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jptech

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    Comment #30718244

    Does this apply to the offline installer too?

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    Comment #30631136

    I can't even signup. Keep getting a "The e-mail could not be sent." error.

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    Comment #30515792

    I am willing to think that Google performs fingerprinting on the OAUTH login dialog window, which if prevented, similar to the comment above regarding Firefox being unsafe, it woul…

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    Comment #30423775

    How about Mactini? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q

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    Comment #30373552

    Giving out a Null value has less entropy than a unique value. It may also be likely that it gets dropped when computing the overall fingerprint.

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    Comment #30371837

    Not an attack vector per se, but largely used for fingerprinting.

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    Comment #30175762

    What makes you think otherwise? Some people's brains are wired differently?

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    Comment #30175503

    Just as you can run any program on any machine given enough time and resources (memory), anyone not lacking intellectual ability can learn anything - some quicker, some slower.

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    Comment #30082711

    Right now on websites it's not displayed as green, but blue (or greenish blue). Even the traffic light is called blue here (青) and they would look at you with surprise if you say t…

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    Comment #30056099

    The usability of MacOS is horrible. saying it as a Win+Linux guy.

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    Comment #29992267

    > I would inevitably run into a sync issues Could it be that you weren't using it correctly? KeePass database files aren't supposed to remain open (for security of course) and it h…

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    Comment #29854563

    Exactly this. I never understood why I had to go online when reinstalling MacOS.

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    Comment #29775449

    I have been and still am a Zotero user. But I found it unfortunate that back in grad school many of my peers still used Mendeley. The school library even had workshops/classes in w…

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    Comment #29737747

    Not the latest on censorship. Couple of months ago someone was arrested for decensoring porn and putting it on their website.[1] With Deepfake and all the latest GANs, anyone can p…

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    Comment #29583169

    Sagawa (a private courier in Japan) provides a similar service but at your doorstep. Basically the sender registers your info with them (mainly DoB) and upon delivery you have to p…

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    Comment #29582481

    Can you block Edge's internet access? Then if the said URL was something you needed, copy-paste to your default browser.

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    Comment #29582444

    With the new Edge they're giving themselves a boost. They probably won't catch up to Chrome so easily but will have more to say about the underlying engine in a few years time.

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    Comment #29530770

    I don't think anyone can enter the premise without swiping their badge.

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    Comment #29527517

    > It was unclear how many workers were still missing, as Amazon did not have an exact count of people working in the sorting and delivery center at the time the tornadoes hit, Whit…

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    Comment #29485366

    It's an assurance that the current vaccines work + less severe cases/fatality compared to other variants. Good enough for the bulls to stay bullish.

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    Comment #29485229

    I dont want to sound like pro- conspiracy theory but the way they advertise the third shot after US gov declining it, makes you really wonder if this variant at least is man-made.

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    Comment #29485151

    I bet they had leaked this article to Wall st. yesterday and that's why we saw the markets rise sharply.

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    Comment #29456959

    Will it not work without it?