woodymcpecks

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by woodymcpecks 10y ago
I wonder if the choices are linear as they look. Why not a future where if the internet becomes an increasingly totalitarian medium, we're able to just make it a small, optional part of our lives? If the state of freedom in the entire
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Illinois senator’s plan to weaken biometric privacy law put on hold(arstechnica.com)
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Privacy Shield must be Schremsproof, says one MEP–others wave it through(arstechnica.co.uk)
5 points by woodymcpecks 10y ago|0 comments
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E.U. And U.S. Release Details on Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Deal(nytimes.com)
54 points by woodymcpecks 11y ago|10 comments
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Technology stocks selloff may turn IPO chill into IPO freeze(finance.yahoo.com)
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Twitter, and Pretty Much Everyone Else, Had a Bad Day(techcrunch.com)
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
Are we still trying to make this work? This whole concept is a blight on the online economy.
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Bank of America gets Twitter to delete journalist joke(arstechnica.com)
18 points by woodymcpecks 11y ago|2 comments
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
I'm surprised he didn't touch on the US/UK/France's war on encryption.
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
If it gets to the level of bad OP is thinking about, no kid is going to keep it just to do school research projects. You might as well just print out some stuff from the school computers at that point.
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Ask HN: Has anybody looked into alternative, meshnet-like connectivity options?
2 points by woodymcpecks 11y ago|0 comments
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
Thankfully it won't. Most of the old California industries are legacy.
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
Dude, it's Ycombinator - what do you expect? If you submit a Techcrunch article about it, it'll be at the top in 20 upvotes.
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
Paywall-free link: https://archive.is/Qb9jD
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by woodymcpecks 11y ago
Regardless of what Google is doing, it seems like just another sign that the internet is becoming more and more a new generation of cable TV than a platform for universal knowledge. And it's becoming it with thunderous applause...
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by woodymcpecks 12y ago
Seems a little past it's prime. Why would you want this when you have the internet?