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Re:Youtube-dl: Command-line program to download videos on Thursday July 05, 2018 @03:00AM (#17461355)
youtube might not even be the worst offender these days

https://old.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/8vs5na/what_kids_re...

disclaimer: i did not watch the video, but guessed from reading the reddit comments

Re:Google YOLO clickjacking on Friday May 11, 2018 @01:13AM (#17045103)
does use different browser "profiles" while never signing into other sites help with this?
how could someone run these tests at home? does it require expensive equipment?
i would guess they would do whatever the minimum is to stay "legal" and maximize profit... er i mean, "connecting people"
> And avoid CVT like the plague.

why is that?

good catch, thanks!
they probably have tested it extensively, but sometimes people do mess up http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thisisthat/1.3773054
Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to train oneself to be calmer/kinder? on Saturday January 20, 2018 @02:23PM (#16194920)
what helped me: read more(both fiction and non-fiction) think of every interaction in your life in the other side's perspective to develop emphathy
Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret on Friday December 29, 2017 @11:50PM (#16033898)
> 2nd factor authentication

unless your phone is compromised

most local news websites are loaded with 30+ scripts running in the background
basically it's "don't worry, people will review the image, but they're 'specially trained' "

when will people stop using facebook?

after he gets enough photos he can start a website where people rate and compare two bodies!

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/19/facemash-creato...

Re:Introducing the new Snapchat on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:49PM (#15813550)
serious question, other than the glasses that no one is buying, the ads where google and facebook take up most of the space, what do they have?
Re:Nasdaq Plans to Introduce Bitcoin Futures on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:09PM (#15813401)
> Unfortunately GDAX (and Coinbase), Gemini, and other exchanges all went down at the same time this time around, making it impossible to buy the dip

how like is being down planned? could there be more to this coicident?

isn't it more like Apple anti-virus?
Re:Ask HN: Safe? on Sunday October 08, 2017 @04:22AM (#15427424)
> start using a password manager

isn't that a point of failure too? why not just use different passwords for every site and make a longest-allowed password?

Re:Ask HN: What is your mission in life? on Saturday September 16, 2017 @03:24AM (#15263401)
this might sound cliche, but make the world a better place
linnkedin is #1 for dark pattern
Re:Ask HN: Are you concerned about AI? on Monday August 14, 2017 @01:29PM (#15010540)
exactly, so "real" AI can be trained by the same people too and have the same outcome?
Re:Ask HN: Are you concerned about AI? on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:03PM (#15006367)
stupid question, but the AI/neural net these days require training right? look at what happened to microsoft's AI bot that turned rogue after just a few days and had to be turned off
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:35AM (#14955398)
> * Google has 75k employees*

not 75k engineers right?

Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:12PM (#14897638)
the re-design sounds like reddit4 in the making
Re:Ask HN: How is your standing desk working for you? on Thursday July 27, 2017 @02:00AM (#14862981)
> My problem is that I find it much harder to concentrate while I am standing

similar experience. i find sitting with good posture more comfortable and better on the knees

Re:Bitcoin Falls Below $2,000 on Monday July 17, 2017 @03:51PM (#14791790)
why Aug 1?
Re:Why I deleted my Facebook account on Friday July 07, 2017 @03:45AM (#14716781)
> What's next. Install camera's wherever I physically go

how about camera in your home? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_fP4pPWPw

Re:Why I deleted my Facebook account on Friday July 07, 2017 @03:42AM (#14716771)
definitely agree for linkedin. another thing about linkedin is that people lie on there all the time and exaggerate their accomplishment

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