drunkenmasta

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by drunkenmasta 13y ago
Interesting that a story like this should come out when groups are planning to protest over the NSA. Coincidence?
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by drunkenmasta 13y ago
you would think that with "intelligence" agencies looking into it they would be able to tell whether or not Snowden was in an airport terminal or was getting on a plane. All this "we have no idea where Snowden is" soun
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by drunkenmasta 13y ago
Well if true then the move makes no sense. Why would he ruin any chance of getting out of the airport if that's where he is? Also, if he really is there then why have no photographs of him been taken? Surely there is at least a coup
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by drunkenmasta 13y ago
What if the intent of these "leaks" was less (inform the public) and more (instil fear for the chilling effects?) It seems that every day we see stories about the govt or police getting away with this or that but the population n
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by drunkenmasta 13y ago
Your comment was a lovely read. Can you recommend a text or subject matter I could look over to learn more about this point of view?
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by drunkenmasta 14y ago
Will someone please recommend some (academic) books on the subject closest to "Dark patterns?"
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by drunkenmasta 14y ago
If what you write is true, then it would be in their best interest to respond so that they could maintain the "illusion." So while maybe the "White House doesn't owe you shit," that does not mean that it is not in their best interest to ke
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by drunkenmasta 14y ago
so they are going to open a site to sell that which pirates pirate for free? I don't see the economic sense of it.
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by drunkenmasta 14y ago
You can take an in-person, face-to-face course at a community college for about the same price. I don't see how this program is ground-breaking.
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
This is an interesting point and something worth digging around for (the answer). Though the "super users" may know the difference between this and that, the average user, and even above average user may not. The "reasonable expectation"
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I'd like to thank Jonathan Mayer and others like him that go through code and find these secrets and then release them for the public good. You make a great difference.
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Way too many conflicting messages in this American culture of ours. I can understand the frustration felt by those who feel that their qualities are not recognized because of one reason or another, but honestly, I don't think it was the sp
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Your message was not lost on me. The mind blowing part (to me) is that it takes years before some average Joe (not necessarily security "expert" by profession) decides to take a look at the logs to see what is REALLY going on behind the cu
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Arch was the very first distro I tried. I had no idea that there was "another" way to do it. Having to pay attention to the manual install helped me later when I was trying to figure stuff out. Highly recommended to jump in the hard way
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
"Think of the Children!" will always remain a tactic as long as people are concerned that, by opposing the argument, they will be seen as "anti-children." Simply knowing that it is a tactic should take away the fear of opposing it for what
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
See the front page (on Hacker News) where there is a story on uploading.to blocking visitors from the US.
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Thank you for articulating this.
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I thought about this a little more this morning and realized that Megaupload was shut down because it was using piracy as a means to fund the owners' multi-million dollar lifestyle. Just because uploaded.to blocks US visitors does this mak
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I wrote about this a month or so ago. Sites self censoring. Much easier that way isn't it? http://danielmillsap.com/blog/technology-news/using-game-the...
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Sites begin self-censoring? Using Game Theory to Break The SOPA Code(danielmillsap.com)
23 points by drunkenmasta 15y ago|7 comments
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I first came across xmission.com back in 2004. I was immediately struck by his writing style. I always aspire to be as fearless and concise as Maddox is. Just look at his range of knowledge, he is able to write well on a variety of topic
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Using Death To Conquer My Fear Of Starting Up (danielmillsap.com)
2 points by drunkenmasta 15y ago|0 comments
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Author accurately describes the cycle I go through in trying to keep up with technology changes. If I want to make an iPhone app well first let me pick up a book on design so I can make it visually pleasing. ohh wow this psychology stuff is
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How journalists can use Google Refine to clean ‘dirty’ data sets(poynter.org)
6 points by drunkenmasta 15y ago|1 comments
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I would argue that the brain processes verbal communication skills and written communication skills in different locations and so, while I may be able to write well, I may come across as Timmy from South Park in front of a camera. In addit
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
Wow best post ever. Thanks man/woman!
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Cyber Soldiers: Hackers in Fatigues(defense-update.com)
2 points by drunkenmasta 15y ago|0 comments
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
I know that this is slightly off topic, but can someone tell me what the site is built with? I looked at the source did not figure it out. Back on topic, I agree that no law should be passed in ignorance and with no intention of expert tes
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by drunkenmasta 15y ago
What about the argument that a military plane would have multiple levels of internal defense such as automatic destruction? I read an argument by a supposed engineer who wrote that the auto protect mode would cause the plane to fly vertica
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The Art Of Living - Gaining counsel from Death(danielmillsap.com)
1 points by drunkenmasta 15y ago|0 comments

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