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by calibas 7y ago
Of course the FCC didn't pay for it, they just looked the other way while it happened. There's just enough separation that people like you can make the argument that it's technically not "psyops". The FCC is complic
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by calibas 7y ago
Did you not read the article? It was two marketing companies, Media Bridge and LCX Digital, working for Broadband for America. According to their site, they represent "the hundreds of millions of Americans who are literally connected t
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by calibas 7y ago
He expects a company to support basic human rights. That's not a "high horse", it's what everyone should expect already. We shouldn't be ridiculing people who demand companies support human rights. It's the apo
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by calibas 7y ago
Why did this story drop off the front page so quickly when it was one of the most popular? Is the flag system being abused?
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by calibas 7y ago
I was curious as to how it all works, from the FAQ: >The Spinner* sends you an innocent looking link. This link is sent to the target via text message. When the target presses the link, a cookie connected to the link attaches itself to t
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by calibas 7y ago
They do acknowledge potential issues: "these observations are either fabricated or seriously in error, or that these craft exhibit technology far more advanced than any known craft on Earth." And their selection process: "The
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by calibas 7y ago
I changed it to: var regex = RegExp(w, 'g'); var s2 = s1.replace(regex, '');
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by calibas 7y ago
I'm amazed that the focus is on the author calling a t-shirt "ill-fitting" instead of calling Neumann a liar and a thief. Apparently, Neumann's fashion sense is more defensible than his personal integrity.
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by calibas 7y ago
Note that it says "interactive software application" not "website", though it's possible on a website using a single page application and preloaded resources. Any time you're fetching a resource from some exter
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by calibas 7y ago
The article isn't nonsense, it's just written for the kind of person who isn't comfortable writing their own plugins.
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by calibas 7y ago
If you have a product that's negatively affected by this, then this is kind of a big deal. If you look at the marketing data, most people don't like spending a dozen extra seconds, much less a few extra minutes, finding what they
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by calibas 7y ago
I find it odd that people make such a big deal about the failed "mind control" programs, while ignoring the ones that were disturbingly successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Rodr%C3%ADgue
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by calibas 7y ago
Where do the images come from? The "About Us" page says they're all public domain, but this image has a copyright: https://taken.photos/photos/pink-flower-on-plant-3753020/
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by calibas 7y ago
Nope, just happens to be the same number.
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by calibas 7y ago
It's some of the poorest quality food you can get with a price to match, though that's highly dependent upon what you order and where you go. It's complete garbage compared to what the CEO is eating, and while everybody knows
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by calibas 7y ago
What I find most fascinating is that a multimillion dollar company was destroyed simply because the owner told the truth. Imagine if fast food CEOs were honest about the quality of their food instead of just parroting marketing bullshit.
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by calibas 7y ago
It was "legalized" here, and for a little while you could buy local, outdoor grown cannabis legally and cheaply. Then they regulated it so much that everyone but the large operations can no longer stay in business, so in many ways
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by calibas 7y ago
I believe they're all vulnerable to overflows and easy to exploit. https://pointerless.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/strcpy-security...
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by calibas 7y ago
I can understand that, but then why is a post about canine health ranked 10 times higher when it was posted roughly the same time and received 1/3 the votes? I'm wondering if there's some sort of artificial manipulation going
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by calibas 7y ago
What if there was a remarkable amount of evidence abuse has already occurred? https://www.theroot.com/exclusive-thousands-of-black-votes-i... Or how about a federal district court ruling? https://electionlawblog.
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by calibas 7y ago
Does anybody know why the story is dropping down so quickly on HN? It's currently 194 points & posted 57 minutes ago, one of the most viral on the front page by far, yet it's gone from #1 to #22 in around 30 minutes. Edit: Dow
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by calibas 7y ago
If you believe that when the elite "look after each other" they abuse their power in illegal and unethical ways, then technically you're a "conspiracy theorist" along with the vast majority of the population. Edit:
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by calibas 7y ago
"Low latency" is still like 10-20ms, which is very noticeable for a professional musician.
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by calibas 7y ago
So long as you use an algorithm to rank content, people will be able to reverse-engineer it and game Google Search results. Of course, without an algorithm I have no idea how they could possibly rank billions of web pages.
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by calibas 7y ago
I think the issue with understanding CORS is that you first need to understand same-origin policy and exactly when it applies. CORS is simply a method for bypassing same-origin policy. You also need to understand how a CSRF attack works. On
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by calibas 7y ago
I agree, and I believe things like massive boycotts, worker-owned cooperatives, and stronger unions are the answer, along with an independent news media. I know the normal reaction is more fines and regulation, but then you're using bu
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by calibas 7y ago
She also says you're doing yoga wrong if you're practicing any time other than between 3 AM and 5 AM in the morning. She's part of a strict school that focuses on pranayama, breath-work, a major part of yoga in India but rar
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by calibas 7y ago
Who wants a future where you library suddenly disappears because the service wasn't profitable enough for the company? Does anybody actually think that's a good idea?
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by calibas 7y ago
I would say use a service you trust, and encrypt all sensitive data anyway.
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by calibas 7y ago
I think the potential for abuse would be extremely tempting for anybody and also make those positions very attractive to the wrong kind of person. In a more honest world, these companies would be bending over backwards to prove that they ca

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