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  1. Re:Wrong Question: One word too many. on Is It Time To Ditch Google Analytics? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    nomoregoogle.com, which is mentioned in the article, has options for many Google services. I've been very happy with ProtonMail, though there are some inconveniences, like no full-content search with the web client (since that runs into decryption issues). Supposedly that's being worked on, though. Main thing I'm still looking for is a Calendar replacement, which doesn't appear on the nomoregoogle list.

  2. Do not draw the attention of Shai Hulud

  3. Sounds like they're asking for Libertarianism - small amounts of government to maximize the potential of people rather than to ensure maximum safety. We pay private companies for the roads (ISPs) ,we're responsible for our own protection or hire someone to protect us.

  4. Re:No. Wrong. Try again. on Encrypted Email Has a Major, Divisive Flaw (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    You may want to read the efail website with the description of the exploits. It *is* injection. Flaw one inserts HTML *around* the ciphertext. The second makes use of flaws in CBC to inject encrypted HTML into the message. While PGP can detect this, the email clients often ignore the warning and display anyway.

  5. Re:No. Wrong. Try again. on Encrypted Email Has a Major, Divisive Flaw (wired.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Bad guy intercepts encrypted email he wants to read. (MITM). He injects additional HTML data into the email (in his possession). He sends the email on to the original intended recipient. Recipient opens email. PGP or S/MIME plugin automatically decrypts the message and hands the output back to the email client for display. Mail client interprets the HTML, which happens to send the now-decrypted text to a webserver under the attacker's control.

    So, yes, this does act as MITM. It does not require the attacker to have previously compromised the victim's system.

  6. Re:Facebook is an AMPLIFIER, that's all. on Facebook Has Turned Into a Beast in Myanmar, UN Says (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. People *are* the problem. And in a situation with a kid with matches, the kid is the problem. It still makes sense not to give the kid matches in the first place. Not that we can prevent people from doing stupid things in a free society, I get that. But we can still hold the person who gives matches to the kid accountable, can't we?

  7. Re:You mean better choices for consumers??? on Portuguese ISP Shows What The Net Looks Like Without Net Neutrality (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    Sufficient customer demand.

  8. So, we demand that cable become unbundled so we don't have to get the channels we don't want, but when a mobile service offers what is essentially unbundling (cheaper access to just the sites you regularly use, still no restrictions on everything else) we complain we're getting screwed over.

  9. Message from Russia Waiting for You on Putin Claims Russia Proposed a Cyber War Treaty In 2015 But the Obama Admin Ignored Them (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    It probably got blocked by the SPAM filters.

  10. And yet some podcasts, such as Wooden Overcoats, have had success with their ads, so some people don't seem to mind them.

  11. If I know the majority of my listeners skip the ads, I'll likely stop using ads and find another way to fund my project. Heck, the advertisers will want to see proof their ads are being listened to, otherwise they'll pull their ads. Granted, I don't use ads on my podcast, but knowing that my intro our outro music is being skipped tells me I shouldn't waste my (or my listener's) time with it.

  12. Good thing Microsoft isn't an ISP or Americans would be freaking out.

  13. Re:This rant left me feeling...deflated on Patriots Coach Bill Belichick on Microsoft Surface: 'I Just Can't Take It Anymore' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    And it's hardly "spying" when the guy holding the camera is standing out in the open with a Patriots sweatshirt. Filming, yes. Spying? That suggests secretive to me.

  14. Re:Total waste of taxpayer money on Pictures of a Comet From 9 Meters Away · · Score: 1

    How do we develop competency in space without, you know, going into space?

    Also, the money was spent on other taxpayers. The equipment is made by people who got paid using materials that were made by people who got paid. It's not like we threw cash into space - we gave cash to people in return for a fancy piece of equipment. The money, meanwhile, was spent on groceries and heating bills, and iPhones, trash bins, and shovels, and kayaks, and a bunch of other things.

  15. Re:"Don't forget... on Another Hint For Kryptos · · Score: 1

    Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. FTFY

  16. Re:I went to the original Nov 1 launch date on Discovery's Final Launch Successful · · Score: 1

    I drove down to view it from Titusville (great show, btw) and couldn't find a hotel within 30 miles with vacancies (I started looking earlier this week once I saw the weather was going to be good). Ended up in Daytona Beach Shores (35 miles away). Not a racing fan, so wasn't aware of any Daytona scheduling affecting things. Oh well.

  17. Re:Who's taking care of ordinary folk's business? on Liberal Watchdog Questions White House Gmail Use · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, if Joe is over 55 he has AARP to lobby for (certain aspects of) him. If he carries a gun, he has the NRA. Heck, if he drives a car he may have AAA. So many organizations we do business with and are fundamental to our lives have someone speaking up as lobbyists. Joe Six Pack isn't unrepresented. Maybe he would like his own personal voice, as would every citizen. Can you imagine 300,000,000 lobbyists in DC? They get their individual voice every 2+ years when they vote in various representatives.

  18. Re:Who cares? on Students Show a Dramatic Drop In Empathy · · Score: 1

    Don't worry - my 32 out of 70 canceled your high score. And I don't care. Actually, go ahead and worry. Why should I give a crap.

  19. Re:Cause or effect? on Biggest Study On Cellphone Health Effects Launched in Europe · · Score: 1

    Actually, I think the information available about the dangers of phone usage while driving *does* stop some people from doing it. It would be nice if more people heeded the warnings. The results of this study may not convince as many people as some would hope, but if it convinces some people (it is or isn't safe) then it has value.

  20. Re:If you can't handle calculus, science isnt for on Help Me Get My Math Back? · · Score: 1

    At my school is was:

    Some Old Horse Caught Another Horse Taking Oats And Thought "Santa Claus"
    (The last being Tangent equals Sine over Cosine)

  21. Re:Dear FSF on iPad Is a "Huge Step Backward" · · Score: 1

    There are VNC and RDP clients for iPhone so I would think their being modified for the larger screen would happen.

  22. Re:Is that an OLED screen? on Apple's "iPad" Out In the Open · · Score: 1

    Granted I got my information from the live updates on Engadget and Gizmodo, but my understanding of the 10 hr runtime was when running video. So, not a maximum runtime but to demonstrate a runtime under a particular load. It is possible the feed got the details incorrect, but i don't consider 10 hrs all that bad for constant use.

  23. Re:Slow QWERTY typer on Pen vs. Keyboard vs. Touch vs. Everything Else · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The other thing about handwriting is that you can do it one handed at decent speed. If you have one hand holding a clipboard, notepad, tablet, etc, you need good text input with one hand. If you only ever write where you can use 2 hands, such as at your desk, a keyboard (ie PC or laptop) is probably best.

  24. Re:I for one am not convinced on Sitting Down Too Long Is Bad Even If You Exercise · · Score: 2, Funny

    And, as everyone knows, Australia is entirely populated by criminals.

  25. Re:But Cellular Service is evil on Google's Nexus One Phone Launches · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I believe that is "I thinks"