markeganfuller

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Comment · 5 years ago
According to haveibeenpwned.com

> whilst each record included phone, only 2.5 million contained an email address

Comment · 12 years ago
I'm surprised to learn that the Das doesn't have it.
Comment · 12 years ago
I'm looking at my English keyboard and it has Alt Gr...
Comment · 12 years ago
vi is still included in the arch linux base system
Comment · 13 years ago
"During their inspection of your laptop, the authorities will disregard files that are not germane to their investigation, says Rosenzweig, explaining that the official policy is to 'flush all non-criminal data'."

How exactly do they tell the difference, what if I use steganography to hide stuff in my family pictures? They won't flush anything, they will keep everything in case it's relevant.

Comment · 13 years ago
That is the one thing that jumped out at me. Otherwise I agree with everything.
Comment · 13 years ago
Got a link? That sounds interesting.
Comment · 13 years ago
Sounds like it would be a good extension to Data Protection / Computer Abuse/Misuse Acts depending on what it allows access to. Anyone pointing out a failing in your system should not be prosecuted unless they've actually committed a crime.
Comment · 13 years ago
>There's another concern to be aware of: some unscrupulous recruiters will edit your CV. That is, if they see a job posting looking for someone with x years experience with Spring, they might just add that to your CV, even if you've never worked with a java stack.

For this reason I always carry copies with me to interviews.

Comment · 13 years ago
Exactly what I thought of the moment I saw this.
Comment · 13 years ago
That is simply awesome, maybe there's some good left in Google after all.
Comment · 13 years ago
On that note I'm intrigued as to why the 'retyped' version is a .docx
Comment · 13 years ago
And definitely not 50 of them. </sarcasm>
Comment · 13 years ago
Maybe that should be the default. It does a dry run and if you're sure you add --do or something.
Comment · 13 years ago
Hasn't this news already been released? I'm sure I recall seeing it somewhere before? Or has it happened yet again?

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