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supersystemon N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers

Well, prepare to get depressed I guess...

(TOP SECRET etc.) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/NSA_COTTO... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_ANT_catalog

supersystemon N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers

I'm more disappointed that very few on HN seemes to have been paying attention.

supersystemon Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?

That can't be right? Last time I heard they were all about inclusion by being a gateway.

supersystemon How Baby Boomers screwed their kids

I'm not claiming it wasn't intentional. I'm saying that generation X either played along or didn't do anything about it.

supersystemon How Baby Boomers screwed their kids

Generation X dropped the ball, which is too painful to admit, so now they blame Generation Y instead.

supersystemon Female Founders

"I would recommend IT jobs to girls if they want a great career with few hassles."

I wouldn't, at least not compared to many other high ranking fields where women are respected to a larger extent. I would even say that if you, as a women, want a career in technology you have a better chance with a degree and experience in another field.

supersystemon Female Founders

The major hurdle for fighting for men's rights are people like yourself that keep lowering the debate by not being able to conduct themselves in a decent way. Frankly, the attitudes behind why women doesn't have a place in technology or used to be barred from many sports, are the same as why men can be forced into military service or has a higher risk of injury at work.

supersystemon Female Founders

It's not that being a stay-at-home mom isn't valuable it's that you're giving up your independence. For most of history women of course didn't have much of a choice, even if they were educated.

supersystemon Female Founders

"Do you think these are fine, too?"

Seems a lot better than your own name calling.

supersystemon Words are Hard

Some martial arts use "practitioner".

supersystemon The Rise and Rise of Television Torture

There are significantly less prisons, soldiers and police officers in countries which to a lesser degree favor violence as a solution.

supersystemon I've been programming since I was 10, but I don't feel like a "hacker"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_narcissism#Character... ;)

supersystemon I've been programming since I was 10, but I don't feel like a "hacker"

Don't let anyone else tell you what is valuable in computing.

supersystemon Sweden fines pirate $650,000 for illegally sharing a single film

> He uploaded an unreleased movie that has not been released otherwise

The movie was already released as SweBits only (with some exceptions) allowed scene releases. He was sentenced for the "uploading" to SweBits and not for releasing it onto the scene. It's fairly clear in the verdict.

supersystemon I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice System

It has nothing to do with games or wasting resources, it has to do with dissent. Authorities doesn't like when you challenge their righteousness.

In dictatorships you're arrested by the secret police, accused of immoral acts, tortured, made to confess and made an example of anyway.

In the US you're arrested by the intelligence unit, accused of "related" charges, thrown in custody for 34 hours, made to accept a plea bargain and made an example of anyway.

Disfavor, smear, pressure, self-incriminate and then abuse. Same pattern.

supersystemon Notch makes a game from scratch in 48 hours (using Dart)

Try the game at http://test.notch.net/ld28/ld28.html

supersystemon Antiprism

Or with your time and knowledge.

http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

supersystemon Battery Swap [video]

"Battery pack swap works with all Tesla Model S cars, past and present. It was always there."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/347082201596321794