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811.
by rendx 6y ago
So far what has worked for me in Germany when I got these forms from HR is to put "(by request)" into such fields. Which is, erhm, kind of cheating because, well, they are requesting it right there in the form. But so far, funni
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by rendx 6y ago
How do you legally distribute financial contributions? Who will be eligible to receive funding for work on a particular project? Who figures out the tax issues across jurisdictions? How do you become a relevant site representing such projec
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by rendx 6y ago
I started the practice some years back and I am now addicted to it. The way I do it I learned from "The Nature Cure: A Doctor's Guide to the Science of Natural Medicine" by Andreas Michalsen (a good book!): You shower regular
814.
by rendx 6y ago
Yes, security/privacy. Banks are heavily regulated, and "I can't avoid them to store my data" anyway. (I do mostly use cash, much to the irritation of shops these days.) I have multiple accounts, which I manage offline w
815.
by rendx 6y ago
I must be a dying breed but I will never give any external service access to my bank account. And I still remember the days where you actually had piece of software to run locally for such things. Crazy eh.
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by rendx 6y ago
Ethical dilemma of placebos. If they give relief...?
817.
by rendx 6y ago
Take notes, generally write a lot e.g. by copying paragraphs or, even better, try to summarize the key point of a paragraph or page into a sentence or two. Use markers. Reading aloud as suggested by FroshKiller is perfect. Do crossword puzz
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GreatFire Envoy: Android SDK to make apps resistant to censorship(github.com)
1 points by rendx 6y ago|0 comments
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by rendx 6y ago
"Yay, it is 2020, why would anyone care if I add more external resources to my site and expose all my visitors without their knowledge or consent to yet another third, fourth, fifth party that of course will amass powerful data which e
820.
by rendx 6y ago
"In response to requests during the FOSDEM Legal and Policy DevRoom, which is coordinated by a team of four that includes Conservancy's own Bradley M. Kuhn and Karen M. Sandler, Conservancy will organize a separate conference on t
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CopyleftConf 2020 videos now online(2020.copyleftconf.org)
2 points by rendx 6y ago|1 comments
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by rendx 6y ago
Andreessen Horowitz "excited to announce a new $515 million fund that will be used to invest in crypto networks and businesses." Crypto as in cryptocurrency, not as in cryptography.
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by rendx 7y ago
Nice idea, but what defines the "end of coronavirus"? Do you mean "end of lockdown"? What defines a "lockdown"? It sure looks like there will be some measures in place for a very long time. Also, some countries
824.
by rendx 7y ago
Nice. Can you please copy the output in the Usage video to the README as plaintext? I don't want to watch a video to see what it can do exactly. Cheers!
825.
by rendx 7y ago
This is already the case with GDPR, which is clearly ignored here since plenty of people from GDPR regions seem to be affected.
826.
by rendx 7y ago
At least under GDPR, yes: "If your company receives a request from an individual who wants to exercise their rights, you should respond to this request without undue delay and in any case within 1 month of receiving the request. This r
827.
by rendx 7y ago
Not a joke.
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Shoogle: OSM-based local shop locator for the US (open source)(shoogle.us)
2 points by rendx 7y ago|0 comments
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by rendx 7y ago
This is part of a larger effort by the European Commission to support a "next-generation internet": https://www.ngi.eu/get-funded/ Depending on the success, it will be extended in the next 10-year period &quo
830.
by rendx 7y ago
Interesting. Too bad the research is not public and the article basically just PR for proprietary consulting services. Even from a commercial point of view a better strategy would be to work in the open, and grow a reputation from there for
831.
by rendx 7y ago
Mildly funny, but of course a terrible idea as this will wear out the lid and the USB ports. Sorry. :) It got me thinking, is there a theremin-style music generator that uses wifi, bluetooth and other sensors? There must be. edit: found onl
832.
by rendx 7y ago
I am not sure we agree on what "advanced morals and ethics" would mean, but the Hugo award winners are generally good ones to explore for discussion of ethics. Foundation series is a famous one that comes to mind, but plenty of ot
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Onionize: Tor v3 onion services (hidden services) for Docker containers(hub.docker.com)
2 points by rendx 7y ago|0 comments
834.
by rendx 7y ago
I discovered this little gem for my unused domains: http://ethicalparking.informatick.net/ I've been using it for many years and it works just great.
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Message to my IT/hacking friends (Mar17)(holgerkrekel.net)
1 points by rendx 7y ago|0 comments
836.
by rendx 7y ago
For most situations, I actually prefer non-sugared oat milk over almond. Both are more "neutral" compared to soy milk.
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by rendx 7y ago
Free Software community implementation stemming from the same research: https://katzenpost.mixnetworks.org/
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The Case for Digital Public Infrastructure(knightcolumbia.org)
54 points by rendx 7y ago|2 comments
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by rendx 7y ago
Something very simple that has worked for me for many years and across many smaller sites is a custom form field that requires some simple, static answer, like "Please input 42 here:", plus even some Javascript that fills in that
840.
by rendx 7y ago
Can you point to any attack that can be attributed to errors in the Tor code, anything where a rewrite or audit would have helped? Most "attacks" seem to be based on well-known drawbacks of the design which are usually discussed p

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