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How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight(propublica.org)
6 points by xyzal 5y ago|0 comments
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by xyzal 5y ago
The fact that even the 'smart' people from HN can't wait for their new M1 laptop to arrive convinced me that humans are a lost cause.
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by xyzal 5y ago
> The vast, vast, vast majority of the possible combinations of values of these physical constants produce boring universes, like a single huge black hole or just diffuse clouds of hydrogen without stars. I wonder if there any universes
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by xyzal 5y ago
Still, almost impossible for a regular consumer to buy most foodstuff without plastic wrappings.
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AU universities may allow pseudonyms to protect students critical of China(theguardian.com)
5 points by xyzal 5y ago|1 comments
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by xyzal 5y ago
Given all of one's ancestors up to the lowly amoeba decided to reproduce, one might think living things are somehow predisposed for it.
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Hukou (Household Registration in Mainland China)(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by xyzal 5y ago|0 comments
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by xyzal 5y ago
This! I tried hard to recall just why this building seems so familiar ...
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by xyzal 5y ago
I personally have adopted sequence diagrams in explaining processes to experts in non-programming fields with great success. Can't imagine using UML in daily coding practice, though.
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by xyzal 6y ago
The streams should also be linked to.
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Gamifying Propaganda: China’s ‘Study Xi’ App (2019)(whatsonweibo.com)
3 points by xyzal 6y ago|0 comments
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by xyzal 6y ago
I use a pomodoro timer as a break reminder only, and it helps me to stay productive for the whole day. It is too easy for me to work non-stop since the morning, but that way I feel too exhausted in the early afternoon to do anything of sign
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by xyzal 6y ago
I have been a happy electrical engineer. One day, I needed to solve a 'problem'. I learned some basic coding, solved the 'problem' with code, but the bug already bit me. My world was never the same since.
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Reeducated – Virtual Reality Documentary(newyorker.com)
3 points by xyzal 6y ago|0 comments
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by xyzal 6y ago
Back in the day, I used to visit a support group for people with social phobia. Part of the therapy was engaging in so-called 'expositions', whose goal was to internalize the fact that even if you talk to a random stranger, hold a
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by xyzal 6y ago
> Nevertheless, we were able to build a comparably lean system with Debian: The base systems of both Ubuntu Core and Debian each have a total size of about 1 GB. This line made me somewhat sad. But it is possible that I am just being old
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by xyzal 6y ago
We have a 38yo junior in our team, and he is doing fine.
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by xyzal 6y ago
My first thought when I read the headline. Our nerdiness is beyond redemption.
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by xyzal 6y ago
With all respect, did you think of the consequences of you losing access to your login account?
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by xyzal 6y ago
Recently fell in love with fish. Sadly, subshell functionality is still absent, so I use it in interactive mode only.
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by xyzal 6y ago
Lack of sleep, have a young child at home ... can't really focus on anything else but documenting own older code or watching lectures right now.
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by xyzal 6y ago
Idea for an app, which would probably require a rooted Android: new USB peripheral detected (incl. charger) when screen locked => power off. I guess it could at least frustrate some of the data collection efforts.
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by xyzal 6y ago
The clipboard issue was the bug that forced me to switch back to X11. I need to have a Windows VM running constantly due to some proprietary software at work, and copying/pasting text under wayland between the VM and linux almost never
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by xyzal 6y ago
... and IE for a nostalgia browser
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Xinjiang Victims Database(shahit.biz)
4 points by xyzal 6y ago|0 comments
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Trump vetoes $740B defense bill, citing “failure to terminate” Section 230(arstechnica.com)
10 points by xyzal 6y ago|3 comments
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by xyzal 6y ago
One Weird Trick security camera manufacturers don't want you to know
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by xyzal 6y ago
I can't understand why they still didn't put a "Support Mozilla" prompt anywhere.
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by xyzal 6y ago
Does it mean there is no point in playing fold.it anymore?
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by xyzal 6y ago
I was AD free at the time.

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