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by patdennis 14y ago
CMC doesn't have an election for another six years, I wouldn't say it's suicide. On the other hand, you're right that she's not going to spend political capital on something she knows isn't going to go anywhere. Edit: To be clear, she could
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by patdennis 14y ago
A well set up Google Reader account can do wonders... but it takes a while to get to that point.
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by patdennis 14y ago
Through a process called discovery. Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_(law)
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by patdennis 14y ago
You'd want to either go through the DNC, NGP/VAN [1], or maybe the Analyst Institute [2]. Those are the groups who both have the right connections and would be willing to take the meeting. [1] http://www.ngpvan.com/ [2] https://analystin
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by patdennis 14y ago
I think it's important to point out that the potential liability from a class action lawsuit such as this is not the same thing as actually owing $250 million. And it's not like they're going to pound out a resolution to this in a timely ma
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by patdennis 14y ago
"If people in the U.S. aren’t suspicious of free money, PayPal payments that look fake, the absence of a payment in their account, fake emails from PayPal’s FBI department or just Nigerians in general, then they deserve to have their money
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by patdennis 14y ago
I love your website. http://thaddeusquay.com/ edit: I don't really love your website.
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by patdennis 14y ago
Do they inform the target? While it's nice that they can stop an attack without the intended victim noticing, it's still probably a good idea to let them know.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I wasn't implying that they're bad. They're sub $200, made in China, and don't have brand names.
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by patdennis 14y ago
Here's a link for anyone who feels like exploring the wonderful world of cheap generic Chinese tablets: http://www.dealextreme.com/c/tablets-1409 Or cheap generic Chinese anything, for that matter.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I have a first gen Macbook air sitting on my desk. It's probably the most beautiful machine I've ever seen, but it runs so hot that I had to manually lower the voltage to the processor just to prevent thermal shutdowns from watching Youtube
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by patdennis 14y ago
It's almost impossible to scroll using the trackpad on my MBP. I think it's the inertial scrolling that causes problems... the slightest touch sends it down three or four pages.
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by patdennis 14y ago
He's getting spammed pretty hard right now by the right wing. They posted a few thousand one star reviews on his Yelp page, an I imagine they've been calling him nonstop. I would wait a couple of weeks for this whole thing to calm down and
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by patdennis 14y ago
What about Google Music?
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by patdennis 14y ago
I hardly think that 1987 counts as the early days of Silicon Valley.
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by patdennis 14y ago
The fact that the US doesn't use its country TLD is analogous to the way that the UK doesn't have to specify their country name on their postage stamps. You get certain privileges for pioneering the development of a communications system, I
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by patdennis 14y ago
http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/locations/hamina/
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by patdennis 14y ago
While the ideas behind it were developed much earlier, GPS didn't become fully operational until 1995 [1]. It's also worth noting, on the other hand, that the (not yet fully operational) system was used during the first Gulf War. [2] [1] h
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by patdennis 14y ago
This is a bad thing made worse by the fact that victims are unwilling to come forward because it is embarrassing.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I grew up in the 12th district. My parents still live there. Holt really is a great congressman.
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by patdennis 14y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_D._Holt
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by patdennis 14y ago
They did mention the vulnerability they used During the second week of March 2012, a Dell Vostro notebook, used by Supervisor Special Agent Christopher K. Stangl from FBI Regional Cyber Action Team and New York FBI Office Evidence Response
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by patdennis 14y ago
I'd be interested in trying this out. Can anyone offer an invite? My email is available via my profile.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I mean, third party docks have been available for a long time. This does come across as a bit tone deaf, though.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I'm assuming the ten character all numerical password was a phone number. Phone numbers have discernable patterns, like area codes.
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by patdennis 14y ago
I work in Democratic politics, and I'm a progressive. That said, I come to HN so I can get away from stories like this. Also, while this is a travesty, it did happen four months ago.
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by patdennis 14y ago
we work to enable seasteading communities — floating cities — which will allow the next generation of pioneers to peacefully test new ideas for government. It's an interesting idea. I don't see why a small oceangoing socialist or libertar
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by patdennis 14y ago
Good on them for taking the time to write such a detailed report. Shows respect for their users.
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by patdennis 14y ago
FYI, I hit this glitch: http://imgur.com/QxQT0 In retrospect, I should've ordered it...
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by patdennis 14y ago
You could create a Google alert for "Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center" AND Superager

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