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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> it's not being bigoted to suggest that white guys complaining that people want inclusiveness is a bad thing is an invalid opinion. Quote me where I said that it was anything to due with preventing inclusiveness. I'll be wait
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
I'm well aware what privilege is. I've been hit, spit on, bullied, tormented, passed over, told I wasn't a "real man", and more for being several std devs below the average height (fun fact, we make less money for t
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
But if you have not fully lived the other person's life experience to the totality that they have, how can you be so certain of their privilege based on 2 data points?
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Does a person's gender and skin color invalidate their opinion?
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Minus that whole lobbying, "corps are people (only when convenient)", and gerrymandering thing, exactly!
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> Try it: pretend you are Apple and just try writing a statement that you would consider acceptable and that you wouldn't call "word games, deception and legalese". Ok. "We're enabling custom encryption key mana
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Is this directed at me? I'm not outraged at Apple at all, I think they're trying to play the long game here. I'm just sick of the word games, deception, and legalese from anyone regarding privacy. It's hard enough ful
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
An interface to request data wouldn't be a back door, as that falls under the "request/response" model. "Here is our warrant for Person X by judge Y in district Z" != "sudo apple-get * /mount/
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
I go under the assumption that if I'm not the one generating and providing the encryption keys (and really, pre-encrypting the data), absolutely nothing is secure/encrypted. And in all honesty, if it touched the internet, it&#x27
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Yet no comment from them about what being a "provider" under PRISM entails. * "In addition, Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a “back door” in any of our products or services."
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Yeah, just like Lavabit and Yahoo, oh wait...
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Every trend goes too far and then reverses. - My HS history teacher.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Now we just need a 90s Drug PSA spoof, "This is your brain. This is your brain on neural networks. A cloud is not a face. Neural nets, not even once."
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
So aside from this video, what concrete proof do you have to make your wildly biased claim that he may be an NSA asset? I love your dripping tone of "I'm not saying he's an asset, but seriously, look at that guilt on his f
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Why does your definition of suffering hold more weight and authority than the one suffering? Why do you have more right to claim agency over those whom suffer? I am serious here. Please watch How to Die in Oregon (on Netflix) and get bac
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
How to Die in Oregon (available on Netflix). There are some options in the US, just fyi.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Wait, what image board? I never mentioned anything like that. They launched their original campaign months and months ago, but were harassed. That's what I'm talking about, the initial campaign.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Oh look at that, using the term "gamer" to mean anyone that has played a game within a certain time-frame. Sorry, opening up Candy Crush does not make you a gamer. What's been interesting to see is how little media coverag
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Ah click-bait titles, so glad we can officially declare the 2010s as this century's decade of yellow journalism (or at least, it's worse now than ever before).
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Don't forget that even if you have a stellar implementation and great service, you may not be able to secure financing for marketing/lawyers/etc. or other "gate-keepers" that would enable financing ... thus there&#x
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> This is how capitalism works, survival of the fittest* * Unless you have enough money to change regulations in your favor, skirt regulations, and so on, in which case it's survival of the financially-backed.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Doesn't Google Maps include Uber now? I thought gMaps also had public transportation information as well. inb4 selective enforcement.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
So over or under on Ben Popper not contacting awjr before writing his arti-err ... copy-paste job.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
This is a very poorly written hit piece with an obvious bias. This is not HN quality writing.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
What a terrible idea. Yes, let's program away personal responsibility and critical thinking, that'll surely help society progress towards a more positive future for everyone!
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
It sounds like people are cross-discussing what they're really trying to get at the heart of, Tracking is a tool. It can be used for good and for bad. It has been used for good or bad. A healthy debate about the pros and cons and dis
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> 100 high profile users just had their private photos removed from their private accounts Can you verifiably prove at this moment that all of the leaked photos only came from iCloud and iCloud alone? Until they've completed their
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
I think now is a good a time as any to reflect on the wise words of Taylor Swift, > You cannot leak that which does not exist. That's the ultimate answer. But that's the same philosophy as abstinence. We need education. - http
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
I worked at a silicon company earlier in my career ... let me tell you, those defects get more expensive the later you find them by orders of magnitudes some times. That trend is true, regardless of numbers.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> Other mechanisms, such as a client-side pre-loaded Known Pinned Host list MAY also be used. Fantastic addition IMO. You could distribute/sync hash lists on and offline, awesome.

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