tdkl

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   by tdkl 10y ago

   > (sounds like somebody that's running for president this year) Someone else running for president this year has pledged that the first act of her address would be removing Assad. Which brings us back at the beginning of stupid act
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   And yet that was the result. The price paid for it was enormous and it took time. The question is only if we're willing to repeat this in Europe again.
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   But, but.. Dictatorships! /s
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   No, you're just naive in that a community ruled by religious narratives will suddenly jump to democracy. Look at age of enlightenment. They never had one.
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   Hehe, read that one too, even before No more Mr. Nice guy. It's one of those that's hard to grasp, more of a lifetime read, when you gather more and more experiences, so that the suggestions make more sense. Those two books, &quot
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   Loved that book, it's quite an eye opener.
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   > People pleasing isn't caring about other people. It's being selfish and manipulative in interactions with other people (often without realizing it). Quite the opposite. Indeed, it's passive-agressive behaviour rooted fro
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   Apple Pay is already available for Apple users only. Although they did announced Apple Pay on the WEB. It will require Safari - which is available on iOS/macOS exclusively.
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   by tdkl 10y ago

   > You act like engineering things that most people like is a bad thing. Like or is being exploited based on genetical brain responses to like because of the result of the "quest for new information" ? This behaviour is psycholo
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    He doesn't want to see it and there's no option to hide it. FB is also full of attention catching crap like that, it's all engineered.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Only use I have for FB with my limited profile is Messenger and with an Electron app there's no ads. [1] [1] https://messengerfordesktop.com/
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Precisely. Apple just realized it can sell whatever they want at high margins and get away with it.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Because they are selling components inside as new (+ Apple tax) and not per market value.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    You're right. Although those security updates have been out for a year now, so technically Google doesn't update their phones for three years yet and we're yet to see this commitment happening. Based on their track record, my
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    > Google already updates their phones every month for three years For 18 months actually.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    > Multi-platform these days means Windows + OS X + Android + iOS. I wish. "Multi-platform" and what it means for vendors: Apple: macOS, iOS, watchOS, Safari. Microsoft: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile. Google: Chro
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    So I can now finally root my unlockable device ? Cool !
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    > If their security is so asinine that it can be hacked with ransomware, they should damn well cover it under warranty. Don't worry, this will be covered by some EULA, when connecting the device, where the owner is solely responsib
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    > Microsoft's strategy is to be cross-platform Now, when Windows Mobile turned out to be a failure. But not couple years ago and definitely not when they were buying Nokia.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    https://www.servermx.com
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Was in the same boat, when looking to leave Gmail. Now I pay 18€ per year for custom domain support, 10 aliases, 10GB mailbox, 50MB attachment, IMAP, ActiveSync, CardDAV, CalDAV. Webmail is handled by sOGO, roundcube, squirrelmail, support
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Globalism definitely has nothing to do with it right ?
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Can't wait for more privacy intrusion, ads and removed options to disable it.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Yes, although you can use a custom hosts file when you're rooted, extension is still more thorough.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    You can brush your teeth like a moron 24/7, but you still won't reach between them and remove the long-term unhealthy plaque with it - it doesn't have to do anything with a profession, but it's a physical fact. Not to me
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    I see it as a welcomed edition : - they already launched it, not taking weeks like some other industry bozos where they announce something then ship it when no one cares anymore (Google how's that Allo doing) - Snapchat client sucks ba
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    WhatsApp and Messenger aren't "broadcast first", which Snapchat and Instagram are.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Well, it's exactly what the warning popup when enabling side-loading states ;] But it's still possible, so that's pretty fine in my book compared to the fruit company.
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    Ah, it's all described perfectly here [1] and Android specifically [2]: [1] https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/group5-syria/ [2] https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/group5-syria/#pa
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    by tdkl 10y ago

    OK, it's a RAT, but how do we get from receiving a supposed .ppt on email to having DroidJack .apk installed on the system ? Assuming user isn't tricked into confirming the install (not to mention disabling the manual apk install