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by kxrm 7y ago
You presume that telecom companies are not selling your information and haven't been for decades? I can assure you that in the US AT&T sells it's customer information. They were doing this to land line customers 20 years ago
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by kxrm 7y ago
Yup, the Microsoft Surface line has really spoiled me here. I was hoping to see more 3:2 ratio displays as a result. Not sure why but everything just went wrap around or double wide instead of a more productive A9 ratio. I have heard rumo
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by kxrm 7y ago
It'd be like taking a walk in the park and paying/supporting the park utilizing a corporate currency - by having a salesperson walking beside you trying to pitch some product - if you feel the need to
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by kxrm 7y ago
My only issue with this, if I understand correctly, is that I must use BAT currency.
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by kxrm 7y ago
There aren't many industries where price shopping is as hard as healthcare. When you remove the cost of a good so far from the actual beneficiary costs become incredibly hard to control. Not many here will remember when the insurance
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by kxrm 7y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/02/15/corel...
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by kxrm 7y ago
Delphi uses this as an assignment operator but it certainly isn't a popular choice in most mainstream languages.
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by kxrm 7y ago
So to argue the other side of this, what happens when the internet is not available? Wireless communication is critical in Emergency situations, assuming the internet will always be there misses the point of the amateur band.
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by kxrm 7y ago
> Do you people have that many hostile IoT / Smart thingies My primary reason for running PiHole? Two Roku devices that cannot help but call home. It doesn't take "many" to make it annoying and unwanted.
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by kxrm 8y ago
Cingular had nothing to do with AT&T. SBC and Bell South (2 baby bells) were who had Cingular, SBC acquired AT&T and took the name in 2005.
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by kxrm 8y ago
AT&T of that era could see all these futuristic possibilities, but couldn't see it's own demise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Corporation#Acquisition...
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by kxrm 8y ago
AT&T by that time was a completely different company. Southwestern Bell is now who owns the trademark and name AT&T. The AT&T company that made this commercial was largely irrelevant by 2005.
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by kxrm 8y ago
The issue is these incumbents use local laws to punish new comers. Just look at the poll access issues throughout this country. The regulatory burden of having to wait for a competitor to move their lines to make room for you is just one
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by kxrm 8y ago
> Strange, last I checked there isn’t a bill on the President’s desk. There isn't a bill on his desk because McConnell won't let it happen because Trump won't sign it. Your reading of this situation is incredibly simplifi
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by kxrm 8y ago
You nailed the issue for me, the problem is that these software approaches to customer service always assume that the service is 100% not the problem and that the customer is the one causing the problem.
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by kxrm 8y ago
Yea, that's the cable revenue model, it's not working out so well for them right now. I would be very careful about double dipping.
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by kxrm 8y ago
I just tested this since we use google meet. You can open an existing calendar event and remove the google meet details and recreate them. Seems to give you all new PIN and meet address.
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by kxrm 8y ago
Media Creek | Front End / Back End | Pittsburg/DC (Remote OK) | https://mediacreek.net Media Creek helps digital audio publishers and producers streamline CDN operations, monetize their audience, grow their users, and
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by kxrm 8y ago
If someone wanted to launch such an attack disabling identification would be fairly trivial.
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by kxrm 8y ago
The trolley problem is a tough one.
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by kxrm 8y ago
Side note: he should be able to get those forms at the post office.