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by tunap 11y ago
This is why 'free' online services require your mobile number to activate & "protect access" to your account. Sure it works for that purpose, but more importantly, for data/digital tracking, the modern mobile ha
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by tunap 11y ago
I concur on the potential, quite staggering infos. However, the key word here is "can". It is very interesting to me to monitor progress of the young nerdlings I cross paths with regularly. There is hope, but there is also a shit-
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by tunap 11y ago
Query. Is the borking of RSS feeds last couple months related? It was done so poorly(still borked despite assurances contrary)? Would be quite a convenient way to herd a bunch of RSS users to sign up PDQ to keep their TIL & ELI5 fetishe
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by tunap 11y ago
No real difference between a "Dark Age" where info is cloistered for the few and a blindingly "Light Age" where the signal is buried in noise of conflicting interests. The beauty of this puzzle for most people can be sol
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by tunap 11y ago
I am of the same mind. I make payments/donations to sites I enjoy regularly and block ads wholesale. If Forbes will not let me read their content w/ an AdBlocker, then I will just not read, nor cite, their content. Simple as that.
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by tunap 11y ago
Property rights often do not include 'mineral rights' and they definately don't include neighboring properties' (mineral) rights. Edit: The owners of mineral rights may legally drill a well in your front yard, if they co
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by tunap 11y ago
I know an 87yo man who did not learn to read until his 40's. He is off the charts intelligent, a very accomplished business man and a widely recognized/awarded artisan. Times were different in his adolescence, and he has done plen
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by tunap 11y ago
By creating reliance(for service), a future revenue stream is ensured(for manu or 'authorized' provider). Over-engineered products with features of spurious benefit only adds to the reliance. That is The Service Economy, in a nut
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by tunap 11y ago
Too true! What isn't everywhere is who is going to be the candidates' VP? Who are the other members of their cabinets going to be? These nominations are the only true powers a Prez has besides a veto(overridable) & political &
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by tunap 11y ago
Very good point. I do realize most(friends & family) want only the best for me. However, none are introverted and nary a one's track record suggests they could cope outside of an intimate relationship for any length of time. We hav
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by tunap 11y ago
I believe: "I can be a real pain" = "It can be a real pain" If so, I totally relate. In addition, I avoid most people, including family, b/c they overwhelm me. Manipulating/imploring me to do/see/thin
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by tunap 11y ago
Stephen King magic I can handle, it's a particular Stephen Koontz tale of a mad computer nerd turning his town into cyborgs that concerns me. Great read! I think... was almost 30 years ago now.... https://en.wikipedia.org&#x
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by tunap 11y ago
Digg it!
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by tunap 11y ago
I use AB+ AND NoScript(Google-free whitelist) and my results aren't even organic-ish. I searched for cabling a few weeks back & monoprice.com's first result was on page 12. First 3 or 4 pages were almost exclusively amazon &am
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by tunap 11y ago
Because they are laced with a highly addictive substance? Why else would HFCS be added to fries or a burger, to make them sweet?
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by tunap 11y ago
Easier said than done, start with email blocklist variants and spam filters for the deluge that follows. good luck.
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by tunap 11y ago
Most people never believe me when I tell them Fecebook banned me for being too old. No skin off my ass, if 'social media'(sic) participation is given weight in critical decision making our values are obviously incongruent & we
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by tunap 11y ago
Easy for you or I to say. Or anyone else who isn't impoverished, without(or ignorant of) credit choices who's seemingly last option is the ubiquitous 'Loan Stores' that prey on the disadvantaged.
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by tunap 11y ago
More than paying the commissions for the salea that are finalized during the 'probation period'? The parents statement seems to be spot-on for Yelp's business standards track record.
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by tunap 11y ago
hate to agree with you(nothing personal), but people do tend to exploit beneficial systems. So, the few end up ruining a well-meaning support network for the truly needy.
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by tunap 11y ago
Some title loans (automobile) charge 10% per week, which if left unpaid, will amount to 520% per annum. Hence why payday loan stores compete for every corner in impoverished areas.
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by tunap 11y ago
"If this new study is any indication, the people who have capital will just keep getting richer." And the poor cannibalize each other for paltry returns that are often be eclipsed by operating costs & repairs.Yay, Service Econ
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by tunap 11y ago
Biden submitted the virtually identical bill shortly after the OK City bombing 6 years prior... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Counterterrorism_Act_o...
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by tunap 11y ago
Allow me to FTFY... "of it's era" = "so far" A hardware keyboard IS highly deairable, backspace/tab/ctrl/arrow keys ARE extremelt useful, a file manager(stock) removes necessity of numerous utility(si
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by tunap 11y ago
This guy probably does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_Kramer Edit: Not Sony.
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by tunap 11y ago
My favorite play was when he flew his private jet to the UK to bribe the man he stole the ipod design from to testify in court that he(Steve) did NOT steal the idea from Sony. Good stuff.
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by tunap 11y ago
Ecuador, si. UK, not so much.
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by tunap 11y ago
Damn, and I just fresh loaded/configured/updated Debian 8.1.0 two weeks ago on home & laptop... here we go again. I may not be able to eradicate the corporate/guv snoops from my life, but I sure as damn will not sit back
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by tunap 11y ago
"Priming the pump" is an expreasion[1]. I am matching your favorable experience on T-MOBILE with my differing experience. The discussion is pertaining to Tmobile's throttling traffic, when non-prioritized traffic fails I have
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by tunap 11y ago
"Call it throttling, call it whatever you want. It makes my general internet better" Not mine. Sure Bloomberg, Wikipedia & other top-tier payers' windows open fast, but I find most "not popular" sites hang and d

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