smokeyj

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by smokeyj 9y ago
Here's my comment from the Cloudflare thread, sitting at -4. > But what's the end game? Do service providers have to morally support those who they provide service to? Because that's how things are looking. And what do you
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> No, but it only took a relatively small amount of those evil people to take over the country. And somehow I doubt they'd support the free flow of information.
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I've seen this many times. I think it usually comes down to whoever designed the initial architecture. If you have a bad foundation there's no saving you. Many times the architect had political influence and overrode general censu
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> No, but there are obvious limits on what companies would like to be seen to be associating with. This was a PR stunt. If anything CF should terminate the account and not publish the hate groups name to their blog (it's even embedd
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by smokeyj 9y ago
But what's the end game? Do service providers have to morally support those who they provide service to? Because that's how things are looking. I wish we could just pretend these sites don't exist and stop giving them free pu
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by smokeyj 9y ago
Unfortunately that's not how identity politics works. The whole point is that your sexual anatomy can disqualify you from having an opinion - which really seems to be the crux of this whole debacle. If you're a man who agrees with
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by smokeyj 9y ago
It could be a fork, but forks dont last past two or three blocks. Unless you're the target of a massive double spend its not a big threat. So simply waiting for more blocks is good enough.
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by smokeyj 9y ago
I can see how it looks like flamebait, but I was just trying to condense the idea into a sentence. Given the topic, context and follow up explanation - banning me from HN would seem a little zealous. But do what you have to do ;)
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Wait for the next block broadcasted and make sure it references the last block. If you need more assurance you can wait for more confirmations.
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What percentage of your technical hires are female?
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> LinkedIn is not recalling the data, they asked to stop HiQ from scraping and collating their data and using it for their own business. It's not LinkedIn's right to tell me how to use facts. Just like I can't make LinkedI
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Just like you can't fart in public and charge bystanders for the scent - you can't broadcast facts into the public and expect people not to recall them. I mean, you can. But good luck with that!
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> LinkedIn is not a public service Boo. OP said it's a service offered to the public. Don't need to move the goal post. > Whether it's enforceable or not, LinkedIn has a EULA and use of their service, whether you have a
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Here we have a straight white male telling a woman she's wrong about her experience. I don't subscribe to identity politics, but if you do - there's a fishy smell here. Of course the logical thing is to evaluate all ideas for
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by smokeyj 9y ago
Definitely being ironic. It's a weird place we're in now - not because of any idea being discussed - but because of who is allowed to have an opinion. But really, I'd be interested in how many women tptacek hires, and how he
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Google isn't misrepresenting what a DNS service does. Zuck is kind of a slimy weasel.
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It's not a matter of trusting you, but the processes that Google is required to adhere to. We live in an age of NSLs, gag orders and an endless war on terror. The reality is Google is probably a national security asset that feeds direc
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"Upholding the law" is such a subjective idea. An officer can uphold the law by running a speed traps and earning the department more money. They could alternatively do difficult investigatory work looking into violent crimes that
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by smokeyj 9y ago
Airlines are accountable to the market. Cops are accountable to their ego. Soon as you figure out someone's motivation their actions become obvious. Edit: if precincts got paid based on customer satisfaction we'd see an overnight
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by smokeyj 9y ago
I remember saying I hope trump wins so that dragnet surveillance becomes uncool again. Damn that Obama's charisma.
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Ultrasonic beacons: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/05/using_ultraso...
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by smokeyj 9y ago
You think you can turn off FB? Guess you haven't heard of shadow profiles. Wasn't the CIA an early investor in FB? Yeah, give it some time ;)
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Didn't Zuck assist Pakistan in enforcing blasphemy laws resulting in a mans death sentence? Here's a prediction. Zuck will be the face of the Democratic party in the next 12 years.
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> since the Chinese government also doesn't seem to care _that_ much Sounds like the opposite of something most would consider "important".
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Your plan is to create a centralized list of things "good and moral people" should avoid, that only good and moral people will opt-into? That's a funny strategy for several reasons.. First - do you really want "bad guys&
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> and suddenly large amounts of the board seats are elected by the employees Any stats or info on this? Would be interested to find out more.
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> I honestly don't know what your point is I think you do. It was the sentence before the one you quoted
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The point is dumb, wrong, and written for advertisement dollars. The unbridled greed behind these bloggers really makes me question my faith in journalism. It's like they only worship money.
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"The internet will never work because Pets.com is stupid" - would be a perfectly valid position to hold after the dot com bust. But those unable to separate HTTP from Pets.com are the real suckers. I guess that's why some peo
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> Maybe crypto skeptics are also a bit worried that perhaps there is something they didn't get. It's Econ 101 they don't get. It's the origin of money they don't get. With every tulip argument it becomes painfu

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