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12y ago
In my experience, it's still extremely obvious. It's always the word that's less readable (and doesn't look like it came from a book). And if you have numbers, it's even easier. Recently they added special captchas
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12y ago
It has been like this for a while now. AFAIK you have either - the actual captcha and a word from a book (Google Books) - the actual captcha and a house number from Street View (Google Maps) Only the actual captcha has to be typed
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12y ago
1. US laws can have a huge impact on foreigners, especially if they are Internet-related 2. you can help a good cause without directly profiting from it
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12y ago
The ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that raises the exact same question. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_and_change
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12y ago
I really don't think phones will stay the way they are for decades. And modular phones definetely won't bear up for decades. At some point every piece of the phone will have been exchanged, making it a completely new phone.
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12y ago
Either that or I never thought of the possibility that one could actually master these kinds of things to some extent.
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12y ago
While I totally believe this to be true, I can't imagine myself to become much smarter once I've reached 24. I feel like I already know way more than many people older than me, well aware that I'm probably terribly wrong. I m
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13y ago
I would say it's all three combined.
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13y ago
Committing suicide is actually very difficult. All humans have a strong will to survive, which is always present, even if you are suicidal. Additionally, a painless, nonviolent suicide needs a lot of preparation, which isn't exactly ea
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13y ago
It's not your fault, like it's not your fault when children die of cancer. That doesn't mean we should find ways to prevent it. Most poeple who attempt or commit suicide don't want to die, but rather prefer death over li
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13y ago
Interestingly, the link is still on their front page. And they are using WordPress: http://titanaerospace.com/wp-admin
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13y ago
PayPal is also doing this in their "change password" form.
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13y ago
http://privatekeycheck.com/yes/
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13y ago
Yes, power can be amazing. But this is also very scary, especially because we know it has already been used repeatedly in a harmful way.
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13y ago
I think you are overly optimistic here. Data retention is still perfectly legal and I'm sure it will continue in many European countries. They are just no longer required to have a data retention law. It now depends on the lawmakers
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13y ago
While MongoDB has many use cases, it's just perfect if you need to pass over JSON to your JavaScript. Or need JSON output for any other reason.
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13y ago
Or from any other stable, human rights respecting country that isn't a Five Eyes member. Doesn't save you from DNS blocking (and many other things), though. See https://www.pirateparty.ch/wikileaks_ch_blocked (Eve
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13y ago
This is also called Eternal September[1]. And I think the Spiral of silence[2] adds to the problem, as people not only see their own opinion echoed, but also stay away from expressing it if it's not in line with the community. The only