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albertop··on Bitwarden – Open Source Password Manager
First paragraph on their page disqualifies it completely. I do not want my passwords on anybody’s servers.

Our secure cloud syncing features allow you to access your data from anywhere, on any device! Your vault is conveniently optimized for use on desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone devices.

albertop··on Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt
Then there is cost of operating this network.
albertop··on Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security
That may be behind the Eero move to go subscription only. Could be good if implemented properly but much more expensive that just buying a high end router.
albertop··on California Votes to Require Rooftop Solar Power on New Homes
This will do wonders for already affordable California housing /s.
albertop··on Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in same location
If you just need to follow speed limits, Tesla can do it perfectly fine. It knows speed limits for most roads. It would fail if the speed limit is due to construction or speed trap :-)
albertop··on Tesla crash victim had complained about auto-pilot in same location
This is great. Thanks for posting.
albertop··on Have I Been Pwned Is Now Partnering with 1Password
I have tried the download and the just took me to the “try for free” subscription version. I did not want to import my data so I bailed out :-(. Not sure if one can try desktop beta.
albertop··on Have I Been Pwned Is Now Partnering with 1Password
Anybody with good security background care to comment on the white paper mentioned in the article - https://1password.com/files/1Password%20for%20Teams%20White%.... Troy seems to endorse their cloud service. I am paranoid and do not like my password stored there :-)
albertop··on What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices?
If it is meaningful to only a small portion of the population then that portion should pay for obtaining this information and not force the rest to pay. If you add legal costs these warning like most of regulations are really expensive.
albertop··on Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent Among Its Engineers
If you never driven Tesla you do not know what a joy is to use the auto pilot in stop and go traffic. I see 2-3 accidents daily caused by your "alert" drivers rear ending cars. Your statement may be true for long haul rides, but I pretty sure the numbers will come ahead for the auto steerer for the normal commute.
albertop··on Why I Regret Making My House a Smart-House (2013)
(NotSo) SmartThings is extremely unreliable. Even simple routines will randomly fail at least once a month. It is fine system for toys, but I would not put it on anything the you care about - like home security.
albertop··on Debunking the Cul-de-Sac
Cul-de-Sac hase one enormous advantage - Google and Waze will not be able to send tons of traffic through your little street.
albertop··on It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley
It looks like you have not guts or think it is not proper to give that advice to women. Why do you think is fine to do it for older people?
albertop··on It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley
I find it fascinating that when there is a discussion about age discrimination, most commenters have "advice" for the old farts how to stay current, learn current hip tech, be willing to work longer hours etc. However, we we talk about women in computing, it is always sexism and the discussion is about how the corporations need to change to attract more women. Pretty asymmetrical, don't you think?
albertop··on What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence
You know who the Yann LeCun is, don't you?
albertop··on Coup attempt underway in Turkey
Not on a modern campus if it says Republican.
albertop··on Spain Runs Out of Workers with Almost 5M Unemployed
Why do you think market for software developers is so poor in Spain?
albertop··on Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation
Graft, corruption, and mismanagement == Socialism
albertop··on Watson for President
Based on the proposed platform it looks like Watson is already running. It took over the body on uncle Bernie.
albertop··on Request For Research: Basic Income
Seems like "It has rarely happened to the benefit of small/medium businesses." and "The companies that most struggle with red tape aren't mega-corps but the smaller companies" are contradictory. Not sure if I understand if you are for or against removing red tape.
albertop··on Zuckerbergs' New “Primary School”: Private but Free
A good article on this subject arguing otherwise http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-myth-of-basic-science-144561.... Continuation of the ideas from the What Technology Wants book.
albertop··on Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too
You realize that your proposal would kill startups. No small company can afford this list of benefits.
albertop··on Krugman: Debt Is Good
“With war looming, it’s time to be prepared. So last week I switched to a fixed-rate mortgage. It means higher monthly payments, but I’m terrified about what will happen to interest rates once financial markets wake up to the implications of skyrocketing budget deficits. From a fiscal point of view the impending war is a lose-lose proposition. If it goes badly, the resulting mess will be a disaster for the budget. If it goes well, administration officials have made it clear that they will use any bump in the polls to ram through more big tax cuts, which will also be a disaster for the budget. Either way, the tide of red ink will keep on rising.”—Paul Krugman, New York Times, March 11, 2003
albertop··on Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?
> What is really need is for the legal system to streamline. As long as it takes 20 hours to do your divorce, it'll never be cheap.

Also lawyers have no incentive to streamline the process. They are all billing by the hour, so the lack of efficiency is passed onto their clients.

albertop··on Ellen Pao owes Kleiner Perkins $276,000 for lawsuit costs: judge
righteousness == $2.7M ?
albertop··on Why Google Fiber will never come to Seattle (2014)
Free marketplace has been squashed by Seattle process.
albertop··on Why Google Fiber will never come to Seattle (2014)
Not really, the real question is at the end of article: "There's just one question: Do we love our Seattle process too much?" There is a choice - you can have process, permits, etc or you can have fast connections. The problem is that we pretend that you can have both, or that there is no cost to the Seattle process.
albertop··on Aug. 1, 2012: When Oculus Asked for Donations
We should have a rule that prevents people quiting thier perfectly sensible jobs to work on startups. They are risky as hell and when fali founders are burden to society.
albertop··on Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open to eavesdropping
So I wonder where are all commenters blasting Apple for careless coding. Crypto is brittle.
albertop··on The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life
Actually CA is at the bottom 48 or 49.
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