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Re:AI unmasks anonymous chess players, posing privacy risks on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:28PM (#33949294)
Just realized the fact I type like an American online (I'm British) would confuse someone for a little bit if they tried to de-anonymize me... (although they probably wouldn't struggle anyway)
Re:Huawei phones automatically deleting videos of the protests on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @02:04PM (#33805864)
Every consumer device comes with spyware. You mean Chinese spyware as opposed to Western?
Re:Show HN: Trading cards made with e-ink displays on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @06:50AM (#33799467)
I REALLY love this idea. The way that this could combine the tactile nature of physical games with the benefits of digitization is awesome. The example you gave somewhere of the vampire card is so cool.
Oh nice, I'm at university right now with Mandarin as part of my degree. The politics around China is certainly interesting.
> I'm astounded that there is so much gossip about this and so little evidence.

Welcome to discussion of China in Western media.

You're right though, I've never seen anything official about what I originally said, only reports about it.

Re:Show HN: A GitHub business card generator on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:37PM (#33580120)
GitHub API says you have 39 for some reason. I counted on your profile and it did seem to be 40 though (and it does say 40 there).

https://api.github.com/users/abhaynayar

Yes that's what I meant, the apps coordinate by being linked to some government ID. At least that's what I've heard.
Yes, they're linked by some form of government ID. Of course, it's probably very easy to get around that in some manner by just playing offline games or using a parent's ID.