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Re:No one can force me to have a secure website!!! on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @06:06AM (#47763552)
Neither is anyone forced to visit your insecure website, and people are less likely to visit if they are welcomed with "This connection is not private, attackers might be trying to steal your ..."
Re:Can you read 900 words per minute? Try it on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:33PM (#46622784)
website to convert text to 900 wpm:

https://speed-reader.com

edit: the technique is called RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, and there seem to be apps and extensions that do the same (eg. reedy)

Re:Show HN: Income Generating Prompts on Friday January 31, 2025 @09:11AM (#42887843)
This seems more like a way to collect email addresses. Why not just post them so they are publicly available for anyone interested?
Does this include keyboard inputs from outside the browser window?!

If not it seems like openAi and others also collect how you interact with their models, and the claims of the privacy nightmares of the chinese tech seems a bit stark, while the US doesn't seem to be doing a lot better.

Re:CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid's Origins on Saturday January 25, 2025 @01:33PM (#42823508)
Was thinking this would be due to the inauguration or decree spree, however the analysis was started under the biden administration
Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:28AM (#42790846)
While I can see this preventing many of the current issues, I can't help but wonder who will serve the interests of the people that are not allowed to vote.

Would it be a better system if the not-allowed group is totally dependent on the people that are allowed to vote?

Unfortunately the numbers are not circular :( By offsetting the initial number, the binary search does not work optimally right? Imagine the number is below 50, and you start by guessing 60, now you have to search for 30 numbers instead of 25, and thus the binary search is not optimal. reply