cryptophreak

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by cryptophreak 11y ago
Isn’t it interesting how possessing barely any information can lead people to confidently make decisions “based on the evidence”?
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
I just don’t like it on principle. Why would I voluntarily offer potential control of my machine to somebody else? My software is mine.
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
I’m not willfully connecting my machine to the facebook.com domain.
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
The drug war should already have taught us that it's counterproductive to view offenders as generic nuisances rather than people to be negotiated with. The ivory trade, like the drug trade, is entrenched. There are a lot of people invo
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
From the standpoint of understanding human behavior at scale, the alternatives you offered are unworkable. People are going to drink, they are going to do it in social environments beyond their homes, and they are going to return to their h
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
Of course this is true. Companies make money by spying on their customers. Did we really imagine that flipping the “Stop making money” preference was going to work?
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
It’s unfortunate that SMS isn’t supported—that’s practically the only reason I still have a phone, and the entire reason I’d want this service is to block all calls, excepting the ones I’ve specifically authorized.
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
Silly Microsoft, it's just called "Android", not "Android Phone".
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
For someone with a passing interest but no desire to do the research, what have you found?
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
The following is layman speculation: Computer languages are constructed by a single party, with a logic and purpose behind every feature, and the flexibility to make unilateral decisions about their design. It’s reasonable that they should
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
This is like saying that McDonald’s and American Apparel share a similar business model in that they make money by ignoring the more obscure commandments in classical Hebrew scripture. The claim only sounds meaningful to people who subscrib
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by cryptophreak 11y ago
Sharing is the most ethical thing there is.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
> The first thing to know is that you have to physically be there to apply. Not anymore, according to the article.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
In what way is it “reasonable” to force a policy of censorship on a non-consenting population?
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
You can use swear words on the Internet.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
>the black market (or NSA, etc) Legitimate question: What’s the difference?
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
I feel that “Skip the Cloud” is misleading in that they still want us to rent the software. For me, half the point is being able to pay my money and walk away completely.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Why take a system you know is compromised, shift a few things around, and hope for the best? Format the drive and install a fresh, non-malicious OS image.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Yes, but if the title was honest then not as many people would click, and we can’t have that.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
You shouldn’t trust them, but it’s hardly an extraordinary claim. We can extrapolate from King’s heroic figure, charm, and constant traveling that he would been positively drowning in opportunity, to say nothing of the temptation that comes
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Revoking the license of everyone who drives while impaired seems unworkable given its prevalence and the necessity of driving in the States: 1. Since so many people do it and will continue to do it, you essentially create a lottery situatio
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
You don’t have to believe in “the fold” for the Web to know that the title should be near the top.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
While a strict interpretation of your statement technically evaluates as true, it’s worth noting that volume, enunciation and tonality can themselves carry information which alters the meaning of your communication.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
I too thought that was odd, but I think the point is the method and its potential accessibility benefits, not a specific medical case.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Mirror?
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Homebrew.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
I have no knowledge of or interest in the methodology of this particular study, but I can tell you my own experience: I can, under double-blind conditions, be given four different ages of The Macallan whiskey and correctly identify the year
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Possibly because we don't actually know very much about other planets.
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
> The utility of this can't be understated. It can be, actually, and quite easily. “This is not that useful.” See, I’ve done it. You mean that it can’t be overstated .
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by cryptophreak 12y ago
Many, many people who work on the Web are familiar with Eric Meyer and have used his Reset CSS, and so it feels more personal for some.

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