smtddr

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   by smtddr 12y ago

   >>On principle, I have no real problem with the NSA having access to phone records (pen register) for purposes of combating actual terrorism. Right, if they actually _first_ determine that a person is a terrorist, _then_ they start
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   Cool, a counter. Perhaps I'll modify it to only be multiple microphones.
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipula... EDIT: Added firstlook url per reply, originally pointed to https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140224/17054826340
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   I find it works best to use something the "Average/non-tech" person will surely understand: "What if there were cameras in your house that recorded everything you did & said, but the government promised you the foo
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit "A rootkit is a stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable con
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   3. People like me who were just in it to profit off swings ended up guessing wrong; now stuck with overpriced coins have decided to pack it up and call it a day. Really, my time & money would have been better off just being in the S&amp
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   >>The only caveat is that I try my best not to eat processed food; if I can't make it at home with whole ingredients, then I will likely not eat it. This, by itself, is a huge step. I bet that's a significant reason why yo
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   >> Women just aren't attracted to comic books. This is the same kind of thinking when men says "Women just aren't attracted to science or computers" . Ignoring all the social cues that discourage women from thos
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   by smtddr 12y ago

   Hmm. Well I guess it's just me then. I've been burned so many times by rm/mv/cp that I actually do always read their confirmations and give it a 2nd thought. I rarely delete files unless it's a mass delete or files
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    fwiw, making those "-i" aliases to rm, mv and cp are one of the first things I do on any new Linux machine I'm on. I don't understand how anyone works in the very unforgiving-of-accidental-delete *nix world without those
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    >>Riding the bus? It could automatically pull up the bio of a person sitting next to you. I'm pretty sure this is a good reason NOT to give Glass to the masses.
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I know you're getting downvoted, but I agree with you. There is no way whatsoever I could go back to working in a private / cubicle partitioned office. I'm open-plan for life. The energy and intelligent conversations I overhe
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I actually would like to get HN's take on this. Maybe someone should submit an HN poll. I'm still of the opinion disabling javascript is an extreme measure and those that do it need to come to terms with whatever broken internet
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    Sometimes comment threads get really long on HN and if I try to scroll up to traceback to the parent, I get confused. I could click on the link to the comment, then click "parent", but that takes me out-of-context. So I put toget
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    Show HN: View parentComment without scrolling up(gist.github.com)

    2 points by smtddr 12y ago|1 comments
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    Beware: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8757877
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    My comment was simply to support your view. I agree with you and was just adding specific comment-threads from reddit that support what you said. EDIT: Oh, I see. The "you" in "Do you agree with any of it" was actually d
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    >>Their team needs to go get jobs. I can't speak for everywhere on earth but in this current Bay Area tech job market, I can just as easily parachute into a well-paying, full-time gig at $TRENDY_TECH_COMPANY. You build interest
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    >>- The admin is a raging [expletive], if you check out his Reddit comments. Anyone want to trust him with a few thousand bucks in anonymous e-cash...? To add to this, http://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comme
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    Let me add this article: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/the-bene... >>But the police union's phrasing—officers shouldn't make arrests "unless absolutely necessa
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    Didn't Aereo go out of business? This is what I see on www.aereo.com right now http://i.imgur.com/d6UBCPQ.png (SIDENOTE: Must be kinda annoying being forced out of business only to watch the law be changed to allow sa
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    12 hrs before __you__ knew anything happened at Bitstamp.
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    A position similar to yours has been countered on HN before... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8562786
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    Being a stalker doesn't make you crazy. In our pop-culture world we have plenty of stalkers and I'd bet they're not completely out of their minds; just suddenly obsessed over a particular person(s). Also, I don't know ho
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    >>You could, for example, draw a distinction between responsible whistleblowing and irresponsibly fleeing to a foreign country with literally thousands of classified documents. Ah, okay then. This position is completely reasonable.
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I'm not sure I want to engage into a debate about Snowden's actions at this stage of the game but that book's introduction seems to fit my description of a pro-NSA / anti-Snowden person. At least the opening paragraphs.
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I think part of the reason for this is that his audience hardly need convincing at this point. If you're a software-security-enthusiast you'll want to know how security is being broken regardless if it's ethical or not. If f
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I understand your frustration, but is the light rail & public transportation a right or a privilege? We're getting pedantic here though, so I'm not extending this conversation. I'm just glad the police didn't show up
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    I would assume the police would move aside cars & people to let the siren screaming vehicles get by. And at least in the USA, there's the "breakdown" lane to drive on the side of any major highway afaik. Now, if you want
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    by smtddr 12y ago

    sorry, I removed the "s" from "email chains" now.