higherpurpose

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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Despite all the "new security features" in Windows 10, or perhaps in spite of them as a work-around, Windows 10 seems to be the most "law enforcement friendly" OS yet (not just out of Windows all versions, but out of all
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Can we please stop using MPEG-LA technologies on the web?! This nonsense will never end otherwise. At best you buy a few years with some new technology while they pretend to not charge you so everyone adopts the technology. And then they co
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Either way, Windows 10 seems rushed. They're pushing patches as we speak to the "RTM" version.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Reasons for why you might not want the upgrade: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3f060k/anonymou...
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
I assume there are some other disadvantages besides just a high price compared to either DRAM or SSD storage. What are they?
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Look at it this way - if Tor (which is based on Firefox) allowed WebRTC by default, it would be useless for its intended privacy purpose.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Why can't they just disable WebRTC by default and ask the user for permission like they do with location and so on, without revealing the IP before the user accepts the connection? Also, maybe the user could easily whitelist some con
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Wink wink, nudge nudge?
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Honestly, the whole account "integration" just pisses me off. I want my Gmail account to be separated from my Youtube account and from the Maps account. The main reason (by far) Google unified them is so they they can more easil
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Let's not forget the companies that not just caved to Hollywood, but actively promoted their ideas at W3C and so on (see EME, etc). They share the blame, too. They can't all just throw their hands up in the air and say "they
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
How are the crypto libraries in the "new" Java versions? I've heard pretty bad stuff about the default security configurations in Java.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Unfortunately, it couldn't come at a worse time - a time when even the most "democratic" countries on Earth are pushing for their people to have fewer rights, more censorship, more surveillance, more torture, more secret assa
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
And surprise surprise - the land mines have also been absolutely terrible for humanity.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Relevant TED talk on why autonomous killer robots are a bad idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
That's nonsense. First off, ARM is able to "keep up" with only tens of millions in profit a year. Second, Qualcomm is one of the richest chip makers. Third, Samsung hasn't been using custom CPUs and GPUS - at all.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
I only see "502 Bad Gateway" - What were the other excuses?
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Which is funny because the reason Qualcomm screwed up recently (besides all the anti-competitive/antitrust issues) is because it didn't come out with its own next-generation custom CPU core sooner, and had to use stock ARM IP whic
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Indeed, and I remember the vast majority of the people getting super excited at the possibility of "getting an OTA update that can improve your acceleration by 0.1s" - without realizing what exactly that means in terms of securi
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
There's also such thing as "key stealing". I imagine it would be quite a valuable target.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
So you're okay with spy agencies (from all over the world) as well as drug cartels and other criminal organizations having the power to kill you in an almost untraceable way while you're on the highway? Also, the US gov has been u
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
> The recall doesn’t actually require Chrysler owners to bring their cars, trucks and SUVs to a dealer. Instead, they’ll be sent a USB drive with a software update they can install through the port on their vehicle’s dashboard. http:&#x
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
You don't have to charge $1,000 for a DMCA to ensure it's only used for "serious" violations. You could at least punish the "wrong" DMCA with a $10,000 fee. It won't be quite as effective, but it wouldn&#x
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
The problem is that if health-destroying "performance enhancers" start to be seen as "acceptable" in sports, most performers will feel obligated to take them if they want to continue their careers, even if they'd
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
It must be why it keeps crashing.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
This soon: http://www.augur.net/
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Speaking of which - any recent updates on Daala? How is it coming along? Is it already better than HEVC? Close enough? Also it should've been obvious that this would happen with HEVC. Typical bait and switch strategy. Make it so they d
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Or like the piracy alert system in the US, which the White House "only mediated" and the ISPs' "volunteered".
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
Blockchain-based decentralization looks somewhat easier to monetize.
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
> I type some query in the Cortana search bar and press Enter, it launches Edge extremely fast. Probably something to do with the fact that Edge/Cortana is already loaded at Windows start? So in a way it's a "trick"
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by higherpurpose 11y ago
> The US has been slow to implement the new controls, lagging behind the EU and other Wassenaar nations who adopted them soon after the conclusion of the 2013 agreement. Hacking Team is from Italy. It doesn't look like the Wassenaar

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