csydas

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by csydas 10y ago
I agree with the sentiment, but this doesn't play out in practice because of the dancing pigs problem, which I'm sure you know, but in short basically is "[when] given a choice between dancing pigs and security, users will pi
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by csydas 10y ago
I think this has been tried a few times in multiple cities. Seattle had a thing where people lived in really tiny aparmtents (like one room with shared amenities in a public area), and there was some conflict over it but I can't recall
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by csydas 10y ago
I haven't lived in one nearly as long, but I find them okay for the most part. I'm a US expat so it took me a bit to get used to the rather compact nature of the apartments in St. Petersburg, but while the outsides of these buildi
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by csydas 10y ago
I appreciate this sentiment but I think that requires a specialized document since it'd be focusing on general encryption and data protection tools. My limited understanding of the Android ecosystem is also that the fragmentation makes
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by csydas 10y ago
True for travel, but I was more thinking work visa and other visas. I understand the article is about someone who was able to utilize the Visa Waiver Program, but this has pretty broad reaching consequences period if it's a unilateral
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by csydas 10y ago
I understand what you're saying, but there are a few issues with this: 1. There are many accounts exactly to the opposite, non-US citizens having traveled to and from the US for decades without this level of questioning. If there is a
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by csydas 10y ago
I think a corollary to adjusting and modernizing the penal process is also providing better support for those who need mental assistance. For many of these individuals, though they are dangerous, the current system basically dooms them to a
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by csydas 10y ago
Ah, I see, I understand better now. Thanks for the info on the more local status of the formal/informal; it's different than it is here in Russia, where at least my colleagues and friends put emphasis on it, even if the form is th
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by csydas 10y ago
Well, I think there are a few nuances that make the comparison a little tenuous. First, though this may be stating the obvious, standards in culture are an important part of language; what is normal in one language is definitely not normal
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by csydas 10y ago
In regards to the air/mini, I'm not convinced they have no place as you're describing it. My 2012 MacBook Air handles stuff just fine with modern browsers and modern applications. The numbers and specs are fine for a compute
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by csydas 10y ago
I'm not sure the it's all that different though really, since I don't think it measures "watched" as much as "had the show on as noted by the set box". Unless the tech has changed, I think it just is hardw
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by csydas 10y ago
> Right now you're spoiled with cheap and fast, which will change eventually; I'd recommend planning for this. I think this is the big picture with Uber right now; Uber subsidizing the costs cannot continue forever, or at least
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by csydas 10y ago
While true it's beside the point that was made earlier on. The Parent complains about "dongles", but really it's not much different than having to plug a portable computer into all of the accessories that are there alrea
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by csydas 10y ago
I think there is a slight misunderstanding in the turn of phrase used by the lawyer and repeated by me. I understand what you're referring to, but the idea of "looking for a reason to deny" is more meant they're going be
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by csydas 10y ago
I understand the basic scope of the author's intent, stop advertising fool-proof solutions to avoid vetting checked by the CBP, but their praxis comments require a bit more sourcing and evidence for some of the claims, and quite frankl
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by csydas 10y ago
No, understood, I wasn't saying you were defending Facebook, but I really do think its core purpose has changed. Even the way it functions is pretty drastically different than its initial offering. I only used Facebook when it very fir
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by csydas 10y ago
I think Facebook is a considerable exception as it started as an exclusive place for University kids to plan and meet up then changed into the platform it is now where every one and their mom's mom has a facebook account and spends all
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by csydas 10y ago
I'm not really sure why it's automatically reality distorting when the majority of my use time with my current laptop that has more ports than the newest MacBook is almost exactly in line with apple's idea with the single por
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by csydas 10y ago
Minor correction, but it's the Macbook with one port, not the Air. The Air that is still available has two USB and one Thunderbolt port + an SD slot and the Magsafe connector and so on. And quite honestly, the single port Macbook isn&#
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by csydas 10y ago
I would argue that they've disrupted American urban transportation instead of transforming it - we're still essentially getting around the same way, and taxi services world-wide basically operate the same way Uber does and have fo
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by csydas 10y ago
I had proposed a similar idea at my last place of employment at a smaller University when I was spearheading an initiative to revamp our identity management system. The system itself needed to be rebuilt at it was hacked together by our for
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by csydas 10y ago
Im a us expat living in Russia; eggs are sold nkn refrigerated but virtually everyone's home I've been to stores eggs in the refrigerator. The only time I haven't seen it was rural houses. I've known about this factoid f
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by csydas 10y ago
Alternatively, increased free clinics for basic healthcare (flu, checkups, non-emergency procedures) could eliminate a large percentage of wasted effort and time. Free regular checkups just a few times a year would catch so many issues befo
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by csydas 10y ago
I don't think it's meant to supplant interactions as much as it is to respect mental space. My coworkers are very much so about the social interaction and their breaks are sacrosanct. (Stopping Russians when they decide it's
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by csydas 10y ago
You are being a bit over-sensitive probably due to overexposure of this type of stuff, but in the case of the site, it's likely it was just part of a package. I'm thinking you're referring to jQueryUI that is loaded up, and i
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by csydas 10y ago
It's not universal. My U.S. banks don't do this and only have email notifications, with a minimum threshold of $10 for some reason. My work account where I live abroad notifies me of every transaction and all attempts at logins o
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by csydas 10y ago
It's hit or miss, but sometimes Calibre's conversions for native formats is pretty good at getting the conversion+scaling right. My partner is a chemist and she's had a lot of luck with various ACS publications rendering righ
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by csydas 10y ago
It's the maintenance costs over time that are generally better. Asphalt is convenience in that it's much more of a patch job, but over time it tends to require more maintenance so the costs level out. Asphalt overlay atop concrete
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by csydas 10y ago
I understand your focus here, but I'm not sure how you'd establish consumer confidence. Driving at least comes with a state issued certificate that you are capable of driving the car, and it's a bare minimum requirement. Obvi
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by csydas 10y ago
>He spent two days poring over her records, and got her the diagnosis no one else did - got her on the right tx, and gave her her life back. Well, quite frankly, this is part of the problem and it's a social adjustment we need to ma

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