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genesee

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    It looks like Microsoft's documentation suggests it will only work on older versions of Windows. From the README: > Indeed, for what I've tested, under Windows 10, CryptReleaseCont…

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    Comment #13718740

    This quote from the article indicates the opposite effect, actually! I'd like to see the study that concluded this, but it's an easy statement for me to believe. > "As for connecti…

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    Comment #13197133

    That's defeated by a USB mouse jiggler [1], which is apparently commonly used by the type of people who seize computers in the wild. [1] https://www.amazon.com/CRU-Inc-30200-0100-0…

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    Comment #8527719

    Another benefit of the Nexus program is that it's trivial to achieve root, so you can easily get to the point of removing even the small amount of bundled crapware.

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    Comment #8326443

    Almost anyone who uses iOS on a daily basis certainly knows how to clear notifications. The lock screen doesn't offer such an option, but the slide-down Notification Center does: h…

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    Comment #8298011

    My company, my family, and my friends all use Voxer for this. It's a great free push-to-talk style chat app, and we love the hybrid a/synchronous model of communication.

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    Comment #7700397

    How could they block this? It's an incredibly general use case of their API.

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    Comment #7697321

    Add Nest-like proximity activation and you've got a pretty cool bathroom/bedroom installation!

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    Comment #7158907

    Or in OS X terminal, pbpaste | pbcopy

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    Comment #6007809

    As someone mentioned below, Google Voice can do this natively if you press a button during a call. It alerts the person on the other end of the line and makes a recording available…

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    Comment #5920012

    I'd just like to point out that when he said "trashing other people's work," he was likely referring to people overwriting others' pages, not your comment.