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logeekon I'm Scott Aaronson, quantum computing/computational complexity researcher. AMA

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logeekon Show HN: B2blaze – A Backblaze B2 library for Python

Is there a fundamental reason why B2 is (and will remain) cheaper than S3, or is it just because they need to compete with AWS and once successful the prices will be the same (or higher)?

logeekon Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

Nice concept, but all I got was: "Oops.

Sorry, we can't seem to find what the problem is."

logeekon Real people don't need end-to-end encryption says UK Home Secretary

As demonstrated in this camera footage, terrorists do not use WhatsApp to plan attacks. They meet in person - without their phones:

http://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/home-news/london-attack...

logeekon Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn from Local App Stores

The US blocks websites that violate copyright law, because it's seen as important for US business to do so. Different countries may have different priorities on what they censor, but all do censor. How is this different?