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Amazing! (and works great in Firefox on Win7 as well)

Not 50 years from now. We're already there: CIA wants to spy on you through your appliances [1] [1] https://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cia-wants-spy-yo...

It's not "Ubuntu for phones", i.e. a replacement OS. It's "Ubuntu for Android", an addition to Android.[1] Canonical enables Android phone users to have the benefit of a full deskt…

"Why is he so threatening?" I used to think Stallman was an abrasive fanatic but now I think otherwise. The reason he makes me uncomfortable is because he highlights the compromise…

I wonder how many Google Glasses wearers will become Life Loggers? I meet them at conferences occasionally. Some people actively avoid them. There's something about standing face t…

Wasn't there some legal ruling about that? I found some discussions [1] about it. The section about CPU vendor string manipulation is very interesting. [1] http://www.agner.org/opt…

This mirrors my experience. I was really surprised with my parents reaction to Ubuntu. They found Unity easier to understand than Windows. It has opened up a whole new world to the…

Speaking just as a normal user with no expertise in data privacy etc, the things which negatively affect my trust in a service are: - lack of a visible monetisation plan. If I can'…

YaCy is a fanatic idea. I encourage people to watch the FSCONS video. Unfortunately YaCy will need a lot more momentum, developer interest and people using it to become useful imho…

I always use the FF site so I was completely unaware they have an extension for Opera and IE as well as FF and Chrome.

Same thing with Viber and other apps. Some of friends use their services and now they have my contact information and can build up a shadow profile on me. I consented to none of th…

This seems similar to Ghostery [1] for Firefox. It currently blocks 852 3rd part elements (371 advertising and 207 analytics) and 434 specific cookies. It also allows you to delete…

That's a bit of a false dichotomy isn't it? Just because he criticises this particular view doesn't mean he condones or defends the other side or their apparent 'truth stretching'.…

>What you could do if you were Google and had their databases? Try to predict election results and then try to influence them. Not exactly "Do no evil" I'll admit. Imagine what Goo…

>According to this article, only 32.2% of Irish citizens are college educated, compared with over 40% That's not surprising given Ireland's demographics and history but a lot has c…

>the weather is truly depressing. It's not that bad in my opinion. We have a mild climate. Looking on the bright side we don't get heavy snowfall or droughts or heat waves. Persona…

At least more and more students are studying relevant subjects so the available pool of potential talent is increasing. [1] (For those not familiar with Ireland, the CAO is the Cen…

How would this be done and is it practical? Deep packet inspection and a database of copyrighted material to compare against? Watermarks in copyrighted files?

>As further outlined in a Wall Street Journal story on the subject on Thursday, a search for “Lake Tahoe” will produce “key attributes” that Google knows about the lake, including …

It's the community that really makes Arch a great distro in my opinion. Because of them we have an excellent well-moderated forum with technically competent and helpful members, an…

A lot depends on how you define 'control' in that context. People still have choices. No one is forced to use their services. I find Google's ambitions and scope amazing as well as…

It's funny you point to GitHub considering git is GPLv2 licensed itself. I imagine many of the tools which make those projects possible are also GPL licensed.

At least in Europe it appears 868MHz is gaining ground and now 169MHz is being considered.