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Tomte
162,201karma·32,335submissions·August 23, 2012
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Open Source Compliance, Functional Safety, Education Science.
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It's a really neat idea, though I'm not a big fan of having it as a browser extension. Two observations: 1. Password strength is really, really important now, since it is deterministically t…
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At least they would need to seize from several people. And apart from that they can just seize my unencrypted home backup. Unencrypted, because I want to be able to restore the rest if a bit flips in …
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I've recently defined and implemented a new backup scheme for my personal stuff, and ssss plays a role in it: Aside from my regular backups on Blu-ray (unencrypted), I've got two hard disks …
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Has anyone figured out yet which parts of a human can be compressed in a lossy way without anyone (especially yourself) noticing?
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I have had people ask where the "www" went and what that means. The technical "solution" is only half the story. You break people's expectations, you get questions.
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Me as well. The really big argument for me was: laypeople just expect the "www". Losing it means having to repeat and explain things. It's just not worth it.
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Unfortunately they are so messed up, it isn't even funny. Honestly, my experiences with CAcert were awful. Pressuring people into signing legal contracts that are just laughably unfair was just o…
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When in Stockholm, go visit the Vasa museum. It's absolutely breathtaking. Make sure to get a guided tour. You can read all the stuff on the displays and in books, but you probably won't. So…
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Yes, DrRacket is the best default choice.
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They are few and far between, but this is a gem: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/28js8v/i_am_julian_ass... …
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I played one game of Diplomacy by email. In preparation for that I read everything I found about (advanced) strategy, all the possibilities that are open to the different countries and so on. In the e…
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Being an employee is no nightmare. That said, having been close to a bug payout sucks, but it's basically the same as standing at the roulette table "if I had only bet 28 black" when yo…
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I really liked the book (review in German: http://www.2uo.de/the-forever-war/ ), but the ending was a bit too unbelievable for me.…
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I suppose there is a prescribed direction of stirring?
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Also, the Royal Society of Chemistry: http://www.rsc.org/pdf/pressoffice/2003/tea.pdf
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It hasn't been the last, oh... four times or so?
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On the other hand, a minute may be enough to get the VIP out of the building or whatever place he's in, so that it's hard to know from the outside, where exactly to strike. The TFR buys you …