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Apple's attitude towards, and stewardship of, my privacy is worth a very serious markup to me personally. Doesn't hurt that the products are so good too.

In the book, which I'd recommend if you enjoyed the concepts surrounding digitized consciousness, the subplot with the traumatized daughter serves to introduce a pretty pivotal character/plot point.

I have not. Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a whirl when I have some time.

I've been using the following in Win 8.1:

  /* to hide the native top tabs */
  #TabsToolbar * {
      visibility: collapse;
  }
  /* to give the top toolbar a bit of height so the window controls don't dangle off to the right */
  #TabsToolbar:before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 20px;
  }

  /* to hide the sidebar header */
  #sidebar-header {
      visibility: collapse;
  }

Well, for instance, some amount of power to bargain for better treatment and basic protections, like say a healthy/safe workplace where you don't have to worry about being harassed by a superior and then ignored by HR.

Right now, companies like Uber can treat workers poorly -- apparently at a policy/organizational level even -- because the only thing they feel they have to fear is a bit of bad PR. No one has these workers' backs. HR is concerned with protecting the company. And the workers likely don't have the time, money nor stamina to fight a huge corporation with a lawsuit.

That's why workers need to band together to look out for one another. The deck is already stacked against them.

Hey there, HN!

A few months ago, I threw together a simple tool to control the playback speed of HTML5 video on sites that don't have a speed setting like Youtube.

It has turned out to be pretty useful for me, and I use it constantly to quickly consume content on sites all over the web. It even works on Netflix, if you're interested in watching movies in a fraction of the time!

I figured others might find it useful too, so I cleaned it up, made a little website, and put it out there. I'd love to hear any feedback y'all have!

Thanks, bovermyer!

No irony intended, I'm afraid! The goal of the site, which was a weekend project back in 2010, was to make a compelling advertisement for Nethack without relying on lots of illustrations.

Hey, I made this! Love to see it pop up on HN every couple of years.

I hope it helps at least a few people discover the all-consuming joy of defeat that Nethack has provided me over the years.

I use browser plugins to block ads and third-party trackers on all of my devices. I'm also a web developer, and I regularly set up Google Analytics accounts for my clients.

I agree that the proliferation of tracker blocking could be an issue for smaller publishers and businesses in the near future. But as a privacy-conscious internet user, I'm excited about the vacuum this might leave for better self-hosted options.

Thanks, wozmirek! I'll be responding shortly!

Hey, thanks so much for the tip! I appreciate it, and I'm going to look into both.

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Austin is currently in the process of expanding one of its major roadways to include 2 new toll lanes.

Drivers in a hurry can pony up a toll to skip traffic, but public buses can make use of the lanes as well.

More info: http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/in-austin-toll-lanes-...

Nice work, Tim!

Just a heads up: the D3 visualization doesn't seem to be working in FF28 on Win 7.

Thanks for sharing this book...and the Latin!

Links for both below if anyone else is interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotopia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casus_belli

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