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>endgame

He’s not saying it’s happening right now.

If an employer issues phones to its employees, is it really unethical to maintain control over its own devices?
Re:Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole on Thursday April 25, 2019 @02:04PM (#19750862)
Probably an ignorant question, but is there a way of disabling DoH at the firewall level?
The fine should be high enough to nullify any profit they made from their malfeasance, plus some amount as punitive damages to discourage the behavior in the future.
Re:Parable of the Polygons (2014) on Sunday April 21, 2019 @06:28PM (#19714985)
Why is it inherently and obviously good to mix the polygons?
Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:33PM (#19713688)
Typical communists.
Re:Adventures in reverse engineering Broadcom NIC firmware on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @02:34AM (#19680273)
That was a wild ride. If he thinks he’s bad at reverse engineering, I wonder who’s good at it.
That’s a little surprising. I would have figured that outside the kernel/drivers, it’d be all C++.
Sweden has dropped those charges though.
Reporting on leaked documents is one thing. Helping your source crack passwords on government computers is another.
Re:Model 3 Lease Available on Thursday April 11, 2019 @11:34PM (#19641721)
Why bother inflating the stock price before filing for bankruptcy? I don’t see the point.
I’m shocked. Shocked!
Pretty user-hostile. Time to install Firefox.
Re:Overview of differential equations [video] on Saturday April 06, 2019 @06:06PM (#19593302)
3blue1brown has some of the best math exposition I’ve ever seen. I’m consistently impressed with his videos.
If we're counting anything with a "government backed monopoly," then any company that owns a patent counts.
Re:Sony to slash smartphone workforce on Saturday March 30, 2019 @04:03PM (#19531472)
Sony makes smartphones??
Re:How to liberate a Chromebook on Saturday March 30, 2019 @11:48AM (#19529988)
Those don’t tell you how to flash the BIOS though.
Re:Apple Violated Qualcomm Patent, U.S. Trade Judge Rules on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @11:40PM (#19497998)
Do the claims sound ridiculous? Because I'm guessing you have not even looked at the claims...
Re:Apple announces Apple Card credit card on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @01:58AM (#19489574)
How about if they’re into pedophelia?
Re:Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:05PM (#19457826)
Freeman Dyson won this prize too. Is he also now suspect?
Re:Gmail confidential mode on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @08:42AM (#19441452)
Parse and act based on its content.
Re:Update on New Zealand on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:09PM (#19435196)
I have no desire to search for or watch this particular video, but I’m guessing the Streisand Effect is out in full force already.
God help you if you ever need support from a human being at google.
Re:The Embryo in the Hallway on Saturday March 09, 2019 @08:07PM (#19349593)
Most people agree that it’s begun by the time the child is born. Apparently democratic legislators disagree though, somehow.
Re:Myequifax.com Bypasses Credit Freeze Pin on Friday March 08, 2019 @03:03PM (#19341640)
We’ll see.

>Equifax spokesperson Nancy Bistritz-Balkan said not requiring a PIN for people with existing freezes was by design.

>“With myEquifax, we created an online experience that enables consumers to securely and conveniently manage security freezes and fraud alerts,” Bistritz-Balkan said..

Picasa was such a great project. Google ruined it.
Re:Websites using SSAI (server side ad injection) on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @10:13AM (#19310997)
Would that be so bad? What’s wrong with contextual advertising instead of invasive user tracking?
Re:The wild world of sneaker buying bots (2017) on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @04:52AM (#19309430)
What’s the draw for being so into sneakers? Do you resell them to make money? Wear them? Collect them like stamps?
Re:Let’s Destroy Robocalls on Monday March 04, 2019 @01:35PM (#19303874)
> Finally, something worse than Donald Trump.

This is an article that has literally nothing to do with Donald Trump, but they just couldn't resist making it about him.

Re:Trolls Are Real on Saturday February 23, 2019 @02:02PM (#19234917)
That’s not even close to true.

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