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Re:Using Goatse to Stop App Theft on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:12PM (#37917345)
If you're going to do that, you should at least generate shortened URLs as well.
Re:GPG and Me on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @11:25PM (#9105285)
mutt has excellent GPG support.
Re:Elevator Saga – An elevator programming game on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @01:23PM (#8954695)
That is unnecessary verbosity. Try this instead:

    bool r = !test();
Re:A Tor of the Dark Web on Friday August 17, 2012 @01:39PM (#4397641)
A couple questions.

1. Are users of .onion services protected from the server just as well as the hidden service is protected?

2. What reassurances are there that tormail is not a honeypot?

I don't think that is the intended statement at all. Please reread this sentence:

> There's several cases, most notably Assange and [...] that indicate that private entities are putting pressure on governments, who in turn put pressure on their peers in other countries.

I'm sorry, what is the private entity involved in Assange's case?
Re:GCC switches from C to C++ on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @02:31PM (#4387408)
Converting the stage 1 bootstrapping compiler to C++ is a bad idea IMO. There any many embedded platforms without a C++ compiler (except perhaps downrev gcc).
It is a matter of judicial law that was inherited via common law of England. The US government now takes the place of the king -- the 'sovereign'. This has no place in a democracy, and is not supported by the constitution, in my opinion.
That is actually one of the primary purposes of giving the people the right to bear arms. If you are not successful, however, expect to bear the consequences.
Re:Hushmail Backdoors on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @09:24AM (#4322691)
Why would you ever put your private key within reach of a computer that is not your own?
The New York City metro area has a population of about 20M. NYT has only really expanded into the national market in the last 15 years. It is primarily a local/regional paper. NYC has a higher periodical subscription rate than other regions, partly due to the reliance on mass transit. NYT competes with the Wall Street Journal and other local/regional dailies.