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by chill1 13y ago
That's why I qualified it with local. Have anything to say about checksums too?
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by chill1 13y ago
If you are so concerned about downloading anything via HTTP, why not always use a VPN? At least that way you aren't susceptible to local MITM. Just make sure you trust your VPN :) Edit: Oh, plus you can always use a checksum to verify
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by chill1 13y ago
User that wants to buy BTC via an exchange: * User deposits USD/EUR/etc into an exchange (such as MtGox) * User places a "bid" to buy BTC at a certain price (USD/EUR/etc per BTC) * User waits for their "bi
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by chill1 13y ago
This is already being worked on by a few folks. [1][2] If you have the skills and drive to help, I would suggest looking into those two projects. [1] https://crypto.cat/ [2] https://whispersystems.org/
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by chill1 13y ago
This shortsighted brand of cynicism, writ large, is exactly what is enabling this revolving door approach to policy in this country. Yes... I repeated your comment verbatem to demonstrate that the same could be said of your attitude.
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by chill1 13y ago
Wow.. Where do I begin with your comment? I very rarely get upset about comments on the internet, but yours is particularly revolting. When was the last time you stopped in your day-to-day life to try to help someone? And, I don't mean
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by chill1 13y ago
Who do you vote for? I vote.. But it doesn't seem to do anything. We have an illusion of choice in this country when it comes to anything that matters. Political parties, banks, oil/gas companies, electricity/natural gas&#x2F
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by chill1 13y ago
Fixed headers consume vertical screen space -- permanently. Instead of allowing you to scroll down to have maximum vertical space for the content.
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by chill1 13y ago
> "I'm not a Lawyer, but I do know how to search the USPTO Database for Prior Art. It's not rocket science, anyone can do it. If you are a founder, and you are worried, spend some time researching it." You must be car
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by chill1 13y ago
> "Are you further North than any other person who has given the same answers as you for the first 32 questions?" What if one of the persons was not on the planet at the time?
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by chill1 13y ago
Google trends rate limits you fairly quickly it seems. If you post a google trend graph, please post a link to a static image representation as well.
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by chill1 13y ago
Well they do a lot of things [1], but they do outline the areas in which they are active. [1] https://www.eff.org/work
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by chill1 13y ago
For starters, we could all stop calling them car "accidents"... The language we use has a direct affect on the emotions we feel while talking about subjects such as this. Softening our language takes the humanity out of life. I re
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by chill1 13y ago
The best way to learn is to have a need to learn. What made you initially want to learn to code? Is it a business idea? An idea you had for an app or game? There are many different types of programming; as well as many different levels. Web
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by chill1 13y ago
So I suppose you wouldn't mind if a new coal plant opened up a couple blocks from your home?
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by chill1 13y ago
> ".. moral judgments can be viewed as nothing more than the expression of emotional attitudes.." I sense that you hold an underlying assumption that morality cannot be attained through logic and reasoning.
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by chill1 13y ago
Use mobile version to get around the pay-wall: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/us/insurance-site-seen-...
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by chill1 13y ago
I wanted to send you a quick note that I'd be willing to help, on the off chance that you did manage to get that open source project going with government cooperation. Unfortunately, you do not have an email in your profile. And your w
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by chill1 13y ago
True.. If someone who wasn't already an established freelancer / contractor in the IT field tried to do what he did, they'd certainly have a hard go of it. And, if they wanted to mirror the author's "reset", th
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by chill1 13y ago
"Life is like the best video game ever, it has amazing graphics, infinite amounts of levels, a huge map and this ridiculous great freedom. I just needed to pick up the controller."
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by chill1 13y ago
> .. the last thing I still use is the search, which still feels light weight and easy to use. If you haven't, you should really give DuckDuckGo [1] a shot. I used Google's search for the longest time, and finally just forced m
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by chill1 13y ago
https://zareason.com/shop/Laptops/
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by chill1 13y ago
The Electrum Bitcoin Client doesn't download the blockchain. It uses remote servers to verify transactions. Useful if you need to be up and running quickly. http://electrum.org/index.html
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by chill1 13y ago
Perhaps structural changes in the way politicians are elected and retain office would have some positive long term effects. I imagine if it was possible to hold a direct-vote referendum on the current sitting president mid-term would hold t
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by chill1 13y ago
> Nice false dilemma I think you meant "false dichotomy" [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dichotomy
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by chill1 13y ago
I don't use Twilio, but this was an interesting write-up. After reading it, I can totally understand how important it is to have safe-guards and redundancies baked into user balance information. I like how they even mentioned (although
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by chill1 13y ago
> ".. Twilio usage that resulted in a billing transaction (e.g. 1 cent for a SMS message or a phone call) triggered the billing system to attempt a recharge using the credit card associated with the customer’s account. This only aff
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by chill1 13y ago
I've found that watching almost any form of news -- in the United States -- is a complete waste of time, and even a hinderince to my own personal happiness.
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by chill1 13y ago
> I know that the money doesn't all go to the artists - what would you have me (or the GP) do instead, not pay for any of it? Mail them a check. Mail them cash. Hand them cash in person. Send them bitcoins; if they're tech-savv
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by chill1 13y ago
"You don't need a formal conspiracy when interests converge." - George Carlin

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