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Re:The secret lives of Tumblr teens on Friday February 19, 2016 @07:19PM (#11137812)
> The problem with a utility is you have to pay for usage. The majority of the internet has shown they aren't willing to pay $.02 for an account.

I think users would be more willing to pay if it were easier to pay. You have to break out your credit card to pay for software. Then you have to enter your number, your billing information, etc. It's a question of how badly you want it.

If there were a service like Amazon's 'buy with 1-click' that could be integrated with any website, it could help monetize more sites.

Re:The Guantanamo in New York You're Not Supposed to Know About on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @07:57PM (#11070066)
Here's a couple of articles that provide the prosecution's side of the story.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/us/new-york-al-shabaab-sentenc... http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-security-alshabaab-idUK...

It's difficult to find any evidence supporting or refuting the claims that Mahdi Hashi was in Djibouti to "provide material support" to al-shabaab.

Regardless of whether he was "providing material support" to Al-Shabaab, I don't agree with trying him in the United States. He's not a US citizen and he didn't commit any crime against the United States. Even the prosecution admits he does not pose any specific threat to Americans.

The material support clause of the Patriot Act is bogus. It needs to be redefined so it is more narrowly focused.

Re:Anonymous Reddit without servers on Friday July 03, 2015 @09:20PM (#9828757)
Thanks. Here's mine 71.30.200.42:59005
Re:Anonymous Reddit without servers on Friday July 03, 2015 @08:25PM (#9828611)
I'm having the same problem. Does anyone have an alternate ip and port to bootstrap from?