robxorb

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by robxorb 2y ago
Just tried it. I liked how easy it was to set up colours/fonts etc, using the config file. But I hit a snag. On macOS, it's standard that in any text window, to select everything for copying, you hit Command-a. But Command-a in we
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by robxorb 2y ago
That a mostly-finished, working project of this complexity ends in fiasco can't be the fault of the contractors. What failed is communications - and apparently only on one side. Both Entropic and Dmitry were shocked by this outcome; no
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by robxorb 2y ago
Where is the repo? Stuck in the landing page loop here and no github link I could find.
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by robxorb 2y ago
IMO the thing that may matter most here is the PR effect on Defcon. It's the badge - every attendee takes this thing home and engages with it. It's a talking point, memento and representation of the spirit of the conference. That&
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by robxorb 2y ago
Well, when I got up this morning I didn't think I'd be doing this today: > please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.
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by robxorb 2y ago
Why is the title of the HN post changed to read "Twitter", when the linked article title states correctly "X", and is otherwise identical?
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by robxorb 2y ago
I don't call them a science denier - which is about the most self-contradictory term anyone could come up with. Science is the process of questioning and doubting prior science. You're not "denying science" to question s
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by robxorb 2y ago
Why don't we call people who believe the earth is flat (with their own science that they think backs it up) "round-earth deniers"? Do you think that would help or hinder the situation if we did?
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by robxorb 2y ago
"Classic shaming" always having been an effective method of...? It may make you feel better, but it doesn't work . It's right there at the beginning of cycles of dysfunction, because it is that: dysfunctional.
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by robxorb 2y ago
It's a type of mainstream-media induced psychosis commonly referred to as "rocket-man bad" (related to the similar "orange-man bad"). Essentially, almost entirely one-sided coverage of two highly-influential people
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by robxorb 2y ago
The first thing I'd think was someone without any skill was randomly clicking around some early bitmap paint software.
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by robxorb 2y ago
Well I'll be proudly labelled a "_____ denier" denier. This pejorative term does nothing for anyone making any argument. It weakens your position because you're attempting to rely on emotions and psychology to make your
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by robxorb 2y ago
And yet we're both conversing seamlessly, here ... somehow.
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by robxorb 2y ago
> Seems an interesting engineering project, but like a terrible product. Couldn't you say that about half the stuff posted here? To me that's the "product" - an interesting engineering project targeted at people like
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by robxorb 2y ago
The main criticism against this seems to be it doesn't kill weeds. But it's an open system, with standardised, autonomously selectable attachments. Can someone come up with an attachment or two for it that could control weeds?
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by robxorb 2y ago
> I notice substantially lower documentation requirements for a crypto exchange vs a bank. I notice the reverse though it does vary by jurisdiction. I described FTX as an "obvious scam", citing it as an example of the SEC green
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by robxorb 2y ago
I'm not suggesting next year, or even next decade. But it will happen. You think profit-driven, hierarchical, centralised, closed and proprietary non-interoperable systems are our future? Novel idea! Best of luck with it.
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by robxorb 2y ago
You could level similarly-contrived criticisms against humans where machines could do better too. Of course there will be edge-cases either way - the question is the overall balance, which tips further towards machines each day. In the futu
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by robxorb 2y ago
Makes sense to me. If you're avoiding skin contact, then you might not have time to wipe the peanut butter mess off your hands as you rush to rescue your kid who's got into trouble.
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by robxorb 2y ago
It's true that all financial institutions are subject to KYC and AML laws. However, if you've ever used a crypto exchange versus a bank, or even just a prepaid debit card, you'll immediately see a massive difference in the ap
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by robxorb 2y ago
If free to evolve unrestrained, crypto would likely eventuate in a future where governments are less relevant, less powerful, and smaller. A government structure concerned more with self-preservation, will - accurately - perceive crypto as
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by robxorb 2y ago
This is a very important issue you raise. In terms of the blockchains themselves, they all have a kind of built-in bounty, in that if on-chain funds have inherent risk of being lost or taken due to faults in the system, this will have happe
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by robxorb 2y ago
It's a problem because AML/KYC laws are created and enforced by governments, who sometimes are also the criminals such laws are supposedly created to protect us all from. Under a corrupt regime, crypto is a potential corrective fo
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by robxorb 2y ago
I don't get what you're saying. The reality is, that because of KYC/AML laws it's difficult for ordinary people to replace cash with crypto, which - if it were easy - would be a superior form of money and transacting as
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by robxorb 2y ago
You don't have to trust those institutions. You can custody your own crypto without them, pay for services, etc. What's holding the safety level back ironically is the overbearing regulations making individual financial sovereignt
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by robxorb 2y ago
> "I'm just shocked they don't want more coverage of these things and not less." I'm having real trouble parsing this, can anyone break down the double-negative for me? Or does it simply not make sense?
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by robxorb 2y ago
> IMO, it's just counter to what Apple aspires MacOS to be. Every OS wants to be attractive to developers. Apple has a long history of underdelivering this core proposition. To me it's an odd situation to reason about - look at
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by robxorb 2y ago
As a total newcomer expecting to have the use of certificates explained, that section lost me at this point: > However, the hacker somehow obtains a certificate issued to super-bank.com If the article is to explain the use, it might be g
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by robxorb 2y ago
The referenced article states the alarmist view presented in An Inconvenient Truth is scientifically valid. The claim made by Al Gore, well over a decade ago, was that all arctic ice would be gone within five years. If you can't reason
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by robxorb 2y ago
Sorry, I must've been mistaken, it does indeed turn out the deeply alarming future dangers of global... um, climate change... have never been reputably published anywhere. Eg: 10.1007/s10708-008-9127-y

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