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DavidD

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    Comment #49425566

    If it changes every load, that's your browser farbling canvas/audio per-read (Brave or Firefox), which means the anti-fingerprinting is working. We missed crediting that in v1, so …

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    That panel reconstructs what a pixel would send from your own browser values, locally, and never makes the request. NextDNS seeing nothing is the tool working exactly as designed.

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    Comment #49424551

    A VPN or Tor swaps it out entirely, which your browser fingerprint survives. It is a strong identifier, not a permanent one.

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    Comment #49424503

    Fun fact: some malware won't execute if it sees a Russian/Ukrainian keyboard layout, because the authors avoid hitting victims in their own jurisdiction.

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    Comment #49421958

    I built this after a thread here about Alibaba using an audio-context trick to fingerprint visitors. I knew a fair number of fingerprinting methods but not that one, and I wanted t…

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    Comment #49365603

    https://p2ppoker.com/#how - I will opensource it soon just need some time to write it up

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    Comment #49341189

    Does anyone know a way to do this for a computer? I built a p2ppoker website the protects the shuffle from the server but I would like to blank the cards on screenshots to prevent …

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    Comment #43863116

    Congratulations you just provided source material to deepfake your staff.

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    Comment #43000931

    Air travel can be revolutionized with a pod-based boarding system to reduce travel times and enhance safety. Passengers would have individual pods with built-in luggage compartment…

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    My guess is they infiltrated the pager supply putting the bombs in all pagers and triggered them with Hezbollah's own encoded message system so only the guilty parties would be eff…

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    Get this in my microwave stat!

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    Comment #37708601

    The token pays for access to the network and funds the purchase of videos and lets you vote on what's purchased next, since it would be decentralized and you wouldn't be paying peo…

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    Comment #37707988

    I envision a system where the token covers the cost of your initial contribution, equivalent to the price of two DVDs, approximately $40. This not only funds the DVDs but also gran…

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    Comment #37696777

    The Reputation System tracks user behavior, automatically banning individuals like Devious Dan after several fraudulent actions such as sending empty envelopes.

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    Comment #37696771

    An Insurance Pool, funded by rental fees, covers losses from fraud, with smart contracts tracking transactions and managing claims.

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    Comment #37695922

    It's not valuable enough to be a company but I would buy a token to get access to obscure movies every now and then.

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    Comment #37695876

    If they were making 150M in revenue and had a million subscribers some people derived value from the service. Not everyone has good internet connections and the selection was much …

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    Netflix Bids Farewell to DVDs: Could a DAO-Based Rental Model Take Its Place?

    Creating a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to operate a DVD rental service could be an innovative way to revitalize this model while embracing blockchain technology. He…