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IRIW stands for "independent reads of independent writes". IWP stands for "Intel white paper". The submitted article (published in CACM) is a less formal and condensed form of http…

Are Tor users going to be blocked from accessing the new site also?

> they distributed unix source code without giving away the rights, then took them back I always found it ironic (or perhaps subversive, not sure which) that the guys in the Unix r…

Since you're looking for recommendations, try Blow Out directed by Brian De Palma in 1981. I saw this film recently and thought it had a very interesting style, especially the shot…

Another well-known example of violence against striking workers in the US is the Ludlow massacre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre

Exactly. This article needs some better research. The real history of the eight-hour work day is intertwined with the history of worker's movements beginning in the mid 1800's. For…

... he gets paid leave or maybe a medal.

This particular attack exploits a known issue of Tor, which has existed by design since day one. Just so everyone's clear, this was not a "known issue of Tor". It was a javascript …

At any time the police could in theory fly to your house, launch tear gas into your windows, and shoot you in the head as you run out. And I don't know about you, but I'm not exact…

Hacker News has a low tolerance for this kind of humor. You just couldn't resist , could you?

Agreed. That's one of my favorites. Sheldon was such an awesome guy. It's really cool seeing all these positive comments here!

Are you guys joking? I've been reading Hacker News on and off for years and the majority of the people here are squarely center-right. I can count on one hand the number of regular…

Property has not always existed and it's not a fundamental "aspect of human psychology". If you said possession, I'd probably agree with you but you could say the same thing about …

How do you plan to reconcile the web of trust with the potential harm that can come to people who leak data? I think the real issue is verifying the legitimacy of a leak. If you ca…

Law enforcement agents are not fellow citizens. They are tools used by the State to engage in class warfare.