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I think the idea is any s3 compatible api endpoint can be used. The code also clearly supports both backblaze, and more importantly, local blob storage

Buyback programs are at the then-current publicly traded rates. They aren't generally at some magical premium, or else the whole trading price of the stock would go up even more. M…

A stock buy-back increases the stock's value through scarcity. It does not actually "return cash" in any immediate sense. Any value increase is completely on paper. The holder of t…

There seems to be an "expenses" column missing from this. I don't care what their gross is. What's their net? Edit: And carryover losses, etc

The Chicxulub crater off the top of the Yucatan peninsula is attributed for that particular event. It wasn't really known until the early/mid 90s I don't think.

cough linux cough

Worth pointing out that postwoman is free and opensource. It is not quite as full-featured as postman, but for quick mocking without requiring registration, it is a great option. h…

There have been instances where the power spot price has gone negative, too. They have not had major outages. I don't see why they would reconsider.

The Texas power grid is isolated and cannot routinely import power. It can in very temporary and emergency situations, but they do not as a matter of course to avoid federal oversi…

FWIW, I think the concern with "doesn't bother updating the passwords" was with respect to recovering from a hacked joomla install, not about an aging password management scheme.

Nice try, CPS

I feel like this point should be much higher than it is, and should be highlighted more clearly in the article. And the article doesn't even make it clear if this is a 5/1 or a 5/5…

One of these things is not like the other...

Personally, I would not sell access to my data. Re friends opting out, no, you would just need the system to exclude individuals who have the opt-out attribute from the graph searc…

To the best of my understanding, you can opt out of personalized ads with google, but not all ads. At least for the search product. For email, one can pay for their google apps tie…

I get many/most prefer to be the product than the customer. I, however, would love the option to switch.

So wait... In the US, my "value" to facebook is about $100 a year? (~24/q rounded up) Can I subscribe to facebook and opt out of all advertising and any data sharing exposure with …

Wow, I haven't seen this repost since like 2009

Step 1: Do everything until you can't. Step 2: Pick the one thing you do the worst. Hire one person (probably a part-time contractor) to do that. Step 3: Do everything else until y…

... Said the COBOL developers. To some degree, you may be correct, that there will be companies that refuse to upgrade for many years. By and large, I think most people will start …

Your employer owns the data, not you. The owner of something doesn't need special permission to look at it. It could be a company provided computer, email, or filing cabinet; they …

I didn't think my state was that unique, so I did a bit of searching and found some interesting gotchas in a few different states: Alabama: Must file in municipality where the othe…

It really isn't genius at all. At least in my state, either party can object to the small claims status by simply sending a letter. Then it moves over to normal court with normal l…

First, that is CBP scooping up data at the border, not the CIA. If the CIA were targeting you, you would not know. Second, CBP asks for your password. This is not the same as an ad…

"...is run by the field agent directly from an USB stick; it requires administrator privileges..." So? This just in - people with physical and administrative access to a machine ca…