simbalion

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by simbalion 10y ago
I understand where your coming from, that is a world I've mostly withdrawn from myself. The only "appliances" I like to own are in the kitchen and utility rooms. I want every computer I own to be capable of launching nuclear
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by simbalion 10y ago
That's not okay, actually. Especially since the people who are "like us" aren't the ones running the world. It's not okay by any stretch of the imagination that there is a gigantic intelligence gap in the human race
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by simbalion 10y ago
is it wrong to call a fool a fool?
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by simbalion 10y ago
Do you treat your phone as an appliance because that's what you wanted to do with it, or because you don't have a choice? I've looked for a good smart phone to use as a portable computer and my efforts have been mostly frustr
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by simbalion 10y ago
It doesn't mean "barely using anything", it means changing the computer scene from the Macy's bastardization that it has become thanks to corporations and get-rich-quick schemers, and bringing back the community spirit t
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by simbalion 10y ago
"It should be illegal to make or distribute computers which are platforms for censorship." Stallman understands the consequences of these things in a way that most humans are blind to. I am so glad that someone as high profile as
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by simbalion 10y ago
Not at all.
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by simbalion 10y ago
the screenshot in the article shows the time as 9:14pm. I assume that's Snowden's timezone, and not the viewers, I admit I dont know how twitter handles timezones.
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by simbalion 10y ago
The 'cryptic' tweet was at 9:14pm and the one you linked is at ~1pm, so actually he hasn't tweeted since.
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by simbalion 10y ago
I am curious what is this great platform that you've moved to which is apparently bug free? If it's something like Squarespace then what's really happening is you're paying someone else to babysit it for you.
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by simbalion 10y ago
I think I ran into this guy on freenode, he was hanging out in #windows and kept talking about "bringing back the year of linux". Linux is ready for prime time, and is getting better every year. Microsoft is struggling to maintain
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by simbalion 10y ago
It's not especially difficult to customize a wordpress theme. At some point people who are not developers need to hand the reigns over to developers. I often see posts from people asking someone to teach them PHP in a few days so they
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by simbalion 10y ago
Wordpress doesn't have a poor security track record. Wordpress users have a poor security track record.
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by simbalion 10y ago
Wix is a terrible answer, their business model is built around ripping off the ignorant, as far as I can tell. For example they'll charge you $150 for a domain name, and their service offers no method of exporting your website when you
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by simbalion 10y ago
Wordpress. It's the cheapest, most capable, most user-friendly CMS available. It has the largest community, which means it has the best support and greatest plugin availability. There's nothing wrong with running E-Commerce on Wor
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by simbalion 10y ago
or pay for a managed solution. There are affordable options. Most unmanaged "hosted wordpress" packages are shared hosting, which is junk for a serious business website.
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by simbalion 10y ago
I predict a dramatic increase in car accidents because of the effect this will have on drivers' peripheral vision. Based on the various articles I've read it seems nobody has considered this at all, which is amazing in itself. Tim
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by simbalion 10y ago
I'll respond by pointing to the example set by Betamax & VHS. Speed isn't everything. Stability and Security are arguably more important. I think there are developer concerns as well, when considering new or alternative langua
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by simbalion 10y ago
if I understand your statement, I think I agree. That's why I adjusted my comment to suggest banning only the governments of those nations, while allowing the private citizenry to continue to have access. That would certainly be challe
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by simbalion 10y ago
Compared to other countries, entirely in my head and not in any scientific way, I think America has a better track record than some of protecting the internet from tyrannical government agents.
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by simbalion 10y ago
> Of course, this isn't an academic exercise. Nobody will be surprised to learn that there is political motivation behind these attempts to demonstrate that the United States doesn't have horrendous incidences of mass shootings
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by simbalion 10y ago
I think the headline and comparison of iOS to Linux shows the author doesn't really understand the technology being written about.
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by simbalion 10y ago
Starting my own business in I.T. I spent years struggling with unemployment and job hunting after a decade and a half of solid real-world experience. Starting my own company was the best thing I've ever done and I wish I'd done it
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by simbalion 10y ago
Governments who do not allow the proper, open operation of the internet, should be banned from using it. Like it or not the Internet was created by Americans, it was nurtured with American ideals of freedom, and countries who refuse to allo
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by simbalion 10y ago
Who wants to spend their time re-inventing the wheel? That said, I dont even know what medium is. Most bloggers are using Wordpress, if you look at the statistics of the web, and for good reasons. Anyone who's serious about creative co
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by simbalion 10y ago
My version of a "Hacker's Guide to Internships" Internships are scams. Don't let the man make you work for free or less than what you're worth. If you can't find an employer to pay you what you're worth, t
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by simbalion 10y ago
If this means anything at all to the rest of the world, it will mean an increase in active internet viruses and worms. China's entire netblock should be quarantined until they return to sanity. I'm moving to Linux.
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by simbalion 10y ago
It's not different legally, they both have a right to protect their intellectual property. There is a case to be made that people should have a human right to see or consume any media which might be enriching to their lives, even if th
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by simbalion 10y ago
Guy sounds like a douchebag. He knows why what he's doing is wrong.

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