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721.
by chopin 8y ago
I use both uMatrix and uBlock on Firefox for Android. I must say, compared to desktop both are comparatively awkward to use. It'd be nice if Firefox could overhaul the way extensions are handled on Android. As an example the reload but
722.
by chopin 8y ago
For many sensors especially critical ones there are multiple independent ones (like indicated airspeed). If they deviate there are standard procedures to determine which one(s) are faulty. For IAS you basically set a determined thrust at a
723.
by chopin 8y ago
Visual flight conditions give you your angle relative to the horizon but not necessarily AoA especially in non-normal flight conditions (like steep ascent or descent).
724.
by chopin 8y ago
Afaik that's only for cloud. There the software runs on an opaque virtualization layer. Windows is still closed source. Therefore there is a lot of speculation around the phone home capabilities.
725.
by chopin 8y ago
Imagine how effective an intelligence campaign would be if the NSA went to Microsoft and let them place backdoors for specific targets. Where would you draw the line?
726.
by chopin 8y ago
Out of curiosity: Does Startpage work there?
727.
Searchable encryption and the ever-expanding leakage function(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
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728.
by chopin 8y ago
Well, it depends. Since I switched to Linux I was quite surprised to see how many of the packages have German or European maintainers.
729.
by chopin 8y ago
So there is no protection if the entire device is stolen (or put in a backroom at a border)? You can just boot it up and acess the disk without having a user? The Wikipedia page on Bitlocker does not mention this problem for TPM mode. Or is
730.
by chopin 8y ago
For me, not so much. I installed Mint and skipped the step (as to not to introduce more complexity the first time), thinking 'I can do that later'. The disk is still unencrypted... Is there a way to do this and to restore the syst
731.
by chopin 8y ago
At least in Europe using Win10 as an attorney (or physician for that matter) may bring you into hot waters.
732.
by chopin 8y ago
I think you have less congestion. I can come back 10 min later if the maker is blocked. That doesn't work with mowers.
733.
by chopin 8y ago
More to the point, you should put untrusted input into a different type from trusted input. As much as I admire the design of the servlet API I think the biggest mistake is that everything is transmitted as Strings. The input characters sho
734.
by chopin 8y ago
I agree as it is important to know your boundaries. But I also like the GP prefer legible over performant code whenever it is obvious that I am not going to need more performance. In almost all cases I encountered the necessity to optimize
735.
by chopin 8y ago
>In their defense, this is why what they do is called theoretical physics. In my opinion, theoretical physics is about explaining observable phenomena in a falsifiable way (I am with Popper here). Otherwise an omnipotent god would be an
736.
by chopin 8y ago
But there's more to it to desire an own mower: 1. Everybody wants to mow at the same time 2. Community goods are often treated careless, leaving me with a dirty or non-functional mower when it is my turn 3. Who is responsible for repai
737.
by chopin 8y ago
A part of my machine which I have no control over and which I cannot remove is a backdoor. Some would call that even malware. I don't care whether it has been solely used for the intended purpose which I can't even verify.
738.
by chopin 8y ago
Afaik the processor is a chip on the mainboard. I personally don't care which part of the mainboard carries the backdoor.
739.
by chopin 8y ago
You can't downvote articles, even if you have 500 karma.
740.
by chopin 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Claims...
741.
by chopin 8y ago
I wondered about this as well, especially as Windows (10) still has issues with deeply nested (=long paths) structures. Especially in conjunction with OneDrive (forced upon me at work) it's an annoyance.
742.
by chopin 8y ago
This surely will end well for the company.
743.
by chopin 8y ago
One should however take into account that the aerodynamics of cars changed considerably the past 20 years possibly leading to less by-catch.
744.
by chopin 8y ago
Carnot's work came almost 50 years after Watt's development of his steam engine. Of course valuable, but not strictly necessary. One could argue that thermodynamics developed out of necessity for more efficient engines but it&#x27
745.
by chopin 8y ago
I think that steam engines went hand in hand with the availability of coal. Even the production of steel (or iron) was hampered by the fact that there wasn't enough stuff to burn. Afaik there was much less forestry in Europe until the
746.
by chopin 8y ago
One of the most valuable skills for any engineer is to be able to frankly admit the need to look something up.
747.
by chopin 8y ago
GDPR doesn't give you any legal option aside from asking your data protection authority.
748.
by chopin 8y ago
That's the nth time I read that citation here. It's appealing but does not match my experience. I can afford to buy good and expensive stuff, but it is really difficult to tell good and bad stuff apart especially outside ones doma
749.
by chopin 8y ago
Legally, they can't pay the fine and continue their behavior. It's not a cost of doing business as you are required to alter your behavior.
750.
by chopin 8y ago
You could deliver the stuff as an ad via an ad network. And sending an email which can't be traced isn't exactly difficult. I wouldn't choose email as it presumably makes it easy for the victim to get out. The ad route on the

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