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by whizzwr 2y ago
That's just 75% of HN or rather "privacy-focused" tech enthusiasts. The remaining 25% hide under the disguise of generic security "concern" that usually involves tangential topic. Case in point: A: WebUSB has privac
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by whizzwr 5y ago
>there is even a .com button, so you don't have to type it out. 1998? Magnificent.
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by whizzwr 5y ago
I concur. I always thought HN is a technically-biased community. Not on this section.
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by whizzwr 5y ago
Lol comparing cryptocurrency with pokémon card is new level of... uh creative but not very bright perspective. OK let us pretend Pokécard has some crypographically proven properties that makes it useful as currency. Pokecard as a coin is sp
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by whizzwr 5y ago
Cryptocurrency, being a currency has its value tied to its utility (e.g. the usual talk about decentralized, private, and resiliency against inflation which have been beaten to death). This is clearly an existing use for normal people. Wh
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by whizzwr 5y ago
The main problem is the malware that makes you lost access to your data. (Pseudo-)anonymous payment (BTC is not fully anonymous) that facilitates the payment is just a side effect. Backup and threat management directly address the main pro
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by whizzwr 5y ago
Banning crypto due to ransomware it's like banning strong cryptography due to ransomware. Yeah sure it will make the problem 'smaller', but do you see the interesting lapse of logic there?
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by whizzwr 5y ago
No. Paypal denied giving any details. It could be 100% because of Tor, could be 100% unrelated to Tor. Who knows, that's what EFF is disputing.
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by whizzwr 5y ago
Can you share the secret Konami code? Preparing for possible potential incident..
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by whizzwr 6y ago
I feel like rather than glibc, "selinux permission denied", would fit better these days. ..but on second thought, hat's actually selinux doing its job if the executable is a real virus.
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by whizzwr 6y ago
PTC (formerly MKS) Integrity It's a "product lifecycle management" that is basically version control plus issues list tracker. It has horrendous 80-90s-era interface and require clicking for every possible steps. Formatting a