lmgftp

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by lmgftp 13y ago
BPS - Basis Point(S) (1/100th of a percentage point per Basis Point) This is the interest on the bond, and the Fed sells these Treasurys to the public in order to raise money on an interim basis. Effectively, it reflects the cost of bo
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by lmgftp 13y ago
In the most restrained and calm way possible, I'm wondering why this is on Hacker News at the moment... A Wikipedia article, concerning a technology that is effectively ancient and indisputably outdated, seemingly with no relevance to
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by lmgftp 13y ago
It should probably be noted that this is not some sort of validation to the fact that "the NSA owns this particular DRBG". Surprisingly (to me), this is merely a signal of a government agency that takes public perception to heart
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by lmgftp 13y ago
This really could use more exposure. People who believe that because they only had to click "Accept" they may claim ignorance or stupidity/absurdity of the terms the accepted ought to be corrected. It's simply silly to t
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by lmgftp 13y ago
The issue with this comparison is... How many times has "feeling safe" resulted in saving a life? Statistics isn't a feeling, and the comparison is correct in that, on average, air travel is significantly safer than car trave
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Contrasted with the "forward": |Note: recent events have lead to these topics being in the news quite often in recent weeks. However, Pond is not a reaction to those events - it was started nearly a year ago. Traffic infor
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Of course, you're entirely correct in that :) My warning was truly an aside, and given the nature of a large group of visitors, of course a handful might not follow best practices and verify the signatures, etc.
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Scary bit is it's not server on HTTPS, which is probably a must-have for sites that publish public-key information. Much easier to MITM attack the site and claim to be posting "his" public key and email address while really p
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by lmgftp 13y ago
An interesting choice if he were seeking to flee (/defect, perhaps) to Bolivia, as they have an extradition treaty with the United States [1]. It's bilateral, but I wonder if the Bolivians would keep him after the US refused to se
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Just curious, but how can we be sure that GMail doesn't continue to do voodoo like uploading a copy of draft without complete transparency? i.e. will this also disable any scripts that would send data to GMail while drafting is in prog
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by lmgftp 13y ago
If he's willing to give away state secrets (I know we have objections to their content sometimes, but they are state secrets), he should also be willing to face trial in the U.S. in civilian court. Running across the ocean is possibly
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by lmgftp 13y ago
This article seems to make a point of showcasing Zagat's rating in search above others, somehow indicating that Google is unfairly manipulating search results to it's own gain (as Zagat is Google, Inc. owned). However, there'
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by lmgftp 13y ago
What I find in this article of most interest is the fact that it reveals the FBI's intentions when they went to Iceland. I've missed the source (sorry), but there was a previous article on here that made it sound like the FBI was
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Lacking easy migrate support, at least the export option exists.
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Simply because the vast majority of cases regarding visas/entry into the United States are determined by strict procedure and in accordance with the law. So most likely, as in the majority of cases, there is a reason we're not abl
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Their decision was probably based in some way (assuming it's based on available information, which is admittedly risky) in his marriage to a foreign national while expressing interest in moving to the states, and the embassy's rel
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by lmgftp 13y ago
The quick add feed functionality is annoying because it requires that my cursor stay in the box horizontally until I hit "Add Feed" after the "Add Feed url" textbox pops up. So I have to play maze to get there. (I don't mind, just pointing
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Willingness to pay is someone's valuation. That's not the real value. That's not the inherent value. The inherent value of BTC is nill, except as a speculative commodity. I won't further comment on BTC since both sides are staunchly rooted
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by lmgftp 13y ago
Acknowledged. Mostly a facetious comment, as any known distribution could be found (over infinite time) and you'd only become pseudononymous (which is exactly what the original comment wouldn't like!) On the other hand... It would be secure
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by lmgftp 13y ago
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