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by davb 10y ago
Speed and bandwidth usage are part of it. I visit a site, wanting to see specific content. The vast majority of the 44 domains (according to uBlock Origin) that Wired connects to aren't actually needed to render what I'm trying to
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by davb 10y ago
> The same reason Gmail can't work with end-to-end encryption--they want to advertise at you based on message content. I wonder how they'd do if they were more open about it. "You're getting Gmail for free because we
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by davb 10y ago
I didn't stick with micro four thirds for too long. I felt that while it was clearly superior to my tiny point and shoot sensor, it was miles behind APS-C for low light performance, depth of field and clarity. Those ultra-high resoluti
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Ask HN: Resources on how to safely make use of cryptographic primitives?
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by davb 10y ago
This site is pretty broken on latest stable Chrome on Android. As soon as I start scrolling I see solid white or grey blocks. Sometimes, at certain scroll heights, I see some text. But mostly I can't actually read the content.
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by davb 10y ago
I'd argue that it's not "fallacious", it's simply a matter of opinion and taste.
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by davb 10y ago
There's something elegant about https://github.com/LeZuse/minimal-win32-app/blob/master/main... I remember just how painful working with the Win32 API could be (a lifetime ago), but I felt like I re
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by davb 10y ago
I absolutely agree that downstream packages have some level of responsibility to maintain up-to-date packages. However, this alone isn't necessarily reason to prevent someone from distributing derived versions of your open source pro
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by davb 10y ago
Sorry, I should have been clearer. I mean upstream third party packages, not those that form the core of Debian itself. If I create a package which Debian ships unmodified, but it's then subsequently patched by Canonical and shipped wi
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by davb 10y ago
How does this work when Ubuntu package maintainers patch upstream packages? Do they arrange special trademark licensing terms with the upstream maintainer? I think I'm apt-get installing super-foo-blah, but during installation it&#x27
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by davb 10y ago
How do various open source licences treat naming rights for derivative works?
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by davb 10y ago
I'm not sure how they achieve the goal of maintaining trust by simply charging a licencing fee for the brand. Unless they review and certify every modified build, this seems like a simple dual licencing model under the veil of making s
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by davb 10y ago
As someone who visits Reddit purely for entertainment, I welcome the changes. I can't stand Trump. But even if I was a supporter (or the subreddit in question was for a more amiable candidate), /r/all has been useless for the
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by davb 10y ago
XHR? Sessions. REST? Bearer tokens or OAuth. Third party trust? JWT.
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by davb 10y ago
True, but is misuse facilitated by modern firmware really that prevalent? Or is it just as likely that an enthusiast would violate the regulations by building non-compliant radio equipment from components? The only way to really prevent m
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by davb 10y ago
It's ironic that scrolling stutters so much on a Google Developers page when using Chrome on Android (51.0.2704.81). Inertial scrolling is broken too. I rarely have this problem on other sites. It usually only occurs on Javascript heav
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by davb 10y ago
I understand why this solution has been proposed, but is there any chance of convincing the FCC that the devices should be left "open" and that it is up to end users/hackers to operate their device within the regulations set
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by davb 10y ago
This endorsement surprises me just because the TPP is so blatantly anti-consumer, pro-corporation. I'm under no illusion that Google's anything other massive tech-savvy advertising company, but the self-serving corporate side of t
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by davb 10y ago
I don't think so, in this case. We weren't asked anything about completion of an ESTA or API. It definitely felt like more of a security/behavioural screening - not a check on visa or travel eligibility. If this was the case,
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by davb 10y ago
That's what I initially thought, but he didn't ask anything about my luggage. That would have made it too obvious it was a security interview. We were asked the standard baggage questions by the check-in agent. The ICTS thing wa
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by davb 10y ago
I think the threats are a little different here, however. I can understand the need for more compromise somewhere like Israel where there's a very visible and real terror threat. It's perhaps a more applicable system in that envir
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by davb 10y ago
I'm Scottish, and I absolutely detest traveling through Heathrow. The security and border controls there are some of the most oppressive I've ever encountered. Depending on where you're flying, that could include multiple bag
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by davb 10y ago
Unfortunately. They might not have blocked every IP range (I assume that, given the number of customers and datacenters, DO has a large quantity of public IPs) but they've certainly blocked some of them.
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by davb 10y ago
From the article: > Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards.
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by davb 10y ago
Me too, although I've found that Netflix recently blocked their subnets. So even when I'm using it to be a little more secure on open wifi network, I can't stream.
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by davb 10y ago
You're completely right - I misread that period. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll leave my original comment so your correction still makes sense. I do, however, think that a minimum of £73.3m per year (£1.1bn / 15yrs) is a
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by davb 10y ago
And according to [1][2] from 2012 to 2017, the BBC will pay £1.10bn - £1.55bn to their contractor Capita to manage license enforcement. A change in licensing model could result in cost saving in this and other areas, and not necessarily mea
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by davb 10y ago
Ideally, "willing to". I'd like to see a cultural shift where everyone sees the value of broadcast media and news, and those who have the means feel it's their responsibility to contribute in order to further the develop
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by davb 10y ago
I'm not entirely fond of BBC programming and the licence fee model as a whole. I'd rather see it turn into a subscription service here at home too. That said, it's already funded and paid for so why not let others access it f
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by davb 10y ago
I don't see that this change will encourage harassment. @jerk could always have dot prefixed his tweets (as today) and have his followers see the mention. That's not new, it's just one character less they have to type. I&#x27

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