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joetek

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    Comment #13756362

    http://venturebeat.com/2017/02/28/aws-is-investigating-s3-is...

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    Comment #13139205

    Those second and third generation Japanese Americans wouldn't be able to read it.

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    Comment #11997741

    >In fact you can barely see the change on this graph: > http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=USD&view=10Y The reason you can't see it isn't that the drop isn't significant…

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    Comment #7458698

    Today's announcement is simply the inevitable switch from "Search and Rescue" to a "Recovery" effort. It's been 2 weeks, someone had to make the call that the possibility of findin…

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    Comment #6185764

    "it's significant that the NSA's massive XKeyscore program runs on a Linux cluster." Is there an option in Creative Commons or GPL to exclude government use?

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    Comment #6183392

    If they get rid of the service and the data pre-emptively, they can safely destroy the data. Once they've recieved an NSL, they have to comply with the order and provide the data (…

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    Comment #6183352

    TechCrunch has further information: In a statement to TechCrunch about whether the shut down was only because Silent Circle felt email was insecure, CEO Michael Janke tells us “It …

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    Comment #6183347

    Interesting strategy. So, while they were not able to store the content of the emails, they still retained the metadata. That metadata could be subject to subpoena, and if they des…

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    Comment #6173397

    Would be great to be able to deploy to multiple locations with one button. Even better, to deploy to an arbitrary number of locations based on how many cloud instances are running …

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    Comment #5765906

    > Since the 1890s, U.S. customary units (the mile, pound, teaspoon, etc.) have all been defined in terms of their metric equivalents. I don't know what the "official" definition is…

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    Comment #5554044

    If you know someone who was running the marathon and haven’t heard from them, you can see if they logged times here: http://raceday.baa.org/individual.html

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    Comment #5409040

    Google admitted the mistake: “We’re sorry about the inconvenience this morning to people trying to search for Digg. In the process of removing a spammy link on Digg.com, we inadver…

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    Comment #5409035

    Google admitted the mistake... Oops!

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    Comment #5409033

    Google admitted the mistake.. oops!

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    Comment #5301330

    Full memo from Andrew Mason (his jottit.com link isn't working): People of Groupon, After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I’ve decided that I’d like …

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    Comment #5147161

    ... 35 minutes and anonymous hasn't claimed responsibility yet?

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