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Tchap: French govt messaging service breached in account hijacking attack
(bleepingcomputer.com)
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3mo ago
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sahbasanai
2y ago
It is impossible to accurately interpret with a max 5 second delay. The structure of some languages requires the interpreter to occasionally wait for the end of a statement being the start of interpretation is possible.
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Hack-for-hire scandal rocks Italian political elites
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2y ago
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sahbasanai
2y ago
Yes, those chances are the same. But they’re also the same as the chances of the result being 56.108175% or 56.1081756%. So, using your number of decimal places (choosing this number of decimal places is a slight simplification but it doesn
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Making Room for Women's Thinking
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sahbasanai
6y ago
As far as I can understand, the primary (but not only) reason behind the 500ml minimum requirement is that early kettle designs included a heating element that was above the base of the kettle (something like this: https://media.
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6y ago
That's a good point. Thanks. So I guess it boils down to (heh) "most consumers are happy with the existing kettles" (which could actually negate the very premise of my article.
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here. I do think that the UK probably has one of the more develop kettle markets (I was extra surprised when my extra expensive kettle bought in the UK didn't have a limescale mesh, considering high calcium levels in London
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here. Can you please send me a link? (not being snarky). Thanks
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here. I've owned kettles with lights (and I like them). I've owned kettles that beep (and I don't mind it at all). Believe me when I tell you, that section of my article was not over-the-top. On the first day, I sa
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here. Thanks for your comment. Follow up question: can't a competitor make a kettle that's 20% better (and more profitable)? You do say that the incentive goes to "making sure that no other good products appear&quo
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here (and I really am looking for answers). Thanks for your comment. As someone below you hinted at, wouldn't one expect that "high profit" would result from "high consumer satisfaction"? I think that
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6y ago
This is a good question. The short answer is that having a browser would've gone against my objective of reducing phone usage in general. Plus, I wanted to recycle a dumbphone from a relative, instead of looking for/buying a "
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author here. This is a good point. I also have an authenticator that I was not able to replace. However, I need it very infrequently (a few times a year) and never in a time-sensitive manner. So I can just afford to turn on my smartphon
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6y ago
Hi, author of the article here. You make a good point. This being said, it took me years to do this "not particularly difficult" thing. Why was that? The purpose of the article was to show to others "this is not a big deal, a
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6y ago
Did you feel that your anxiety levels (re. corona in particular) changed once you dropped your smartphone?
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author of the article here. I actually felt my stomach drop when I read your comment. It is a scary thought to have to have a smartphone to be minimally connected. I don't have anything against smartphones - and will possibly retur
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, author of the article here. I have a token for 2FA - in addition to SMS as a third factor.
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sahbasanai
6y ago
Hi, I'm the author of the article and would be happy to discuss further in case there are any comments or questions.