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   by bcook 11y ago

   You seem to be right. I wonder why I am able to play my iTunes videos on non-Apple devices...
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I thought Google & Apple both supplied DRM-free movie downloads. I have the entire Star Trek original series (among other series & movies) from iTunes loaded on my Plex server with zero DRM problems. For me, piracy has never been as
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   by bcook 11y ago

   No, it bothers me (a lot), but I have never noticed it. Usually I have to be in a bad mood to notice it, so that may be why I have never noticed in theaters. Regardless, does the theater in question seriously notify loud eaters to quiet dow
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   by bcook 11y ago

   One thing that has surprised me on HN is that even the wealthy pirate, but perhaps not for financial reasons.
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   by bcook 11y ago

   Is audience behavior a problem? In my limited experience, it has never been a problem. The showings of non-mainstream media interests me, as a MST3K/RiffTrax fan.
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I used to think this but now I honestly think that "pleasing" animations (fades, transitions) improve my mood. Also, sometimes the buttons are not very descriptive (like 3 different colored dots) so the animation can be helpful by
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   by bcook 11y ago

   "Your" government? This assumes a democracy, no?
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   by bcook 11y ago

   Yes, but with their democratic votes or public stances, rather than internal business decisions... (since the former is presumably more impactful.)
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   by bcook 11y ago

   I equate encryption (right to privacy) with free-speech. I could babble about the similarities, but smarter, better educated minds have already done that.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    No offense intended. I (poorly) chose the more common name with regard to the incident I referred to. I was speaking more of the situation rather than the person.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    The "mostly consistent" hashing reminds me of Stochastic Fair Queuing. Not perfect, but good enough with less overhead.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Link?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Indeed, we have seen well-meaning but overly impulsive whistle-blowers like Bradley Manning get utterly ruined by their "mistakes".
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Every interview with Snowden, as a pseudo-clinical paranoia-level security nerd, I tried to critique his security decisions, but I was surprised to see that he really did think through every decision he made. That is what impressed me. A
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Can you (or a populace) be influenced by something you are unaware of? If so, you can be a victim of an act terrorism without knowing of the act. If a terrorist shoots my sister, and nobody knows it was a terrorist plot, the destabilization
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Let's say you are unaware of a terrorist act, can you be influenced by it?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Thanks for the link (I love gwern). Terrorist organizations are always evolving though. For example, the ongoing PR campaign by ISIS. The PR is creating terrorists but there is never a singular attack. I would say the PR campaign is success
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Terrorists are incapable of misdirection? I think you are over-simplifying the intent of the terrorists...
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Terrorism is not so simple. Thinking that all terrorism must be some extreme, singular act seems short-sighted. What is the terrorist's goal? Terrorism can be subtle and long-term. Edit: What terrifies you? Did terrorists exclusively
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    by bcook 11y ago

    Investigative journalism at it's best. /s
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    by bcook 11y ago

    "We know how many terrorist plots succeeded in the US" Do we? Are all terrorist plots obvious? Surely there are successful terrorist plots that have succeeded that we are unaware of. I am saying, I doubt it's so black & w
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I agree that it may decrease the security of the individual by sharing their particular security practices, but sharing good information may benefit the group. Thanks for asking the question.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    The poor are incapable of rising above their current conditions?
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I don't think OP was referring to people who are trying but cannot succeed. I think he was saying that basic income encourages a society to rely upon the government and forget about putting any effort in to trying to succeed.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    If a majority of a society wants only to barely survive, rather than improve themselves and/or humanity, that is a problem itself. I see little reason to let anyone suffer, regardless of that fact that they may have "earned&quot
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    by bcook 11y ago

    http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/japan Though, that's the best example I know of.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    The FCC ruling seems logical. The earliest "sky is falling" reaction comes from TP-Link's initial attempt to comply, and even TP-Link's response is logical and somewhat subdued compared to the alternatives. TP-Link'
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I treat most highways in America like the highways described in Farenheit 451. Thankfully, I live in a rural area which means there are tons of standard roads that are very unpopulated, but even then... "sharing" a road between
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    by bcook 11y ago

    I just noticed that. I have no idea who Fred Brooks is, but I had heard of The Mythical Man Month. The change is less informative, in my opinion.
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    by bcook 11y ago

    If you could have been more direct, I would have been more receptive to learning, rather than confusion and feeling excluded.