emhs

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by emhs 13y ago
700. Missed Tagalog, Slovenian, and Amharic. Also, dude, you could do with another Lao clip, or a better clip-selection algo, 'cause I heard the Lao clip twice. Would've been good if it had been a different clip, but giving me the
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by emhs 13y ago
This is an example of what I love about the open source community. Some argue that signed boot was an attempt to force the open source community out by holding the keys to the ability to boot, as it were. Some think it's just relentles
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by emhs 13y ago
This is something I've seen happen phone networks from time to time. A call will get routed into an echo, rather than to its destination. Not sure why it happens, though. There seems to be enough delay that it's getting out into t
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by emhs 13y ago
Absent any evidence of abuse, true neglect (homeschooling doesn't count, regardless of Germany's laws on the matter), or other violation of a worthwhile law, this can only be considered further evidence of consolidation of power i
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by emhs 13y ago
As some have mentioned, this is essentially spamming the markets with shallow copies of your apps, which is typically verboten by major app stores. What's really necessary to truly take advantage of this concept without being spammy is
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by emhs 13y ago
Let's enumerate how wrong this is: 1. This was done by the British for a slight against the American government. 2. This is against a member of the media, who are typically considered noncombatants in political conflicts. 3. It's
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by emhs 13y ago
Blackmail is a worthwhile consideration. Considering how many politicians today are dethroned by some scandal or another, any scandalous data captured by the NSA would make for excellent leverage. Further, however, this simply highlights ag
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by emhs 13y ago
And the world took a step closer to the promise of the tricorder.
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by emhs 13y ago
"Please do all the work while I act like a diva about the vision."
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by emhs 13y ago
> The people who shape our society will know what they need to know. I'm not sure a great understanding of a desktop PC is going to change this. If you define "what they need to know" as "what's necessary for vag
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by emhs 13y ago
Yes, unchecked sharing of untouched smartphone pictures is a privacy risk. But a little sanity about your friend lists on social media, and your privacy and sharing settings, and then even if you don't know how to strip geolocation dat
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by emhs 13y ago
I'd hoped so too, at first, but since this is just to build a non-orbital mid-scale demonstration, I figure building this one doesn't ensure that the orbital one will get built, and thus they couldn't guarantee that a full-si
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by emhs 13y ago
Alternative Internet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6006393 Prism Break: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6010803
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by emhs 13y ago
I agree that demand pricing has a valuable role in our economy. On the other hand, notable kindness and lack thereof can easily have significant reputation and PR effects, both positive and negative. The "Don't Be An Asshole Rule&
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by emhs 13y ago
No reason you can't "save" and transfer your game by moving your cookie. You just need to get at your iPad cookies.
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by emhs 14y ago
The difference here is that the Euros you're working with can't be held digitally as actual stored value. You can't carry them with you, and they must at all times be tied to an identity. With true digital currency, you're not tied to someo