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JackpotDen··on Google To Shut Down Orkut September 30
Ragequitting the world cup has never been so stylish.
JackpotDen··on YouTube to block indie labels who don't sign up to new music service
Maybe they're the deadly duplicator.
JackpotDen··on Dear parents, you are being lied to
>This is good. I am puzzled why the anti-vaxxers still exist at all?

Vaccines aren't "natural". Parents are easily scared and ill educated.

JackpotDen··on Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO
>Besides, her technical skills and understanding of IT for sure are awesome, making her the finest choice for Dropbox business.

Is this sarcastic? I can't tell.

JackpotDen··on EU court rejects requirement to keep data of telecom users
This is a worry. At least some decent decisions are being made.

Does this stop forcing the ISP/telecoms from monitoring, or can they still monitor if they want?

JackpotDen··on WikiSort – Fast, stable, O(1) space merge sort algorithm
int x = 0;

x++;

would be two examples.

JackpotDen··on I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society
>It would be pretty embarrassing if tech industry people were to spend millions on, say a lavish, LotR-themed wedding.

Not the same as celebrating having people lose their jobs and becoming homeless.

JackpotDen··on F.C.C. to Try Again on Net Neutrality
>It should be by the people, for the people.

I agree, but I'm not sure how you can maintain these things without being owned by the people (govt) or a corp. I guess a regulatory body like the FCC then?

JackpotDen··on Rename GTFO to GOAWAY
Why don't you go away to a more conservative field?
JackpotDen··on UK porn filter blocks League of Legends update
Then buy a netfilter. They're about £20.
JackpotDen··on Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only
Would it be better if they were 'woman' pages?
JackpotDen··on Today my startup failed
we're all a massive statistical experiment. in every stage of every thing.
JackpotDen··on The 25 worst passwords of 2013: 'password' gets dethroned
> 4. qwerty

> 23. azerty

Thank you france.

JackpotDen··on Crypto-Patriarchy: The problem of Bitcoin's male domination
a man writing to a bunch of men to get more women to materialise out of thin air to do something.

Good luck. If you want women involved, post this to pinterest or other points of female convergence.

JackpotDen··on Why did the AK-47 become so popular?
>alert bullet

Warning shot.

JackpotDen··on Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie
" and I haven't lost my privacy one bit. "

You don't think you've lost your privacy. There's a difference.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/facebook-sued-for-al...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25584286

JackpotDen··on Kanye West Cryptocurrency Coinye West Like Bitcoin
These are useful tools to train on if you can't get bitcoins.
JackpotDen··on Ask HN: Please explain Pinterest
4chan for 40+ housewives
JackpotDen··on Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden
> 352,117,848 views.

Now I'm depressed.

JackpotDen··on Vote Now: Who Should Be Time's Person of the Year? Edward Snowden
Time person of the year is not about the best person. It's about the most influential person.

Hitler won before.

JackpotDen··on Moscow subway sells free tickets for 30 sit-ups
Thanks very much for sharing
JackpotDen··on Your user agent
I love the bangs on DDG.

arachnids !W (wikipedia)

a train !lyrics

jambi !grooveshark.com

northernlion !YT (youtube)

just shove it in the address bar. no waiting for tabbing or hoping google gets it right.

JackpotDen··on iPhone 5s blue screen of death
It just works(TM)
JackpotDen··on Lavabit founder Ladar Levison's promised big announcement
they don't have much to lose. If they're careful, they have backup servers in multiple places. If they can launder their money through offshore places, they can move their servers.
JackpotDen··on YouTubeSkip
Isn't what google does against human rights?

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Huma...

JackpotDen··on Skype confirms 3D video calls are under development
Cons - surveillance Pro - lots of people can pressure you into using it.
JackpotDen··on Does Steve Jobs know how to code?
>society at large does not really care about "fairness."

[Citation needed]

Perpetuating these sorts of things spreads them.

JackpotDen··on Declassified Documents Prove NSA Is Tapping the Internet
> www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/

Hi Mr Agent, how awesome is it being a plant and getting paid to browse tech sites?

JackpotDen··on 'Sending a message': what the US and UK are attempting to do
>use them to target political dissent

locking up a dissenter's partner doesn't count, right?

JackpotDen··on Using Voice to Code Faster than Keyboard
I think you need your own office in order not to distract coworkers
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