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FloayYerBoat

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    Comment #48881872

    80% of their customers were car battery companies, and I think Johnson? makes most car batteries in america (under different brands). Ammunition is the other big customer.

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    Comment #48846072

    I consulted in IT for ~10 years, and tried to take interesting jobs in interesting industries, after burning out in big healthcare. One of the more interesting gigs I took was work…

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    Comment #48449740

    I hope this is a joke. You cannot delete it. It's considered "system" software.

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    Comment #46811474

    Looks like an interesting article, with complex problems and solutions. My problem is I have no idea what a "rotating bloom filter" would be used for in a real-world system.

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    Comment #37689635

    Similar necklace in Daemon / Freedom by Daniel Swarez.

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    Comment #35014214

    ...and he's the (real) bad guy in the Theranos story. [Bad Blood, by John Carrerou]

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    Comment #31422008

    What databases does it support? What OS's? Documentation is anemic.

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    Comment #29111171

    Can you trust the opinion of anyone using that design / layout?

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    Comment #28698439

    ...and he details how the Wall Street Journal was pressured by very powerful people / organizations and they fully stood by their journalists. Very surprising and encouraging.

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    Comment #26893444

    I disagree. The text of their paper and their emails show a firm grasp of english.

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    Comment #25730059

    "the lesson here is that restricting people to the OS vendor's software repository doesn't prevent malware" This was a side-loaded app on an unlocked phone. What am I missing?

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    Comment #20737444

    ...and to build on your comment: Incentive to not slow down the performance of the OS while protecting it.

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    Comment #18338432

    They won't, they're too 'courageous'.

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    Comment #16811832

    ...for a few years until the money runs out and your skills have atrophied.

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    Comment #16475326

    No, It validates the theory that Craig is a conman.

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    Comment #15150038

    https://www.planeol.com I wrote a subscription service that notifies IT administrators when software they have purchased is coming up on End of Life. Helps plan and manage budget a…

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    Comment #14981647

    I think my reading comprehension is fine. "...writing about a powerful or well-resourced person out of fear of a lawsuit — which some have called the Gawker Effect." "This sends a …

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    Comment #14980948

    It never ceases to amaze me how many "journalists" still deride the Gawker lawsuit. Are they offended that they cannot publish anyone's personal sex tape without permission? Keep i…

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