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savszymuraon Why it makes sense to bike without a helmet

Don't forget to wear one when you're driving and walking too. And sleeping. Might save your life.

Consider purchasing a bulletproof vest too, you never know.

savszymuraon Why it makes sense to bike without a helmet

>Her not wearing a helment not only derailed her life, but it caused major problems in the lives of everyone around her.

Blame the victim? How about the driver, was it not his/her fault rather than your sisters?

savszymuraon Why Europeans Don't Refrigerate Their Eggs

But people still store them in the fridge after they get back home!

savszymuraon Military uniforms – Expense and stupidity too big to camouflage

I think MultiCam variations (incl. Camogrom) are the best "universal" pattern that will suit most envirnoments, it works well in various lighting contitions too.

savszymuraon Ask HN: How Do You Securely Share Passwords in Teams?

Excel spreadsheet on the network drive. I wish I was joking.

savszymuraon Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits To Discredit 'Radicalizers'

If they have identified you as a target, and they really want to get you, have time and the resources - probably not much, e.g. they could break into your house, and install a hardware keylogger in your machine - a VPN wouldn't help much!

savszymuraon Uber Strikes Deal To Lower The Cost Of Car Ownership For Drivers

Yes, because that what we need - more cars, more traffic, more pollution and more health problems.

savszymuraon iGoogle switched off

I think in their minds it was about the expression of ones identity, and showing that you're such and unique snowflake.

savszymuraon Delivery By Drones

You mean like self-driving motorcycle? Why won't people just get on a bike, and pick up small items themselves (+health benefits, sustainability)?

savszymuraon Delivery By Drones

The article points out that the drones don't have onboard cameras.

savszymuraon Some problems with SQRL

I hope these concerns were contributed to GRC's newsgroups.

savszymuraon GCHQ: Can you find it?

How dare you post a recruitment microsite for GCHQ, poor taste, Sir, poor taste.

savszymuraon Hacker News London meetup, Wednesday 25th September

It would be cool to have on up North too!

savszymuraon Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

Same here. I also feel like the Gnex had a better form factor, and I liked the screen colours better.

If you miss stuff, try using an app that repeats them at an interval, sorry, can't remember the name now.

savszymuraon Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

>Android OS drains the battery in 6 hours

My better life is around 20 hrs on average, with "medium" usage.

savszymuraon Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

I agree; the one to get is Ringke Fusion. I didn't take the original screen film off - free screen protector!

savszymuraon Google +1's Correlation with Higher Search Rankings

Yes, at university they thought us that this is what you'd refer to as a "weak correlation".

savszymuraon This coupon code is a slap in the face

Yey for the Lovecast!

savszymuraon Switching from Gmail to FastMail

https://twitter.com/ioerror/status/353955117411737600

>Don't use hushmail. Never use hushmail or suggest it to others - they snitch out their users. Fuck them.

savszymuraon Edward Snowden appears at Moscow airport and renews asylum claim

>Lavabit will only release private information if legally compelled by the courts in accordance with the United States Constitution.

Strange that Snowden decided to choose this one.

savszymuraon Linux developer Seth Vidal killed in Hit and Run accident on his bike.

Please familiarise yourself with the evidence for and against wearing cycle helmets.

http://www.ctc.org.uk/sites/default/files/file_public/cycle-...

Edit:

>mainly ride the bike where there is little traffic anyway

This. Use cycle paths that are off the (car) roads. It more pleasant and safer, and you can usually go faster too, as there are no traffic lights.

savszymuraon Linux developer Seth Vidal killed in Hit and Run accident on his bike.

>Riding a bike is dangerous

Not true. However I agree with all the other safety tips.

Cycling is as dangerous as walking (as a pedestrian). Source - http://www.ctc.org.uk/sites/default/files/file_public/cycle-...

savszymuraon Smog over Singapore

We have an office in Singapore, here's one of our colleagues report alongside with this image.

http://i.imgur.com/nssEV4z.jpg

Singapore at 8.30 this morning, as Ali and Michael struggle to work through what appears to be Dickensian fog. The PSI (Pollution Standard Index) hit 321 which is well within ‘Hazardous’ levels, as Sumatra conducts its annual burning to clear land for palm oil, killing wildlife in the process. Reports say that nearly a 3rd of the only 200 remaining Sumatran Orangutan have already died as a result of this year’s burning. The whole island is wreathed in smoke, everything smells, inside and out, some people are wearing masks in their offices... a far cry from Leeds.

savszymuraon Vine for Android

I'm in the 1st 1/3, but not the 2nd.

savszymuraon Vine for Android

It almost seems to be a "marketing" "strategy", designed to re-ignite interest.