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sb23··on Phantom Malware: Conceal malicious actions by imitating user activity
Seems like if it were feasible it would already be being used by malware authors. Why would they not already be using cipher.exe?
sb23··on “Stress Hormone” Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
Are you joking? This is about as legitimate as the copper balance bracelets that are only good for parting gullible people with their cash. Maybe placebo is making you feel more relaxed, or maybe your mattress is not firm enough and having a leather mat firms it up just enough for your back to feel better.
sb23··on The Effectiveness of Publicly Shaming Bad Security
One of mine has this mouse-to-type feature coupled with numbers only and max length of 6...
sb23··on Everyone Else Is Trash
You can look at Super Smash Bros Melee for a game that has a competitive scene that has lasted a long time. It's more popular than ever at the moment with no updates or patches.
sb23··on Will Everything Stay in New Orleans If Cameras Capture It All?
My old workplace had an alarm we would set at closing time when we left. I was a contact on the list of people to be called when it went off. It went off maybe 10 times while I was there, every time was a false alarm. Sometimes kids bouncing a ball against the window, sometimes strong winds, sometimes a poster falling off the wall...
sb23··on Show HN: EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have
Using this from Australia - would love a checkbox to turn all measurements to metric!
sb23··on Show HN: Velo – A wireless bluetooth splitter for 2 traditional headphones
But then you both need to be in the same spot to use it. I like the idea of being able to sit on opposite sides of a room, or go for a run while using the device.
sb23··on ‘Locked-in’ people show signs of awareness when faced with sums
Could this also be used to ask them yes or no questions? I wonder if that would be helpful or not. Perhaps "would you like us to pull the plug?"
sb23··on We don't need a thinner iPhone if that means killing the headphone jack
Bluetooth headphones, or wireless charging would both solve this issue
sb23··on Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer
This is cool, did you follow a guide to set it up, or just wing it?
sb23··on Apple Unveils the iPad Pro
This works great until it doesn't. Sometimes when you try using the "Share" or "Open In..." buttons, the medium you want to use is not an option. If that's the case, there is no way to manually change it. For example: we have guys who use iPads instead of PCs. When we were first implementing this, we discovered that even though they had Excel for iPad installed, you couldn't open an Excel document attached to an email in Excel. The Open In... dialogue didn't offer Excel as an option. I ended up just using Numbers instead, which brought its own problems (like not fully supporting the .xlsx format).
sb23··on Amazon Underground
Australia is left off the list of countries. I can still sign in with my Australian account, using the US option though.
sb23··on Peeple Is a Smart Peephole to Upgrade Your Door with Caller ID
It sends every picture to a server somewhere before sending the push notification. Not sure I like that very much.
sb23··on The Death of the Internet: A Pre-Mortem
It was also a lot smaller!
sb23··on The loneliest plant in the world (2011)
It's the only thing to look at - and you tend to steer in the direction you're looking...
sb23··on Today’s Police Put on a Gun and a Camera
Could it activate via accelerometer instead of the trigger, so you get the before as well as the after?
sb23··on A Call for a Low-Carb Diet
Got a recipe for the chocolate mousse?
sb23··on A Call for a Low-Carb Diet
I only ever choose unsalted. It's actually really frustrating - my supermarket sells unsalted bags of cashews for $2 more than the salted bags.
sb23··on A Call for a Low-Carb Diet
I have been on a low carb diet for over a year now, and I have a handful of nuts. Almonds, cashews, whatever.

They have an acceptable amount of carbs in them and make you feel full enough to make it to the next meal.

The biggest issue is the expense, I spend about $20-30 a fortnight on nuts alone.

sb23··on Can Reddit Grow Up?
I know the comment i'm about to make actually follows the rule you just outlined - but it's really about which subreddits you're subscribed to. The general advice I give when introducing someone to the site is to ditch most of the default subreddits and pick ones that relate to things they're already interested in. Small subreddits have really great communities and are still generating useful and interesting conversations.
sb23··on iOS 8 Privacy Updates
Pick a phrase in the spot you want and CTRL - F. Almost the same thing.
sb23··on Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians
Well, it seems it'd be impossible to literally pay every person in Canada $20k a year.
sb23··on Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians
You're including people who do not need the wage - people who already have a job that pays higher than the $20k would not receive it.
sb23··on Hyundai’s 2015 Genesis will automatically brake for speed cameras
This is going to confuse the hell out of people who buy it second hand in 10 years time, especially if the maps go out of date.
sb23··on Unofficial Google Cardboard Kit
No problem. If you do get a ton of orders from Australia and set up a warehouse, let me know!
sb23··on Unofficial Google Cardboard Kit
$23 to ship to Australia. Just a bit too steep sorry mate.
sb23··on Show HN: QABounty – Make money answering questions
Maybe the site should have a "cash out for rep" feature?
sb23··on Show HN: We put an iPhone on the front wheel of a car
You can if you go to their website - http://www.evilwindowdog.com/horizon/
sb23··on Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
That's a good point. You can't say "ok, see you there" or finish your conversation in any normal way without the other person sending yet another picture. One person will always end up with an unseen picture.
sb23··on Rum Deal: America’s booze laws are terrible
But, if someone were to point out that an unfair law had been renewed, they would need to justify why it was renewed. That'd be slightly better than now, right?
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