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New GNU Emacs website(gnu.org)
547 points by rvern 10y ago|229 comments
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by rvern 10y ago
Set keyword.enabled to false in about:config. I do this because if I want to search, I can just press Ctrl+K or click on the search bar. I use Ctrl+L or click on the location bar only when I want to navigate to a specific URL.
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by rvern 11y ago
Writing long email messages is one of the last things I would consider a waste of time. I am too often left confused or wanting more information after reading short messages I receive from other people. People waste entire hours or days eve
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Email is not SMS(email.is-not-s.ms)
4 points by rvern 11y ago|2 comments
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Richard Stallman Braved a Winter Storm Last Night to March Against DRM(motherboard.vice.com)
4 points by rvern 11y ago|1 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
The Nature article actually just summarizes the original article, which is open access and can be found here: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(1... . Unfortunately I cannot change the URL.
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Developmental biology: Gene lets animals tell left from right(nature.com)
1 points by rvern 11y ago|2 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
Summary: – The vulnerability allows a server you connect to to get the contents of the memory of the OpenSSH client. – If your keys are not protected by a passphrase or you do not use ssh-agent, this can include private keys. – OpenSSH 5.4
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Former NSA Official Tells UK Politicians Mass Surveillance Risks Citizen Safety(motherboard.vice.com)
8 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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Department of Defense Nudges Contractors to Patch Juniper Backdoor(motherboard.vice.com)
2 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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In Defense of Learning Code the Hard Way(motherboard.vice.com)
4 points by rvern 11y ago|2 comments
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Web Security – Client side certs(w3.org)
91 points by rvern 11y ago|33 comments
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Computer Learns to Write Its ABCs(spectrum.ieee.org)
1 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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Icarus, or the Future of Science (1924)(bactra.org)
9 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
I don't agree with the claims that Usenet is dead, or that it isn't used for actual discussion anymore. I am subscribed to many newsgroups and most of them are very active. They work in all regards like mailing lists: you will fin
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Ultrasound Microscopy Helps Image Tiny Blood Vessels(spectrum.ieee.org)
4 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin Mints New Words(spectrum.ieee.org)
3 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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VW's Slow Agony Illustrates Carmakers' Problem with Software(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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Belgian Regulators Approve Restart of Flawed Reactors(spectrum.ieee.org)
3 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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New Method for Producing Nanowires Could Offer a Commercial Avenue(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
I disagree. For every Fedora release, the Documentation Project prepares a new version of the System Administrator's Guide[1] and of five other high-quality manuals. These manuals are usually up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive, and
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CryptoKids America's Future Codemakers and Codebreakers(nsa.gov)
1 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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A breakthrough on QMA(2)(scottaaronson.com)
3 points by rvern 11y ago|0 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
That's called DANE, and it's already in use by a number of websites and supported by many registries. Unfortunately the major browsers do not support it.[1] There's an extension for Mozilla Firefox that implements it.[2] [1]:
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Bell inequality violation finally done right(scottaaronson.com)
109 points by rvern 11y ago|46 comments
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by rvern 11y ago
Usually, free software comes with privacy and privacy comes with free software, so the first thing that you should look for is the distribution's policies on free software. Distributions like Debian and Fedora, for example, have a stro
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by rvern 11y ago
Make sure to check the privacy policy before upgrading to Windows 10: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9966236
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Microsoft’s new small print – how your personal data is abused(edri.org)
348 points by rvern 11y ago|181 comments
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by rvern 12y ago
Bruegel’s paintings are magnificent. See also The Fight Between Carnival and Lent ¹ and Children's Games ². 1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Pieter_B... 2. https:/&#x2F
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by rvern 12y ago
In Praise of Idleness is not in that book.

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