marak830

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   by marak830 9y ago

   I disagree, it isn't the first time he has done something like this, and it isn't something you would want related to your product(even loosely). The argument made by the game company is fairly straightforward too I believe. &quot
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Hmm maybe it's my point of view then - I only code in my free time or for some contracts I manage to pick up. I had assumed anyone that bothered to learn html/css would be interested in coding in general though.
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Now to put my comment into context : I'm self taught. I can now code quite comfortably in: c#, python, html, css, JavaScript, php, MySQL queries and can learn most frameworks fairly quickly. (Infact I probably missed a few things I hav
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Despite all the negative news lately. . . Well constantly, I have to admit, things like this give me hope. I do hope it inspires the next generation (at least a couple), to see what we did, realise where we have gone wrong, and push for mor
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Both, and smartphone based payment (edi mostly). Also my subway card is linked to my ID (I case I lose or break it).
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   by marak830 9y ago

   I've noticed a shift over the last few years here(in Japan), a lot more cards being used. Hell I haven't used cash in over 3 months.
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Oh I didn't hear about this. Thanks for the link!
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   by marak830 9y ago

   I often use my wife's credit card, very rarely asked for a signature. When I do I just sign her name, looks nothing like her signature haha.
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   by marak830 9y ago

   Funny side note to this, your hanko(the stamp) can actually be anything you want. I was very tempted to go with a smiley face and my name under it in katakana :-p
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    by marak830 9y ago

    This is what I have been planning for when I have the cash. I started looking for a good one that I could use for PC gaming as well(not that I have much time altely :-p), luckily for me it won't be for a while and hopefully the price w
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    by marak830 9y ago

    So if someone wanted to disrupt that particular industry, it seems the time is coming. If they have switched to blocking things like this ? I do wonder what is next. For the record I try not to be that 'the slippery slope is coming&#x2
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Unless your gdrive is full.
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    by marak830 9y ago

    It's a shit workaround but I have been adding the extension .txt onto the end then telling them to remove that
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Who defines vunerabilities? Standard users, power users, government agencies hiding a zero day?
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    by marak830 9y ago

    (now I actually agree with you but). . . Good luck proving that.
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    by marak830 9y ago

    X would be anything we disagree with. I'm an Aussie, living in Japan, mostly working for us companies (plus the occasional Indian company), I see many forms of censorship, under many different names. I won't stand up and say I kno
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    by marak830 9y ago

    I don't think anyone from any country can honestly say their products are free, open and willing to push back against governments anymore (anyone with a correction though I would be more than happy to see, so that I can support that co
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Or perhaps corporations could have a little backbone. Perhaps in their mission statements say that they will prefer to lose profits if it means not trading in a country that performs (x) Edit: (sametmax) I can't seem to reply - I think
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Part two will be here (also the audio from part one): http://replyall.limo/
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    How a podcaster managed to confront his tech support scammer, in person(arstechnica.com)

    5 points by marak830 9y ago|2 comments
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    by marak830 9y ago

    I half agree with your point but the again, what about buyers who receive badly made counterfits and assume thats is the brands quality control level? Sort of screwed if you do and buggered if you don't sort of situation.
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Horse and buggies too, think of the carriage and whip makers!
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Japan does have crime. What the hell are you on about? My work mates house was broken into a few weeks ago.
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    by marak830 9y ago

    For those interested from an executive chef. 10k? That's a shitty deal for the restaurant. You have two things off the top of my head that are working against that: a) cash sales are easy. Really, if it's a small purchase they wil
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Thank you I hadn't read the description of that before.
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Yeah that doesn't sound like a scam/spam at all. . . .
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Thank you for that link, I hadn't read up about that before. It's a shame how science never gets funded properly. Yet we have money for weapons. Sigh
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Let 1000 people in worth 1,000,000 dollars or let on 1,000,000 people in with 1000 dollars, which group will on average create more jobs? Look I'd like to take the high road too and say everyone is equal, but we only begin that way. (N
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    by marak830 9y ago

    (first off yes this is just one data point, second I'm an Aussie married to a Japanese woman living in Japan for around 5 years now), I am amazed at how much my wife's grandparents use and embrace technology. They have smartphones
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    by marak830 9y ago

    Well cars have odometers don't they, tax based on that.