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Comment · 6 months ago
Neither is anyone forced to visit your insecure website, and people are less likely to visit if they are welcomed with "This connection is not private, attackers might be trying to steal your ..."
Comment · 9 months ago
website to convert text to 900 wpm:

https://speed-reader.com

edit: the technique is called RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, and there seem to be apps and extensions that do the same (eg. reedy)

Comment · 1 year ago
This seems more like a way to collect email addresses. Why not just post them so they are publicly available for anyone interested?
Comment · 1 year ago
Does this include keyboard inputs from outside the browser window?!

If not it seems like openAi and others also collect how you interact with their models, and the claims of the privacy nightmares of the chinese tech seems a bit stark, while the US doesn't seem to be doing a lot better.

Comment · 1 year ago
Was thinking this would be due to the inauguration or decree spree, however the analysis was started under the biden administration
Comment · 1 year ago
While I can see this preventing many of the current issues, I can't help but wonder who will serve the interests of the people that are not allowed to vote.

Would it be a better system if the not-allowed group is totally dependent on the people that are allowed to vote?

Comment · 2 years ago
Unfortunately the numbers are not circular :( By offsetting the initial number, the binary search does not work optimally right? Imagine the number is below 50, and you start by guessing 60, now you have to search for 30 numbers instead of 25, and thus the binary search is not optimal. reply

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