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5,683 karma · joined January 13, 2011

I notice your oeuvre is monochromatic.
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monochromatic··on Microsoft is going to ship a full Linux kernel in Windows 10
>endgame

He’s not saying it’s happening right now.

monochromatic··on Apple has removed or restricted several screen-time and parental-control apps
If an employer issues phones to its employees, is it really unethical to maintain control over its own devices?
monochromatic··on Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole
Probably an ignorant question, but is there a way of disabling DoH at the firewall level?
monochromatic··on Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privacy Issues
The fine should be high enough to nullify any profit they made from their malfeasance, plus some amount as punitive damages to discourage the behavior in the future.
monochromatic··on Parable of the Polygons (2014)
Why is it inherently and obviously good to mix the polygons?
monochromatic··on China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media
Typical communists.
monochromatic··on Adventures in reverse engineering Broadcom NIC firmware
That was a wild ride. If he thinks he’s bad at reverse engineering, I wonder who’s good at it.
monochromatic··on Which programming language is used for making Windows 10?
That’s a little surprising. I would have figured that outside the kernel/drivers, it’d be all C++.
monochromatic··on The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Journalism
Sweden has dropped those charges though.
monochromatic··on The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Journalism
Reporting on leaked documents is one thing. Helping your source crack passwords on government computers is another.
monochromatic··on Model 3 Lease Available
Why bother inflating the stock price before filing for bankruptcy? I don’t see the point.
monochromatic··on Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio
I’m shocked. Shocked!
monochromatic··on Chrome, Safari, and Edge to Prevent Disabling of Click Tracking Privacy Risk
Pretty user-hostile. Time to install Firefox.
monochromatic··on Overview of differential equations [video]
3blue1brown has some of the best math exposition I’ve ever seen. I’m consistently impressed with his videos.
monochromatic··on Saudi Aramco Is World’s Most Profitable Company, Far Exceeding Apple
If we're counting anything with a "government backed monopoly," then any company that owns a patent counts.
monochromatic··on Sony to slash smartphone workforce
Sony makes smartphones??
monochromatic··on How to liberate a Chromebook
Those don’t tell you how to flash the BIOS though.
monochromatic··on Apple Violated Qualcomm Patent, U.S. Trade Judge Rules
Do the claims sound ridiculous? Because I'm guessing you have not even looked at the claims...
monochromatic··on Apple announces Apple Card credit card
How about if they’re into pedophelia?
monochromatic··on Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method
Freeman Dyson won this prize too. Is he also now suspect?
monochromatic··on Gmail confidential mode
Parse and act based on its content.
monochromatic··on Update on New Zealand
I have no desire to search for or watch this particular video, but I’m guessing the Streisand Effect is out in full force already.
monochromatic··on KDE Connect removed from Google Play store for violating new policy on SMS
God help you if you ever need support from a human being at google.
monochromatic··on [dead]
Most people agree that it’s begun by the time the child is born. Apparently democratic legislators disagree though, somehow.
monochromatic··on Myequifax.com Bypasses Credit Freeze Pin
We’ll see.

>Equifax spokesperson Nancy Bistritz-Balkan said not requiring a PIN for people with existing freezes was by design.

>“With myEquifax, we created an online experience that enables consumers to securely and conveniently manage security freezes and fraud alerts,” Bistritz-Balkan said..

monochromatic··on Less than a month to go before Google breaks links to Google+ Picasa albums
Picasa was such a great project. Google ruined it.
monochromatic··on Websites using SSAI (server side ad injection)
Would that be so bad? What’s wrong with contextual advertising instead of invasive user tracking?
monochromatic··on The wild world of sneaker buying bots (2017)
What’s the draw for being so into sneakers? Do you resell them to make money? Wear them? Collect them like stamps?
monochromatic··on Let’s Destroy Robocalls
> Finally, something worse than Donald Trump.

This is an article that has literally nothing to do with Donald Trump, but they just couldn't resist making it about him.

monochromatic··on Trolls Are Real
That’s not even close to true.
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