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by deweller 7y ago
For Mac Users: I had to choose View -> Reload (Command R) form the top menu bar to make this option show up for me.
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Firefox Private Network is in Beta(private-network.firefox.com)
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TN absolutely has Lyme carrying ticks. In Tennessee, between 2004 and 2016, there were 5,950 tick-borne disease cases, according to CDC data. While those number are not high, there are other reports that indicate the number of infected tick
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by deweller 7y ago
If this gains traction, you will be able to pay a service provider a fee to update DNS entries for you. This is like the current system used by registrars. You don't need to care if it is powered by a blockchain in the background if
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by deweller 7y ago
From the article: > While DNS is already fairly decentralized, the centralization exists because of ICANN’s gatekeeper control .... ICANN ultimately has control over what internet names are acceptable – and serves as a singular point of
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After 10,000 hours of meeting people, I would think one would have some well-honed skills required for managing people. Of course being a good manager requires more than just understanding people. But that level of empathy and instincts are
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by deweller 7y ago
Can you give me a high level overview of what your motivation is for destroying AMP? I'm not trying to troll. I really would like to know.
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The report does not look to determine if the defense department created Lyme disease. Rather it suggests that the Pentagon weaponized ticks. What if, for example, they enhanced the Lyme bacteria to make it more contagious as part of an att
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Thanks. I hadn't gotten that far in the article yet. :)
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by deweller 7y ago
Has anyone analyzed the coding style of E4M and compared it to the original Bitcoin release? Coding style may not be as unique to an individual as prose, but it would be an interesting smoke test.
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by deweller 7y ago
Check out Facebook-sponsored Libra. It is a federated, permissioned blockchain that uses some concepts pioneered by Ripple.
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Is there a widespread lack of funding for bridges and roads infrastructure in the US? The bridges and roads around me in middle TN are well maintained. These are funded by local government resources, right?
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> They can’t afford to pickup people at Reagan for $4 in rush hour traffic. Are they really getting paid $4 to give someone a ride? That seems so low that drivers would be incentivized to find another job.
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Is there an End User License Agreement that users agree to before using these chips? If it is anything like software EULA's, then Intel is likely protected from lawsuits for defects.
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by deweller 7y ago
Classification of the event in the headline: "Measles Outbreak" Actual number of confirmed measles infections: 1
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> Children ... ought to be given autonomy over themselves, their property, and their privacy No no no. My 10 year old child definitely should not have adult-level autonomy. It is my responsibility as a good parent to train my child by li
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by deweller 8y ago
...on April 18 [2017], Kori Ali Muhammad, a 39-year-old African-American man, was arrested and charged with killing three people in a shooting in Fresno, California. Police said they believed race was a factor in the murders and Muhammad&#x
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by deweller 8y ago
From the article: > At the moment, equipment and products that involve glass and metal are often held together by adhesives, which are messy to apply and parts can gradually creep, or move. Outgassing is also an issue - organic chemicals
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by deweller 8y ago
This is a great example of a prisoner's dilemma problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma
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I genuinely don't understand the argument that tech companies are hurting society by providing lower paying gig-economy jobs. By providing more jobs, these companies are increasing options for workers looking for jobs. No one is forci
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by deweller 8y ago
Instagram doesn't specify a time for an account to be considered "inactive". > An account is determined to be inactive based on a number of things, including the date the account was created and whether the account has bee
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> [Boeing's] own engineers ... “concluded that the system complied with all applicable FAA regulations.” Four years after the engineers wrote that opinion, the system failed twice, killing more than 300 people. It is a really big le
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I'm seeing an increasing trend of tech companies classifying content with opposing beliefs as dangerous or harmful. This is a very scary precedent we are setting here. We are taking away power from the voting public and putting it in
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by deweller 8y ago
The site appears to be hosted through github pages [1] via Cloudflare. Is that even an option at github? 1: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/decentralized-iden...
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by deweller 8y ago
There are 672 different avatar combinations. This is a neat idea but that is not enough combinations to make this a useful public service.
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by deweller 8y ago
This is a good chart. At a first glance - yes, their use case does pass this test.
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Well for one thing, there are many medical conditions that can be embarrassing when shared with non-medical professionals. Do you really want your neighbor finding out about that rash or fungus you called about?
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I am a cryptocurrency fan and developer who wants to build services on top of cryptocurrency networks. I want a cheap, fast, decentralized solution for token ownership with a great user experience. I want to build back-end solutions for cry
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In the early days of the internet, companies like Microsoft and Lotus Notes invested in corporation-controlled private messaging applications instead of using things like email and the world wide web. But in the end the benefits of open st
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by deweller 8y ago
> Bitcoin might theoretically be based on distributed trust, but in practice, that's just not true. I'll grant that Bitcoin is not perfectly centralized. But I challenge you to find a more decentralized digital currency on th

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