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by nesky 7y ago
Do you have any examples of how a coop model would work for a service based business like a VPN? My feelings on VPN services like these will churn and burn in the long run. As these services acquire extensive customer bases that on the face
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by nesky 7y ago
The article states GM has 11M, 4G enabled vehicles, does this imply it's actively tracking these vehicles? Doesn't this also imply you don't have to be paying for any type of service/connectivity on your end and GM can b
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by nesky 7y ago
Nothing in this article mentions AT&T or Verizon but in fact accuses Sprint of the leak.
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by nesky 7y ago
Why do we as adults presume a child of say 6 or 7 years of age understands the context or ramifications of searching taboo terms on the Internet and subsequently put said child in trouble for being curious?
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by nesky 7y ago
I mean how common is an open network anymore? I live in a relatively suburban area and each of my neighbors networks are password protected. Unless I'm in an office park, doctors office, mall I rarely encounter an open network. Maybe a
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by nesky 7y ago
> Are the cellular providers going to give free cellular access to these manufacturers or something? Consumers aren't going to pay for that. No one's going to buy a TV that requires an additional $30/month for a data plan.
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by nesky 7y ago
> 2. Sly TVs never get Internet access in my house. I don't plug Ethernet into them, and I don't set configure their wifi. If I must give one access because it needs a firmware update to fix a bug or something, I temporarily se
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Festivus(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by nesky 7y ago|0 comments
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by nesky 7y ago
"Money is just the medium through which wealth can move and be traded. To create more money, the government just fires up the ‘ol proverbial HP LaserJet All-In-One OfficeJet 8620 and suddenly there’s more money." This is great
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by nesky 7y ago
Wouldn't blocking the tv's MAC from the router solve this problem along with blocking any data collection as well?
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by nesky 7y ago
I'm guessing this applies to every type of music app though? Might as well throw Ultimate Ears, JBL, etc etc into the ring too.
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by nesky 7y ago
Why are you surprised? I can count on 1 hand the amount of people I know personally who care about data privacy or anything remotely close to the idea of data privacy. However, I do agree, it's really sad.
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by nesky 7y ago
How's your battery life at this stage? Have you replaced the battery yet?
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by nesky 7y ago
Your layman user has an very limited concept of what privacy actually is or represents. Conceptually speaking they don't understand this data is curated, profiled, stored, analyzed, and continually built upon 24/7 from dozens of s
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by nesky 7y ago
Is the split screen device market a new upcoming segment or is it supposed to be replacing an existing one? I've never thought that I need two iPhones or two iPads connected to one another in a book like fashion like this. Who's t
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by nesky 7y ago
Why not use a system akin to that of jury duty? If you fly X type of jet you're in a pool of 'random' testers for X jet as opposed to using data driven methods to shake out average pilots. I'd have to assume the pilots i
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by nesky 7y ago
I own a Vizio, I think an E Series, 3 or 4 years back the thing received an 'update' and bricked the tv for nearly 48 hours. There was nothing I could do with the TV until Vizio sent out a patch. I never connected it to a network
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Two Funds for Life Investment Strategy(paulmerriman.com)
2 points by nesky 7y ago|0 comments
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by nesky 7y ago
Why doesn't Google or Apple have 'explain like I'm 5' explanations of how their password managers work? I don't use either service but this is a MAJOR opportunity to encourage their users to use a password manager a
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by nesky 7y ago
This aggravates me beyond belief. I have more secure passwords on random sites/accounts than I do on my financial accounts. Why do banks insist on restricting character limits to 12 - 20 characters?
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by nesky 7y ago
> I will say that when I was younger I often wanted a bodybuilder physique, but I didn't have the discipline to eat enough to support proper muscle growth. Now I'm just glad I'm not going the seemingly inevitable route of
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by nesky 7y ago
If you've ever lived next door to someone who's had an high BTU wood burning stove you'll know why they have restrictions, I would never purchase property where a neighbor or someone close to the residence had one. Green ener
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by nesky 7y ago
My company recently required the use of a specific 2FA app that I didn't use in order to validate credentials on our laptops when accessing our VPN. I don't personally like having to put an app on my phone however, using an app to
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by nesky 7y ago
I'd be interested to know what they're proposing as an alternative? LibreOffice?