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goatsi
7y ago
I'm not sure your "It's been an Incredible Journey" post is the appropriate place to showcase marketing videos for a product you see "no clear path to deliver it to customers". Are they hoping for a last minute
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7y ago
Why do you see that comment as dumping on Google? I see it as complementing them for taking the time to optimize the hardware rather than just throwing a larger chip at it.
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7y ago
I wouldn't bet your freedom on it. The FBI was involved in taking down a similar website just last week [0]. I'm sure they have a solid legal basis for it. [0] https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/weleakinf
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7y ago
The only difference I can see between them and businesses that have gotten people sent to prison [0] is a slight change in the marketing materials. Dehashed even advertises taking Cryptocurrency payments for "unlimited searches".
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7y ago
>I need a chat application where I can have a client that I can use in my terminal, and Signal doesn't do that Have you looked at signald or Signal-CLI? https://gitlab.com/thefinn93/signald https://g
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7y ago
If you want it to remain effective and to avoid serious complications (depression, anxiety, loss of verbal fluency) MDMA can't be taken anywhere near frequently enough to replace alcohol for the average individual.
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7y ago
This is a good read: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-plot...
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7y ago
It's not entrapment. Entrapment is a very narrow set of circumstances. >The key aspect of entrapment is this: Government agents do not entrap defendants simply by offering them an opportunity to commit a crime. Judges expect people
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7y ago
I suspect the marketing materials on other websites give it a different purpose. It's pretty common with this type of software to have a clean website for paypal, but to then be telling people on forums or support chats exactly how to
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7y ago
You might be interested to know that the Chinese government is also cracking down on the Hui: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/763356996/afraid-we-will-beco... "All Hui-run nursery schools, child care
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7y ago
I use Migadu.com for my email and they allow you to create regex based catchalls [0]. I have one that accepts every email address that begins with "cat". it makes it dead simple to create a fresh email for new services. [0] https
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7y ago
As I understand it this hack took place in 2016, they are just claiming it now. That's why they mention powershell being more useful.
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7y ago
I thought it was pretty clear. They had already developed a Sonic Wall VPN exploit. They used zmap to scan for vulnerable devices then grepped the hostnames for "bank". When they exploited the VPN it gave them the whole network. &
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7y ago
There we go: https://youtu.be/5-j-EHXhBh8?t=465
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7y ago
>I'm not sure why they would grant an export license, that completely defeats the point of the law. Me making a million bucks can't possibly be good justification to allow my transaction to be exempt? What would they get in tax
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7y ago
>Who is tracking / investigating what just happened? How would they even know? For you selling to Zerodium, it would be the government agency in your country in charge of managing export controls. Unless you are bragging about it on
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7y ago
The state actor will have a more difficult time doing that if you are living in a different country. Exploits don't care about borders: https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-accused-using-spywar...
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7y ago
Check the relevant laws and regulations for your country (the state section on the Wassenaar website should link to them, or at least name them to look them up). You can probably still sell exploits as long as you get an export license for
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7y ago
It's enforced by countries. Do you live in a member state? https://www.wassenaar.org/participating-states/ Click on your country and it should point you to the relevant authority for your government.
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7y ago
The relevant section is category 4 A. 5. (page 79) >4. A. 5. Systems, equipment, and components therefor, specially designed or modified for the generation, command and control, or delivery of "intrusion software".
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7y ago
You think making contact discovery much more difficult for people will make them more likely to select Signal as their preferred chat app? Especially if you are asking them to replace Facebook Messenger. If they are willing to message peopl
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7y ago
r/DarknetMarkets was banned because of the FOSTA-SESTA anti-sex "trafficking" bill. The government forced Reddit's hand on that.
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7y ago
>and of course rumors of "the FBI" apparently grabbing the guy. They did get him: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/internet/fbi-busts-4c... This story about a similar arrest has a good explanati
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7y ago
Do you mean the recent tweet supporting the HK protesters? We know why that was deleted, because the Chinese government threatened the NBA. The NBA quickly caved, but it seems to have been too late: https://www.cnbc.com/2019
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7y ago
You have a similar sentiment to what is permitted to be displayed on Weibo. As we have agreed, there is strong censorship on Weibo. Do you believe that pro Hong Kong protester posts would be permitted by that censorship? Clearly there is a
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Do you believe HN and Weibo have the same level of censorship? You are talking about the reaction on Chinese social media platforms, which have a long and detailed history of censorship.
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> the actual reaction of Chinese people on Weibo and other Chinese social media. That isn't the actual reaction of Chinese people, that's the reaction that the Chinese social media companies permit to be displayed. Do you think
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If a group of regular users band together it's pretty easy to crowdfund detailed testing. Take a look at sites like DNStars. https://dnstars.vip/results/
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MDMA works by dumping serotonin out of cells, not by blocking re-absorption. It's why MDMA has much stronger effects than SSRIs.
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As I understand it the risk comes from a very high heart rate, due to the combination of MDMA's stimulation and the low blood pressure caused by Viagra.
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