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cfreeman··on Popcorn Time Is So Good at Movie Piracy, It’s Scary
It doesn't require it, but does make the swarm weaker. Some torrent clients allow streaming but it tends to be looked down on by the community.

See here: http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Sequential_downloading_is_bad

cfreeman··on Tesla Announces $1.6 Billion Convertible Notes Offering
That would be sweet but I can't see that dealership law standing indefinitely either way. I don't think Texas should get the plant unless they are truly the best place for it.
cfreeman··on Tesla Gigafactory [pdf]
To add to your last point, I think they absolutely need the batteries packs to be 30% cheaper for their planned mass-market car to be affordable.
cfreeman··on What if the critics win, and tech sector flees S.F.?
Probably best not to trust the punks either.
cfreeman··on Burglars Who Took on F.B.I. Abandon Shadows
They sent a tape with recordings of him having sex with a mistress too.
cfreeman··on Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning
That doesn't prevent spying when you are using your computer, which could be really embarrassing if you are for instance looking at porn. Also, sometimes you want to leave it one when you aren't using it, like when you're downloading something.
cfreeman··on The end of the Facebook era
> You can always find a new job or a new career

That simply isn't true or realistic for a large amount of people.

cfreeman··on Id Software founder John Carmack resigns
Well apparently he didn't really have the time/energy to keep AA going.
cfreeman··on Baretorrent: minimalist open-source Bittorrent client
Is utorrent really that bad? I'm still using it and it still works fine for me. I just disable any of the stupid new features they add and move on.
cfreeman··on SpaceX Grasshopper 744m test flight [video]
Elon appears to be pretty confident after they tested booster return on the last Falcon 9 flight. See this tweet:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/384407846349062144

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