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The US is losing control of the internet(wired.co.uk)
7 points by thex86 13y ago|0 comments
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by thex86 13y ago
I do it over email. Or even text. Or voice even. It works just fine. Really, it is entirely possible to schedule events without Facebook. It was possible to do so when FB was not there, and it is possible to do it now :)
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by thex86 13y ago
"Then, if you'd like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log into your account and fill out this form." So it is possible to delete your account "completely". I did this once and I have nev
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by thex86 13y ago
I was not talking about eatables. I was talking about electronics and non-edible stuff. Should have clarified.
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by thex86 13y ago
While I want to stop buying such stuff, where does it end? A quick look at my favourite supermarket shows that almost 90% of the products are "Made in China". How do I know they were not made under similar circumstances? Or the t-
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by thex86 13y ago
Just a simple question, leaving aside everything else: why in 2013 there is no public repository for TrueCrypt? How hard is it to have a public repository or at least a detailed change log of the changes they make between releases? How hard
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H.R.2818 - Surveillance State Repeal Act(beta.congress.gov)
93 points by thex86 13y ago|11 comments
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by thex86 13y ago
I was not looking for the responsive as much as how much it effects your productivity.
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by thex86 13y ago
People who are using GNOME 3: how is the experience for you? I personally switched to Xfce from GNOME 2 when GNOME 3 came out and I don't think I am going back, but it will be good to see how the experience has been, given the negativi
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by thex86 13y ago
"Top secret US government documents [...] characterize even the most basic political and legal opposition to drone attacks as part of "propaganda campaigns" from America's "adversaries"." In other places i
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Brazilian president: US surveillance a 'breach of international law'(theguardian.com)
122 points by thex86 13y ago|48 comments
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NSA surveillance goes beyond Orwell's imagination(theguardian.com)
12 points by thex86 13y ago|0 comments
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by thex86 13y ago
Probably to get across the message that biometrics are not a secure replacement/alternative to passwords, contrary to what most people think because they feel that no one else can "fake" their fingerprints.
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by thex86 13y ago
Single character or double character names are the trend these days. (Not saying I support that though!)
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by thex86 13y ago
Reminds me of this: http://static.fsf.org/nosvn/stickers/DBD-Sticker_002-jmt.svg
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by thex86 13y ago
This will result in a brain drain for Quebec. There are many people who wear "religious symbols" that I know that are doctors, engineers in Quebec to whom their religion matters. They will most likely leave the province if this co
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by thex86 13y ago
Since I am in the < 25 years age category, I tend to hit them where it huts the most. Here is what a usual conversation goes like: Me: You should care about these things. X: But I have got nothing to hide! I don't care. (Then I get
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by thex86 13y ago
Not to be a buzz kill, but how exactly are these "Linux" easter eggs? Do they constitute the typical definition of what an easter egg is?
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NSA possibly involved in major Belgian telecom hack(engineeringnet.eu)
2 points by thex86 13y ago|0 comments
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by thex86 13y ago
How is this is even remotely related to Hacker News? I mean, remotely.
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by thex86 13y ago
I think with most Apple products and Apple "fan boys", they try hard to justify Apple's overpriced new products, which usually have features that are way behind other phones. Every year a new phone is released, which has marg
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by thex86 13y ago
ThinkPad T430s user here, with the new keyboard. Contrary to popular online opinion, the keyboard is pretty good.
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by thex86 13y ago
If you can observe the entry and the exit nodes, Tor is pretty much useless. This is an inherent drawback of low-latency drawbacks and against a powerful global adversary like the NSA, Tor is probably not very effective. But then, if you lo
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by thex86 13y ago
The more you know about surveillance, the more paranoid you become. And I don't mean paranoid in a derogatory way, but the more you know about these things, the more you have to sacrifice some of the easier things in life because you
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by thex86 13y ago
A few days ago, there was a lot of talk about how Tor has backdoors, because it is funded by the US Government. The answer to that question is also here. You have the NIST, a government entity that is opposing another government entity, the
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by thex86 13y ago
Thanks. Given your comment, I doubt you would have anything useful to contribute to this.
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by thex86 13y ago
I have a Intel 520 SSD. Fantastic thing I must say and I don't think I can ever use a HDD again, but somehow -- and I realize this may just be baseless -- I don't trust it as much as I trusted my old Seagate HDD, which lasted 7 ye
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by thex86 13y ago
I will be the one: Why? :)
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by thex86 13y ago
What was the need to capitalize INDIAN in this? Or is this one of those posts: "ZOMG!! SO PROUD HE IS INDIAN!!!!"
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by thex86 13y ago
np. Please take this as constructive feedback; I would love to play this game. If you want to have some sort of a registration system, do check out Reddit's method -- simple registration without the need for an email address even.

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