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johngalt_

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    Comment #37844103

    Have you ever heard of school bus?

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    Comment #37823093

    Same as in the US.

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    Comment #36828720

    Could you expand more on your view about the current situation in Ukraine?

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    Comment #36242152

    > That because in the US businesses have functional constitutionally granted protections from government overreach That worked great in the case of PRISM et al

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    Comment #36096131

    They are obviously talking about public urls.

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    Comment #35765169

    How requiring a Facebook account to use Oculus was their worst mistake? I get it that a few people might be bothered by that, but most people don't care.

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    Comment #35746157

    You could have just read the article, it explains very clearly what it is about. Or checked the github page linked in the article that provides more information and screenshots.

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    Comment #35716924

    While the card is not used they can invest the money and the interest earned is a financial revenue.

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    Comment #35715761

    Humans playing with fire is exacly how we evolved from a primitive society to who we are nowadays.

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    Comment #35538651

    Well most of his money is in Facebook stocks so he has plenty to lose.

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    Comment #35340803

    They can keep a stake in the companies after the IPOs, even higher than 50%.

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    Comment #35285835

    No, you cannot keep using an exposed key. You must replace it. There is no cost/benefit analysis needed in this situation.

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    Comment #35088378

    How could that be done?

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    Comment #34727722

    Not to mention someone has to code the no code tool, alongside all the plugins, scripts and glue code that at some point will be required.

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    Once I had an issue with a Google App Store (I paid for some app expensive subscription but did not get access) payment and got a pretty quick and efficient customer support. They …

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    > While both situations are both disappointing and disturbing, they are very different scenarios. I am always amazed about how much mental gymnastics people are willing to do so th…

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    Comment #34440728

    What do think are the shortcomings of Git?

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    Comment #34401917

    That would probably have either a negligible effect on sales or have a small upside overall. People who would buy a Mac to use with Linux are people who are not using macOS already…

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    Comment #34394111

    It is great they require 2FA, it increases everyone security in case a developer account is compromised.

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    I think there is a difference between bad and good places. I have worked in bad places where things worked exactly as you described. Fortunately times have changed, and places I wo…

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    Comment #33941955

    I am not a big fan of copyright myself, but calling being unable to use someone else's story for yourself "taking away your freedom" is a bit too much.