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by chatman 13y ago
Open source's definition is incomplete when it comes to protecting the freedom of users. And, libre doesn't imply "free as in pizza" to me.
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by chatman 13y ago
That is good to know RMS inspired you. Just a suggestion, instead of contributing to "open source" projects, look for "free software" projects.
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by chatman 13y ago
> updated software are (mostly) open source and you are free to compile your own version The "mostly" part kills your argument. That means, the updates contain non-free parts and are hence unsafe. Chrome should be avoided if Ch
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by chatman 13y ago
Free means as free in freedom, not as in free beer.
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by chatman 13y ago
Where is the Web1T dataset? Would you not consider it useful for Machine Learning?
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IPhone and iPad users report severe motion sickness while using iOS 7(mobile.theverge.com)
4 points by chatman 13y ago|0 comments
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by chatman 13y ago
GNOME Shell on Wayland has released before Canonical's Unity releases on Wayland (or whatever else they plan to release on, e.g. their own Mir etc.). Big win for the GNOME community against its detractors from Canonical.
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by chatman 13y ago
Most stunning thing about 3.10 looks like the new maps application based on OpenStreetMap. Now I really wish I have a Surface Pro 2 with GNOME running on it.
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by chatman 13y ago
Initially I was skeptical, but it soon turned into joy. Now I can't live without it. Try it for 1-2 months, there's no looking up.
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Scariest Job Interview Ever(dailymail.co.uk)
5 points by chatman 13y ago|0 comments
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Google Search banning Eben Moglen's Wikipedia page?
1 points by chatman 13y ago|3 comments
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Prof. Eben Moglen on Facebook, Google etc.(youtube.com)
2 points by chatman 13y ago|0 comments
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by chatman 13y ago
Exactly! Having more alternatives makes it easy to talk about money more openly and calmly. You are assured you have nothing to lose, and so does your manager.
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by chatman 13y ago
Articles like these dilute the seriousness of some of the other legit posts on why one should quit some other sites, e.g. Facebook.
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by chatman 13y ago
Wow, this looks like a very noble effort. If they can offer privacy like DDG does, this will replace my default search engine. And the results seem decent too.
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by chatman 13y ago
That is insulting. Perhaps you earn more than "minimum wage", but please be respectful to everyone. Everyone out there is doing a job and deserves respect, even if he's earning a minimum wage or if he's working at a mall
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by chatman 13y ago
The glasses on the last guy were seriously cool.
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by chatman 13y ago
Is there something similar for Firefox?
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by chatman 13y ago
The author's own "wishlist" and bullet points are very reasonable for almost any of us to do. In such an environment, one has the freedom without sacrificing too much convenience. Esp. the cloud backup using encrypted archive
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by chatman 13y ago
> I just wish "free software" wasn't owned by Richard Just because Stallman is the most vocal voice behind Free Software Movement doesn't mean he owns freedom or free software. He is doing a wonderful job of bringing
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by chatman 13y ago
Look at Replicant OS, the GNU foundation's effort to put a free Android system.
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by chatman 13y ago
The best part was at the last where a card was reconstructed just by measuring the diffuse pattern on a book. Amazing stuff.
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by chatman 13y ago
This seems like a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZofY286FyQ
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by chatman 13y ago
Did he not talk about his choice of foul language and need (or lack of need) for discipline, esp. in mailing lists?
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by chatman 13y ago
Nice, at least the fanboys have something to be happy about. :-)
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by chatman 13y ago
Being able to run Windows 3.x sounds like the coolest among the list.
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Solar activity drops to 100-year low, puzzling scientists(timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
1 points by chatman 13y ago|0 comments
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by chatman 13y ago
This is an infringement on the rights to privacy of a cat.
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by chatman 13y ago
She was the nyancat, I am not surprised.
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by chatman 13y ago
All these hassles are results of using nonfree software. You would never know what other malware it contains inside the closed code.

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