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by zedadex 11y ago
> We don’t know. We don’t get to know. We’re just here to press the button. I mean, I'm sure you could find out.
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by zedadex 11y ago
> an Australian-themed maker of networking equipment "We build networks and get in fights"
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by zedadex 11y ago
There's literally no way to break down that idea without turning it into some kind of negation of rights. For you to ever be 'free' from others doing [thing Z], everyone (you, them, everyone else) would have to be precluded f
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by zedadex 11y ago
> The reason techies find solutions like these unpalatable is because there is no technical way to provide these capabilities without simultaneously weakening protections against attacks from other entities (criminals, other governments,
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by zedadex 11y ago
I agree with the train of thought, but jhallenworld has a point - there's no way to trust the actors sworn-in to uphold such a contract are actually following the contract - nor is there any accountability for such. I believe you'
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by zedadex 11y ago
The mini-saga embedded in the presentation was pretty funny > Concluding Remarks >  Off probation at the end of this semester!
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by zedadex 11y ago
I remember once briefly thinking how fun it'd be to do something like this, before realizing with the spam filters the way they are it'd probably be the last thing I ever did on the site. Neat proof-of-concept though
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by zedadex 11y ago
> Copyright infringement? It's just a few digits of π! They were always there! You really have to admire that creativity
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by zedadex 11y ago
Incidentally, what do you think about dynamic favicons [1]? They're a fairly simple feature to implement, but a useful one. In your case, they'd let otherwise-useless favicons be status indicators themselves (which makes sense for
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by zedadex 11y ago
Wouldn't be the first, or worst, marketing whore-out to happen these days
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by zedadex 11y ago
Hear, hear.
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by zedadex 11y ago
Even Google's moving away from XMPP (last I heard) with hangouts. I was surprised when I found out the best thing I'd get in terms of being able to talk to hangouts would be revengineering the protocol, a la hangups ( https:/
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by zedadex 11y ago
What a fascinating world this will be.
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by zedadex 11y ago
reddit stops you from embedding it iirc
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by zedadex 11y ago
> If I remember correctly, the patient "died" after the game got too much press This is both "ironic if you're taking it at face value" and a pretty good pun.
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by zedadex 11y ago
That'd likely do them more harm than good in the long run.
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by zedadex 11y ago
> instinctively trust it, And their own knowledge > What if the button ran something malicious on your machine? presses button 'This site attempted to download something to your computer. Download?' no > What if it
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by zedadex 12y ago
The current trend seems to be granting "official" or "verified" icons (youtube does this IIRC). Though looking for those icons isn't as intuitive as seeing a name that 'seems official' (i.e. a name that on
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by zedadex 12y ago
The future of education.
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by zedadex 12y ago
/b/ was never good.
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by zedadex 12y ago
>> If you are using Dropbox as a sole backup of your files, think again. > Simplify to If you only have a sole backup, think again. Yep. 3-2-1: "At least three copies, in two different formats, with one of those copies off-sit
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by zedadex 12y ago
Fits right in with my rapid-temperature-rise-based workflow!
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by zedadex 12y ago
> to oppressively optimize profitability at the expense of human happiness - > Through these new means, companies have found, for example, that workers are more productive if they have more social interaction. So a bank’s call center
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by zedadex 12y ago
> If the group succeeds in raising its goal of $12 million by the end of June, it intends to use the 2014 campaign cycle as a testing ground – targeting five House races to demonstrate whether it can propel candidates who are committed t
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by zedadex 12y ago
So what? They're not shareholders, they're donors. Once money is donated to a Super PAC, it's the PAC's money to do with as they see fit. "PACs may make unlimited expenditures independently of a candidate or politic
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by zedadex 12y ago
Did a quick search: PAC money can't come from foreign nationals, though (wonderfully enough!) foreign corporations with subsidiaries in the US are able to donate.
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by zedadex 12y ago
> Ready to help us get big money out of politics? Wolf-PAC [1] has the same declared goal (both focus on campaign finance reform, informally "getting money out of politics"), and the same means (~~both intend to call for a Cons
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by zedadex 12y ago
Aah, presented in a nice Q+A format and everything. Cheers.
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by zedadex 12y ago
I always appreciate people who forego the "why" and advise "how." Everyone has something they want to do - and for some it's something that wouldn't necessarily provide value for anyone else - but that doesn&#x
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by zedadex 12y ago
One of my favorite Onion videos to date is "Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty 'Totally Badass'." Complete with court sketches and everything.

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