mrdingle

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by mrdingle 15y ago
Man we really despise innovation attempts for some reason today on HN. Canonical is trying to push computing into the future and progress user interface by doing really hard stuff. They're sailing uncharted waters and giving us all a lot of
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Though this is a bit foil-hat for most people it can be a real privacy concern. Can your mac be used to secretly spy on you? Absolutely. Has apple done this before to their customers? 100% (and so have others) see carrier IQ: http://en.wik
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Fired? Who really cares? But investigated for congressional bribery? Definitely.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
I think, unfortunately, it wouldn't be considered a search as the data recording would probably be considered voluntary.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
To me, this supreme court decision stands as precedent against the ISP's forced tracking. If recording your vehicle moves constitutes a search, then recording your online moves surely constitutes a search. The only difference is that the su
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Nobody with "interesting" data (and half a brain) will be physically bringing it across a border. What's super ironic about this legislation is that it makes local law enforcement's job of actually catching criminals harder. No one's goin
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by mrdingle 15y ago
These are standard interrogation tactics that people need to be prepared for. If you really feel threatened, speak to a qualified layer before you make any decisions, say anything, or agree to anything you don't want to. Standing up for you
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Say, "I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable answering that question." And when they ask why say, "Because I believe that it is my right not to." But nothing more. Just be short, to the point, and courteous. You're not guilty of anything for s
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by mrdingle 15y ago
We also need to seriously start electing people that represent us. Honestly, we need to pick people who understand technological issues and we need to cycle them regularly. Most importantly, we all need to participate in government.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Put copyright aside for a sec and lets try to actually frame it in the case of child porn or drug trafficking. How can any legislator conclude that disrupting the public like this is acceptable after having a reasonable discussion about how
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by mrdingle 15y ago
You don't own "Intellectual Property". You own a temporary monopoly on its reproduction in certain circumstances. But the creative work itself you don't own. Sure, if you paint a painting, you own the physical canvas, paint, and wood frame.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Important takeaways: - Use full-disk encryption. - Secure it with a very long hard to guess password. - Turn your computer off at least 10 minutes before going through customs. - You don't legally have to tell anyone the p
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Lets take this seriously for a second. Say we're actually trying to catch cyber criminals and child pornographers and we're discussing enacting this law. Someone speaks up and says, "For all the discomfort and trouble we're putting innocent
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Piracy isn't like anything, it's copyright infringement. There is no need for an analogy. What takes place is completely obvious. Using any analogy actually decreases the understanding even for the layman.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Sure, use piracy. We all understand what that means. But I'm not trying to define it out of existence, I'm trying to use the english language effectively. It's plainly not theft. And furthermore theres no such thing as intellectual property
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by mrdingle 15y ago
It's not theft. It's copyright infringement. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/theft The phrase "intellectual property" is a misnomer. It's like saying "corporate personhood".
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by mrdingle 15y ago
Campaign finance reform and biased media coverage are different beasts entirely. Murdoch owns Fox whether corporations are people or not, and he loves your disparaged argument. Besides, I'd rather be lied to in the face by the news that hav
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by mrdingle 15y ago
"Why should I shoot myself in the foot to keep someone else from shooting me in the foot?" Because sometimes democracy is harder than just doing what you want to do. "This idea that the root cause of all bad legislation is political dona
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by mrdingle 15y ago
The best part about stopping to support companies that support the MPAA and RIAA is that they are going to say they are loosing revenue through piracy and not direct consumer withdrawal.
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by mrdingle 15y ago
There is nothing immoral about copying data. It is a bummer that you worked so hard and didn't make the money that you thought you were going to but no one owes you that money and It's selfish to think distribution is going to work the way