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by revscat 11y ago
It's getting to the point where having Amazon on your resume is a negative, though.
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by revscat 11y ago
I don't think this is true. Google could have handled Android licensing in such a way that resellers were required to patch security holes within a certain amount of time after release. AOSP is a software license, and governs contribut
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by revscat 11y ago
How would one go about learning these things? I have no illusions that I will be coming up with new exploits, but I am curious about the tools that are used to find them. How do you write code that winds up on a Thunderbolt device? How do y
724.
by revscat 11y ago
This is, I believe, the more correct answer. There are so many different assets being delivered for every URL that it degrades the performance of desktop browsers, let alone mobile ones. HTTP/2 will help somewhat, but the overarching p
725.
by revscat 11y ago
The answer to your question now is the same whenever it has come up before: it is on the front page because HN readers voted it up and are discussing it.
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by revscat 11y ago
I suspect that the thought behind not making it available is the same line of reasoning that leads to various prohibitions on contraceptives: "if they use it, then the 'bad' behavior will increase."
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by revscat 11y ago
> If people feel the need to hear "café noise", maybe it's just a sign of loneliness? Yes. It is somehow at times comforting to hear humans speaking, even if they are not choosing to speak to me.
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by revscat 11y ago
The XBox line has been pretty successful.
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by revscat 11y ago
I'm not sure I agree with Tolkien on this front. Yes, I know: I'm disagreeing with an author's assessment of his own work. But authors are necessarily a part of their environment. It is -- literally -- inescapable. The good P
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by revscat 11y ago
> Yes, artistic lighting installations can be copyrightable, That is the most asinine thing I have ever heard.
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by revscat 11y ago
Interesting question. "Unlimited: Wherein the amount of bandwidth, measured by megabits/s up/down, will not be artificially affected. While system outages or other technical limitations can at times affect throughput, at no p
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by revscat 11y ago
I recently re-watched the sequels and came to find myself puzzled by the amount of vitriol they receive. Can you explain what your objection to them were? I found them at least entertaining, and consistent with the original. They were by no
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by revscat 11y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9650289
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Apple’s Tim Cook Delivers Blistering Speech on Encryption, Privacy(techcrunch.com)
272 points by revscat 11y ago|332 comments
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by revscat 11y ago
It's scary because the US government has such a history of suppressing dissenting ideas, especially when it comes to anti-war activists, environmental activists, or any domestic groups which express opposition to the United States&#x27
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by revscat 11y ago
Are there plans for either an OS X or Linux version?
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by revscat 12y ago
This is factually and legally incorrect. The President cannot use any federal funds to modify the prison at Gitmo, or to transfer prisoners. This was part of the budget in I believe 2012, and has been every year since. (Should you need cita
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by revscat 12y ago
I suspect -- but have no proof whatsoever -- that Apple is the target of a widespread astroturfing campaign. The quality of other subjects on HN seems to be close to the normal (high) quality. Threads involving Apple, on the other hand, see
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by revscat 12y ago
Do you have any recommended sources for GVT? The ones I have found thus far are fairly suspect and light on details.
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by revscat 12y ago
At least you're honest about it. Most who feel similarly will coat it in a thin veneer of pretend equal-handedness and categorically deny any emotional investment.
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by revscat 12y ago
Cite? First time I've heard this.
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by revscat 12y ago
I was seeing weird behavior late last night. Tried to do a search from my phone, got a "could not connect to server" error when I tried to complete it. This happened 4-5 times before clearing itself up.
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by revscat 12y ago
This seems the most likely explanation, but it is still extraordinary. Being able to survive in cold is one thing. But being able to survive being placed in liquid nitrogen for an extended period of time? That's incredible.
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by revscat 12y ago
There is no intended implication for intelligence behind the extremophile behavior of tardigrades. Merely that it is curious how such a characteristic would have arisen given the absence of the environmental conditions (seemingly) needed to
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by revscat 12y ago
So this is interesting: It's not just the harsh environs of outer space that tardigrades can survive in. The little critters seem adept at living in some of the harshest regions of Earth. They have been disc
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FCC Releases Open Internet Order(fcc.gov)
191 points by revscat 12y ago|148 comments
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by revscat 12y ago
steampowered.com is also down.
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by revscat 12y ago
It is an open-source framework allowing medical researchers and professionals to interact directly with patients via iOS applications. Patients will be able to perform tests, fill out questionnaires, etc., and have the results sent directly
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by revscat 12y ago
That sounds problematic for being able to give honest (but public) feedback when someone has encountered very bad service.
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NYC’s Plan for Free, Citywide Wi-Fi(governing.com)
2 points by revscat 12y ago|0 comments

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