Zmetta

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by Zmetta 6y ago
https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1301607703706566658
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by Zmetta 6y ago
This was well worth the read. Should have gotten more attention.
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by Zmetta 6y ago
6x±1: 5,7,11,13,17,19,23, 25 ,29,31, 35 ,37,41,43,47, 49 ,53, 55 ,59,61, 65 ,67,71,73, 77 ,79,83, 85 ,89, 91 , 95 ,97, 101,103,107,109,113, 115 , 119 , 121 , 125 ,127,131, 133 ,137,139, 143 , 145 ,149,151, 155 ,157, 161 ,163,167, 169 ,173
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by Zmetta 7y ago
Is indefinite retention and archival of all the shit put online really good for anyone other than AI feeding? When encryption eventually breaks and all our old private emails, AIMs, and other junk can be searched as easily as Shodan are we
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by Zmetta 7y ago
One is owned and operated in a country of authoritarian-level data-collection and massive public propaganda and the other is owned and operated by a company in Russian which isn't any better but still determines the media narrative.
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by Zmetta 11y ago
Too many environmentally minded people are under the impression that environmental preservation means holding an ecological system in stasis to prevent change. I think this is a decent article showing a few of the reasons that those ideas n
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by Zmetta 11y ago
I promise you that for the most commonly used TSA approved locks, this is not true. Many models consist of 2-3 pins and can be open in 1 second by jamming anything that fits into the the channel and wiggling.
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by Zmetta 11y ago
I don't think writing to Congress has really ever been the problem, I think the problem is accountability. The two things we need to see in one place are our representatives voting records for a given topic, and accurate data about wha
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by Zmetta 11y ago
Encrypting everything promotes individual agency, the freedom of an individual to communicate solely (encryption) and certainly (MAC) with whomever that individual chooses. Cryptographic protocols do not inherently cause performance or logi
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by Zmetta 12y ago
I agree, the fact that they are selling asymmetric internet plans should show that they're clearly aware that the average internet user pulls down far more data than they upload, but (according the Verizon) Netflix's asymmetric tr
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by Zmetta 12y ago
I think this is a refreshing approach to a game. As others have mentioned, a lot of recent game development has a focus on smashing your enemies to bits with increasingly powerful moves or weapons while this game is attempting to depict the
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by Zmetta 12y ago
I don't agree with your 3rd option, I think it encourages the incorrect notion that social status == happiness.
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by Zmetta 12y ago
>Tentatively concludes that priority service offered exclusively by a broadband provider to an affiliate should be considered illegal until proven otherwise. This is still not a good proposition though. They're saying you can't
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by Zmetta 12y ago
When trying to pay cash for several pre-paid cards in order to place an anonymous online order for a stroller on Amazon, the transaction was rejected and possibly reported to the authorities for suspicious behavior.
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by Zmetta 13y ago
Though I agree, I think many people mistakenly interpret direct suggestions as being commentary on the junior-person/company Y's flaws and might be seen as more aggressive (asshole-ish)than having a senior-person/company X po
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by Zmetta 13y ago
Care to cite anything about this? From a Biochemist's perspective, when done properly, chemical analysis is extremely accurate and provides a great deal of information.
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by Zmetta 13y ago
" ...it demonstrates that organised(sic) crime groups are acquiring technology...to produce the next generation of weapons. " Do people really think that some relatively low resolution plastic extrusion will be used to manufacture
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by Zmetta 13y ago
No sources cited and a bunch of uninformed sensationalist BS. NotTheTruthAboutGMOs.
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by Zmetta 13y ago
The valve is based on the Venturi effect. The fluid flow through a constriction lowers the pressure at the constriction point. An inlet at the low pressure point will allow addition fluid at atmospheric pressure to enter through the inlet i
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by Zmetta 13y ago
Dwolla started implementing some policy changes a few weeks ago regarding Mt.Gox which was a pretty good tell about something bigger coming along. I'm glad that I took the opportunity to move my funds away from Dwolla at the time and avoid
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by Zmetta 13y ago
|"You know how arsenic goes inorganic—and thus poisonous—in chickens' guts?" Correct chemistry but perhaps misleading to non-chemist readers. This is one reason that I oppose product labels advertising "green, organic, natural" products. I