mkempe

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961.
by mkempe 12y ago
why is that "too bad"? How does talking about the messenger change the message?
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by mkempe 12y ago
There are so many things wrong with this essay -- it combines a Marxist-inspired call for redistribution of wealth in the name of egalitarianism (are there specific individuals who will control how much we are allowed to own?), fear of chan
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by mkempe 12y ago
Economic progress in a free market involves technological progress, the accumulation of capital, and the increased productivity of labor thanks to the two previous elements. That's not something to fear. There is no limit to human inge
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by mkempe 12y ago
The most obvious application is military.
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ControlAir Brings Touch-Free Control to Media Apps on MacOS(eyesight-tech.com)
1 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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by mkempe 12y ago
Since the study did not report nor account for other physical activities, it should be noted that a vast number of people in Copenhagen ride bikes around town. [1] 36% commute by bicycle; municipal ambition is 50% by 2015. [1] http:/&
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by mkempe 12y ago
Back in 1987, Carnegie Mellon already had robotic vans [1] trying to drive around the campus. They were slow-moving, so students had ample time to cross the road as they approached. I probably have a picture in a box, somewhere. As I reca
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by mkempe 12y ago
The study indicates that strenuous jogging has the same benefits as no jogging, while moderate jogging improves life expectancy.
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by mkempe 12y ago
It's easier if you run at that pace for 20 minutes, 3 times a week...
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Danish study: moderate jogging, higher benefits(latimes.com)
29 points by mkempe 12y ago|20 comments
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by mkempe 12y ago
If a private individual wanted to produce and experiment (let's say on pet animals) with that extension-RNA, what would be required?
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by mkempe 12y ago
In practical, non-platonic terms the new meaning (remarkable like a few others) is incompatible with the old (unlike any other).
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by mkempe 12y ago
touché
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by mkempe 12y ago
"unique" comes directly from the Latin "unus", one. The modernist, American wishy-washy uses of the word to mean "unusual" are a sad travesty of thinking. One should simply use the word "unusual" if t
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by mkempe 12y ago
Where "flexibility" means dropping a constitutional requirement. "... no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched , and the persons
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by mkempe 12y ago
I don't know the author so I don't know why you think she's my friend. Under what circumstances would the FBI need a judge in some random district to sign a warrant based on a computer "hiding its location" using VP
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by mkempe 12y ago
If the requirement to issue a warrant is merely that one is using a technological means of hiding one's location, the warrant becomes an automatic consequence of using VPN or Tor. The warrant would be for the FBI to remotely search and
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by mkempe 12y ago
Here is a legal analysis written by an attorney in DC: "It’s called Federal Rule 41(b), and the requested change would allow law enforcement to obtain a warrant to search electronic data without providing any specific details as long
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by mkempe 12y ago
The Federal Government seeks to change the rules to obtain warrants automatically against anyone using VPN or Tor -- because these are means of hiding the location of a computer. See page 338 of the linked PDF.
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U.S. judges propose updating warrants for Tor, remote searches: p338 (2014)(uscourts.gov)
155 points by mkempe 12y ago|46 comments
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by mkempe 12y ago
A better title: FBI wants automatic warrants against VPN and Tor users
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by mkempe 12y ago
Dislays multivariate data in the shape of a human face, to take advantage of our brain's face-recognition abilities. It's unfortunate that most of the generated faces look sad or odd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#
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Chernoff Faces(gnarmis.github.io)
7 points by mkempe 12y ago|1 comments
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by mkempe 12y ago
It could be propaganda if there were a political or totalitarian purpose behind the claim. Scientific measurements, and related hypotheses, are not in that realm.
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Corporations versus Countries(blog.dilbert.com)
2 points by mkempe 12y ago|1 comments
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Pharrell Williams' Lawyer to YouTube: Remove Our Songs or Face $1b Lawsuit(hollywoodreporter.com)
4 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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What does Facebook want?(scripting.com)
1 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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by mkempe 12y ago
Assuming that NK was not responsible, although the FBI and Obama explicitly claimed to know they did. Is the US government going to apologize to a dictatorship, double down, or ...?
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Clues in Sony Hack Point to Insiders(securityledger.com)
11 points by mkempe 12y ago|2 comments
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Amazon Offers All-You-Can-Eat Books. Authors Turn Up Noses(nytimes.com)
2 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments

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