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Peer to Peer app “FireChat” on the rise during HongKong protests(techinasia.com)
1 points by scrrr 12y ago|0 comments
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by scrrr 12y ago
Hm, so is this app running and listening in to the mic constantly? (Also: Extra network traffic and cpu activity.)
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by scrrr 12y ago
Well, should it? It's a neat idea. But what exactly is the big deal being patented here? It's pretty trivial. To me it seems that it's a bit like patenting flappy bird.
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by scrrr 12y ago
The world wide web. Off topic, but I think we tend to forget that most legislation affects websites. Nothing keeps you from writing your own version of DNS, your own protocol (who says it has to be HTTP) etc. That's the beauty of TCP&#
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by scrrr 12y ago
It's just that truecrypt.org forwards to this URL where you are warned not to use it: http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net It's confusing and worrying as it's a pretty mainstream tool. (I wouldn't install anythin
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by scrrr 12y ago
I believe in fundamentals. Just don't post anything online, unless you're certain you want to. Do not post pictures. Don't use social networks and cloud services. Your life won't get THAT much harder if Google Maps canno
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by scrrr 12y ago
(with a little bit of sarcasm:) Oh I guess then it's safe to put my data on the American cloud again. Just kidding, wouldn't do it. And neither should you. It's sad, but as a foreigner I don't see that, regarding governm
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by scrrr 12y ago
That's why I wonder why some European countries have voted more right-wing parties. [1] (Most of the voters being employees, too.) More capitalism and less welfare cannot be the solution, because aside from the moral obligations [2] th
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by scrrr 12y ago
Nope. I won't be back. Using unison now. Syncthing looks nice, too.
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by scrrr 12y ago
Is there a paper / doc explaining, how the synchronisation works in detail?
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by scrrr 12y ago
Is it possible to block all that crap using the hosts file? It would block on all browsers that way. Or would it be way too long?
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by scrrr 12y ago
Yep, it's likely they have some "public opinion making" going on. After all psychology teaches us that people look to other people first to find out what to think and do. These guys spoiled the Internet.
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by scrrr 12y ago
Yeah but come on, it's happening.
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by scrrr 12y ago
Of course. They should suffer the loss of ALL their users if you ask me. If anyone here is still using Skype, I wonder what kind of community this is and what kind of future we are building..
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by scrrr 13y ago
In principle you are right. But there's weird errors then and now, which I don't want to investigate. There's annoyance with having self-signed certificates. Adding new users. Not to mention spam and, so far not an issue, get
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Ask HN: Recommendation for email provider?
1 points by scrrr 13y ago|4 comments
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by scrrr 13y ago
First impression after reading across the docs: Compact, fast, seems to contain most important things. I like it.
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by scrrr 13y ago
Another example that shows that humans are not very good at predicting the future.
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by scrrr 13y ago
I want to see a decent rendition of Facebook that was made in just a few hours. ;)
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by scrrr 13y ago
Shouldn't somebody at time.com be charged with crime for posting a link to an infringing site? ;)
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by scrrr 13y ago
"Pompeo, R-Kan., said he was "deeply troubled" by the scheduled video appearance of Snowden" - yeah I'm sure he can't sleep at night. Besides, don't US politicians at some point vow to protect freedom of s
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Optical Mouse Cam(spritesmods.com)
2 points by scrrr 13y ago|0 comments
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by scrrr 13y ago
It's sensible to assume that everything you ever put into the cloud can be leaked at any moment. So act accordingly.
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by scrrr 13y ago
If it made it harder for non-state adversaries to create profiles about you, it would still be a good thing. I don't want the Gov. to know about my private life. But neither do I want any search engine, online store or ISP to have that
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by scrrr 13y ago
did what?
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by scrrr 13y ago
Isn't the president democratically elected though? heh
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by scrrr 13y ago
Yep. Perhaps I should write a long article about my 1 dollar notebook I bought at a subway station. And the 1 dollar pen. It came without a plastic wrapping and serves me well! People are brandwashed.
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by scrrr 13y ago
This was well written. It also sounds like suicide and I can't imagine how one must feel to do such a thing. But it reminds me that despite all cool toys and great achievements, what really matters in this life is others we can talk to
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by scrrr 13y ago
This is all very depressing. OT: Same picture used in FAZ-article in 2012 [1]. Can you search stockphoto dot com for "Predator drone"? [1] http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/obamas-drohnenkri
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by scrrr 13y ago
Off topic, but do TNW know that that page is impossible to scroll? (Safari, brand-new MBP)

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