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by nsgi 11y ago
How are users supposed to know whether they can trust a desktop app with near-unlimited access to their computer? Generally they don't, but blindly install it anyway because it seems to do something they need.
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by nsgi 11y ago
That's a massive strawman. You might as well argue that browser vendors will eventually default to allowing programs to be installed without user intervention.
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by nsgi 11y ago
You have to give it permission to use USB, though. The USB functionality might also be something included in software you downloaded for another purpose, without your knowledge.
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by nsgi 11y ago
One reason might be that developers would probably just do the minimum possible CSP rather than following the spirit of it. Unlike with HTTPS, a CSP could be created with the exact same security model as no CSP using directives like unsafe-
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by nsgi 11y ago
When people worry about the effects of ad blocking, they aren't generally concerned about the future of content farms.
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by nsgi 11y ago
On the other hand, most crimes also go against basic human decency, so something being basic human decency is not always an argument against it being a legal obligation.
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by nsgi 11y ago
You also have the option to not use the software, if it's software you want, not need.
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by nsgi 11y ago
Even if it doesn't increase kids' knowledge, it still draws attention to it (both to peers and the kid themself) and provides an opportunity for bullying.
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by nsgi 11y ago
> I learned that if someone made fun of my shoes, they didn't have very much character. Isn't that basically learning self-esteem and confidence?
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by nsgi 11y ago
I think people criticise these financial decisions because they feel their tax money is going to people who can afford things they either can't or have to work harder for. They might be failing to see the bigger picture, but I think it
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by nsgi 11y ago
> You can guarantee that Facebook has already signed up 99% of your potential userbase. That's only true if your userbase is relatively young. Facebook is far from ubiquitous among middle-aged people who still have smartphones, etc.
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Supercomputer copies whole-body blood flow(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by nsgi 11y ago|0 comments
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by nsgi 11y ago
Wait, it now costs more to pay annually?
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by nsgi 11y ago
Presumably it gives you notifications from private repos.
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by nsgi 11y ago
Not with Perfect Forward Secrecy
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Life is short(interactivehaiku.com)
3 points by nsgi 11y ago|0 comments
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by nsgi 11y ago
Saying something rude would be a bad idea anyway.
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by nsgi 11y ago
> Which, until this year, has effectively meant all browsers except mobile Safari. And mobile Chrome, so all but the two most popular mobile browsers.
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by nsgi 11y ago
How do you decide whether the new certificate is genuine, other than it being issued by a valid CA?
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by nsgi 11y ago
That would just stop their browsers from working in Kazakhstan on HTTPS sites, who would most likely respond by issuing a new certificate and/or recommending IE. It may also discourage websites from implementing HTTPS. Not sure how thi
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by nsgi 11y ago
You can play games with graphics as advanced as this without the effort and security risk of installing something.
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by nsgi 11y ago
Pre-GCSE was even worse. Taking screenshots of each step of copying a folder to show that we knew how to do it.
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Computer game for Deloitte job-hunters(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by nsgi 11y ago|0 comments
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Transgender children and gender dysphoria(theguardian.com)
36 points by nsgi 11y ago|53 comments
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In Patagonia 2k years ago, it was common for people to modify skulls of babies(bbc.com)
58 points by nsgi 11y ago|33 comments
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by nsgi 11y ago
With the current system, they can just seize the domain and get a certificate for it.
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by nsgi 11y ago
They also post a few times a day on Twitter vs about daily on Instagram, so the interactions are split between more posts. Other users post many more times a day (most likely because they are posting text rather than photos/videos), so
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by nsgi 11y ago
Or never
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The animal that doesn't get cancer(bbc.com)
2 points by nsgi 11y ago|0 comments
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Surveillance bill to include internet records storage(bbc.co.uk)
5 points by nsgi 11y ago|0 comments

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