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by vageli 5y ago
This idea that things break down at scale is an ongoing issue in society. People get up in arms over things like red light cameras and speed cameras, for instance, which I think points to serious systemic issues. If we as a society can&#x27
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by vageli 5y ago
> Literally the only way you can profit with crypto is if people keep buying in at higher prices. It's the perfect instantiation of a pyramid scheme. How does that differ from other commodities trading? The only way to profit in the
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by vageli 5y ago
> Seeing the derivative operator represented as a matrix, acting over the polynomial vector space can open your eyes. Are you aware of any resources that help to elucidate ideas like that?
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by vageli 5y ago
Forget the crawlspace. If there is no spouse involved you can just throw the cord out the window and connect it downstairs.
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The Can’t-Lose Betting Strategy That’s Taking the Gamble Out of Sports Gambling(bloomberg.com)
8 points by vageli 5y ago|3 comments
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by vageli 5y ago
> Today: You have to do it in some software menu, but invoking this, you're not even powering it off. You're requesting your computer to "pretty please, with sugar on top, turn off my computer when you're not too busy
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by vageli 5y ago
> > He works in the tech industry, and he posted leaked documents from a tech company > You can't be fired for that. > It's against the law. Citation needed. In most US states you can be fired for no reason at all.
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by vageli 5y ago
That's a shame, the company surely has no qualms about giving away access to your personal information.
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by vageli 5y ago
> > people seem to overlook the fact that superhuman intelligence already exists as human organizations > Culture is faster than meat. > Faster to inculcate. Faster to copy. Faster to communicate. Faster to update. > And it&#
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by vageli 5y ago
> This is self defeating if you open source an approach like this and it is effective, then the laws of arbitrage says that the market will remove any additional benefits of using it. This assumes perfect information. The effects of law
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by vageli 5y ago
I would love to learn more about the reverse engineering process for a bluetooth device like this. It's too bad there is no link to a blog or additional documentation in the repo.
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by vageli 5y ago
I too would like to know. I mailed the author and if they respond I will let you know as well.
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by vageli 5y ago
> What a complicated process, all just to express your hatred. Since when is a downvote equivalent to hate?
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by vageli 5y ago
Why can't iPhone users simply sideload apps on their phones? Apple could make it easy for them to do so but instead the company encodes policy into their hardware and software. They do this likely because the support burden of allowing
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by vageli 5y ago
If you like the sound of that you should consider a career in a regulated industry like banking or healthcare.
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by vageli 5y ago
> It depends on where you live, I am in one of the cities around lake tahoe. USPS here doesn't deliver mail to your residence, however UPS/Fedex deliver just fine. Instead everyone in town rents a USPS PO box, to which USPS del
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by vageli 5y ago
Is the two-digit number on your screen from a Google prompt? I thought it was Microsoft because I have seen the same flow when using Microsoft authenticator to access an outlook/live accoun.
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by vageli 5y ago
> No burger cooking at all. And if you've seen how they do the burgers at WC [2], that's no small task for a robot yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSYlFMylrWI&t=1m14s From the video, it actually seems
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by vageli 5y ago
Bad actors make mistakes, too.
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by vageli 5y ago
> How was the hacker able to change OP’s phone number attached to the Google account? > Every time I commandeer a google account, its with the prior owner - usually in India - punching in the authentication number on the phone. (I get
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by vageli 5y ago
I've deposited checks that were not even signed and made out to another (and the person who gave me the check didn't sign it over either!) on mobile banking apps. I never sign the check for mobile or check the box on the check if
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by vageli 5y ago
Fourth paragraph. > Proponents say the law helps ensure Israel's security and maintains its "Jewish character". > "The State of Israel is Jewish and so it will remain," said Simcha Rothman of the far-right Rel
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by vageli 5y ago
Has this ever been tested in court?
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> So if you're visiting a site that isn't HSTS-preloaded - for example bitcoinknots.org - you'd better remember to type in the https:// explicitly, as that's your sole protection against getting MITMed. &g
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by vageli 5y ago
> Only some basic functionality is available without the app. What functionality is lacking without the app?
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by vageli 5y ago
Seems that they are available? https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709%20601357282
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by vageli 5y ago
As a webscrapbook user, do you know if there is a migration path from pocket or another hosted service?
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by vageli 5y ago
As I understand it, the government is not trying to reverse this ruling with the Assange case. The government posits that Assange helped in the acquisition of the documents, which is separate from their dissemination, IIRC.
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by vageli 5y ago
Interesting. Just for fun, thinking through this more I could just give someone my private key instead of transferring funds on the blockchain. Then the transaction does not require the internet, only the verification of funds in the wallet
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by vageli 5y ago
> No one is talking about the reality of removing a million sources from the internet. We’re talking about the legal consequences and 1st amendment rights of individuals. > You do not have a 1st amendment right to post, for example, c

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