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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/mrrsm; my proof: https://keybase.io/mrrsm/sigs/p4Vql18UrPtNzLHmlzczukH-9HDOjZ4EhJt0UDCwkqc ]
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mrrsm··on AMC unveils answer to MoviePass
Around me there are 3 "major" multiplex cinemas as well as 2 smaller independent theaters. Having moviepass is helpful in this case. While the major ones have some overlapping content each of them also seem to have some unique movies that only they show.

On top of this I get the benefit of being able to see a movie when traveling. Granted this may not be on everyone's list of things to do when traveling. For me going to see a movie with family a few hours away and doing something before/after is something nice to do. This doesn't work well if the theater branded movie subscription doesn't have a theater in the location you are going to. However with moviepass it is never an issue for me.

mrrsm··on AMC unveils answer to MoviePass
It is 3 movies per week. Which chances are is more then what the average person is seeing weekly anyways.
mrrsm··on What, why and how of PHP Composer
What do you suggest when the package you are using is pulling in other packages from packagist?
mrrsm··on Mounting partitions from a dd image
I came here to say using the loop device just makes things much easier. No math to get your offsets and fat fingering the numbers this way.
mrrsm··on Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms
If you don't enjoy puzzles/riddles and you don't want to hang out with your work mates you will probably have a bad time doing an escape room. I'm not sure anyone is going into an escape room thinking they are actually stuck in there. Instead you go in thinking of it as a game where you want to get out as fast as possible.
mrrsm··on Keybase's mission is to make encryption mainstream
I think they do this to make it harder for an exploit to just run the command to get the keys. I'm torn whether I think this is really an issue or not though. From a security standpoint it is one less attack vector to get my 2nd factor keys. From a usability standpoint it is annoying when I switch devices. I personally solved this problem by storing my two factor auths on my yubikey neo which is a bit more portable. I don't think there is a way to get the keys off of there either but at least the key itself is portable and works with Android and all my desktops/laptops. I am not sure if they ever figured out iPhones though.
mrrsm··on The Equifax breach may be the worst leak of personal info ever
This link [0] tells you if they think you are affected (you probably are) and then asks if you want to sign up for protection which you don't have to do.

[0] https://trustedidpremier.com/eligibility/eligibility.html

mrrsm··on Tania – PHP-based free and open source farming management system
What product is this competing against if any? I am guessing someone in the farming field may know more about what to do with the program but for the layman an explanation or some instructions as to how you use it would be awesome.
mrrsm··on Live TV on Plex
There are some games on the broadcast network channels. So while you may not be seeing a majority of the games you will still be able to watch a handful of them.
mrrsm··on The Oldest Problem in American Prisons
Do you enjoy paying for people in prison? I feel like we can take what we currently spend on prisons and more effectively apply it to both fronts which would hopefully help more people.
mrrsm··on The Patek Philippe Caliber 89 and Horology’s Easter Problem
They will probably go with one for a single release before leaving it deprecated for years and switching to the other but never remove it from the core.
mrrsm··on 18 months after discovery, the “Nintendo PlayStation” is finally working
Doesn't this have some relevance to nintendo and sony and their history. I feel like sony wouldn't be where it is right now without that partnership gone bad.
mrrsm··on The Patek Philippe Caliber 89 and Horology’s Easter Problem
I wonder if they will deprecate the function after 2037?
mrrsm··on Show HN: EteSync – Secure and journaled sync for Android
To the layman I am fairly confident they will have no idea what journaling is and why they may want it. Many people would probably find it useful if it is a more or less seamless thing that happens. I know in the past I have updated the wrong number and would have liked to see the change history.

The other thing which I think will be a barrier to entry for most people is having to export your contacts/calendars and import them. For android couldn't you get the contacts permission and copy them? Obviously that should only be an option as depending on the privacy level of the user they may rather import only.

Final question is do I just use my normal contacts and the app catches and saves all my changes or do I have to keep importing them or do I have to just use the etesync app?

mrrsm··on We’ve lost control of our personal data, including 33M NetProspex records
I think it probably comes down to them not caring rather than them not catching on. They are just following the prompts that pop up, it's not like they actually care about that info.
mrrsm··on Google Cast is now built-in to Chrome
This happened back in March of this year (2016)[0] They changed the name of the app in the various app stores a while back as well.

[0] - https://chrome.googleblog.com/2016/03/introducing-vizio-p-se...

mrrsm··on The Imposter's Handbook
They do as far as I can tell by reading the license of the images. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
mrrsm··on Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat
I didn't know about this and now I am really interested in the update. I've been using one of the overlay ones for a while and it is kind of annoying.
mrrsm··on The impossible task of creating a “best VPNs” list
It is probably very dependent on the reasons you are using the VPN as well as who you trust to keep whatever data you are transmitting safe.
mrrsm··on Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2 VPS
Does Namecheap claim to take backups? Even if they do you should be taking backups as well if you care about your data.

I do agree with more login forms needing to support 2FA. At this point I wish almost everything did. It is a bit more hassle but is easy to manage for me at least.

mrrsm··on Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old smart-home devices
I think it depends on the product and the cost I am paying. x for a checkout lane electronic keychain that I paid $1.99 for I don't expect to last very long a month or two maybe. When I am paying $300 I would hope to get many years out of it before there may be hardware (rather than fixable software bugs) failure from a bad capacitor. Even then if you have the electronic knowhow you can replace the parts and keep it working. What lifetime do you expect out of a new TV you purchase? Should it stop working after a year or two or just continue to work as long as the hardware works?
mrrsm··on Google's Nest is disabling some of its customers' old smart-home devices
Hardware has that upfront cost which consumers take as this should work for x amount of time. In the case of electronics I would hope they last a significant amount of time. If my hardware can work still at least give me a way to write my own code for it or use it as is with the "cloud" portions disabled/removed. If I get a new cell phone my old one doesn't need to become a paperweight because the carrier isn't pushing out updates. I can still use it as is or update it myself.
mrrsm··on Otto, the successor to Vagrant
As far as looking alike goes I think it could end with uses Ruby or uses PHP. A lot of modules will differ for different use cases. I may not need any of the modules another user needs.
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