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by nfoz 11y ago
You might be surprised how many poor do have computer/internet access. Different regions look different, even within the U.S., and there are many different modalities of living amongst the poor.
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by nfoz 11y ago
Why isn't encryption in the network stack, at a lower level than HTTPS?
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by nfoz 11y ago
How does that go away? Most internet advertising/surveillance is performed by the actor with whom you're directly communicating, I think....
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by nfoz 12y ago
Is it the year of Debian GNU/Hurd on the desktop?
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by nfoz 12y ago
Frankly, the internet was pretty awesome pre-ads, so I'm not too concerned. :)
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by nfoz 12y ago
https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/tutorials/using-snapp... I was informed about this just this morning.
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by nfoz 12y ago
I dislike patents, especially software patents, but those are simply my opinions, and your comment is a valid and supportive contribution to the discussion. This should not be downvoted.
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by nfoz 12y ago
Do you cross-check everything else? I'm sure it depends in what capacity the information is "used", right?
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by nfoz 12y ago
http://www.jedsoft.org/slang/doc/html/slang-1.html#ss1.1
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by nfoz 12y ago
A lot more in Canada than the US. Write to your MP, and encourage others to do the same. Relate this to C-51 or whatever that horrible security bill is that everyone's protesting.
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by nfoz 12y ago
Assuming that you have keyboard focus in the page, but outside of any text fields or plugins (e.g. flash). Which might mean you need to find somewhere "safe" in the page to click that doesn't actually click something, like a
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by nfoz 12y ago
It looks like the keyboard is terrible, which rules out programming for me.
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by nfoz 12y ago
Why? I'm not familiar with how those typically work, but intuitively from an architecture standpoint, that sounds like something that should sit as a filter between the browser and the outside world. Browser as monolith of functionali
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by nfoz 12y ago
The more the better. As a consumer, I like choice. As a developer, multiple options means we move towards open industry standards rather than vendor lock-in and single points of control.
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by nfoz 12y ago
Lead developer Barton Gorge's interesting commentary: http://bartongeorge.net/2015/04/09/4th-gen-dell-xps-13-devel...
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by nfoz 12y ago
Aye, maybe "clutch" is what I'm thinking of. I really think that the difference between 2lbs and 3.5lbs is really what makes the difference for this use-case, as well as the smaller size.
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by nfoz 12y ago
One would fit comfortably in a purse, the other would not.
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by nfoz 12y ago
As much as I love art, we need to acknowledge that entertainment is not scarce.
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by nfoz 12y ago
... and it's a breach of the WoW client terms of service to connect to them. http://www.wowwiki.com/Emulated_server
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by nfoz 12y ago
I use a Blackberry with a 3-day battery life. Many people have portable or add-on batteries for their phones.
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by nfoz 12y ago
> I somehow doubt an Uber driver would have been giving me the same gratuitous negativity. Why?
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by nfoz 12y ago
I write GPL code so I'm fine with that.
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by nfoz 12y ago
Why, what would be your concern? Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Germany/Uni... Murder rate for 2011 (Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants): Germany: 0.86. USA: 5. That&#x2
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by nfoz 12y ago
The claim was about political ignorance of common people in the US. You extended that to "people in modern democracies". I think this is incorrect. In Canada, I find people are typically more politically aware if not involved, a
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by nfoz 12y ago
This is not necessarily ironic. For example, most of the content producers that I fund are the ones which make their media available as open to the public (e.g. wikipedia, democracynow.org, tvo.org). This is a model that I encourage.
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by nfoz 12y ago
That people don't pay for content online is partly a social, historical, and technological problem. Crowdfunding is slowly but increasingly becoming viable, as it enters the social awareness/expectation for content creation. Othe
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by nfoz 12y ago
> the penalty falls unfairly on content producers Not really. No-one is obligated to produce content; if a business model doesn't work, then you probably shouldn't do it. So what business model should content producers use, if
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by nfoz 12y ago
I would totally help crowdfund an HD remake.
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by nfoz 12y ago
> you need a USB Vendor ID and Product ID to uniquely identify your device to computers. What's the technical reason why this is part of the USB spec? Why do devices need unique identifiers, or what benefit does this provide?
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by nfoz 12y ago
> I think you're making a logical error in applying the open-source software development model to the arts. I am not. I have not said anything about software. I think all copyright should be abolished (slowly, responsibly). I hav

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