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by turc1656 8y ago
This math and the key analogy makes me think of the Reed–Solomon error correction algorithm which underlies the parchive sets used to transmit data on systems that are prone to errors in transmission or storage or that don't have any E
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Not sure about the bell curve aspect of sleep, but scientists have discovered a gene that allows a very small portion of the population to be fully rested on about 4 hours of sleep a night. I suppose it's possible that you could have
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by turc1656 8y ago
"...each one of them never truly felt they are at any blame till their last breadth" That's not accurate, even based on the link that you provided. That page explicitly states that 5 of the 24 in that table "expressed
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That's a fair point to bring up. The verdict is still out on that one, as far as I know. From what I remember the issue was that he wasn't going to incriminate himself because they already had separate evidence showing that ther
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by turc1656 8y ago
Not sure if you live in the US or not, but in the US you are never required to be deposed or take the stand if you are the person being charged . A person charged with a crime can never be forced to take the stand at all. If they choose
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by turc1656 8y ago
First, you can't legally take the fifth just because they are asking something they "have no right to ask". You can only legally take the 5th to prevent possible implication. You also only need to worry about the 5th during
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by turc1656 8y ago
OP indicated the reason for the conclusion - " ...found myself with substantially less targeted advertising once I left "
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I think the point you are missing here is that the person would be purposely altering the state of the device after it entered police custody, with the explicit intention of restricting access to the information that the device either 1) ha
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I assume that if you deliberately do anything to alter the state of the device in policy custody as evidence it will be considered tempering with evidence. A similar analogy - "hey, I didn't destroy evidence, I just remotely in
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I think it's a bit strong to conclude that if a judge disagrees with you on this topic it is activism. This is relatively untested/uncharted legal territory and, at least in the US, it is complex. For places like Australia that
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by turc1656 8y ago
I suspect they were alluding to Hillary's email server scandal.
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I think that what the people who indicate this really mean is that they refuse to change their minds as long as a decent portion of the population also refuses to change their viewpoint as well . Because then it is still validated to a
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Yep - and that leads to potentially unpredictable revenue, especially when there are disruptions in the ad-network revenue models and they force down pay rates. This puts sites/services at risk. I would much rather just pay for the s
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by turc1656 8y ago
Correct. I would definitely prefer to always just pay for services that I use so that 1) I know for sure I am the customer and 2) the service that I value has a stable revenue - ad revenue can be extremely volatile. I don't want the
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by turc1656 8y ago
as TeMPOraL and Erik816 mentioned, it's not just the increase in population that you get the impression the food supply is more fragile. In fact that probably has very little to do with it. It's more of the just-in-time aspect o
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by turc1656 8y ago
If anyone from DDG is watching this thread, thank you for your product and your commitment to privacy. As a privacy-conscious individual, I greatly appreciate your work. Is there a way to donate? I know you already monetize your product
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I think that's a possibility but that's provided everything else holding up the system(s) actually holds up. The minute supermarkets stop having enough food on their shelves is the minute panic sets in. After that it's not
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Agreed. I've always wondered why everyone freaks out at information like that contained in the article. Controlled, natural decline in my mind is good because there is simply too many people on the planet. The options for addressing
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"How about something more akin to a personal CRM app where I could unilaterally enter some of my friends and it could help me maintain engagement through reminders or scheduling assistance" Exactly this. That's precisely w
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by turc1656 8y ago
Correct. That's why I mentioned the keylogger risk.
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Why would he publish in academic outlets? Why is that the place of "proper discourse"? No one except academics reads those things. And if he has the ability to reach a far greater number of people through the outlets he has cho
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You didn't literally say those words but that's the only reasonable conclusion based on your statement. You said it was a battle of ideologies. Which means he is there as a representative of an ideology. That would make him an
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All valid points. But there two other main reasons I see as why (strong) passwords are essentially a superior choice to everything: 1) Using passwords properly is an exceptionally powerful way of protecting your account/data/etc.
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Pretty sure it's not the same (legally) as wiretapping. Wiretapping is specifically described as recording the audio itself without the consent of a party as required by law. If no recording is taking place, I don't think there
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by turc1656 8y ago
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt EDIT: Thanks for the list. I think I'm going to check out The Silk Roads - seems like my type of book/topic.
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What I have personally noticed over the last 15 years or so is the move away from melody and towards chord progressions and layering. This has the effect of producing more complex music (many times courtesy of modern digital technology) bu
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"Would be interesting if once a physician decides to perform services for you, he/she is bound by the insurance you have." That's not how the car insurance model works. You have an agreement with your insurance compan
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Absolutely. I'm sure a place that hell-bent on equality and fairness would never allow themselves to be hypocrites by not practicing what they preach. /sarcasm.
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Agree with you on your main point, but the conclusion you draw is strange. Yes, they are driven towards monopolistic practices and if something is legal, it will be done. Totally agree. But that's precisely why Title 15 exists. The
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It's not complicated. But for some reason everyone misses the obvious. You go after the people responsible for taking these actions, not the "company" itself as an ethereal creation. If someone (or multiple people, as he

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