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  1. Re:Sure, this'll "Make America Great Again", LOL on Walmart's Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon must be thrilled at this news!

  2. Wow! I am not even mad. I am actually impressed! That was amazing!

  3. Correction D.TUBE! on YouTube Videos From Some High-Profile Channels Have Disappeared (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    It is actually d.tube, not what I posted above. Damn typosquater...

  4. Re:Problem on High Volume Servers? on YouTube Videos From Some High-Profile Channels Have Disappeared (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Look on FaceBook for the Youtubers Union page. Lots of detail there.

  5. Options include... on YouTube Videos From Some High-Profile Channels Have Disappeared (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    Bitchute.com DTube.com and Real.Video as alternatives. And the sooner the better!

  6. If you have not figured that out yet, it is too late. Only post what you are willing to sell.

  7. Re:Self-signed certs don't block first-visit MITM on Starting Today, Google Chrome Will Show Warnings for Non-Logged SSL Certificates (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    A DNS entry like with e-mail would work.

  8. You don't understand what the certificate is for. It is not the about the half page of data. It is about is the Corporation ABC LTD that is asking for certificate really Corporation ABC.

    Really? I thought it was for encrypting passwords to networking devices so they were not sent in clear text. At least that is what i use them for most of the time. And my self signed certs send my browser into fits of impropriety!

  9. But I understand the GGPs frustration. As a networking consultant, I am having to clickthough self signed certs all day. If there was a good browser that I could globally allow self signed certs, I would switch in a heartbeat! The cure is worse then the disease for me.

  10. Re:Another Google metadata sink? on Starting Today, Google Chrome Will Show Warnings for Non-Logged SSL Certificates (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am ready to break all cert warnings entirely. As a networking professional logging into self signed certs all day, the cure is FAR worse then the disease!

  11. Re:This Is My Shocked Face on Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Researcher (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, they sold what they had. Which is nothing other then the e-mail I used to register. No phone number. No location data. No contacts list. With no app installed, they have a lot less to mine.

  12. Re:This Is My Shocked Face on Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Researcher (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, every Tom, Dick, and Harry giving up all their personal information to find out what Disney princess they most resemble is the problem! None of my data was sold! But I have turned off platform apps in Facebook and do not take the stupid quizzes.

  13. Re:Why should this be surprising? on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    And the new phone they got last year lasted less time then the one before, so they are afraid of the next one!

  14. Re:And there it is... on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    noone needs a new model every year, let alone 3 different ones!).

    Well, there is that one guy at work... :)

  15. Re:Like post core2 duo pc's on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    That is starting to bite them... I now have clients asking for a better laptop as the last one "only lasted a year..." And they are willing to pay!

  16. Re:They'll be prying my Samsung Galaxy S4... on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Replaceable batteries are a hard requirement for anything I buy. This is not at all negotiable.

  17. Re:Unsurprising on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny enough, I am on a 10 year old Motorola slider on hold with Maraki... Battery lasts 2 days. I also have a tablet for Internet and email with an actual screen and battery life not measured in seconds, but I do not always carry it with me.

  18. Re:It's more or less still all that on YouTube Will Remove Ads, Downgrade Discoverability of Channels Posting Offensive Videos (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    My first thought si that with them now curating content, do they lose common carrier status ane become responsible for it all? My second thought is will I spend more time on that new Stemit video thing...

  19. Re:Games made Nvidia, not BitTrash on Nvidia Will Focus on Gaming Because Cryptocurrencies Are 'Volatile' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If you care more about the source code then performance, you are probably using Intel HDGraphics (or AMD equivlant) anyway. If performance comes first, you are running nVidia on closed source binary blobs.

  20. Re:Kinda Given Up On Gaming on Nvidia Will Focus on Gaming Because Cryptocurrencies Are 'Volatile' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Because of negotiated pricing, it is cheaper to buy a prebuilt gaming computer then to build one right now. some people are buying them for the graphics cards and then selling the striped computer.

  21. Re:Not Anonymous on Bitcoin Won't Be the Dark Web's Top Cryptocurrency For Long (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    They can trace the money, but may not be able to tie it to a specific person. All they know is that this address (who we think is bob) paid this address (that is associated with EliteHackor) on this date.

  22. Re:My bro did this for a few years on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I get those jobs and I am a 20+30 year old! :)

  23. Re:My bro did this for a few years on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    it sucked. Very inconsistent pay. He'd be on 9 months and off 3. Which is fine if you're in your 20s but not so much when you've got kids to raise. You're always playing catch up. I forget why but you can't get for unemployment.

    You do not get it because you do not pay it. Unemployment insurance is taken out of your paycheck when you are full time, but not when you contract. One of those things you have to allow for when you negotiate the rate.
    As for the gaps... They come. Every time. You know they are coming. If you do not have 3-6 months of expenses to draw from, you are asking for pain. And if you do not make enough to save that, cut your expenses or raise your rate.

    The other problem was he could never get a raise because his contract agency had established how much he was willing to work for, so even if the job paid more the contract agency just pocketed the difference. He didn't have a degree so he needed a contract agency to get past the HR filters.

    Get a new pimp! I work with several IT firms, and pick up gigs directly as well. The firms I work with know that low pay means they only get time left after the high pay guys get the cream... :) I get raises.

    Right now it's dog eat dog here in the States. Whenever anyone suggests having the gov't step in and fix it they're shouted down as tax and spend liberals redistributing somebody else's wealth. We can't even get health care over here.

    That is because everything the government has "fixed" so far is worse then when they started! :)

  24. Re:The ugly truth: We're just whores on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    So step up to independent escort and keep all the money. :) "Just be nice to the customer, Fancy, and they'll be nice to you!"

  25. Re:Glad I'm retiring soon on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The social contract has been deteriorating for a long time, and it was not only republicans doing it. Loyalty from both sides (employers/employees) has faded to almost nothing now. A friend and I were working the same job in 2000. He is still there and has more vacation then he is allowed to take, and good money. But I have time off whenever I want and also good money. Contracting works for me!