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deregulateMed··on U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks
Not commenting on OP, but you are talking about a single US regime.

And Many countries did independently investigate, and refuse help.

deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar_(private_curr...
deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
But physical drugs are moved?

Right...

deregulateMed··on Deurbanising the Web [pdf]
Your device, your device version, screen size, browser, browser version, IP address, etc... Are all tracked regardless.

You might not be a unique fingerprint, but at best you are part of a group of somewhere between 3 and 1000 similar users.

Not to be a downer, but when I webscraped I learned that big corporations can spend money to fingerprint you.

deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
Buying drugs(in prison).
deregulateMed··on Deurbanising the Web [pdf]
Where do you get the link?
deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
"How much Bitcoin do you have?"

Not enough

I know those crazy libertarians who had 100+ Bitcoin. They mostly sold.

I think you could also argue that infinite supply currency is bad for the lower class.

deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
Only if people use fossil fuels.

Armored bank vehicles are bad for the environment too.

deregulateMed··on Deurbanising the Web [pdf]
You are fingerprinted when you find the web link.
deregulateMed··on Deurbanising the Web [pdf]
For books, I prefer it to Libby and Google Books.

There are tons of pdf viewers to choose from, so if you don't like an App, there are more available.

I like that mine remembers the last opened doc and page. I can copy text from pdf too.

Although this isn't a comparison of ebook to pdf, it's html to pdf.

deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
Cash is used for illegal purposes. Barter is used for illegal purposes.

Bitcoin is being used for illegal purposes. Ramen is used for illegal purposes.

Ban ramen, Bitcoin, prison yogurt, barter, USD.

Bitcoin is significantly easier to track than cash or Ramen. If you want to get rid of illegal Bitcoin transactions you simply need the government to care. But the real risk is the ramen/USD trade, that can't be tracked. Ban Ramen?

deregulateMed··on Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance
>towards anarchy

Yet every democracy seems to tend toward dictatorships according to history.

But I agree the idea behind liberalism is individuals, which anarchy makes sense.

Given I have 3 to 5 government layers, Federal, State, city, HOA, and international law, I'd certainly prefer to get rid of a few of these layers due to corruption.

deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
Anyone who says Bitcoin is used for illegal purposes should be ignored. They obviously are newbies learning about Bitcoin for the first time.
deregulateMed··on Cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system
The difference between magic internet money and USD is the word internet.

All money is based on faith. At least Bitcoin has a cap. Dealing with inflation, even moderate amounts is annoying and risky. I'm sure you'd rather have Bitcoin if you lived in Germany, Zimbabwe, or Venezuela (to make a few hyperinflation events).

I'm anti shitcoins, but at least Bitcoin has trust and scarcity.

deregulateMed··on From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere
I am ready for our AI overlords.

Laozi suggests we go with the flow. Is there really an alternative?

deregulateMed··on Apple sued by teen wrongly accused of shoplifting by unreliable facial-rec tech
"Privacy"- Apple commercial, black background and white text
deregulateMed··on Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists
I think the real solution is to use an obscure privacy version of Linux.
deregulateMed··on Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists
Completely agree, but that only makes these positions more valued by the black market.

Can't get a job at Google under security? Guess I need to hack for Russia.

I think we should shun marketers too, they literally use exploits on our brain.

So far my quest to encourage only positive jobs hasn't changed anything.

deregulateMed··on Leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon
I just pretend my devices are compromised. I'm genuinely surprised this isn't how all business handle IT.

Maybe it isn't practical when you have trade secrets and engineering actively working on development. But maybe if IT was given this constraint, they'd figure out a solution.

deregulateMed··on iOS 14.6 device hacked with a zero-click iMessage exploit to install Pegasus
Run commercials that end with a black background with a single word Security.
deregulateMed··on iOS 14.6 device hacked with a zero-click iMessage exploit to install Pegasus
Apple doesn't admit wrong doing. Take their multi year long denial of butterfly keyboard issues.

The key to user satisfaction isn't security, it's consistent marketing reminders of "security".

Apple users here are often forced into the ecosystem due to iOS or safari dev, but the majority of Apple users care more about the name of the iPhone than performance. This is the nature of Veblen goods.

deregulateMed··on Show HN: I built an app to create repeatable checklists to help with ADHD
I find these tools work great until you "cave" and ignore it.

Like I had a reminder app, worked great for 2 weeks until I ignored it one day. Then it became easy to ignore.

I find this true for every brain hack I've found. It works until my brain realizes it doesn't need to listen.

I don't want to use drugs for ADHD. Especially after seeing my uncle ruin his life over the course of a decade. Productive, excelled, drug addiction, stagnation, collapse. I'm glad he drunkenly told me to stay off it.

deregulateMed··on Apple boots app that called BS on fake Amazon reviews from App Store
Why do we trust the company that bans pro-freedom Apps for dictators, hands your emails and data over to the US government, bans competition, and lies about hardware issues?
deregulateMed··on Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago
Search 420 weed to learn more
deregulateMed··on Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago
Since this is the first cannabis topic I've seen on HN, I have lots of questions/ideas/problems I want to share. I'm going to post them in no particular order. Maybe someone has a solution

>I like weed as a productive drug, it's stronger than caffeine for me, but I develop tolerance and addiction quickly. Any solution to the tolerance problem? Quitting/breaks is obvious.

>Is investing in weed stocks encouraging drug addiction/use? Is it ethical to promote drug use?

>Is there a way to microdose? I'd like to be able to have tiny, controlled amounts every time.

>Is there a solution to munchies?

>Has anyone been able to convince a fortune 500 company that they need(medical) marijuana for work? As mentioned I'm significantly more focused, but I don't like the social stigma. I already have the job, it's purely a cultural/social problem.

> Are my memory problems due to weed or is this just age? (When not using) I feel like I've lost lots of childhood memories and I have more difficulty than ever with names.

>If my focus is better on weed, is there something else I can do for focus that isn't drug related?

deregulateMed··on Master’s degrees are the second biggest scam in higher education?
I can't agree. My masters degree inspired my first entrepreneurship, not to mention over half of the cost was paid by my company.

I also took a marketing class that changed my life. If you buy products from Nintendo, Apple, or Jeep, a marketing class will make you disgusted/woke.

deregulateMed··on 112 Gripes About the French
>without a special waiver

Oh wow so difficult for a recruiter who is paid per recruit to fill out. /s

The military is often the last resort for many people, as a result it attracts a different demographic.

>officers, and many enlisted, have Bachelor's degrees.

So? Aren't most deployed people non officers?

deregulateMed··on We will win the war for general-purpose computing
Linux is pretty perfect. Definitely superior to other OS.

Could be that the popularity caused tons of support and unrelated to FOSS. Or maybe leadership.

Gimp has always sucked.

deregulateMed··on Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
Good thing android let's users install whatever they want. I'm happily using fdroid and AdBlock.

Just downloaded fakespot.

deregulateMed··on Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
Doesn't matter, you can still download APKs.
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