j_baker

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by j_baker 13y ago
I want emergency notifications to wake me up. When the message came out, my phone made the exact same noise you hear for emergency broadcasts. I expected my phone to give me a message regarding a storm or a coming earthquake, but I inst
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by j_baker 13y ago
When I took Criminology (or perhaps it was Deviance), my professor made me read this book: http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Going-To-Prison/dp/1559501197 It was written decades ago, and is still relevant today. Sad
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by j_baker 13y ago
Most importantly, don't say anything that might incriminate you. Even if they have you on video doing it with hundreds of witnesses and DNA evidence.
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by j_baker 13y ago
The bar graphs are easy for me to read. That last diagram looks like something from Tufte's worst nightmare though.
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by j_baker 13y ago
I like the idea, but it seems like it would make deployment a pain. How do I spin up a new server without rebalancing and/or restarting the world? Not to mention that now when I do need to restart the world, I can't do so with
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by j_baker 13y ago
I don't get your point. There are many ways to create a feedback loop. Saying "You have to have a feedback loop"isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. It's a technique for finding what works for you.
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by j_baker 13y ago
What are you talking about? This is standard practice. Microsoft also sells its consoles at a loss: http://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-xbox-division-h... The idea is that once you get your console in peopl
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by j_baker 13y ago
Here's the sad part. I have no reason to believe the Pakistanis on this. There's likely some hidden political agenda behind this, and they've likely cherry-picked the data to make us look bad. And yet, I still trust this
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by j_baker 13y ago
Don't be a hypocrite. You scold the GP for not having any factual basis, and then proceed to give your own argument without factual basis. Please show some proof, or stop scolding people for not showing proof.
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German Intelligence Worked Closely with NSA on Data Surveillance(spiegel.de)
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Lawyer: Edward Snowden may leave airport(politico.com)
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by j_baker 13y ago
This is likely the reason why lots of tech firms give the NSA access to their servers. It's better than having a box installed on your network. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57593538-38/how-the-u.s-fo...
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Anonymous Hacks FEMA Servers In Defense Of Edward Snowden(businessinsider.com)
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Edward Snowden book coming from reporter Glenn Greenwald(latimes.com)
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by j_baker 13y ago
The comparison isn't between one million and 5 million. The comparison is between one million and 5 trillion dollars.
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by j_baker 13y ago
The difference between 2 and 3 hops is immense. The size of the data they collect grows exponentially between hops.
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by j_baker 13y ago
I think those are two separate issues. I think the key difference is public support. Once all the facts about the NSA have come out, I think the public will be against what the NSA is doing. Bush's torture program divided the country
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by j_baker 13y ago
Who determines what provisions are sensible? Clearly the intelligence community can't do it unilaterally, because nobody would buy it. And we're talking about years before Congress or god forbid the courts can take any actions
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by j_baker 13y ago
Justice takes time sometimes, especially when we're talking about powerful people who can claim "national secrets" at the drop of a hat. Think about how much work federal prosecutors have to do to convict someone like James
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The NSA Admits It Analyzes More People's Data Than Previously Revealed(theatlanticwire.com)
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Would an American Jury Even Convict Edward Snowden?(theatlantic.com)
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by j_baker 13y ago
What does Q do? Apart from providing a "library for modern web apps" (whatever that means).
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by j_baker 13y ago
Who says he has to? I don't agree with the notion that reporters are supposed to blandly report both sides of the issue and ignore their own views, nor do I think that leads to a more accurate representation of reality. I mean, when
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by j_baker 13y ago
Prosecution would merely serve to force someone to choose a scapegoat. We need to ensure that Congress is meaningfully providing oversight of the executive branch.
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Sen. Wyden imagines the White House is willing to reconsider surveillance(rt.com)
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Kremlin's response to Snowden's revelations: switch to typewriters(foxnews.com)
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Google eats the world(aljazeera.com)
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Edward Snowden: US surveillance 'not something I'm willing to live under'(guardian.co.uk)
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Snowden’s contribution(medium.com)
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by j_baker 13y ago
Nope. Nor do I plan on it. Why should I use a language that forces me to know about RAII and the difference between C pointers and "language provided idioms" to begin with? Tell you what: I'll buy your "modern C++ is

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