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by goldcd 7y ago
"There was no fresh Basil and I got reprimanded for trying to put my Pringles on the end of the belt before a compatriot had finished bagging" GoldCD, "Dinners under Corona"
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by goldcd 7y ago
Fuck - that was an article I wish I'd never read. I almost hoped it would stop at the half-way mark, so I could just shake my head at people I could despise, but it kept going. My thoughts in no particular order: Clearly the Palestinia
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by goldcd 7y ago
I've fixed the odd few bits and pieces over the years, and it's very satisfying. The problematic bit is normally tracking down the bit you need at a reasonable price. Occasionally you strike lucky - I think £15 for a new door-rack
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by goldcd 7y ago
I've been running a very shitty threaded message board for years ("running" being a very loose term - I mean it's still there). There is a parallel facebook group that exists solely to tell me when I've f'd up.
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by goldcd 7y ago
My gut response to this is "bullshit" Not based on the Saudi's not buying zero-day-exploits, but on them using them from the crown prince's account directly against Jeff.
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by goldcd 7y ago
I have myriad issues with the personal ethics of the owners of Chick-fil-A - but their model does make sense to me. They're clearly not just wanting to sell their brand - they're wanting to own their brand. The 10k is just a token
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by goldcd 7y ago
I've got a soft spot for Science Versus: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs Changing my life if probably over-stretching it, but it lures me in with "let's take the scientific approach to a topic&q
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by goldcd 7y ago
There's some fun stuff in there - but can't see any part that requires/uses block-chain (and couldn't just be Nike's db)
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by goldcd 7y ago
What did you expect? This isn't the future - this is how it's been for decade(s) and it's just you only notice it when it "goes wrong" (for whatever reason) When your cinema ran film, there needed to be somebody who
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by goldcd 7y ago
It'll all work out overall - that's the defining concept of the system. Whether it'll work out for individuals though - well the system doesn't care (and that again is a defining concept)
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by goldcd 7y ago
That's not quite true. If you took a single production line and replaced the workers with robots - then yes. Those workers have lost their jobs. However if there was a second hypothetical production line that made a product that was no
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by goldcd 7y ago
If you can compromise the account, based on a SIM swap alone, then that site has 1FA (The phone number). 2FA requires you to have 2 factors at the same time. e.g. When I log onto amazon from a new browser with valid username+password it ad
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by goldcd 7y ago
It was just a bit of hyperbole. Do you feel equally outraged to condemn "murder" if anybody uses the verb "kill"?
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by goldcd 7y ago
Compared to what? Better than not having it? Yes. Better than committing a 4,096Kb PK to memory and confirming all interactions with mental arithmetic? No.
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by goldcd 7y ago
Could say they put the website into maintenance, when somebody had violated and disabled their back end. Website's "fine" - it's just waiting to be plugged into something that works.
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by goldcd 7y ago
Now stop that - Do you honestly (imagine I'm sat across the table from you, giving you a hard look) think I was trying in any sense to "devalue/mitigate/desensitize rape"? And don't you even try arguing that
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by goldcd 7y ago
Well that was an underwhelming argument.. google is shit random links* - DOWNLOAD BRAVE!" My (and please feel free to take a pop at me) riposte is that Google is the single large Internet company that keeps encroaching into my privac
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by goldcd 7y ago
That was my (white) read on the story. I think what's missing isn't so much simply mentorship - it's advocacy. The children suffering the most domestic instability are those least likely to get a parent helping them or helpin
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by goldcd 7y ago
Of course you should ignore "sunk costs" - the problem is deciding what's a "sunk cost" and what's "an investment" with an associated probability on its return. To riff on the example say you were pre
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by goldcd 7y ago
Agreed - the obvious (and yet neglected) pertinent point is what type of relationships were these that he cultivated? Were his associates doing "his will" because they feared him (glad he's dead) or because they agreed (wish
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by goldcd 7y ago
But if you were say reference a paper, that indicates a genetic predisposition to addictive substances..
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by goldcd 7y ago
It's pretty easy to test for Carbon Monoxide - can use a small handheld device that looks like a breathalyzer.
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by goldcd 7y ago
The part that concerns me, is that this always seems to be one-sided - "You will be better if you adopt our values" Rarely does anybody make the statement that "My adoption of your values will improve me" Implicit subtex
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by goldcd 7y ago
This is sub-anecdotal, I know - but I recently after many years of "don't mess with my head" took mirtazapine for mild-depression/over-awareness-of-the-actual-state-of-the-world-around-me. I feel better. Only noticeable
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by goldcd 7y ago
Rather than 2 Factor, could have 2 Person Authentication. Not just for parents. If say I've rolled in one night, after one too many beers after work, might be handy if my wife had to confirm any random purchases I attempt to make.
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by goldcd 7y ago
There was a fascinating story I read (which now I obviously can't find), which explained why spam emails/pop-ups appear to be so bad. It's because the scammers don't want thousands of responses, they want tens of respons
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by goldcd 7y ago
I don't think there is a magic bullet - and yes I have completely considered adding parental controls. I think there's probably two prongs of attack. Helping them manage their IT and Scam prevention. Scam prevention covers cold ca
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by goldcd 7y ago
I do partially agree. My riposte would be that $1M donations aren't uncommon - but million-dollars-in-bitcoins-from-mysterious-person are, they're interesting, we write this thread about them. Additionally it emphasizes where the
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by goldcd 7y ago
We're not a SaaS - but we noticed GDPR appearing as a requirement in RFx's Our software does contain customer information, but isn't the focus. As somebody actually designed it properly, compliance wasn't particularly ar
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by goldcd 7y ago
You're right. Every criticism Boeing needs to sort out, also needs to be handled by the FAA.

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