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by sinak 13y ago
Really proud to be a part of this. Also, a group of HN users (taskforce.is) built the StopWatching website. Big shoutout to Thomas Davis and Beau Gunderson for a load of hard work on the site.
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Assembly - Quirky for Software(assemblymade.com)
47 points by sinak 13y ago|16 comments
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The Historical Software Collection(archive.org)
8 points by sinak 13y ago|1 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
A note to say that the Stop Watching Us coalition rally is now just two days away. If you're on the east coast, it's not too late to attend. If you're interested, you can find out more here: https://rally.stopwatch
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"Stop Watching Us: The Video"(rally.stopwatching.us)
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by sinak 13y ago
Looks like for some reason this got flagged off the homepage. Not exactly sure why, but anyway: I really like it. I agree with Caligula though, I had to watch the video to get the key piece of information that I was interested in, which was
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CodeCombat: Learn to Code by Playing a Game(codecombat.com)
3 points by sinak 13y ago|0 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
It's not just a rally, we're also arranging a citizen lobby day for constituents to meet with their representatives and talk to them about why this is important: https://rally.stopwatching.us/lobbyday.html
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by sinak 13y ago
That being said, I can totally understand why you might not want to add third party code to your site. In that case, I think the best route is to take the html and add it to your site yourself. You can actually even host the js locally if y
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by sinak 13y ago
Same applies anytime you use external javascript, no? Or in fact, anytime you use AWS to host your site?
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by sinak 13y ago
And the site uses https://github.com/tfrce/share-server so no user information/IP address/browser headers are shared with any third parties unless you click the buttons.
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by sinak 13y ago
It's geoip, so you don't need to have location services enabled to take part. And it's disabled on mobile.
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by sinak 13y ago
We've just launched a project asking anyone with a website to help spread the word on the rally: https://github.com/tfrce/project-megaphone
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Project Megaphone(github.com)
9 points by sinak 13y ago|1 comments
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PiracyData.org: Are the top 10 most pirated films available legally online?(piracydata.org)
9 points by sinak 13y ago|1 comments
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Another Year, Another Electronic Privacy Veto for California Governor Brown(eff.org)
1 points by sinak 13y ago|0 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
Hey folks, just a quick plug: If this stuff pisses you off, help make the rally that EFF, Mozilla and dozens of other public advocacy groups are planning in DC a success. Sign up to attend, share, donate, whatever floats your boat: [1] htt
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Things I Think I Think on Bitcoin(daslee.me)
92 points by sinak 13y ago|16 comments
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Try as it might, EFF can’t avoid Washington(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by sinak 13y ago|0 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
You can test it live by calling (415) 413-4137 or by adding your phone number to the end of this URL: http://162.242.163.35/create?campaignId=default&userPhone=
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Show HN: Call Congress, a calling server for activists by taskforce.is(github.com)
2 points by sinak 13y ago|1 comments
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Let's Build A More Secure Internet(nytimes.com)
2 points by sinak 13y ago|0 comments
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Quasar IV: A Self-Authenticated Cipherphone(indiegogo.com)
3 points by sinak 13y ago|0 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
Yeah, I should have been a bit clearer on what I mean: VCs typically offer a lot more than just money. Things like their networks, advice, and positions on company boards for example. There could be quite a bit of value to companies that si
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by sinak 13y ago
Is there room for an advisory-only VC that's not beholden to LPs? And if so, what would that look like?
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The separation of advice and money(blog.samaltman.com)
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The NSA’s Massive Computer Clusters In Utah Are Failing Due To “Arc” Explosions(techcrunch.com)
4 points by sinak 13y ago|2 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
Submitted Google News link to bypass paywall.
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Free Jeremy Hammond(freejeremy.net)
85 points by sinak 13y ago|21 comments
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by sinak 13y ago
We built something really similar at the Techcrunch Disrupt hackathon recently: http://www.shopornot.co/ I know the other two team members are pretty interested in continuing work on it if you want to reach out :).

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