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by click170 11y ago
Dito on stopped using my fitbit. And now I readily share my experience with friends and family who are usually quite surprised at how it holds your data hostage, and they're just as bothered as I am when I point out that the device is
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by click170 11y ago
The solution to this is very simple: cut off their access entirely. I use an SSL proxy at home and if you attempt to pin certificates such that the local certificate store is ignored or inaccessible. Your device can be guaranteed to not hav
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by click170 11y ago
This is why I'm so disappointed that I haven't seen any of these devices let you log to your own servers . I'm not saying make it easy, I can hijack a DNS entry and host a server pretending to be you, just open the protocol
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by click170 11y ago
That's a fair argument for not blaming the lawyers. But I don't think that line of reasoning deflects blame away from the company demanding they pursue legal action.
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by click170 11y ago
Granted this shouldn't have taken place on a public beach but I still do not understand America's prudishness when it comes to sex. It's like they've never seen and fantasized about it before.
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by click170 11y ago
In my experience, Sales folks make sometimes more than double what engineers make. Glassdoor has more information about salaries for different positions, do yourself a favor and check it out.
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by click170 11y ago
We are all* bad at bad at negotiating when we desperately need a job, this is one of the biggest reasons I suggest people look for a different job while they're still employed, if they have that luxery. Job hunting while you don't
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by click170 11y ago
IMO it would tarnish Github more than it would redeem Microsoft. You don't become cool by buying the cool new gadget-of-the-week just as you don't become cool by buying a cool company. Ill be comfortable calling them cool when the
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by click170 11y ago
I agree, there should be an option for that. But for those who care about their privacy, IMO its approaching the problem from the wrong angle if you're trying to get some developer to change their code to respect your privacy. Its thei
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by click170 11y ago
>Because in many cases they have only purchased US rights. That's not my problem, its their problem. My problem is access to content, and I have many solutions available, some of which are not legal. If they want me to choose thei
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by click170 11y ago
I agree, the page raises more questions than it answers. I imagine that's because they don't have the answers to those questions yet and are trying to gauge interest in different areas before working out the details, but these day
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by click170 11y ago
They're different mediums, but they install the same Operating System. The packages available do not change based on the medium used.
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by click170 11y ago
To clarify, I didn't mean to disagree with you about the severity or suffering of PTSD patients. > PTSD is not Tumblr-fairy disease; it's the thing you get from being interned in a POW camp or locked in someone's sex dunge
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by click170 11y ago
When specifically did you gain the right to not be offended? As far as I'm aware, nobody has any such right. If you don't like what someone is saying, walk away.
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by click170 11y ago
Do you have any figures about iOS vs Android data usage? That's a perspective I had not heard.
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by click170 11y ago
I completely agree, but it can be intimidating to offer feedback to someone who you idolize as a mentor, that's why I think the relationship is especially important as a foundation from which to provide that feedback. Edit: Typo
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by click170 11y ago
Its not just VLC for PC, VLC for Linux has it as well and my bet is that so does the Mac version. It can be a bit tricky to get it configured correctly but there are tutorials and blog posts about how to do it and it is very much worth it o
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by click170 11y ago
I just want to say that contributing can sound daunting, but its honestly as simple as proof reading docs or filing bugs. No coding required.
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by click170 11y ago
I'm excited for the possibilities this opens up, but I have some questions. How does this service pay for itself? If its not a for-pay service how can I know you're not trying to amass a database of info to resell to marketers? I
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by click170 12y ago
Are they asking thought provoking questions or contributing new information or insights, or is it a me-too comment? The latter does not really contribute to the conversation.
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by click170 12y ago
Care to share your opinion of why that is? Have you compared Tomato? What problems or deficiencies did you identify? More detail would be helpful.
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by click170 12y ago
My favorite part was when you were rewarded for scouring the source code by finding an undocumented qdisc, that was golden. :) You mentioned that your colleague had produced a patch that did file handle passing? Is that patch available? My
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by click170 12y ago
If you aren't yet an EFF member and you're happy about this ruling, please consider becoming a member. Membership dues help the EFF fight these battles. Help make a difference!
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by click170 12y ago
Frankly this leaves me wondering why we leave medicine to private companies when we have agreed as a society that public health is the governments concern. Its unreasonable to expect a publicly traded company to do anything other than chase
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by click170 12y ago
Can you speak to any stale NFS handle problems? I've used NFS at home and have had NFS file handle problems but IIRC that was only when there were problems like kernel faults or network partitions. However several of my colleagues at w
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by click170 12y ago
Fair enough, but one of the biggest reasons I ignore these types of posts is because too often they lack these critical details, they come off as puff pieces to me. IMO these posts would hold value for a larger audience if that info was inc
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by click170 12y ago
With respect I disagree. To me a mailing list serve a purpose. Its a middle ground between IRC and not having any discussion medium at all. IRC is suitable for chat but discussions happen on mailing lists (or here on Hackernews). In mailing
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by click170 12y ago
Nailed it. Which makes me wonder, perhaps in next iterations the GPL should include provisions stating that intentional infringement (perhaps defined as failure to comply after 1 year from date of the complaint) results in financial penalti
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by click170 12y ago
I agree that the idea of providing assent via a checkbox is highly suspect. But unfortunately I think the law is on their side on this one because: almost ever piece of software that I've seen that presents that checkbox refuses to con
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by click170 12y ago
IMO posting paywalled sites to a news aggregator detracts from the experience of using the aggregator for anyone who doesn't subscribe to that paywalled site. Its established that a low percentage of people are convinced into signing u

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