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by kbart 9y ago
Then you don't get to write a blog post on how awesome and smart you are.
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by kbart 9y ago
"What is the point of opening a front there from a Russian perspective?" The difference between attacking a country with sub-par military vs attacking the mightiest military alliance on the whole world?
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by kbart 9y ago
"All those laws exist for all cars, not just taxis." I don't know where you are from, but here taxi cars have stricter safety, ecology, age (and probably more) requirements than private cars. Which makes sense as they usual
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by kbart 9y ago
Not sure what "evil" laws you are talking about, but car safety, maintenance, insurance, fare counter requirements, mandatory drivers background check etc. are all beneficial to the user in my book.
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by kbart 9y ago
Hiring an independent firm is an accepted practice to show that nothing is going to be hidden or watered down. If company (especially big one) handles breaches themselves, it usually boils down to trying to save face with bad PR or outright
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by kbart 9y ago
Nothing you've described here requires deeper understanding or extensive concentration and can be done in ad-hoc manner.
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by kbart 9y ago
Most of the times I book private apartments (I hate hotels), so I have to deal with their owners directly. None of them has complained yet that I've book through booking.com or offered an alternative way, so I assume the situation is n
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by kbart 9y ago
I don't agree with that. Just an anecdote, but programming was always the easy part for me. Boring, abstract and arcane concepts, algorithms (that you probably will never have to program by hand outside of university anyway) was the
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by kbart 9y ago
The reason why Finland has one of the best education system in the world is precisely the experimentation and non-conforming to the conservative education system. They have very good education specialists, I'm sure they will handle thi
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by kbart 9y ago
Well, you totally deserved it imho, because you really should lock you PC. If something serious would have happened (missing important data etc.) it still would be mostly your fault, because I'm sure if you read company's IT sec
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by kbart 9y ago
And it really feels good to pay the hotel that offers the services, instead of some tech company in the US." Most of the times I booked through booking.com it was "cash on arrival", so these sites are nothing more than ads.
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by kbart 9y ago
"Why does every website ever want me to download and install their app, when the web is just as powerful an application platform for 90% of use cases?" Yeah, that's annoying as hell. It's like an old "best viewed
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by kbart 9y ago
I wonder, how does somebody discover such bugs? Is there some strict methodology or tools? I find it non-trivial just following this step-by-step guide, even though I've programmed Linux kernel for few years on daily basis.
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by kbart 9y ago
I think you've missed the point here. It's not against traveling, but traveling in first/business class. Most other similar charities have explicit decree that forbids traveling first/business class and mandates even the
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by kbart 9y ago
I don't buy this, it still sounds like hypocrisy. The power of WHO (and UN) doesn't come from their image, but from the fact that they are backed by the mightiest nations on Earth. I'm sure WHO representatives would be taken
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by kbart 9y ago
I have seen this in some cheap Chinese home routers.
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by kbart 9y ago
Sorry, but such policy is just stupid. There are many, many ways one could get a snapshot of code without posting it online. I respect SE for their decision to make things right, not kneel down against costumers and their faulty "secur
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by kbart 9y ago
In such cases I usually change my negative review to more neutral (3/4 stars) and add a disclaimer that refund/replacement has been received.
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by kbart 9y ago
"average home internet connection" is varied factor. Were I live there's no problem with HD streaming, but working from home is still an exception not the rule.
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by kbart 9y ago
"I just hope internet companies stand up the UK and refuse to do business here." I wouldn't bet my money on it, since UK ISP companies were quite happy following government's agenda (see porn filter and Internet histor
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by kbart 9y ago
I guess they are saving this as a secret weapon for election next month.
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by kbart 9y ago
Exactly, last several attacks in Europe were not by well-communicated and secretly organized (using encryption and/or darknet) group with guns, but lone-wolf type attacks using mundane cars, trucks and knives -- why not ban these?
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by kbart 9y ago
Heh, of course it can't go without "terrorists" trump card: "the government will work even harder to ensure there is no "safe space for terrorists to be able to communicate online"." It's very sad t
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by kbart 9y ago
That's my whole point: you can't say "everyone" as it's not accurate description. OP and my examples use different "everyones" to prove this point and both are valid. Saying that mp3 is dead just based on
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by kbart 9y ago
I didn't follow this whole mp3 story deeper than headlines, so can somebody explain to me, how expiring patents and becoming royalty free, public format equates to dead ? In my book, that's pretty much the opposite as everyone ca
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by kbart 9y ago
You mistaken "everyone" with "my bubble". Pretty much everyone in my circle still collects and listens to mp3 as the primary format. Furthermore, if you have more obscure music taste, it's a rare find something in
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by kbart 9y ago
..and that's a good thing! Monopolies are only good for their owners.
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by kbart 9y ago
Yes, I was shocked that earlier conclusion was left standing. That's like being caught robbing a bank, but let to keep the stolen bags of money and just ordered to pay a parking ticket for a getaway car waiting outside on a sidewalk. T
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by kbart 9y ago
If you provided more information and facts (if it's really true) on this matter besides emotional accusation, you'd get upvotes instead of downvotes.
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by kbart 9y ago
If you want to do that from scratch on a general purpose MCU and expect it work reliably 24/7/365 -- the answer is hell lots . Disclaimer: I'm an embedded system engineer.

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