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If someone in China starts harassing you or threatening you, just start sending messages that the two of you are conspiring to overthrow the Chinese government and the messages will stop real quick. These Chinese mafia types talk tough until you start sending anti-Chinese government copy-pasta to them and they shut up real quick.
How did they get her number, to message her?
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The police state is interested in maintaining the power structure in the police state. As long as petty or even organized crime does not upset the balance of power, the authorities couldn’t care less - crime against Americans is no danger to them. Just as the Russian government has no interest in cracking down on its blackhat population, as long as they target non-Russian orgs.
Organized crime and mafias are not the autonomous, powerful entities we're led to believe by the popular media. They're usually subjugated by the state, and used to bring money and do their dirty work. That's why cartels appear out of control in Mexico, but when USA wants an offer, Mexico will promptly deport a high-level criminal. It's a show of strength, that the state is still in control of the cartels, but won't…
That makes me think of some US-libertarian-adjacent thought, which goes something like "the government are just a big-enough gang", or conversely "organized-crime rings are just smaller competing governments."
While I admit there is some pattern-making appeal to that idea, I don't think it quite matches what we see in practice, where gangs often seem quite happy to abandon unprofitable responsibilities and choose profit over political independence.
If nothing else, it quietly conflates entirely different kinds of governments together: A small dictatorship is not just a shrunken version of large democracy.
If someone in China starts harassing you or threatening you, just start sending messages that the two of you are conspiring to overthrow the Chinese government and the messages will stop real quick. These Chinese mafia types talk tough until you start sending anti-Chinese government copy-pasta to them and they shut up real quick.
How long of a lost phone message can one set, anyways?
long time ago i had my samsung galaxy stolen ive not reported as stolen because my carrier said i needed proof of the receipt (which i lost years ago) its such a crappy experience i dont wish it on anyone. Samsung has been next to useless in finding it. having said that this article makes me glad I bought an Apple just wish they'd kept the hardware touch button on the non-SE phones and back button. this is the first…
You're just used to Android. It's hard to put buttons on a phone that's nearly all screen.
I don't see why they couldn't have added a back button its so ridiculous that I have to tap twice in the back and three times to activate "alt+tab"
it doesn't even work consistently when you have a case. I know this is based off the old phone but geez I had no idea it was this bad.
on the bright side im very pleased with the software experience. just ties everything nicely together right out of the gate. Apple is definitely for a different crowd.
I'm not sure if I will buy another iPhone after this I just realized as a long time Android user, I didn't miss much, in fact I would've given it up long time ago.
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Organized crime and mafias are not the autonomous, powerful entities we're led to believe by the popular media. They're usually subjugated by the state, and used to bring money and do their dirty work. That's why cartels appear out of control in Mexico, but when USA wants an offer, Mexico will promptly deport a high-level criminal. It's a show of strength, that the state is still in control of the cartels, but won't…
> They're usually subjugated by the state That makes me think of some US-libertarian-adjacent thought, which goes something like "the government are just a big-enough gang", or conversely "organized-crime rings are just smaller competing governments." While I admit there is some pattern-making appeal to that idea, I don't think it quite matches what we see in practice, where gangs often seem quite happy to abandon un…
> Veronica leads the digital news and audience team at WNYC and Gothamist, which includes breaking news, newsletters, and social, among other things.
I expect such fake stories on the front page of reddit, not HN.
This is a fake story. > Veronica leads the digital news and audience team at WNYC and Gothamist, which includes breaking news, newsletters, and social, among other things. I expect such fake stories on the front page of reddit, not HN.
Have an updoot my good sir
Nice try, FBI.
Bold of you to assume I have friends.
¯ \ _ ( ツ ) _ / ¯
EDIT: Thanks for the award, kind stranger!
If the phone was locked, passcoded, remote erased and sim-locked how did they know her number? I’m not doubting the story I’m just curious how they figured that out.
What information do thieves get from an erased iPhone and how did they contact the legitimate owner? Does it say something like "locked and linked to sarah96@icloud.com" or can it display custom messages like "owned by sarah xyz, please call +43..."? Could it possibly get you into situations where people can successfully threaten to physically harm you because your contact information doxxed you?