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Pocketknife
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Comment #25720384
That's the French for you.
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Comment #25541702
There is fiber to thst building as well. I'm in Cumberland County right now and the towers are down. Wi-Fi calling only. Also no 911 service, which astounds me until I remember it'…
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Comment #24110658
Management isn't going to question things, even with engineering warning them it's a problem every day. Management likes hearing things they like, and simply don't hear things they…
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Comment #19411275
Crash Bandicoot has a highly entertaining development story as well. They straight up violated Sony's hardware rules, and Sony was so desperate, they let them. https://all-things-a…
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Comment #19411257
You say that as if Silicon Valley is subject to the law in the same way as you or I. They learned to pay off DC around when Microsoft was taken to the anti-trust woodshed. Now they…
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Comment #19411233
It would muffle it slightly. It would still give an attacker perfectly usable sound.
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Comment #19411227
I am amazed at the general level of understanding regarding this sort of thing. People simply don't know enough, on average, to even make an informed decision about this stuff. The…
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Comment #19172760
Not surprised at all. The only surprising thing is there is this much info to go on. I figured they would be tight lipped about their own private NSA style operation.
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Comment #19125703
But in practice, the regulations end up being written by the heavy hitters, who also capture the regulators enforcing it. They make a token concession or two, heap on the complianc…
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Comment #19125670
yeah, but Apple has always been it's own worst enemy. Jobs and it had this co-dependent relationship, and I think they are in long term decline now that he isn't there to rein in t…
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Comment #19125618
Ah, but you forget the age old problem of government regulation: Regulatory capture I guarantee if you got such a law passed, Google, Apple, and Microsoft will be the ones actually…
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Comment #19018071
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Comment #19018042
Considering a majority of millennials support socialism, but also cannot provide a meaningful definition of the term... I don't think most have a serious position worth considering…
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Comment #19017986
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