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Ask HN: Is it reasonable to assume all skype calls are recorded by Microsoft?
11 points by nyxtom 8y ago|6 comments
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Between this and other recent changes they sure have been making some pretty terrible decisions lately. Hopefully this change is reverted.
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“Pressing problems” is an umbrella term I’m using to describe things that are lobbied for, corporations, copyright holders, foreign interference/ misinformation campaigns, botnets issues.. etc. Basically whatever issues are the current
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Vimeo used to be pretty popular
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This is how centralization and sweeping censorship/fascism seems to work in the new modern era we live in. Govt bodies react to pressing problems by increasing regulatory footprint so much that only companies like Facebook, Google&#x2F
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The way I have approached this problem is to take a look at previous large code bases where I and others inevitably built frameworks and solutions to problems we ran into. They were created because we either couldn’t find a reasonable alter
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Hmm, maybe it's just me but I don't see social media that way. I mean sure there is a large portion dedicated to that, but I tend to think there is an even larger portion dedicated to creation, sharing incredible things happening
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For instance I also gauge how repetitive the foods I eat so I also maintain an internal awareness for the need to have variety and a good biome.
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Neat idea! This is intuitive to how I approach eating and working out in general. I gauge the overall consumption and activity and make adjustments for the next day or week. Progress is generally slow but consistent.
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These two alone would cancel out most of the political ads I've seen. " Promotions that are likely to shock or scare Examples: Promotions that suggest you may be in danger, be infected with a disease, or be the victim of a conspir
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Their policies are fascinating: Take this one in not allowing certain kinds of inappropriate content: " Content that harasses, intimidates, or bullies an individual or group of individuals Example: Content that singles out someone for
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Ad retargeting analytics would be one. The ability to track even anonymous users in an attempt to “nudge” users towards purchase behavior felt especially wrong. I didn’t work at Facebook but this was definitely a selling point for their hir
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* Toothpaste can be made and or bought from places like Lush where the alternatives can be zero waste. It's a bit out of the ordinary but there are options that even I'm surprised by it. * Just about all produce/fruit is avai
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It's not impossible, you just have to take the time and effort to do the research. https://zerowastehome.com/tips/
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It is amazing how often humans continue to essentially create new problems that are easily solvable on their own. A culture of convenience and throw-away (not my problem) or "I don't have the time for x" is why we keep having
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Not open source, don't care. Open standards matter.
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This is a non-useful comment so feel free downvote, but the product offerings for GitLab sound ironically like Windows released product offerings.
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Saw this on another post related to gitlab proposal for federation support. That would bring us closer to a much nicer ecosystem https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4517
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Isn't Gitlab pretty much that already?
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GitLab > Import all repositories from GitHub
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Usually you can sign your work in a cryptographically verifiable way https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work
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It's interesting that the HN community continues to make reference to the prospect of a decentralized internet when Git was built to be decentralized in the first place. In spite of this, we all have congregated around GitHub for the c
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The visualizations are a really nice way to stay motivated. I have been hoping to see more of these types of concepts used. The Apple Watch has different goals that it sets out for long term accomplishments which have helped me plan out my
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Recipe substitutions would be great so you can have multiple ways of making the same thing. Someone else mentioned seawater and soil substitutions until you have a recipe for the universe. Though there are other ways to also grow food witho
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ArXiv forever!
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Produce trash
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Efficient is a term that can applied to one of many things. A company can be efficient at increasing yield in one set of things while dismantling quality, longevity of workers, morale...etc. Being an "efficient" human being, IMHO,
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For profit jail systems are incentivizing some of the worst things in America. Speaking as someone who has a relative in prison, anything that can be charged - will be. Everything from email, food, hygenics, time, visitation... etc. Not to
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Some of the greatest villains are built on this concept of deep sympathy with the character. At least I think so.
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A combination of this and some other tutorials and you can have a “build your own OS”. Some coursera classes I took a while back delved into it but things like a usb controller or getting regular input were a bit of a limiting factor. (I.e.

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