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811.
Xinhua - The trust fiasco of America the Eavesdropper(news.xinhuanet.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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by r0h1n 13y ago
At the risk of downvotes & personal dissonance (I love Android and Google search), I'd like to posit an alternate filter to apply to this news. Given (a) Google's inexorable rise and domination of more and more parts of the In
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NSA leaks helping India become 'Big Brother' state?(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
814.
How Jeff Bezos Crushed Diapers.com So Amazon Could Buy Diapers.com(allthingsd.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
815.
Google, Microsoft Threaten End to Cookie Tracking(m.us.wsj.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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by r0h1n 13y ago
Off-topic observation: I like Bruce Schneier, really. But now I dread the sense of déjà vu that accompanies most of his posts on HN, because each one gets reposted multiple times. Mostly because Schneier himself reposts all his columns that
817.
The Snowden Leaks and the Public by Alan Rusbridger(nybooks.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
818.
by r0h1n 13y ago
You're completely right about the relative trajectories of India and Pakistan (full disclosure: I'm Indian). I suspect most HNers will not be aware of their shared history, painful separation and subsequent diverging paths. That s
819.
by r0h1n 13y ago
A country is an abstract concept. On the battlefield, it is represented by its soldiers in uniform. There is no Uncle Sam in a uniform who represents the "US" collectively. If I take your argument to the extreme, it'll be tou
820.
by r0h1n 13y ago
This is also the reason the US is lobbying aggressively to ensure its soldiers have immunity from war crimes. WikiLeaks shows US pressure for war crimes immunity - https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/55239
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by r0h1n 13y ago
Do you believe the US has never intentionally targeted civilians? Example 1: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/us/soldier-gets-life-witho... Example 2: http://www.collateralmurder.com/ E
822.
One night in Paris: An open letter to Mr Alexandre De Juniac, CEO, Air France(jayharishshah.blogspot.sg)
4 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
823.
by r0h1n 13y ago
"Ugh"? You're disgusted?
824.
by r0h1n 13y ago
Are we seeing two different HNs? I see Lessig's post at #80 and 245 points.
825.
by r0h1n 13y ago
Lessig's own post is at #78, in spite of 233 points within 17 hours of submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6627331 Did it drop off the home page so fast, or is it being flagged?
826.
Their Names Are Legion(sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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Chinese AV maker NQ loses over $700M in value; concerns of “a massive fraud”(techinasia.com)
2 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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by r0h1n 13y ago
From the post, FWIW: > Recently, we met Dave Hakkens, the creator of Phonebloks. Turns out we share a common vision: to develop a phone platform that is modular, open, customizable, and made for the entire world. We’ve done deep technic
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by r0h1n 13y ago
So do unto Google as Google does unto others, in a way at least. I perform all my Google searches while remaining logged out from Google. More importantly, I use Firefox/Chrome plugins that rewrite Google search results minus their tr
830.
by r0h1n 13y ago
The current post links to the BMJ press release on this topic. These links are to the full article: http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6340 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6599460
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by r0h1n 13y ago
"this NYT writer" was the executive editor of New York Times for 8 years, a period during which he headed the entire NYT newsroom. Not that it should change the way we view his opinion, but it still helps to know. http:/&#x2
832.
Embassy Espionage: The NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin(spiegel.de)
2 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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India Takes A Stand On Academic Photocopying(forbes.com)
2 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
834.
The limits of investigative journalism(americanreviewmag.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
835.
How statin drugs really lower cholesterol & kill you one cell at a time(zoeharcombe.com)
2 points by r0h1n 13y ago|1 comments
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MacBook Pro 13-inch and 15-inch "harder than ever to repair"(tomshardware.com)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|1 comments
837.
South Korea’s education system: The great decompression(economist.com)
36 points by r0h1n 13y ago|15 comments
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Spying on Allies Fits Obama's Standoffish Profile(spiegel.de)
1 points by r0h1n 13y ago|0 comments
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by r0h1n 13y ago
Exactly! While 2-factor is a good defense against data/identity theft from criminals or malicious hackers, I don't think it'll be of much help against governments. In fact I'd argue that 2-factor authentication actually
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by r0h1n 13y ago
I know it isn't a direct comparison, but could this be the modern, Internet-equivalent of "tragedy of the commons"? Instead of degradation through overuse (as with real-world resources, but meaningless in the context of Inter

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