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> Not sure what the angle is? Maybe a new version of the directory harvest attack[0]? For example, if someone has an email address (or list of email addresses) from somewhere else,…

> ...but strictly just means "not a manager right now". There's also the verisimilitude that it can also mean an inferred ceiling. For example, Principal Engineer role[s] at Micros…

> While I still consider DuckDuckGo to be in the "not bad" category... If you're into privacy-conscious search engines and want one that's not susceptible to blanket FISA warrants[…

In an ever-connected world, it's entirely plausible for you to die alone and for no one to have seemingly cared.[0] [0] - https://www.oddee.com/item_98735.aspx

Does this sound like Downing Street is gearing-up for mass surveillance, post-Brexit, or is it just me?

Giving the benefit of doubt, I'm assuming that they meant the UK being a protector of the US interest[s]; however, I could be wrong.

This comment doesn't even make sense, as with a little digging you could've found this[0] information yourself: " Windows port work is underway, but is not yet working. The difficu…

> On top of that they monitor for profanity. WHY? It doesn't harm anyone and lets people express themselves how they want. The war against profanity is strictly a Puritan, I mean A…

Surprised that this is the first comment about this on here but we really need a better turn-of-phrase than "toxins" because kind of language validates the fads going around that a…

> ...one thing that gets overlooked is declining religiosity... I think, maybe, you're mistaking the community that forms around religion (e.g.: churches, friendships, church group…

> A perfect storm of prescription opioids, government prohibition, and cheap/plentiful Chinese and Mexican fentanyl. I think it's actually the fact that the war on opioids has tran…

> I think the reason why most devs still prefer plain-text resources over anything else is... I think you missed a vital reason and that is portability and sharability. No one need…

> Punishment is a deterrent and has been proven so for millennia. A proven deterrent? Do you have any facts to back-up your posit? The crime and recidivism rates would seem to indi…

This will probably seem very pedantic but aren't " Unauthorized Access/Disclosure " and " Hacking/IT Incident " pretty much the same things?

Most complicated game of Six of Degrees of Kevin Bacon[0] that I've heard of. :) [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon

> Modern IRC servers tend to support TLS on port 6697 and SASL for authentication. The OC's point was by default , meaning/inferring clear-text is still the modus operandi for gene…

You seem to have meant to put citations in (e.g.: [1], [2]) but forgot to include them. :(

> ...it's very convenient when you're in the system and impractical when you are not. This exists everywhere, though, so Sweden's personnummer isn't exactly unique in this case. Fo…

> I take notes every week on every employee I manage to track specific instances of positive and negative things they’re doing. This is really helpful for tracking behaviors in one…

The worst is the reality that people could (and would) use it for libelous purposes; such as vindictive exes (no matter the sex), or people with stability problems, or the like.

Should the title have a (2017) at the end, since Quantum initially came out then[0,1]? (I understand it points to a current-version but it seems like, from the comments, it's being…

> ...implementing great, thoughtfully designed features on a regular basis, for free. Haven't we already learned the underlying issue with the moniker of "free" from the likes of F…