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deadbea7

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    Comment #5276243

    Looks like a crashed server. Short url of the google cache link http://bit.ly/WcTSWk EDIT: site seems to be back again

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    Comment #5012156

    I can think of legitimate reasons for enterprises to MITM traffic. For example, protecting users against malware as a result of drive-by downloads or spear phishing campaigns. Data…

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    Comment #5010879

    I'm sure the "Help, I have an STD," version of the app is not far behind.

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    Comment #4964947

    Users are only vulnerable if they are using an unsecured or untrusted public wireless network and an older version of the application. s/an unsecured or untrusted public wireless n…

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    Comment #4958698

    Monitoring at this scale would require tremendous resources that the Federal government has plenty of but individuals are unable (or unwilling) to invest. The article makes the arg…

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    Comment #4957096

    Is it somehow illegitimate to use drones on regular soldiers if it's tactically advantageous No, but I reject the categorization of "military-age males in a strike zone" [1] as reg…

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    Comment #4956938

    They don't reduce "enemy collateral damage", though. In fact, the collateral fatalities from drone attacks are one of the highest at 98%, according to some estimates [1]. Compare t…

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    Comment #4829034

    There's also https://github.com/liammclennan/JavaScript-Koans

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    Comment #4797005

    > Even in India, the nature of non violence movement was not completely non violent It's difficult, if not impossible, for non-violent movements to succeed without the existence of…

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    Comment #4639985

    How do you charge if onsite presence is required for an engagement? This could either be due to a client requirement or you need to do interviews with developers for an architectur…

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    Comment #4124057

    I would also give credit to Indian patent laws that allow people like him to shake things up. "In 1972, India made only the process for making drugs patentable, not the drugs thems…

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    Comment #3929350

    > "DRM Halts The Spread Of Ideas": If someone can't afford the book, in many countries they can go to a library. They don't need ownership to read the ideas. In most third world co…