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Reporters are not immune from the law, despite the rhetoric coming from the Murdoch press. The police investigations into the News Of The World and The Sun are about clearly criminal behaviour: bribing police officers, harassment, phone and email hacking, theft and perjury. There was very little 'public interest' in any of that illegal activity.

Most of the Leverson suggestions were about correcting a power imbalance between normal members of the public and the media/government elite. Making it easier for ordinary people to seek reparations from a newspaper is not 'government harassment'. Requiring papers to print retractions after being proven wrong in a court of law is hardly the same as the prime minister personally ordering the destruction of computers, confiscation of equipment and detention of journalists to prevent reporting about an issue.
> capable of dealing with inherently novel/theoretic problems or problems you've never seen before

To be fair, these were "Data Structures 101" type questions. One was literally design a graph structure and write a deep-copy procedure, and that's it. Not exactly "novel." Since I haven't done these in ages, and didn't even pay that much attention when I had the class, I did badly.

Another was a simple string manipulation question that I bombed because I was already stressed out from failing the first so badly, similar to your situation.
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There is a native Android app from premii as well, it's really nice!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn
It depends how far you want to go with torture.
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And when someone connects to a Commbox, how can they tell (across the network) whether it's operating as described, or an imposter box reporting to the bad guys while pretending to be trustworthy?

This is a problem for a lot of these ideas, not only yours and mine (see my other post where the difficulty comes down to verifying the server).

Logically, the solution would seem to be a tamper-proof (or tamper-evident) hardware subsystem, working much like the evil, so-called "Trusted computing" scheme, except with the owner having full control of all the keys.
My system doesn't have much data I couldn't clone from github or copy again from $some_picture_upload_service. GPG key is the only one that comes to mind really. It's the password to online services that's critical.
I make about 14K per annum in Poland (net pay) : )
I don't know about title and how it factors in - but It is noteworthy that these two entries - seemingly the same profession, are so disparately placed. This industry has a huge variation in working conditions/environments.

There are the people who work at large corporations - think insurance, banks, major enterprise apps etc. They work on "boring" problems, but they also get paid well, and probably don't have a ton of stress.

There are startup people who get paid OK, plus owernship packages who work long hours, regularly have some heavy stress, but they "live the dream" - many are truly happy with their work situation.

There are folks like game programmers who are always on a death march, have 80hr weeks, but don't get paid very well to chase some dream. By many accounts, the end up burnt out/used up fast.

With such widely varying roles - it makes sense that there are multiple rankings in fairly different places on the list.
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The questions aren't exactly the same. For example, we can imagine characterising our whole universe as a set of physical laws plus some initial conditions, and maybe a pseudo-random number generator. If we're given such a characterisation, we can write a simulation trivially. In fact, a simulation is probably the simplest form of such a characterisation. Hence, all we need is a computer (for example, SK calculus) and this relatively-simple simulation program (so simple that it could be a Boltzmann fluctuation). We don't necessarily need time to run the computation, since that would imply some kind of "outside universe", when it might be the case that computation can exist all by itself. From a pure reductionist point of view, we've removed unnecessary complexity and are left with just computation, which is nice and Platonic.

The brain in a vat idea, on the other hand, requires brains, vats and all manner of other support structures (eg. energy, entropy, etc.) to exist as well as the brain in a vat. In which case, we basically require an "outside universe" which is very similar to the "inside universe", so reductionism says that we're adding complexity with such an argument, so it's unnecessary.
There were a lot of things my recruiter should have done, but didn't. Call me on time, for example ;)
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Moreover this bill actually requires a warrant to be issued for each individual that is to be spied upon. Public interest is supposedly demonstrated through evidence that the motive is "protection" not "spying".

It's not ideal by any means, but does seem to be better than in Australia / UK and the US where there is no legal oversight and no public discussion.
What's the standard deviation on these numbers?

For all I know, they could all be the same (within error).
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As soon as I saw the title, I knew Nick Bostrom would be involved. And therein lies chaos.

First, to clarify something from the article - Bostrom's "posthuman" civilization is not strictly about the singularity but about almost unbounded capabilities. Building computers out of planets would be within reach for such a civilization. Think Culture, not Neuromancer.

The ratio of simulated people vs people in the actual universe was "addressed" in one of Bostrom's subsequent papers but in a completely ad hoc if-you-do-this-then-you-prove-my-point way. Here's some arguments against it - http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Simulation_argument#Calculating...

All in all, the SimArg is a nice thought but it's so easy to poke holes without first becoming a posthuman civilization that it loses what little stability it might have had.
There's a big difference though. If you destroy your way of accessing the data after you've been asked to provide it (or when you expect the person you talk to will ask you to provide it), then it may be looked at in a very different way than if you really don't have it to begin with.
This jQuery plugins will track scroll progress through targeted elements. When a targeted element is scrolled to, a fixed progress bar will appear at the top of the window to show progress through the element.

I whipped this up quickly after seeing examples of a few sites with this feature. I wanted to make a plugin so I could easily add this to a site. If you have any ideas, or notice any issues, please post them here or on Github and I'll do my best to address them.
No, it's not apt at all. When your digital self allows for your physical self to be whipped, starved, or forced to mate in the name of profit, it will be apt.

Sure, it's not all rainbows and unicorns. But let's not weaken our arguments with ludicrous hyperbole.
I'm resigned to the fact this website will never improve at all.
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Not parallel, identical. The Judeo-Christian God only makes sense if the universe is a simulation and he designed it.

The delightful thing about the simulation hypothesis is that it allows us to hope for some type of afterlife. Maybe we get to play a different level, or we get to play the same game again. Any fantasy we tell to children becomes possible.
And now for the science: neither people nor animals make their own B12. Instead, we employ good bacteria in our gut to do that (and so do cows).

After the discovery of antibiotics, many people in the western world became B12 deficient - especially vegetarians. However cows and other animals are just as incapable of making it - and in the last 30 years or so, just as deficient as humans, as they've also been getting lots of antibiotics.

So we give them supplements. Thus they have enough B12, and meat eaters do too. According to some estimates, 80% of the world's B12 production goes to animals these days. So, likely, your B12 coming from meat is still from supplement, albeit one given to your hamburger while it was still alive.

I have no dietary sources of B12, and yet have good levels, way above population average. You might call me a liar, more then one MD did. But they usually apologize if they actually research this (Wikipedia B12 has enough info)
I believe it's because of the reporting on the topic. The Snowden case has been high drama, with its recent crescendo with Miranda's detention. If the media hadn't reported on it like it had...
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" If subjects do not obey, rulers have no power."
If the third party antivirus software need to be approved by MS, then I can't run the software of my choice.

It might had been worth mentioned, I am not the first person to talk about liability issues regarding lockdown. I first heard it in a talk that described the iPhone.
In my talks with programmers, a lot of the disconnect is the perception that there's "legitimate work" on one hand and "marketing" on the other. While one may understand the importance of marketing at an intellectual level, the technical mind may still have an aversion to actually doing it.

My suggestion: replace the word "market" with "communicate" in your thinking. So:

"your ability to confidently communicate your value plays a big part in your payment or salary negotiations"

So it's not marketing, it's kind of like writing docs for end users. Still not coding, but a little further from "marketing". A small change, but it may give some mileage.
I agree, the real news is that I need to find a new job.
Is this the same US Gov who had a bit of kerfuffle in the news recently about some privacy issue?
The path that seems to have worked best for me is to start with the argument that you can't have a democracy if the incumbent can spy on the opposing candidates to help dig dirt and that this data can and will be used for non-terrorist uses. The typical response is that they trust that they wont use it for non terrorist uses, to which I reply with the sharing of data between NSA and the DEA to arrest people as well as now the Miranda case.
Matt - thanks for taking the time to respond here.
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The only downside is that the prices of imported goods (most notably electronics) and software are usually higher than in the US for example. Services are much cheaper of course.
I'm pretty sure that not all states have castle laws, though.
I agree. When I read it I started getting a flashing sysops sign in my head.

The piece reads initially as an exposé of government spying. However as it progresses it's real intent becomes clear. It seeks to justify the government actions. The characterizations of those supporting the operations are of rational protectors. The one dissenting voice is "an Oregon Democrat". It's pure News Corp. Pandering to the military-spying-industrial complex and subtly injecting an editorial viewpoint into a supposed news piece.
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Could you try any harder to smash two unrelated stories together?
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I didn't mean side effect of culture. I meant the effect of the product of culture and their current state of development.
I would like to see some numbers which tell which places in US are least affected by this kind of external pollution. As pollution from Asia is going to increase, it might make sense to look at these places especially for ppl with breathing issues.
The idea that you can consistently get away with 15 minutes of prep time for each meal is a pipe dream. Unless you are eating the most simple and monotonous diet imaginable. If you have any kind of variety in your diet you can expect that some meals take an hour or more to prepare.
It's entirely possible that if a terrible "game-breaking" bug was found the simulation could be reverted to the last backup before the bug broke everything. It could then be fixed and the simulation could continue.
I don't what others' experience of Google Hangouts is, but mine is poor quality and frustration. Maybe that's caused by network connectivity, which device is being used, etc. Not that it's much better on skype...

I am not sure if the concept of getting paid for help via Hangouts is something the technology is reliable or high enough quality for at the moment.

My prediction: this is just a gimmick which will go the way of Google Wave
Use a one-time pad, run Linux, don't connect to the net a machine with access to the keys or the plaintext. Encrypt your message, copy the file to a formatted flash drive, and send it to your communication partner however you like. Hell, stick it on pastebin, it won't matter.

I'm confused at the perspective being espoused here - "encryption is pointless because the NSA can break anything, and failing that they can always beat you up". Encryption is not pointless, they probably can't even break standard open source crypto, they definitely can't break one-time pads which are trivially easy to make nowadays, and they can always beat you up anyway so you might as well encrypt.

There's no plausible way any of that is less safe than running the gauntlet of border security with the data in your pocket.
Here is a TED talk from Melinda French Gates talking about exactly this:
http://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_french_gates_what_nonprofit...
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Seems like a decent idea. Though it seemed to have far too few characters per line on the low end of the slider.
Sometimes you just want/need to unwind and do something else even if you could be making a little more money.

Also doing paid stuff outside of work can feel like more work, wasted time might be necessary recreation time.
Seriously - my take is that it is on PowerPoint.

I mean just having "Super secret spy details" on Powerpoint means its not being handled by "our top people". George Smiley is not carefully placing a glass board under his cipher paper before taking a micro-copy.

This is spying on everyone, passed around like candy at the middle-managers meeting

Its the sheer mundane, ordinariness that has driven it home for me - they are so used to this, so utterly unashamed they put it on Powerpoint. FFS
[...] people that ultimately pay the bills [...] don't give a shit what technology you know

Of course they do. Imagine trying to convince a CTO of a 20-strong company to switch to another, better suited for the business task at hand, programming language for a project with 1+ MLoC written over a course of couple of years.
> I don't really see a solution, and I'm assuming that nobody else does really

Bullshit.

There's plenty ordinary people can do. Look at the results here:

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/24/19658896-hou...

That's close enough that the right application of pressure, work and money would have made a difference. Perhaps in the Senate it would take other numbers, but no one said it'd be easy.

Indeed, it's not. It'll take hard work, time, and money.

Comments like yours are a complete and total waste of time - they accomplish nothing other than to suck energy out of people who might otherwise do something. I helped to get a law changed - every so slightly - in Italy, which is not an easy place to do politics. Tons of people basically laughed at me for even trying, but here it is: http://www.governo.it/Notizie/Presidenza/dettaglio.asp?d=690... - it's imperfect, but it's progress, at least.

I'm not much of a fan of political articles like these on this site, but this poster at least has the right idea. Instead of hyperbolic, sophomoric babbling about how the US is "a terrorist state" he's asking "what can we DO?". That's the right first step.

In terms of the 'nothing to hide' line, turn the thing on its head: if Snowden had that kind of access, think how many other people there are who could be paid to spy for the Chinese, Russians, or simply competing US companies. What if politicians lean on them to spy on ... [insert some movement the individual identifies with]. With very little oversight, it seems. You can't trust people when there are no checks and balances.
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Ask HN: Does commission based marketing actually work?
This is a question for any marketers out there. Would you ever consider a marketing position to promote a service based website, where your compensation was 100% of the money from every member that signed up as a result of your efforts, for a specific time frame?

I ask because it is difficult to determine whether a marketer will actually increase conversions, and a commission based payment can possibly provide incentive to a person who believes they can succeed in marketing a given product.

I'm curious if such a strategy would work, as it is relatively low risk for both parties. My particular site is a service paid by monthly membership fees, so I would be willing to give the payments up of the first month or two in hopes that customers would stick around for longer.

I'd be interested to know if anyone had worked under such a scenario, or if there are practical reasons why it would not work.

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For some reasons, I actually do agree. My dad just yesterday enjoyed some hard time trying to get even simple services like Gmail to work. Because he knew how to use it earlier, but now things works differently than they used to.
Cloud services, nice, you'll get always latest version. But what if the latest version simply isn't something you want?
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Hrm, maybe you need a better smartphone? It works really well on Opera Mobile on my N9…
Jolla probably has the best chance of success among the new entrants to the handset OS business. They are not relying on Web apps and the browser runtime, and the people at Jolla have a lot of experience combining Linux and mature, first-tier telephony products.

I think Firefox OS has a good chance, too, but they are completely dependent on making Web apps work well on a battery powered device. So far, that's hasn't been a winning approach.

Samsung will surely ship a Tizen phone, but it's a strange joint venture with Intel, and these supposed partners have divergent goals.

I don't know if Ubuntu has a launch partner, and the Edge thing was a distraction. I'm an Ubuntu desktop user, and I wish I could get Ubuntu on a tablet and see the usability issues dealt with. But I'm sure Jolla could make a nice tablet, too. Microsoft created an odd self-injury by creating three OSs with lots of common underlying technology and poor compatibility and lots of restrictions on what kinds of apps run on each one. Ubuntu or other Linux-based OSs could show how it's done, and with a leading position among desktop Linuxes, I'm hoping Ubuntu will do that.
It's too soon to tell whether this time will be different -- that depends on whether Congress or the executive branch actually changes something in the end. So far it isn't different.

From the perspective of the U.S. and U.K., the Chinese and Israelies and French are undoubtedly doing their best to spy on as much of the Internet as they possibly can, and they're probably pretty successful at it, so why would we unilaterally disarm?
Straw man. Nobody argues he's above the law. They argue because:

- The law is to detain suspected terrorists, nobody thinks the UK believed he is a terrorist, so they were abusing the law;

- If, as the UK government now says, they just wanted any electronic devices he had so they could see what he was carrying, that would have taken less than an hour to confiscate them and ask for whatever passwords Miranda had, not the close to nine hours they held him.

Nobody is above the law. I am sure the reason Miranda was travelling from Berlin back to Rio and not Greenwald was that Greenwald knew he would be detained and thought perhaps Miranda would not. But just like Miranda is not above the law, neither is the UK government. If they misuse a law to harass and intimidate then they should be held to account.

There's always some jackass journalist who thinks they should take the other side, no matter how contrary to the facts, to get some attention. I am just surprised it's at outfits like The Telegraph and Reuters.
Do competitors usually give that shipping for free though? I thought the point of super saver shipping was you don't have to pay for the shipping but the tradeoff is you have to wait however long it takes to get your package. If the competitors are somewhat faster but you still have to pay then the scenarios can't really be compared (I am a prime member so I have paid less than $1 per delivery for guaranteed two day shipping so I have never even considered alternatives).
I'd love to read this, but I'm feeling a need to start boycotting Forbes articles. Is this available anywhere else?
So and your point is? for example None of the consumer Ausus 8 series MB's (1150 Haswell) come with a pre installed TPM they just have the header.
It is because of Adobe AIR.Which is a cross platform runtime. Contrary to popular public opinion, Flash and Flex is actually a stunningly beautiful platform to code in. It's a very very mature platform, with an excellent community, and amazing libraries. (As a matter of fact, the creator of Angular JS wrote a blog post citing some of Flex's features as his inspiration).
It's just that Adobe keeps screwing up their Runtimes. Flash and AIR both have performance issues which is why they are starting to get left behind now.
For enterprise softwares,its cheaper and more optimal to have a single codebase that can work across platforms and in return take a slight hit on the performance.
What does autohiding the scrollbars add to your life? How does it improve it? You avoid this question. You have no answer.

On the other hand, the presence of this option causes confusion and frustration, and, one could argue, significant economic harm as a result of the confusion and frustration.

Why is your preference (which you have not, and possibly cannot explain) more important than the confusion and frustration of everyone else?
I certainly get the "cheap sci-fi novel" feeling reading a lot of commentary on the Internet. But honestly, taking a step back and looking at what's actually happening puts things in a much different perspective and makes comments about living in a dystopian future seem more than a little silly.

Look at the David Miranda situation. The Internet reaction about living in a police state was immediate, but the rhetoric didn't seem to match what really happened (at least to me). A non-UK citizen (as far as I'm aware) was transporting classified information through a UK airport almost certainly for the purposes of releasing that information, information the UK government considers damaging if it was to be released. The information is confiscated, but the man himself is let go. And afterwards, the man's journalist husband more or less openly threatens the UK government with the release of more classified information in retaliation. That's not quite how I remember sci-fi police state stories usually going.
Long live the scroll bar! I'm a personal fan but I think it really all does come down to personal preference. However, this could be "old man" syndrome. Am I the only one that thinks they should bring the joystick back?
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As someone else stated: That was said when he was 19 years old
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