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by furyg3 12y ago
Yes, outdated browsers is the devil that developers know. We hackers are frequently solution driven, with a heavy focus on tools. This quickly tailspins into goals focused on incremental changes (load faster, show more info, integrate with
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by furyg3 12y ago
I wonder: If we would have known terrorists would target subway systems in the future, would we have abandoned their construction?
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by furyg3 12y ago
Truly a business with no ethics. An ethical company would publicly say "We'd like to invest, do business, and bring tax revenue into your country. Unfortunately there are several laws which you have which prevent us from doing s
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by furyg3 12y ago
The firm said it could not specify the countries that have a direct line into its networks, because those countries have laws prohibiting disclosure of surveillance methods. In six out of the 29 countries, governments have a permanent li
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by furyg3 12y ago
As stupid as this is, 10.10 is a horrible product versioning convention.
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by furyg3 12y ago
>According to Apple's Legal Process Guidelines, Facetime calls and iMessages are end-to-end encrypted. This is significant, but Textsecure and Redphone are more secure and trustworthy. Yes but they don't exist. TextSecure looks
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by furyg3 12y ago
Slightly OT... Assuming I'd like to 'donate' to TOR by just running a node myself, what would be a cost-effective hosting provider to use for this? This would be a relay node, not an exit node (I can imagine that hosting prov
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by furyg3 12y ago
I feel like we're still thinking too small; the real problem is homelessness.
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by furyg3 12y ago
Well... this is slightly disingenuous. The WSJ article specifically mentions that this relates to secured debt (mortgages), not credit card debt. Interest rates are fully tax deductible in the Netherlands, which incentivizes higher mortgag
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by furyg3 12y ago
I moved from the US (high on the list) to the Netherlands (bottom of the list) a while ago. Different jobs and sectors vary, but the theme I can confirm is that the Dutch feel more productive, generally (I work in software development). In
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by furyg3 12y ago
In Amsterdam, I'm a big user of car2go. These are little electric smart cars which you can rent by the minute. For times when I don't have my bike nearby, or the public transport is not handy. These are basically little smart car
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by furyg3 12y ago
For user specific passwords, our team uses whichever software they prefer (usually LastPass or KeePass) For passwords that can absolutely not be made user-specific, we use SimpleSafe ( https://www.simplesafe.net/ ). It allow
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by furyg3 12y ago
While I may feel a responsibility to be a good neighbor/host/ friend, I also have a responsibility to protect the data of those neighbors/guests/friends who are using my network. While I may think I am capable of securin
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by furyg3 12y ago
My understanding was also that they had many Russian rockets warehoused for national security launches.
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by furyg3 12y ago
Off the cuff? $40. Of course my willingness would vary depending on the project, community, features, stability, etc... but there's precedent. I've had no problem donating similar amounts to browser projects in the past, or small
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by furyg3 12y ago
Yet another plugin to add to my privacy arsenal (opt-outs from Google, AdBlock, Ghostery, Disconnect, and now Badger). This really reminds me of the early years of antivirus on Windows, when you needed at least two antivirus suites to catch
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by furyg3 13y ago
So we create a law to mitigate a possible threat, implement a complex bureaucratic process, fail to inform or train the people responsible for implementing it, waste the resources of everyone involved, create the opportunity for abuse, and
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by furyg3 13y ago
Tricky. There may be situations where the car stops and says "I can't do this" at which point primary control is handed over to the driver. Think about the system being damaged or obstructed, or a protest rally staring in t
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by furyg3 13y ago
I don't understand why subways and trains aren't implementing. The universe of possibilities is so incredibly limited in these situations that it seems like a piece of cake, compared to city driving. "Can you see that the tr
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by furyg3 13y ago
In my mind structured road conditions are a prerequisite for driverless cars. I've been in many situations where conservative driving according to the rules of the road is not possible. In the West this is more limited to dense cities
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by furyg3 13y ago
The intermediary step (computer driving with human failsafe) is also incredibly challenging, because you are unsure of the computer's knowledge and intent (this is also what makes backseat drivers so annoying). This computer drives muc
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by furyg3 13y ago
Twelve. seems pretty easy if you only use earth-sized objects... http://www.stefanom.org/spc/?view=2831699
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by furyg3 13y ago
“Apple takes security very seriously. IOS and OS X never incorporated the vulnerable software and key Web-based services were not affected,” This makes it sound like they knew about the vulnerabilities, which they didn't...
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by furyg3 13y ago
I don't know where your friend worked, but (most places) in treat accrued vacation money as pay. Meaning the employer must pay it out when you leave.
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by furyg3 13y ago
In places with the most migrants (Amsterdam), the long-standing Dutch tolerance and liberal values aren't at risk or being tested. Areas with nearly no migrants and no long-standing tolerance or liberal values continue to have no migra
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by furyg3 13y ago
Most western european countries get a lot of flak for policies which amount to "Employers have to treat their employees responsibly". Employers hired a person, not a robot. People have private lives, get sick, have relatives who
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by furyg3 13y ago
Six weeks would be legitimate in most places, depending on how the city defines "short term rental". Most cities have such a definition. Of course, if you are a renter your rental agreement would need to allow for subletting or y
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by furyg3 13y ago
The first half of it is a bit too creepy for me during Deep Sleep ;)
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by furyg3 13y ago
When does the roaming charge aboloshment go into effect?
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by furyg3 13y ago
We thought about this, and while we acknowledge the company's interest in shaping culture, we felt that the company doesn't have a right to dictate one mode of working when dealing with experienced professionals. When renovating

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