD. And I'm not misinterpreting the "$" as a USD-only sign, the invoice literally says &
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Facebook Doesn't Expect Revenue Impact Over Privacy Concerns(wsj.com)
3 points by asclepi 8y ago|0 comments
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by asclepi 9y ago
In that case, also consider adding iMessage to the Messengers section.
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by asclepi 9y ago
https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog49/presentations/Monday/...
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Several Apple Services are Experiencing Outages(apple.com)
62 points by asclepi 9y ago|20 comments
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by asclepi 9y ago
Yes, this will be the future. I believe the latest iPad Pro models have a virtual Apple SIM embedded. The Apple Watch Series 3 also has a virtual SIM. They will eventually appear in phones as well.
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by asclepi 9y ago
iPhones are generally sold through carriers with the phone locked to that specific carrier. The main point of the Apple SIM - the ability to switch between short-term mobile internet contracts across multiple carriers - would be pretty moot
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by asclepi 9y ago
It's not a time issue, there's just no need. Radiation-based screening is sufficient most of the time. Physical bag searches happen when the radiation-based screening indicates something or when it cannot produce a clear image. Ba
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by asclepi 9y ago
That's called PPBM (Positive Passenger-Bag Match). However, PPBM is not required on US domestic flights. I had a few occurrences where I checked my bags several hours before my flight and had those bags arriving before me (on an earl
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by asclepi 9y ago
I've noted that people quickly advise others to issue a chargeback as a resort to "win" against a company that has supposedly "wronged" them, even in cases where the company fulfilled its contractual obligations and
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by asclepi 9y ago
It saves more time. Warned humans will also skip the costly "what's going on"-realization phase of the human brain.
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by asclepi 9y ago
It's definitely possible. Japan, which is situated in another earthquake-prone region, has built an Earthquake Early Warning system.[0] It saves lives. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Early_Warning_(Ja
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California's other drought: a major earthquake is overdue(strangesounds.org)
166 points by asclepi 9y ago|196 comments
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If you aren't soldering, you probably aren't testing IoT thoroughly(pentestpartners.com)
57 points by asclepi 9y ago|17 comments
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Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone's Mic(wsj.com)
750 points by asclepi 9y ago|463 comments
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Researchers find new flaws in 4G LTE protocols(bleepingcomputer.com)
5 points by asclepi 9y ago|0 comments
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by asclepi 9y ago
Right, it's a universal regulation that applies to about 6% of the world population. But you make a good point, it is very hard to regulate this on a higher level. I'm just saying that the EU shouldn't expect every foreign co
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by asclepi 9y ago
The preamble of the GDPR states that it regulates the fundamental right to privacy, not the human right to privacy. The human right to privacy is much lower level than the fundamental right to privacy. To repeat myself: I'm [also] NOT
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by asclepi 9y ago
That sounds pretty similar to Sonos Trueplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QgJHUy93T0&t=138s
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by asclepi 9y ago
I can only hope for the EU that their economic incentive remains strong enough to prevent foreign companies from totally pulling out, resulting in the EU market becoming bleaker and bleaker. And it's not even the current companies that
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Reminder: Beware of the "Cloud"(isc.sans.edu)
2 points by asclepi 9y ago|0 comments
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A Marriott employee hit 'Like.' Then China got mad.(wsj.com)
31 points by asclepi 9y ago|7 comments

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