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just_observing

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    Comment #27159572

    And in time it will be discovered that an FB employee 'accidentally' committed code to enable this data flow. FB will 'apologise' and promise a 'full investigation'. This is a well…

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    Comment #27031636

    > I suspect the true total cost was a fair bit higher due to a hosting arrangement. Untrue. When the goal is to buy Blogger - a goal that is being progressed towards by Automattic …

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    Comment #21597902

    Ah. I stand corrected. Thank you.

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    Comment #21597734

    > This was not like Theranos where he was straight up lying about a product working She.

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    Comment #21557574

    The Guardian has gone downhill in the last few years, just like the rest of UK mainstream news reporting. They have rolled over to do whatever the Government wants not reporting - …

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    Comment #21044659

    Rough copy/paste https://pastebin.com/iCtipMin Apologies for any ads that got in.

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    Comment #20181897

    Do they have their mobile devices with them? Electronic trail. Did they appear in any photos? There's a trail. Did they buy anything in that locality? Did they call someone in that…

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    Comment #19727435

    Related to bias - I recently installed the plugin from https://mycognitivebias.com/ which explains a cognitive bias each time I open a new tab. I cannot proclaim that this has alte…

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    Comment #18976292

    Take a look at https://blokada.org/ It blocks ads in news and other apps for me.

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    Comment #18769084

    Spyware for all the family!

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    Comment #18642325

    This would be more useful to me if when I hovered the link it told me more about what they actually make and the language they post in. It's too random otherwise.

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    Comment #18056120

    There is - https://ghostbrowser.com/ Not open source though if that matters to you.

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    Comment #17810831

    "Also: Let me be the first to say that I can’t believe there’s still no Postgres support, which is absolutely outrageous." Postgres is open source. Why do they owe you? If it matte…

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    Comment #17734014

    "didn't pay for privacy" If you don't pay your info is public. What did you expect?

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    Comment #17718003

    Q: Did Google create - and promote from their dominant position - AMP for anyone but their own interests? A: No. Why would you be so naive to think otherwise?

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    Comment #17714827

    * occaisionally occasionally

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    Comment #17671856

    It's a PIN It's not a PIN number You can't have a Personal Identification Number Number I get that it's what people say, but that doesn't make it right. /rant

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    Comment #17369791

    I looked at your provided link. I have no clue what you do. Surely that information should be clear and umissable?

  19. story
    Google setting cookies without permission

    Am in the EU. Chrome. Not logged into Google. Clear all browsing data. Check what cookies are stored. There are none. Visit http://youtube.com and click on a random video. Check co…

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    Comment #17163988

    Please use a responsive theme. It matters.

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    Comment #17089650

    Here you go :) https://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/what-comes-next-in...

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    Comment #17060352

    Off-topic: A responsive website for Doc Searls would be welcome.

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    Comment #17031311

    Brian Krebs - can you please change to a responsive theme? Thanks.

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    Comment #16948799

    When you tell me all about you... I will explain.

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    Comment #16780594

    You can on Android. http://blokada.org/