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Re:A living death: Sentenced to die behind bars for what?
on Saturday November 16, 2013 @07:13AM (#6744502)
Claiming the US is a third world country may make Europeans feel better about their place in the world but it has fuck all to do with reality.
Re:Google Play Music on the App Store
on Friday November 15, 2013 @06:15PM (#6742760)
Down voting does not change the facts.
Re:Tablet dollars: Android passed Apple for first time in Q3
on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:40PM (#6741627)
If a manufacturer is putting out virtually disposable electronics they should be on the hook for recycling them. Electronics are a horror show of toxic waste and that cost should be born by the source. 7" Android tablets go for as little as $30 on eBay.
Re:Google Play Music on the App Store
on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:30PM (#6741560)
Google invests significant effort into making iOS apps because they make more money from them than they do from Android.
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:24PM (#6741519)
This has nothing to do with exceptions for a pretty face. If you cede the high ground then you are worse than nothing in terms of helping your cause, as has been born out through history over and over.
Re:Tablet dollars: Android passed Apple for first time in Q3
on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:16PM (#6741467)
There should be a law that manufacturers have to take back their cheap tablets and phones for recycling so they don't end up a toxic pile in a landfill.
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:41PM (#6741259)
It makes me very angry that this known scumbag tries to associate himself with a true hero like Aaron Swartz, so in my opinion he is getting what he deserves, regardless of drug law incarcerations.
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:13PM (#6741026)
I'm sure some EU state would give him a backrub.
Re:IBM Watson’s Next Venture
on Thursday November 14, 2013 @02:11PM (#6734673)
That is wishful thinking, the US dominates the internet now more than ever.
Re:Zero-day vulnerability in Chrome on Nexus 4 and Samsung Galaxy S4
on Thursday November 14, 2013 @02:08PM (#6734648)
From the article you linked to:
> The attack didn’t defeat Apple's sandboxing technology otherwise they would have earned a lot more.
Also Google makes more money from iOS than Android.
Re:Ask HN: Rule of thumb for identfying fake web traffic
on Thursday November 14, 2013 @09:13AM (#6732338)
Thank you raquo that worked like a charm. We now have them dead to rights. I will do a write up for HN at some point when everything is resolved. Simple and effective solution, thanks again.
Re:TPP Leak Confirms the Worst: US Still Trying to Trade Away Internet...
on Thursday November 14, 2013 @08:04AM (#6732031)
Movie production financed by self righteousness.
Re:Are you more likely to cast the deciding vote or die on your way to...
on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @07:48PM (#6729768)
An individual raindrop doesn't noticeably change the rainfall totals but we still have flash floods.
Re:Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @01:23PM (#6727195)
>this is what modern imperialism looks like
Well that is a pretty tepid imperialism. If a country isn't willing to put their money where their mouth is then maybe they should be quiet.
Why Our Privacy Problem is a Democracy Problem in Disguise
Re:Samsung, Nokia say they don’t know how to track a powered-down phone
on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @09:12AM (#6717898)
Never go outside without a large hat. Switch vehicles at underpasses or car parks. Don't forget the milk.
Ask HN: Rule of thumb for identfying fake web traffic
We suspect that our marketing firm is generating fake web traffic. This is mostly a gut feeling from watching past traffic but we need proof. Our privacy page is suddenly very popular and people hang out on the video page without watching any videos. Is there a good way to tell if it is a bot from the server logs? Any input would be appreciated.
Re:NSA's Surveillance Powers Extend Far Beyond Counterterrorism
on Monday November 11, 2013 @03:06PM (#6713637)
This is a classic strawman that the EFF sets up to easily knock down. No one in their right mind thinks that the sole purpose of the NSA is terrorism. All American interests are to be looked after. The NSA unilaterily disarming would be a dream come true to many, mostly those who would like to see the West decline.
Re:Show HN: Get your health records from any doctor
on Monday November 11, 2013 @02:57PM (#6713588)
I am sure you would prefer to have all their FB data but you will lose a lot of potential customers if you demand they use FB.
How the NSA and GCHQ Spied on OPEC
Re:Time for Internet Engineers to Fight Back Against the “Surveillance...
on Friday November 08, 2013 @02:40PM (#6698605)
Apparently you missed it. That was done by the British and shared with the NSA. Maybe that narrative doesn't work for you but that is what happened.
Rare New Microbe Found in Two Distant Clean Rooms
Re:Security fears in China as smog disrupts surveillance cameras
on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @11:05AM (#6683345)
As long as everyone is willing to pretend that the whole problem is the US then the entire West can continue their joint surveillance programs easily. Brilliant.
Re:Google Security Team Member on NSA: "Fuck These Guys"
on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @11:02AM (#6683330)
It is beyond even that. Even if you get legislation making illegal for the NSA to spy outside the US you also have to pass a law saying they can't receive data from the GHCQ who were the ones who tapped Google and Yahoo in Europe and then shared the data with the US.
Re:It’s time for Silicon Valley to ask: Is it worth it?
on Thursday October 31, 2013 @06:38PM (#6650522)
The elephant it the room that everyone is wants to ignore is that Google's data was intercepted by the British. It is quite interesting how that is conveniently overlooked to push a certain narrative.
Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
on Thursday October 31, 2013 @09:18AM (#6646580)
Lost in all the America hate is the fact that the tapping of Google and Yahoo was done by the British. The whole west is complicit but only America gets the hate so it can continue easily.
Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @07:30PM (#6644264)
>using political and economic power rather than pure force
Inconceivable!
Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @04:03PM (#6642941)
If you are not angry at the GHCQ for tapping Google and Yahoo then I don't know what to tell you.
Re:NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @03:20PM (#6642615)
If you had read the article you would know that this data was given to the NSA by the GHCQ. Would you cut off the UK? Australia and Canada?