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by sev 9y ago
Although many don't use it (yet, still, and maybe never will), the "place to put it" problem is already solved, isn't it? Worst case, put it in a "dark" corner of the web :)
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by sev 9y ago
DRM can't work in theory, but it is working in practice. If someone writes a piece of software that allows downloading of DRM-ed content (without losing quality, and playable anytime) from the big names (Netflix, Amazon, etc), then thi
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by sev 10y ago
Whether or not the DNC was hacked by the Russians or someone else, or it wasn't a hack at all, but a leak instead is less important to me than the fact that because of this incident we all were made aware (with proof) of the shit-show
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by sev 10y ago
Encrypted video playback is/was a big reason as well. The browser wars for HTML5 EME for playback of encrypted content is still crazy, but only very recently been slightly manageable. Safari - only FairPlay encryption through HLS, but
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by sev 10y ago
Just bimodal? I work for a large, well-known tech company and they just re-titled all of their front-end engineers to "Software Engineer" (probably to stop creating a pay divide between front-end and back-end engineers). If you h
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by sev 10y ago
> If it were a smaller company I'd like to see proof. Amazing how much trust the mere size of a company ensues.
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by sev 10y ago
I wonder if Google can/will be held to the same scrutiny for automatically upgrading Chrome?
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Cluster of “megabreaches” compromises a whopping 642M passwords(arstechnica.com)
3 points by sev 10y ago|0 comments
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Facebook is using smartphones to listen to what people say(independent.co.uk)
9 points by sev 10y ago|1 comments
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DVD Release Delays Boost Piracy and Hurt Sales, Study Shows – TorrentFreak(torrentfreak.com)
4 points by sev 10y ago|0 comments
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Flu Vaccinated Mothers Protect Newborn Children According to New Study(sciencenewsjournal.com)
2 points by sev 10y ago|0 comments
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by sev 10y ago
I agree with both of you, in some regards. But just thinking about it...maybe it's okay to have an uphill battle to get into a field that's prized. "Natural selection" of sorts...or survival of the fittest, etc. The f
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by sev 10y ago
> Example use case is carrying my sleeping infant holding with a single arm while the other hand unlocks the door I think you are underestimating the strength (as well as form) women are born with, specifically for this reason. Most wom
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by sev 10y ago
Couldn't a rate in between these 2 extremes work? Like a 70% APR?
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by sev 10y ago
> It took 32 months between having the grant awarded and dosing the first patient, says Nutt. By comparison, it took six months “to get through the machinations” for his team’s previous studies using the equally illegal drugs LSD and MDM
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by sev 10y ago
Controlled legalization of other currently illegal drugs may or may not have benefits that can't be proven yet due to research of these drugs being illegal. There is empirical evidence that certain psychedelic drugs may reduce or erad
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This New 'Earthrise' Photo from NASA Is Simply Breathtaking(space.com)
1 points by sev 10y ago|0 comments
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by sev 11y ago
> That would imply those inside the company are intentionally trying to lower its value I wouldn't immediately throw that possibility out the window.
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C.D.C. Painkiller Guidelines Aim to Reduce Addiction Risk(nytimes.com)
1 points by sev 11y ago|0 comments
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Making voice calls in Slack(get.slack.help)
2 points by sev 11y ago|1 comments
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Uber drivers plan a three-day national strike to call for higher fares(mashable.com)
5 points by sev 11y ago|1 comments
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Google's 'Don't be evil' creed disappears as company morphs into Alphabet(theverge.com)
13 points by sev 11y ago|1 comments
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Why Square Sellers Can Rest Easy About the Liability Shift(squareup.com)
1 points by sev 11y ago|0 comments
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by sev 12y ago
And the guy is blind!
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by sev 12y ago
Very pretty app! Good work. - how do you like a place? I couldn't figure it out. - what UI element is the sort drop down?
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August Smart Lock(august.com)
1 points by sev 12y ago|0 comments
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by sev 12y ago
Looks great! I know the exporting features are in Beta now, figured I let you know they the docx export feature doesn't save a file with an extension, and even if you manually add the extension, an error occurs (on Mac Word 2011) - &q
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Should we avoid using design patterns in constantly changing projects?(programmers.stackexchange.com)
4 points by sev 12y ago|0 comments
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Novartis and Google to develop 'smart' contact lens(reuters.com)
3 points by sev 12y ago|0 comments
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by sev 12y ago
Though I agree it was slapstick humor, in my eyes it was the fastest way to convey the simple idea that science research findings often alternate from saying something is good for you, to something is bad for you. You really are never sure

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