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ironsides
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Comment #12016607
Seconded. Does anyone know if the phone home "feature" has been removed from CyanogenMod?
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Comment #11818741
I'm running uBlock Origin and still getting the notification about adblocker. They seem to be running some sort of detection mechanism. I was running standard uBlock and didn't rea…
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Comment #11463367
The government needs to stop trying to reinvent the wheel and just build more A-10's. Infantry guys across the board swear by them - they are one of the most popular pieces of air …
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Comment #11433522
If user growth and mainstream adoption are your goals then calling the product 'Signal' is the better choice by leaps and bounds. Axolotl is cool in a techy/underground sort of way…
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Comment #11296228
Honest question here - why not just rent and wait it out? edit/from the article; Rentals are hard to come by, and just as unaffordable. The vacancy rate of 0.8 percent is one of th…
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Comment #11241223
stop using repeat offending website
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Comment #11230473
Also, its hard to see that same Foundation that is used to 300M checks being successful for very long after the revenue dries up.
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Comment #11230461
My wife was complaining about the performance of her computer. Shes running a MacBook Air, Chrome, Firefox and Quickbooks. Ran a system check and Firefox running 7 tabs (2 spreadsh…
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Comment #11230440
Use and performance of its core product, Firefox.
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Comment #11035777
The fact that we are still talking about Pocket being integrated in 2016 amazes me. Especially considering that Mozilla was designed and intended as a community project.
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Comment #10976894
Are you suggesting that the smart move for Apple is a stock buy back? As opposed to investing in more R&D? Or, perhaps acquiring start ups with exciting new products or technologie…
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Comment #10708006
"Lets not worry about the banks, the failed surveillance state, government supported terrorism, corruption or sound money supply. Nor should we focus on affordable living, tax evas…
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Comment #10680043
The reality of bottled water profit is that unless you are a retailer, the only way you can make any money is based on insane volume. That requires cash to cover production, machin…
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Comment #10496105
While Nader realized he would lose the election, he made a big point of trying to capture 5% of the vote and also trying to raise additional awareness of his core agenda. Winning 5…
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Comment #10496083
The argument that a vote for nader is a vote for bush is flawed. The basic premise of voting is that you vote to support a candidate and or a set of ideas you align with. Its a ste…
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Comment #10496048
Possibly related: Bruce Schneier - "The Rise of Political Doxing" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/11/the_rise_of_p...
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Comment #10480714
Backstory; This service was launched in Q3 of 2014 and competed directly against Square & Paypal. Mobile app, card reader and access to reporting data on transaction history etc. h…
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Comment #10402058
That my friend is called Democracy. When a majority rules..
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Comment #10401639
Tor browser 5.0.3/latest(based on firefox 38.0.3) is not listed. However, it does have .dhe enabled/"true" set in the config file. For those of you running - it might be good to ad…
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Comment #10387554
This x100
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Comment #10353791
For those out there looking for a developer edition/or to run linux, rumors are these refreshed/new units are no longer carrying the troublesome Broadcom components that were causi…
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Comment #10349704
Not sure, but with the promo code 10BUCKSNOW and no membership fee/free ship/free returns all the sudden it looks very enticing. Not affiliated or any of that jibber jabber.
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Comment #10333973
The campaign in question was referenced in a book "Trust me I am laying" by Ryan Holiday and is an excellent read on media manipulation strategies. Its fascinating to read how they…
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Comment #10200591
Exactly. It furthers the spread of information which is a core goal of the library. Check out the freedom to read statement: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/statementspols/f…