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by devx 13y ago
At the very least it "chilled" the usage of that speech, because it's not very clear whether they will be targeted by the owners or not (they probably would be, which is reason enough not to use it, even if they are in the &q
602.
by devx 13y ago
>The CIA and NSA have launched aggressive new efforts to hack into foreign computer networks to steal information or sabotage enemy systems, embracing what the budget refers to as “offensive cyber operations.” Not just "enemy"
603.
by devx 13y ago
Great. Now can we see more services implement easy to use client-side encryption before uploading data to their servers?
604.
by devx 13y ago
We better be really careful with the next one, unless we want to get "scammed" again by someone who just promises what we want to hear in a very credible way, and then does more of the same. If such a candidate even exists at the
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by devx 13y ago
Seems like a hack for iPad. Look at that tip. It's definitely still a capacitive stylus, it's just that this one has 2048 levels of sensitivity. But I think precision is a lot more important, and you won't get that on an iPad
606.
by devx 13y ago
If IE will ever support WebRTC, then they'll have to support VP8, too, which is the standard codec for WebRTC. So how about Microsoft moves quicker in adopting open standards, instead of backing proprietary ones, or dragging their feet
607.
by devx 13y ago
The fact that it took them 2 years to do it with VP8...Both VP8 and Hangouts were launched a long time ago.
608.
by devx 13y ago
I've seen a lot of people recommend Lastpass lately, but couldn't the government force Lastpass to create a backdoor for them to get the passwords before they are encrypted? I'd also worry about a catastrophic event of Lastpa
609.
by devx 13y ago
They're months away from finalizing the VP9 streaming protocol. Please don't tell me we'll have to wait 2+ years before they implement VP9. I would think they'd benefit greatly from cutting the bandwidth in half, especia
610.
by devx 13y ago
Wow. Despite all the lobbying, apparently democracy still works in some countries.
611.
by devx 13y ago
You could get an Asus Zenbook with a 1080p screen though.
612.
by devx 13y ago
https://www.sharefest.me/ works pretty well for this.
613.
by devx 13y ago
What I don't really get is to what end are they doing this? Does this help Google, or hurt them - especially now that they have Motorola? Is the bigger over-arching goal here to go around the carriers, no matter what?
614.
by devx 13y ago
A relevant recent article: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/bitocoin_anonym...
615.
by devx 13y ago
Seems great for meshnets, and I think this is only the beginning of such technology.
616.
by devx 13y ago
That seems to happen anyway in US. A lot of extremists, especially in the Republican party.
617.
by devx 13y ago
At least the UK government still has the decency to call the Parliament before invading another country, which can't be said about US anymore. US just has the president do it whenever he feels like it.
618.
by devx 13y ago
This is getting very scary. Politicians who say something like this at any time, should be met with extreme outrage and make them lose whatever position they're holding immediately . Otherwise they'll get their way, rise to power
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Government forgets to redact Google's name(techdirt.com)
8 points by devx 13y ago|0 comments
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by devx 13y ago
In the grand scheme of things, that's irrelevant for Tesla. Right now it's good for PR, and it's good that it makes at least as much money as the others. But unlike Tesla, Porsche will never make a mass-market play. Tesla wil
621.
by devx 13y ago
Does this impact only sites hosted in EU? Or with a domain from an EU country?
622.
by devx 13y ago
Maybe, but here's the thing. Splitting them like that might help the already rich ones (Windows and Office), while it would hurt the struggling ones (Xbox, Bing, Surface). I actually don't know how Xbox is doing financially on its
623.
by devx 13y ago
Perhaps Microsoft should break up - but there's a lot of wishful thinking in there. Windows RT would beat Android in tablets if it were its own company? How? It couldn't do that with billions of dollars behind it.
624.
by devx 13y ago
By people who would've never bought it in China, either because they can't (no access to Play Store) or won't (too little money to pay for "apps").
625.
by devx 13y ago
I think I'm starting to see the writing on the wall for CyanogenMod. I can see one day Google going after them if they remove some functionality from their ROM's that Google really wants in, and their ROMs become used by say - ten
626.
by devx 13y ago
Don't worry. TSA is trying its best to expand to other means of transportation, too. How else are they going to keep asking for bigger and bigger budgets? That whole "airline-only" thing is pretty limiting.
627.
by devx 13y ago
They should've gotten rid of Metro completely. Tablets and PC's are not meant to be mixed. The ideal size for a tablet is around 7"-8", while the ideal size for a laptop (for most people) is 13". Here's hoping
628.
by devx 13y ago
Ok, now I'm starting to see why Google chose a VM for its OS. I couldn't care less about support for x86 and even MIPS, as ARM was already dominating the mobile chip market, and it has plenty of competition above the ISA level -
629.
by devx 13y ago
I'll make it easy for you: those arguing against leaks are not real journalists. If they were real investigative journalists, they'd know the importance of leaks.
630.
by devx 13y ago
Yes, but P2P mesh networks that are built for security have an advantage. They're encrypted end to end, for every node, and there's no one to implement a backdoor for the government, like in the case of ISP's. The ISP's

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