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by kruczek 8y ago
> It would be great if a superior alternative existed but other search engines don't come close. I disagree. I use DDG and vast majority of cases fall into one of two scenarios: 1. I can find what I'm searching for on 2. I can&
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by kruczek 8y ago
>But mobile phones (Gear VR, Google Cardboard) can do VR with much less graphics horsepower I'd say mobile phones can do much less VR with much less graphics horsepower. I tried both Oculus, Vive and Cardboard, and the last was terr
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by kruczek 8y ago
Yep, even if they'd be offering it for free, after adding the privacy tax for all the data they siphon, I certainly wouldn't touch it. Exactly the reason why I went with HTC Vive.
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by kruczek 8y ago
One more reason to use posix_spawn() instead of fork() is that the latter must duplicate parent process memory, so for large processes which work under time constraints this can take nontrivial amount of time. This can bite when calling sys
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by kruczek 8y ago
From the article: “We take the support of our content moderators incredibly seriously, ... ensuring that every person reviewing Facebook content is offered psychological support and wellness resources,” said Bertie Thomson, director of corp
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by kruczek 8y ago
> What's happened is more annoying "we use cookies and track you"-banners all over the internet. Not exactly. What happened on many sites is that along with that notification you are given an option to opt out of tracking
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by kruczek 8y ago
Got asked to test certain feature. Being fresh out of the university, I wanted to make good first impression and asked if they want me to write some unit tests for it or what. Their answer: "nah, just click around, see if it works&quot
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by kruczek 8y ago
> Unless we want to start paying for google searches and Facebook, this is how it’s going to be. Not necessarily. There is always the model of selling ads without such obnoxious tracking. If Google would base their targeting only on the
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by kruczek 8y ago
> The more advanced civilization will eventually (always...) conquer the less advanced civilization when in need (or desire...) for resources. I think this doesn't translate so directly into space. If they are thousands of light yea
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by kruczek 8y ago
Primary/Secondary is what comes to mind. But yea, such "political correctness" make people fear and despise words, instead of concepts behind them.
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by kruczek 8y ago
Perhaps I wasn't explicit, but by data I mean personal data, which is what GDPR is all about. While the desire to collect general statistics about site usage is obvious, I still do not see any reason to collect personal data.
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by kruczek 8y ago
Pentagram Monster. The battery still stays alive for over 2 weeks, after all these years.
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by kruczek 8y ago
Polish version doesn't say 37°C is normal. It says that "latest research shows that average temperature of a healthy adult is 36.8°C". However it also notes that in Poland and Russia the ideal temperature was considered to be
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by kruczek 8y ago
Government interference which requires websites to inform users about collected data, therefore improving freedom of those users by giving them control over their data.
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by kruczek 8y ago
> First of all not all websites make money. If they don't make money, then why would they need to collect and share data about their users? If they don't collect and share, then they don't need to make any privacy notifica
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by kruczek 8y ago
Eh, it's only 150 lines of simple functions without external dependencies. It's simple enough to understand and modify on the spot. As long as these are not expected to grow significantly in the future, I don't see why it&#x2
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by kruczek 8y ago
> I'd be flat out surprised if books didn't have their detractors back in the day. They most certainly did have. This reminds me about Socrates' take on books: "for this discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in
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by kruczek 8y ago
The most "clearly stated" is I think the following: > Art. 7, paragraph 3: "It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent." Although it sounds like this is about withdrawing previously given consent, not rejectin
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by kruczek 8y ago
> companies are forced to have users opt in to targeted advertising Well, that sounds good to me. If user wants targeted advertising, he should show that desire, i.e. opt in. It's privacy by default. > EU users are not profitable
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by kruczek 8y ago
Even so, on my way to/from work I'd estimate at least 50% of cars are still parked. That's 50% of space that could be gained.
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by kruczek 8y ago
"Harry Potter" is an example of copyright. Care to provide similar example for patents?
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by kruczek 8y ago
Note however that it is easier to limit and monitor air pollution generated by relatively few generation plants, than by hundreds of thousands of individual cars.
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by kruczek 8y ago
There is a mod out there [0], which prevents the rebels from catching up, thus allowing you to explore every single star in each sector. This gives you huge boost of resources, so you can quickly upgrade the ship and buy any equipment from
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by kruczek 8y ago
Well, then it looks like our definitions of a product differ. However, I believe this shows how the "you're the product" phrase diverts attention - now you're talking about ads in general, but that's not what people
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by kruczek 8y ago
The core of the problem obviously is the fact of sharing our data without our permission and/or knowledge. The issue I have with that phrase is that it is basically an appeal to emotion; it doesn't focus on dialogue about why such
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by kruczek 8y ago
Then why call it as such? Yes, I know it is a catchy phrase which invokes emotional response, but I think it diverts attention from the core of the problem.
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by kruczek 8y ago
Would you say that you are a product, when you watch a trailer for a movie? According to your definition, the end goal of a trailer also is to "sell" the user to the film studio in hopes that the user will buy the ticket. People u
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by kruczek 8y ago
> When you’re not paying for it, you’re the product being sold You're not the product being sold - data about you is the product being sold. You are much more than that data. I find it either dishonest or extremely cynical to sugges
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by kruczek 8y ago
The only difference is that a post on Twitter has artificially limited size. This is a restriction imposed by Twitter and as such could be handled by them - for example by showing a short summary + a link to full message for posts that were
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by kruczek 8y ago
Do you have any proof that a smartphone is listening all the time and uploading such supposed audio samples anywhere?

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