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by jon_black 12y ago
Given how often democracy is raved about in the US, you'd expect this to be taken seriously. Of course, the "raving" is really polispeak used to manipulate the electorate. I'm such a cynic.
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by jon_black 12y ago
I'm tempted to write nothing more than the following quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi But of course, Ms. Rice would probably have said the same thing about the reasons why she mad
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by jon_black 13y ago
I don't think the reason is to prevent accidental/destructive deletion. There are better ways to do that such as providing a grace period; allowing users to download their account data for a future re-signup; and two-factor authen
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by jon_black 13y ago
The question I'm more interested in is why a sane delete option isn't built into the service. On the other hand, it's at least clear that your account exists forever, although it would be better if people were aware of that
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by jon_black 13y ago
Is it me or does it look like the "meteorite" is moving quite slow. Shouldn't it be moving so fast that you'd need a high speed camera to see it in that detail? Also...his parachute is always above him, maybe it fell out
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by jon_black 13y ago
I'm seeing an increasing gap between what I need and what most people need. I haven't used a start menu for months since switching to i3wm and its dmenu, which is also making the mouse seem redundant for most tasks.
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by jon_black 13y ago
I use a similar method, but with ccrypt: http://jonblack.org/posts/using-ccrypt-as-a-password-manager...
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Using ccrypt as a password manager(jonblack.org)
17 points by jon_black 13y ago|6 comments
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by jon_black 13y ago
I use ccrypt to encrypt a file containing my passwords. To find a password you can do: ccat password-file | grep <some-keyword>. Simple and to the point.
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by jon_black 13y ago
Isn't curing polio, etc a requirement for ensuring the survival of the species? What I mean is: doesn't it matter that we try to save each person rather than just a person?
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by jon_black 13y ago
If the moon WERE only 1 pixel...you know...because it's not. :)
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by jon_black 13y ago
I wonder if these people are indeed being themselves or playing the role of a troll. Or to put it another way, would they behave the same way "in the real world"?
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by jon_black 13y ago
> So what's the solution? If people are unwilling to pay > reasonable prices up-front for games, how besides in-app > purchases does a game company profit from their work? If morality is valued higher than profitability, game
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by jon_black 13y ago
I'm on Linux and have to disagree. I think there's too much going on on the page, and wrapping text is hard to read. The concept, however, is much needed.
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by jon_black 13y ago
Let's say I believe that this data truly is anonymised (read: cannot be traced back to an individual in any way). I still have a problem that MY data is being sold by SOMEONE ELSE. The opt-out nature of this process stinks. It feels as
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by jon_black 13y ago
Using a search engine is an art in itself. You've become accustomed to the way Google works. Do you assume that Google is the way a search engine should work and all other search engines should follow that? That is, should all search e
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by jon_black 13y ago
That was my initial reaction also. I think our minds are old. I recently wrote a post ( http://jonblack.org/2014/01/01/everyones-hacker/ ) about how the definition of "hacker" seems to be far bro
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Everyone's a hacker(jonblack.org)
1 points by jon_black 13y ago|0 comments
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by jon_black 13y ago
Good point. My head started hurting while thinking about it. What is random anyway? Arrrrgh!
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by jon_black 13y ago
Pleonasm. That's a new word for me. Thanks.
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by jon_black 13y ago
What's a random stranger anyway? I'd imagine that all strangers are random, right? By definition, you have no acquaintance with them, so you can't predict them. Anyway, I thought it was an oxymoron. Maybe I'm just being
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Can American technology companies be trusted?(jonblack.org)
1 points by jon_black 13y ago|0 comments
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by jon_black 13y ago
What is seldom mentioned is how information is processed and stored. Innocent personal data can be combined to create a false image of someone, which can then be used against them. You might find yourself, for example, on a no-fly because y
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by jon_black 13y ago
I don't have a laptop. What's the problem with it? Does it not remember settings?
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by jon_black 13y ago
Luckily none of the desktop environments I tested required editing xorg.conf. I agree the state could be better. The most disappointing aspect is the lack of individual panel and task bar support.
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by jon_black 13y ago
I disagree that xfce is good by default. On my system it started in mirror mode. It's also very hard for novice users to find out how to enable the extended desktop. The best default setup is either KDE or Unity, because they are extended b
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The state of Linux dual monitor support(jonblack.org)
4 points by jon_black 13y ago|6 comments
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by jon_black 13y ago
I think the point you're making is that autonomy alone won't produce a high-quality product. You're right. There are dangers in giving too much autonomy, which is probably why google-time is fixed at 20% and not 90%. The point I was trying
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by jon_black 13y ago
I wrote an article on my blog in January to the same effect: http://jonblack.org/2013/01/29/open-plan-offices-are-a-night... . The funny thing is, in spite of all the signs, our office are knocking walls down to make rooms bigger!
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Give developers autonomy(jonblack.org)
1 points by jon_black 13y ago|2 comments

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