cisstrd

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by cisstrd 10y ago
I am not as worried as other people are about Facebook, and here is why: a) Facebook has less users not more, while they always emphasize their user growth I come across more and more people in real life who simply don't have a Faceboo
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Doesn't work without javascript, real wikipedia does your site: https://s27.postimg.org/3pr86aehf/Screenshot_170117_05_27_35... wikipedia: https://s23.postimg.org/476xr1lbf/Screenshot_170117_0
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Fair enough :)
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by cisstrd 10y ago
But the person has to realize that this won't help him/her at all, only comes off as being a little bit whiny, maybe even a little bit desperate. Yeah, it happens, but it's only virtual points on an Internet site we are talki
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by cisstrd 10y ago
If there are no interesting comments to read why post the fact that it had been previously submitted at all? This is completely useless!
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Appreciate your comment, interesting! :) Maybe I downplayed it a little bit too much, probably can't deny it, but it was in reaction to people making (imo) too big a fuss about it, while criticising a project which - with limited resou
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by cisstrd 10y ago
OpenBSD does not try to be everything for every person and I think it's fair to put some things in context. Just because other systems provide binary patches for security issues (and I haven't so far named and will continue to not
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by cisstrd 10y ago
What this means: Some people wanted bin-patches apparently, openbsd is heavily focusing on using its resources as efficiently as possible and doesn't provide them, a reliable 3rd party stepped up providing them for free, charging for b
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Late to the party, if you have not yet read it, this is pretty interesting: https://bsdmag.org/siju_george/ "Why did I choose the DragonFlyBSD Operating System?" He uses it in his company
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by cisstrd 10y ago
It's less uncommon than you think, for example I know the HP Probooks do have that (and most likely many more) http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Probo... That being said I have no experie
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Maybe not as detailed as your link, but still interesting: http://www.cambus.net/why-openbsd/ Somewhat unrelated, but a very interesting read: "Why did I choose the DragonFlyBSD Operating System?" https:&#x2
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by cisstrd 10y ago
It might not be "perfect code" , but I find it fascinating what certain institutions do to create bug-free and easily testable code , institutions which are involved in work where small errors can quite literally ruin billions o
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Facebook's political influence under a microscope(reuters.com)
2 points by cisstrd 10y ago|1 comments
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I remember when the Soylent-Creator was on the Colbert Report, and he clearly marketed it as a 100% food replacement. Saying that you don't have to replace food with it completely is smart, it opens up additional customers, makes sense
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I am going by how they market it, not by how you use it. If company makes market claim "x", which is ridiculous and I criticize that claim, someone then saying that he personally hasn't bought it because of claim "x&quot
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I will comment on Soylent as a product, not the 1.6 update specifically, sorry, just want to make a few points (I think some of you are in for a tough ride, just passionate, not my intention to attack anyone personally): -) psychological va
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by cisstrd 10y ago
But people not only "bubble" themselves, Google and Facebook (everything personalised to one's liking) heavily encourage that, so using the "bubble effect" as justification for removing radical content is really str
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I remember Reuters for years refused to use the term "terrorist(s)" because "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" (that's how I remember it), current guidelines see [1] The same applies he
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I don't doubt the story at all and I am sad to hear that, but I have to make the following points: -) Even if no fingerprints are taken, the other points I made stand. -) Anecdotal evidence is weak/no evidence, though I will not d
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I don't want to say you are wrong, I just want to clarify further: Not only was the UK "completely independent 50 years ago", the UK (for the moment let's not care if the UK is a country or a political union) is a comple
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by cisstrd 10y ago
The UK is not as entangled with the EU as other countries and it is possible, "Supremacy of the Parliament" + "Lisbon Treaty Article 50", the latter of which is not detailed, but certainly provides for the possibility of
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by cisstrd 10y ago
And posting on LinkedIn (in English and discussing it on HN) will help the likely victims in Vienna, Austria how exactly?!
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by cisstrd 10y ago
No, not the time to relax. This is is the time to worry, to worry big. Nigel Farage (UKIP - United Kingdom Independence Party) said that he hopes this will be the first brick removed from the wall that is the EU, and the rest will follow an
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Watch a Crime Series like Forensic Files (even if the cases might be cherry-picked) and your attitude might change. Sure regarding technology they are not always up to industry standards, they might have to deal with too much workload, they
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Good luck doing this in practice. What looks good on paper and what works in reality is not always the same. And making elections more complicated might not be the best way to go.
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by cisstrd 10y ago
That's what a democracy is all about, isn't it? Isn't it insane how close the race between G.W. Bush and Al Gore was in 2000? Consider the consequences of that decision for a moment. And the voter turnout was only 51.2% in th
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by cisstrd 10y ago
It's not completely one-sided, it's rarely black and white. But you can't seriously say that they are on equal footing when trying to do trade agreements. The GBP has taken a nosedive already...
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by cisstrd 10y ago
Sorry that I have to say this, but that's very simplistic. If two parties agree on any contract or trade agreement, the parties are not always of equal weight and do have their own interests at heart. The UK needs the EU more than the
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by cisstrd 10y ago
I don't think they threatened, they warned, they chose their words wisely and it's not just a problem for the UK, but also for Europe. It's normal that when you leave a single market of that size, basically abandon establishe
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by cisstrd 10y ago
It's not about getting revenge, more so about making an example out of the UK to send a clear signal to other countries where nationalist anti-EU movements [1] are on the rise. If the UK does not suffer serious consequences, other coun

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