nerevarthelame

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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
Funnily enough, the co-founder of Onavo (Guy Rosen) is now Facebook's "VP of Integrity," which probably speaks to FB's (lack of) commitment to integrity.
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
Only the finest hand-collected artisanal metrics are worthy of MY data.
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
I work on a fraud team for a big loyalty program, and unfortunately, I can definitely see something like this happening within my organization. I don't think it's even necessary that this person's account got swept up when lo
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
If you follow the references they provide, you'll see that the person responsible is a respected security researcher with a history of similar discoveries. He also posted screenshots, and suggests that he was responsible for Trump&#x27
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
Send an email to the address specified (privacy@quantcast.com) with your information and what you're trying to accomplish (typically either a disclosure of what personal information they have on you, or erasure of any said information)
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
The release of this certainly means that they don't think that they're reaching as many college students as they could, which might be framed desperation, given FB's origins. But I personally think that's an overly pessi
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by nerevarthelame 6y ago
I think it's a poor example, because whether or not an eggplant is considered a fruit depends on your perspective and context. It is a fruit botanically, but it is not typically considered or used as one for culinary purposes. That dis
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by nerevarthelame 7y ago
What private companies are delivering mail to rural areas in the middle of Montana? And how much do you think they charge to deliver a single letter to someone an hour away? (Answers: No one - they contract the work to the USPS, and at leas
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by nerevarthelame 7y ago
Their parent company, IAC, has been trying to sell CH for months now. I'm sure they tried shopping around Netflix/Hulu/Amazon. I'm skeptical that Sam on his own will be able to accomplish a more desirable deal than what
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by nerevarthelame 7y ago
You're right that they should present the evidence, but "How many millions of years" isn't an especially convincing counterargument either. For most of those millions of years, mammals have been drinking strictly the mil
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by nerevarthelame 7y ago
Don't insult them because they discuss topics at a more basic level than you prefer. There's always going to be higher levels (e.g., youtuber A < youtuber B < reading a text book < taking a university course < getting
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by nerevarthelame 9y ago
An anonymous Internet commenter telling us not to trust journalists. That is quite rich.
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
Their methodology (not having actual access to PINs and trying to infer from numbers in passwords) may be flawed. I work for a company that, a long time ago, used 4-digit PINs for account security. Our historical data (covering millions of
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
Those same predators could very possibly be raping mates, or abandoning its unhealthy children to die. But that doesn't mean those are things that we (as advanced, intelligent, and capable animals) should do. We have higher moral stan
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
If the goal is strictly to minimize thickness, then it probably would've been less hassle to develop a slightly thinner case than to remove the 3.5mm jack. Based on my experience (which is worth next to nothing), people don't real
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
He\she isn't actually expecting payment, just as they don't really think that the trick is "pretty radical." It's just a mildly amusing way of providing contact information.
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
If you want to kill the 3.5mm jack, then the solution is to invest in making Bluetooth headphones less obnoxious to use. Temporarily forcing the world to bungle with USB-C and Lightning adapters, device-specific headphones, and\or poorly de
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
Understanding USAID's direct involvement in the destabilization of Venezuela's government (during the years the author worked there) is pretty critical information in understanding his viewpoint. See: https://www.rt.com
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by nerevarthelame 10y ago
Inflation should be considered, but for what it's worth, inflation rates, while still positive, have been decreasing (overall) for several decades now - including the most recent, which featured quantitative easing. See: http:/&#
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by nerevarthelame 11y ago
And what if it's not really clearly attributable? Imagine if there are only problems in areas with particularly high densities of LTE-U users. And even then, the problems could be sporadic, resulting in occasional wifi disconnects, or
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by nerevarthelame 11y ago
No "one" person did. But their circumstances certainly encouraged it. By that, I mean that if a person has a baby on the way, mountains of debt from school, an overdue rent payment, and no health insurance, then he or she may be f
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by nerevarthelame 11y ago
Even their official FAQ states that you won't be able to mine at a profit with their product: "Can you make a profit with the 21 Bitcoin Computer after accounting for energy costs? Yes, you can indeed make a profit with the 21 Bit
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by nerevarthelame 11y ago
For what it's worth, the "Nova" story is a myth: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp