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Libeste··on eBay port scans visitors' computers for remote access programs
The ones who made the software probably are.

The rest just need to notice they're no longer making money and being 1337, will get updated h4xx0r t00lz once the first group releases them.

Libeste··on 84-year-old alligator rumored to have been Hitler's dies in Moscow
Most of them die as hatchlings, but if they reach adulthood, they tend to live 35-50 years in the wild.

The oldest living alligator in captivity has been in a zoo for 84 years, but was an adult when they got him so he's at least 3 or 4 years older than that.

Libeste··on Show HN: Generations - How old are Millenials now?
Your age ranges should go 0-7, 7-23, 23-39... instead of 0-7, 8-23, 24-39...

While 2012 was 8 years ago, not everyone born in 2012 has turned 8 yet.

Libeste··on X Æ A-12: Elon Musk and Grimes confirm baby name
Just wait a year. I have a feeling there's a few hundred thousand more, but I don't know how many of them are breeding in pairs.
Libeste··on No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
Firefox used to. But they ripped that out like every other useful feature over the years.
Libeste··on ICE Partners with Amazon, 3M to Identify Counterfeit Coronavirus Gear
Nope. It's literally the C in ICE.

The FDA and FTC have their own jobs to do related to the matter, but this part is what the ICE has been doing for ages.

Libeste··on We need more video games that are social platforms first, games second
I just don't care for grindfests like you do.
Libeste··on Data Shows Shelter-in-Place Is Ending, Whether Governments Want It to or Not
An outbreak in Vegas would be more a case of tourists infecting each other than the residents of the town getting sick.

And if you've caught something in Vegas and spread the disease across your hometown, you're probably not going to admit it. This virus is no exception.

Libeste··on The Hero Generator
If the site's yours, add a setting for button text color or automatically flip the text color to black if the the color goes too light.
Libeste··on Who Invented Radio: Guglielmo Marconi or Aleksandr Popov?
Not the original patent for the radio. Later improvements to the tuner were invalidated as not being novel enough to grant patent rights to.
Libeste··on Ask HN: An organism which creates an ecosystem to feed on it
There's also orchards, and beekeeping, raising chickens for eggs might qualify.

As well as this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid#Ant_mutualism

Libeste··on Can Electric Cars on the Highway Emulate Air-to-Air Refueling?
It's plausible to do it just to do it, but you're better off just renting a car.
Libeste··on Ask HN: What is your opnion on Elon Musk’s Covid-19 related tweets
I couldn't care less about him, I'm more concerned about what his fan club will do.
Libeste··on Ask HN: An organism which creates an ecosystem to feed on it
The word you're looking for is 'Cultivation.'

You've basically described farming and ranching. Plenty of analogies there, though many of them have already been used.

Libeste··on Paradox of the Court
It's not a paradox.

The decision of the court should be that the payment isn't due yet, not that the contract is invalid. Unless ancient Greek law requires the contract to be thrown out because it was tried in court or the case was clearly frivolous (IANAAGL) the decision should uphold the validity of the contract, not invalidate it.

Libeste··on Artificial intelligence is a dangerous term. Here's why we need to stop using it
It's a problem AI will have to solve on it's own, because humans won't do it for them as long as ignoring it is beneficial.
Libeste··on Telehack - a simulation of a stylized arpanet/usenet, circa 1985-1990
Are the ascii captchas still being used? It was a neat defense against the bots, but kind of killed the pacing of things.
Libeste··on Lassie Errors
One of them even had to have wear a merkin to hide the fact.

But it's besides the point, since Lassie, the character, was female.

Libeste··on Marine Corps Bans Public Display of Confederate Flag
Yes.

Yes. Maybe you wouldn't have misunderstood it.

Which version of the Stars and Stripes?

Sure, flags mean different things to different people.

No, that doesn't make it complicated, it didn't stop other flags from being banned.

Libeste··on Marine Corps Bans Public Display of Confederate Flag
When has it not been considered treason?
Libeste··on Trump signs internet privacy repeal
"AT&T, Comcast and Verizon — put out blog posts on Friday decrying what they saw as a misinformation campaign against the bill.

They argued that..."

Libeste··on Car giants need to move fast and break things
The car based gig economy doesn't want your 18 year old rust bucket either. The cutoff tends to be closer to 10 years old or newer.
Libeste··on I’ve made a conscious effort to stop apologizing for bugs in my code
It's more important to identify the root of the problem and actually solve it.

Even if these people suck at coding and are still committing code without someone else double-checking their work, they're not the real problem.

Libeste··on Engineering NetBSD 9.0 [pdf]
http://netbsd.org/ports/

https://www.openbsd.org/plat.html

https://www.freebsd.org/platforms/

Libeste··on Adult sex toy marketing tips
Study the market to see if cleaning it helps or hurts the resale value.
Libeste··on The NSA called me after midnight and requested my source code (2018)
>For one, how could they expect to distribute it in a way that a bad guy was more likely to download than by going to the official site?

The original is both pay to own and not available outside of the US. So changing either of those things would work.

Libeste··on People are getting creative with their face masks
Making one is on my list of things to do after procrastinating.
Libeste··on In the Year 2525
The melody is awesome, but the lyrics haven't really held up.
Libeste··on Behold Dune: An Exclusive Look at Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac
It's not explained until the third book, but hoarding the water was keeping it away from the things that are turning the planet into a desert.
Libeste··on Ask HN: Sci-Fi with advanced morals and ethics, not just technology?
The Lathe of Heaven, too.
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