dorkusmcgavin

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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
Diabolical plot? You are insane to believe I think that. Spreading misinformation isn't a conspiracy, everyone does it. Hell I just did it. That doesn't mean it should be left unchecked. There's nothing embarassing about w
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
> This is a lot of text responding to some pretty simple facts. The only value judgement I've made here is that you might want to look up who people are before you decide to tell them they're spreading false statements (that&#x
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
You seem hell bent on making me look bad based on a statement I made which I've already conceded was incorrect. I have no ties to this account to my actual identity and no intention of doing so, so I have no idea why you'd care a
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
I opened up my book of cryptography from Jonathan Katz, and found this in regards to CTR mode: > As with OFB mode, another "stream-cipher" mode, the generated stream can be truncated to exactly the plaintext length This is cont
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
AES is a block cipher that operates on 128-bit blocks exclusively. If you look at the implementation of AES-GCM, it also operates on 128-bit blocks. AES-GCM is basically just counter mode with built in correct MAC handling. Your claim tha
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
> Returning to the point, this attack would be unaffected by Microsoft purchasing anything. I was agreeing with you :)
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
> You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. Sigh.
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
Your intention is correct, but your details are not (as are the OPs). Microsoft share's it's SSL certs with the entire planet. Microsoft protects it's private keys and does not share them with the NSA. The NSA forges Micros
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
> The same people calling for everyone to always remember what Microsoft did 20 years ago log out of HN and go work on their Facebook React app with no apparent sense of irony. Speak for yourself, that's a lot of false assumptions a
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
I'll just dump my own here. This is mostly anti-corporate, anti-monopolistic, anti-cloud, and anti-surveillance ideas. Windows, the development environments, etc is a monolithic platform that has very little in terms of customization
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
For Skype, the real complaints (maybe not here) are the structure and ways Skype works. Originally, Skype was a P2P communications platform, even for calls. After Microsoft acquired it, it was pushed into a centralized model. This goes ag
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
That's an interesting statute. The problem is it can be interpreted in many ways. Your interpretation is how some may see it, however there are others as well. For instance: > by a natural person in the course of a purely personal
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
I personally am not hysterical about any of this, I just am concerned for the citizens of the EU while living under this law. My main issue with the GDPR is that articles and supporters are constantly thinking in terms of "business&qu
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by dorkusmcgavin 8y ago
> then went on define net neutrality as the exact opposite of the commonly accepted meaning. [Regarding Obama Administration] "Then there was the 'fairness doctrine,' designed to limit opposing voices in radio and on telev