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    Comment #34291316

    The problem with sports scores is that it would be trivial to procedurally generate signed messages ahead of time for thousands of different team names and scores, and then select …

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    Comment #30659256

    > I would pay a premium for a TV with no internet connection. There is a solution for which time is running out but is currently still possible. You can find someone selling a used…

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    Comment #26433391

    He says he noticed while watching Vasilevskiy that after having dropped he did not immediately spring back up as his team carried the puck out, but eventually did before the other …

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    Comment #26433219

    Of course I read the article. See the paragraph beginning: "Really, the biggest reason for a goalie to get off his knees is that if he doesn’t, people might notice.", and the two p…

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    Comment #26433028

    And that is what makes it so disappointing. Dryden -- who is a genius, a brilliant writer, and one of the most accomplished NHL goaltenders ever -- is absolutely wrong on the point…

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    Comment #21365814

    Good idea. Unfortunately any 2FA using a phone number (SMS or phone call) is highly insecure -- see Jack Dorsey having his Twitter hijacked, or any number of people having bitcoins…

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    Comment #20906780

    The connection between the subject of the story and the publisher of the story really ought to have been higher. However, news is currently breaking that Ito has since resigned fro…

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    Comment #20229945

    It's not the same. If you're used to typing without looking at your keyboard, a fake key on the touchbar does not compare to an actual key where you can feel without looking that y…

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    Comment #20096464

    These exist in Los Angeles, primarily serving Latino neighborhoods: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-c1-produce-trucks-201402...

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    Comment #19187591

    The author of the OP lists in his LinkedIn profile things that he wants and does not want in a job, but saying "I am not interested in X" is a little counterproductive if that caus…

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    Comment #18881093

    Thanks for the kind words. The ability to improve people's daily lives, as you described, was a big reason a lot of us chose to work there and something we were hoping to see at a …

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    Comment #17938620

    Hi Austen, your GoFundMe link is pointing to the wrong page. It should be https://www.gofundme.com/lambda-perpetual-access-fund

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    Comment #16130812

    You seem to be mixing up Dr. Phil with Dr. Oz.

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    Comment #15397348

    Good point, although the report states 3 billion user accounts were breached but this doesn't mean 3 billion people. I am guessing the vast majority of accounts did not contain any…

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    Comment #15397072

    This could be a voluntary insurance that companies purchase on behalf of their users. If the company suffers a breach, they will be bound to pay X amount to their users depending o…

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    Comment #14770449

    The story of why a tiny town in Kansas has Russian-themed street names is pretty fascinating (to me anyway): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munjor,_Kansas

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    Comment #12570296

    This is beautiful. You could add a "tip jar" to allow followers to support someone by buying Tweets for them, so that high-signal accounts would seldom have to pay that fee.

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    Comment #10543927

    The LAY-trobe phenomenon is real and something that outsiders have picked up on in my speaking (as a fellow Latrobean) after I moved away. My theory is that Latrobe as an adjective…