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avree··on How we're scammed into eating phony food
Did you include Chipotle as a joke, or is it somehow more "hipster" to you than McDonald's...?

I really don't understand this comment. I agreed with the first sentence and then proceeded to get more and more lost until I got to the bottom and found your 'relevant' xkcd that has nothing to do with the article at all.

avree··on Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America’s Latest Obsession
When I think of Imgur, I think of 1) first 'decent' image host in a dark time, 2) terrible policies/management.
avree··on 23andMe Is Monetizing Your DNA the Way Facebook Monetizes 'Likes'
It's not you until you tie it to your identity. I leave "DNA" all over; people cannot match it to me unless they have an existing sample that is definitely from me.
avree··on Facebook's News Feed
Interesting. My friends in the Philippines also are among the most frequent sharers on my News Feed as well!
avree··on Facebook's News Feed
One thing I've noticed (and I don't have any hard data for this, just anecdotal evidence) is that the rate of my friends sharing memories on Facebook has dropped a lot. It seems like more and more people are going to other networks/sites to share, and Facebook not so much. Messaging and communication is still going strong, but posting photos and stuff not so much.

These changes, plus the features I've noticed lately that push up "your past memories" or "friendship anniversaries" certainly seem to be an attempt to get people posting more again, and remind them that what Facebook wants them to do is make this their 'social database'.

avree··on Tor/Appelbaum Separation Agreement [pdf]
It's hosted from the GitHub page of "ioerrror", not "ioerror".

Spelling is important.

avree··on Tor/Appelbaum Separation Agreement [pdf]
Appears to be a fairly standard, boiler-plate separation agreement.
avree··on Blocklist of all Facebook domains
Your list blocks fewer things, though.
avree··on Blocklist of all Facebook domains
If you're blocking Instagram, shouldn't you be blocking the Oculus Rift site (and any subdomains) too?
avree··on The Persian Rug May Not Be Long for This World
http://www.amazon.com/Lextra®-MouseRug®-blues-white-10-25/dp...

Was it this?

avree··on $12M stolen from 1,400 convenience store ATMs across Japan in 2 hours
Actually, a more accurate title would be "12M stolen from hacked South African bank via 1,400 ATMs across Japan"
avree··on Gas Theft Gangs Fuel Pump Skimming Scams
Probably should mention that you're only serving specific locales in the app description.

Looks cool, though, would be interested when you come to San Francisco.

avree··on Dropbox closing Carousel and Mailbox
Slack is a corporate product that sells subscriptions to their native-only service. An e-mail client that only let you see your last 30 days of e-mail without paying for it likely wouldn't catch on because people have different expectations for how e-mail should work/openness than they do with a corporate communications platform.
avree··on Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
Why do you think meth is worse than heroin?
avree··on Slack Poker Bot
Since you already have the card images, any chance of having it deal actual card images versus the abbreviated format?

I can look into doing this myself and submitting a PR after I get home, as well.

avree··on Show HN: Fufox.net – Dropbox without limits and 100% free
Fufox provides a 100% free service. We're optimizing our cost and thus making a short profit with ads. Enough profit to ensure a 100% free service without restrictions. We only rely on advertising.

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I'd rather just pay for Dropbox, rather than trust your people not to misuse my data or my files.

avree··on Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99
35 minutes or less? I've never managed to make the trek in less than an hour, regardless of what means of transit I employ.
avree··on A new way to lock your computers: just walk away
Don't you generally type with two hands? How often are you locking that this is a problem?
avree··on Sending Gists in Gmail
In what world would I want to add an extension to GMail and deal with mail client rendering of code rather than just sending someone a link to a Gist?

Is sending code snippets over e-mail very common?

avree··on µBlock for Firefox
Anyone looking to follow up on this comment should search for "GlimmerBlocker", not GlitterBlocker.

Useful stuff, though, thanks!

avree··on Going forward, Ind.ie has just one product
Thanks, my bad. Hopefully the mods can update this to the correct URL.
avree··on Show HN: ChatSecure iOS v3.0 (OTR + Tor + XMPP)
Yeah, my housecleaner, dogwalker, and certain other people have keys.

I run the risk of them deciding to one day loot everything I own, and yet, I realize that the convenience of the services they provide is worth that minimal risk.

Same case with my cell phone.

avree··on Show HN: ChatSecure iOS v3.0 (OTR + Tor + XMPP)
Because there's a tradeoff between 'privacy and security' and 'convenience', and most people like to fall somewhere in the middle.

It's like locking your doors on your house. Sure, a burglar could break the door down, smash a window, follow you around and steal your keys, etc., but it adds a level of security and precaution that keeps some of the bad guys out while not being insanely inconvenient.

I care about the privacy and security of my home, but I'm not going to live in a bunker.

avree··on Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome are such memory hogs
It works exactly like AdBlockPlus in terms of user experience. There's no way that you could have been using ABP and suddenly are flummoxed by uBlock.

If you have things being blocked you don't want, either whitelist the element or find the block rule in your rule list.

YouTube and Facebook definitely both work 'out of the box' with the recommended lists.

avree··on Kisha – The umbrella you'll never lose
Does it actually exist? I'm interested, but I'm always dubious when I see a shipdate that is in the future.
avree··on Strengthening 2-Step Verification with Security Key
Well, each of those permissions they request ties to a very obvious and useful feature.

Camera/Photo for QR code-based 2FA, Bluetooth permissions and Internet Data to handle local connection to trusted machines and callbacks from sites like Coinbase (when I log into coinbase, I get a handy 2fa notification from authy that leads me right to the code)

Log data is the most questionable, but it really makes debugging so much easier when you can see what's going on, and is a pattern/permission they share with Evernote, foursquare, fring, Netflix, Rdio, Dolphin Browser, AccuWeather.com, Hotmail, doubleTwist Player, MOG, Handcent SMS, Bump, TweetCaster, etc.

avree··on Android 5.0 Lollipop
"More ways to secure your device"
avree··on Nexus 6
At 4 inches, the maximum the human eye needs is 2190 ppi/dpi.

http://wolfcrow.com/blog/notes-by-dr-optoglass-the-resolutio...

avree··on Android 5.0 Lollipop
Awesome. I'm curious as to when the AOSP public repos will be updated to contain the release version of L.
avree··on Lyft Drivers Are Burning Their Pink Mustaches
Lyft cut prices and earnings for their drivers then posted a pretty detached message about in in their Lounge.

Responses and messages: http://elsewhe.re/XrEY

I think it's pretty obvious that this isn't an "Uber attack" or some conspiracy, but the result of both companies racing to the bottom when it comes to driver compensation and benefits.

The problem is that Uber has always made it clear they're about efficiency and bottom line, whereas Lyft has tried to cultivate a 'community' feel. It stings more when your 'community' option turns out to be just the same as the 'money-grubbing' option.

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