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by hackuser 9y ago
> The immigration problem is seen as huge ... in the US. Therefore people choose candidates that are against more immigrations That's not true. The candidate that supported immigrants and immigration received more votes in the U.S.;
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by hackuser 9y ago
Security researchers say it's the Russians, based on evidence they have seen. It's not that people are throwing a dart at a map and picking Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/world/europ
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by hackuser 9y ago
> He is also of a generation from which most people barely use emails This does not match my experience at all. Most people I know of his generation use email heavily.
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by hackuser 9y ago
> where's the proof? That gives foreign intelligence agencies license to interfere in your country and others, for they rarely leave proof, if they are any good, and much evidence is classified. Shall we just give them free reign? I
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by hackuser 9y ago
That is a common claim, but at this point it's not adding anything to repeat it. Where is the research and evidence?
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by hackuser 9y ago
These aren't the same things at all. The U.S. / NED did not hack Russian politician's computers and spread disinformation about them. However, it is standard Russian propaganda to make wild allegations of equivalencies every
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by hackuser 9y ago
Good points; I wonder what the investment banks saw. Certainly Tesla depends on government laws, regulations and policy, especially as a new entrant seeking widespread changes in several regulated industries. For example, they want electric
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by hackuser 9y ago
Amazing; I hadn't seen that story. Vox doesn't prove that this particular phishing attack was the way the attackers got access to Podesta's email, but what an unbelievable failure by their IT team. Who would fall for this? Th
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by hackuser 9y ago
One factor: At least a couple of major investment banks, along with many other commentators, see Musk's apparently good relationship with President Trump as a reason to invest in Tesla. Of course, nobody can say how much it affects the
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by hackuser 9y ago
Yes, AMT is for remote management. Management Engine, the platform on which AMT is an application, hosts other applications, including at least one for DRM.
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by hackuser 9y ago
> I disagree with one point in the article: I didn't witness them "scanning" the documents with a scanner. They went through the Xray machine in a separate bin I think that's what was intended by the article: Once th
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by hackuser 9y ago
> So if you setup AMT in the BIOS and run Linux you are exploitable? Perhaps I misunderstand the question, but AMT is not dependent on the system's OS, by design. AMT runs on Intel Management Engine, a platform on the computer with
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On Campuses Far from China, Still Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye(nytimes.com)
5 points by hackuser 9y ago|0 comments
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by hackuser 9y ago
> If a ride request was deemed illegitimate, Uber's app showed bogus information and the requester would not be picked up, the employees told Reuters. Ignoring the illegality of interfering with law enforcement, this is bad customer
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by hackuser 9y ago
> these kind of "behind your back" shenanigans that will quickly force governments to move to regulating the industry These kinds of things have been going on for years, and yet the U.S. government, for one, just reduced privac
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by hackuser 9y ago
Sorry if I'm missing something, but television programming usually doesn't require code in the TV in order to emit audio. Is audio in ultrasonic frequencies a special case?
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by hackuser 9y ago
> don't get a 'smart' television Will that prevent ultrasonic beacons? I assumed the speakers were the same on smart and 'dumb' TVs.
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by hackuser 9y ago
> If it were possible for startup telecom companies to compete with the big 3 One reason to regulate markets is to preserve a competitive environment where this is possible. Big, dominant players in a market want less competition, not mo
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by hackuser 9y ago
> it did not become the world wide network until commercial interests ( and free market capitalism ) took over It was literally world-wide before that, but if you mean that it boomed: Yes, commercial businesses helped a lot, and so did o
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by hackuser 9y ago
> Present internet satellites are all in mostly geostationary orbits that are much further away then the proposed leo What about the LEO systems such as Iridium, etc. (I forget which is owned by whom and what their statuses are)?
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by hackuser 9y ago
You have alternatives now; 4G cellular is one example. But they are difficult and/or expensive. We'll have to see if this solution is different; right now it's just a plan.
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by hackuser 9y ago
For those who remember the term "disintermediation", this always seemed like an obvious application of it. Years ago I experimented with shopping online directly from overseas, to cut out the middle people and get better pricing,
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Buying Direct from Overseas: A Marketplace That’s a Portal to Future Capitalism(nytimes.com)
1 points by hackuser 9y ago|2 comments
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U.S. Marine Corps live test of unmanned amphibious landing tech(defenseone.com)
1 points by hackuser 9y ago|0 comments
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First exoskeletons coming to civilian market(defenseone.com)
3 points by hackuser 9y ago|0 comments
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by hackuser 9y ago
Some riskier but possibly more effective solutions for disabling or at least limiting ME (AMT is one application that runs on ME): https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner https://hardenedlinux.github.io/fir
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by hackuser 9y ago
No offense, but how do you know?
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by hackuser 9y ago
A good point that I overlooked; thanks.
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by hackuser 9y ago
I don't agree with his claims that the following are among "a long list of Truths That Cannot Be Stated Publicly". I don't think anyone would care; I care very much about racism and can't imagine anyone I know objec
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by hackuser 9y ago
I agree on all points; well-made. Thanks. > I just wish ... I could completely disable ME You might find this useful: https://puri.sm/learn/avoiding-intel-amt/

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