thestartup

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by thestartup 7y ago
Short now
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by thestartup 7y ago
I'm going to lay everything I have on the line next week by trying to catch a short position on index futures by Monday morning, July 22, 2019. My guess for Sunday is a big dip down, followed by dead cat bounce for somewhere at or nea
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by thestartup 7y ago
There is nothing scarier to me than primates discovering ways for a sentient brain to be effectively immortal. There is still time to re-examine the implications of this, as such technology is quite a ways off still.
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by thestartup 7y ago
How would a technological brain-in-a-vat hell of unending torture be "more interesting" and "useful" than death?
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by thestartup 7y ago
What's your experience working in the IC or with LE?
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by thestartup 7y ago
1) Insufficient sample size (1) 2) Insufficient improbability of occurrence
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by thestartup 7y ago
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this comment by "holyend" is being silently ghosted (censored) / flagged. Can a moderator explain the reasoning for it being flagged? Are curse words disallowed? https:/&#x2
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by thestartup 7y ago
This sounds like a good demonstration of how mindless the activity of scrolling through Instagram truly is. (Even a monkey can do it). It's similar to watching TV or mindlessly browsing the web for non-intellectual activities. Perhaps
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by thestartup 7y ago
While not a conclusion, the reports of objects that defy the known laws of physics are extensive by this point. If the incidents are not the result of "alien activity" perhaps the US Military does have supremely advanced technolog
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by thestartup 7y ago
> You are conflating untraceable and private. You keep saying two things are different without explaining why you think they are fundamentally different. The differences are obvious. Encryption isn't the same as microphone placement
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by thestartup 7y ago
> Encryption keeps communication private, talking to someone directly keeps communication private. The analogy is extremely simple, it seems like you are intentionally trying to ignore it. The analogy breaks down when considering that di
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by thestartup 7y ago
No, the name of the G7 document is "Combating the use of the internet for terrorist and violent extremist purposes". Scanning the PDF, there doesn't appear to be any discussion about microphones placed in vehicles or residenc
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by thestartup 7y ago
The topic is about encryption, not microphones.
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by thestartup 7y ago
Not relevant to the topic.
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by thestartup 7y ago
As stated, in my opinion, it's irresponsible to deploy unbreakable two-party encryption at a national/global level. IMO, authorities should have a way to decrypt the encryption used by the masses, when needed. Further, it's c
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by thestartup 7y ago
What about developing a three-party system where the third party doesn't have any "master key" (to prevent a single key from compromising the encryption system), and perhaps the third party has something akin to a "slow