luxpir

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   How secure is TextSecure?(eprint.iacr.org)

   1 points by luxpir 10y ago|0 comments
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   Pencil. Paper.
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   That's fine, if it's not recording to send later when defoiled. Better off not taking it or putting it in another room, next to a radio tuned to static. Mind you, when I'm pocket dialled I can rarely hear any conversations cl
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   Gmail marking self-signed certs as unencrypted(serverfault.com)

   2 points by luxpir 10y ago|0 comments
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   Thanks for that. I'd better look into that sooner rather than later. Funny, I was actually cleaning up the system to reinstate the Debian chroot. That basically is the end game with mobile computing, I suppose. Fully mobile and portabl
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   Thanks, normally that would be OK but I basically apt-get autoremoved some system utils [0] and the thing wouldn't boot again. Had been so careful for years, then one careless keystroke and I'd hosed the system. I'd reflash i
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   I miss my semi-bricked n900. I know one of us always chimes in, but still, it's true. It was a very functional phone. I need to solder a USB cable onto the data-pads under the battery to retrieve some data and possibly restore it, but
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   More LinkedIn members' information leaked after 2012 security breach(stuff.co.nz)

   2 points by luxpir 10y ago|0 comments
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   by luxpir 10y ago

   In 'theatres of war', combat situations etc., would net connectivity be much of an option? Doesn't satellite have to be stationary? And data modes must be fantastic for the military, agreed. I don't know if any encrypted
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Great find! THX and HLX callsigns. Imagine that. Mine's much more cumbersome. Hoping for something a little sleeker for the full licence. Encryption would pretty much scupper this kind of listening nowadays. We're not allowed to u
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    When search term ads go wrong(mobile.twitter.com)

    1 points by luxpir 10y ago|0 comments
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    A Twitter account for Oliver(henrywconklin.github.io)

    1 points by luxpir 10y ago|0 comments
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Refreshing attitude! Nicely put. Midlands here, and while I always want more 'stuff', reality is I'm quite steady. Still, happy to try new projects a few times a year just in case.
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Thanks for getting back to me. I have vague memories of the logical, reasoned approach helping to squash the irrational fears, so can see a little into how you handle it. Will check out your vids later, excited to see them.
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    The danger! Do you ever get claustrophobic? The basic diving courses I've taken made me appreciate normal atmospheric pressure, lack of nitrogen build up and ability to breathe naturally much more than previously :) And that was in op
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    I'm not sure we understand each other. If the signing person can speak to employers etc. now via the device, they can only speak back with their mouths, or possibly speech recognition if well set up. The deaf person would have to be ab
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Very cool, but it's not quite the revolution described by the inventors in the video - isn't it only one-way, assuming a lot of the deaf person's lip-reading ability?
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Sure, it's actually a feature of the major tools, rather than a tool in itself (in most cases). Look up MemoQ, Trados and the newer EU project Matecat. Dozens more besides, take a look at the Wikipedia page for CAT tools [0]. -- [0] h
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Nice work! Translators use this kind of tool every day, known by them as concordance searching, where finding other uses of a term in context can give nuance and new word-choice options. I can see how this can be used in language learning b
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Shame some people have such a negative view of learning a foreign/new language. You're not just learning a language, but a whole culture. New ways of thinking, interacting and connecting with the world. Such intense focus on compu
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    by luxpir 10y ago

    Thanks for commenting. Don't worry about spelling. I can't believe how militant some people are about it in every last situation. This is supposed to be a forum where ideas matter most. So keep on posting if you have them. If spel
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    Translation for those who care: ------------------- This time round I got into carpentry for my project. Something that became both expensive and trickier than I had thought when I started. My carpentry knowledge is limited to (high-)school
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    It's likely that countries that experience the most depression have also developed and iterated through a range of cultural cures. We can all learn something from them.
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    I'm not convinced, correct me if I'm wrong, that you really missed anything by not knowing about your friends' baby until a few weeks after. A quick explanation: immediate family, you would have known without FB's involv
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    And how sad is that? That a person's social activity should be dictated by a single website, in this world of ubiquitous social media, portable phones with hours of pre-paid talk-time... The effect may be more pronounced in the generat
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    Another issue I've found since leaving the 'Facebook family' a few years back; there's a large disincentive for members you leave behind to contact you. You fall out of their habitual communication methods. The onus is o
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    I think you're entitled to derive some monetary benefit from your writing. However I support the decision to make the book creative commons. Perhaps offer paid versions in some form (audio, epub etc.) or use it as a platform to build y
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    That's not particularly fair. The vitriol is palpable and unjustified. He's just thinking out loud. Yes, there is ego and yes, there is entitlement, but in the end we all face similar problems. You probably clicked through to find
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    I think it's that genuine side that makes it OK to post the link. I also thought the piece was quite an elegant piece of literature. I'd go so far as to say it bordered on art. This writing deserves a leg-up, just to see where it
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    by luxpir 11y ago

    I personally preferred the editorial version, after having peeked at both.